Physics @ Walnut High School

This course will introduce students to material covered in first-year college physics. Topics would include: two-dimensional mechanics; forces and Newtonian dynamics; energy conservation and transfer; oscillations and waves; thermodynamics; electricity; magnetism; and modern physics. Additionally, students will be introduced to science and engineering practices, including laboratory analysis techniques, necessary to succeed at the college level. A hands-on, inquiry approach will be emphasized in the lab. This course also emphasizes the Next Generation Science Standards in Physics.
Prerequisites: Successful completion Algebra

This course will take students through material covered in first-year college physics and prepare them to take the algebra-based AP Physics 1 examination. Topics would include two-dimensional kinematics; forces and linear dynamics (Newton’s laws of motion); work, energy, and power; linear and angular momentum; torque and rotational dynamics; oscillations and waves; and fluids. Additionally, students will be introduced to science and engineering practices, including laboratory analysis techniques, necessary to succeed at the college level and beyond. A hands-on, inquiry approach will be emphasized in the lab. This course also emphasizes the Next Generation Science Standards and Advanced Placement Standards in Physics.
Prerequisites: C or higher in Algebra 2

This course will take students through material covered in first-year college physics and prepare them to take the calculus-based AP Physics C: Mechanics examination. Topics would include kinematics; Newton’s laws of motion; work, energy, and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; rotation; oscillations; and gravitation. Additionally, students will be introduced to science practices–visual representation; question and method; representing data and phenomena; data analysis; theoretical relationships; mathematical routines; and argumentation–necessary to succeed at the college level and beyond. A hands-on, inquiry approach will be emphasized in the lab. This course emphasizes the Next Generation Science Standards and Advanced Placement Standards in Physics.
Prerequisites: Completion or concurrent enrollment in Calculus

This course will take students through material covered in first-year college physics and prepare them to take the algebra-based AP Physics 2 examination. Topics would include thermodynamics; electricity and electrical circuits; magnetism and electromagnetic induction; waves and optics; and modern physics. Additionally, students will be introduced to science and engineering practices, including laboratory analysis techniques, necessary to succeed at the college level and beyond. A hands-on, inquiry approach will be emphasized in the lab. This course also emphasizes the Next Generation Science Standards and Advanced Placement Standards in Physics.
Prerequisites: C or higher in AP Physics 1 or AP Physics C: Mechanics, or C or higher in Physics with instructor’s approval