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Unit of Study

Semester 1
Geometric Optics (15)

1.2 Measurement and uncertainties

7.2 Uncertainties

H.2 Reflection at a Plane surface

H.3 Refraction at a Plane interface

H.4 Refraction by Lenses

H.5 Optical Instruments

Wave & Wave Phenomena (25*) 4.1 Traveling Waves

4.2 Wave Properties

4.3 Standing Waves

10.2 Beats

10.1 Doppler Effect

10.3 Two-source Interference

H.6 Diffraction and Interference

H.7 Thin film Interference

Kinematics (20)

1.1 The Realm of Physics

E.2 Mechanics

2.1 Kinematics

1.3 Mathematical and graphical techniques

1.4 Vectors and Scalars*

8.1 Projectile Motion

Statics (6)

Total (66)

2.2a Forces

8.4a Friction

8.5 Statics

H-1

Semester 2

Dynamics (17)

2.2b Dynamics

2.3 Inertial mass, gravitational mass and weight

2.5 Work, energy and power

2.4 Momentum

8.4b Friction

2.6 Uniform circular motion

Field Forces (42)

Total (59)

E.1 Astronomy and development of models of the universe

E.4 Electricity and magnetism

8.2a Gravitation

5.3a Magnetism

5.1 Electrostatics

8.2b Gravitation

11.1 Electrostatic potential

8.3 Orbital motion

 

5.2 Electric current and electric circuits

5.3b Magnetism

11.2 Electromagnetic induction

11.3 Alternating current

H.1 The nature of light

 
H-2

Semester 1

Thermodynamics (21)

Total (21)

6.1 The Atom

E.3 Concepts of Heat

3.1 Thermal Concepts

9.1 Thermodynamic Systems and Concepts

3.2 Thermal Properties of Matter

3.3 Ideal Gases

9.2 Processes

9.3 Second law of thermodynamics and entropy

IA Additional Time for lab work w/ Review of H-1
Modern Physics (33)

E.5 Atomic and nuclear physics

6.2 Radioactive decay

7.1 Graphical analysis

12.1 Quantum physics

E.6 The quantum concept and atomic models

12.2 Nuclear physics

6.3 Nuclear reactions, fission and fusion

12.3 Particle physics

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Total Hours (179)
** Note:  These hours can be misleading.  Vectors, for example, will be introduced as specified above, but will not occupy 4 hours of class time during the first semester.  Another factor is that many of the Optics & Wave topics overlap significantly.