Physics General Syllabus 

1st Six-weeks

I.               Chapter 1:  What is physics?

A.                 Physics:  the Search for Understanding

II.               Chapter 2:  A mathematical Tool kit

A.                 The measures of Science

B.                 Measurement Uncertainties

C.                 Visualizing Data

2nd Six Weeks

III.               Chapter 3:  Describing Motion

A.                 Picturing Motion

B.                 Where and When?

C.                 Velocity and Acceleration

IV.               Chapter 4:  Vector Addition

A.                 Properties of Vectors

B.                 Components of Vectors

3rd Six Weeks

V.               Chapter 5:  A Mathematical Model of Motion

A.                 Graphing Motion in One Dimension

B.                 Graphing Velocity in One Dimension

C.                 Acceleration

D.                 Free Fall

 4th Six Weeks

VI.               Chapter 6:  Forces

A.                 Force and Motion

B.                 Using Newton’s Laws

C.                 Interaction Forces

VII.               Chapter 7:  Forces and Motion in Two Dimensions

A.                 Forces in Two Dimensions

B.                 Projectile Motion

C.                 Circular Motion

 5th Six Weeks

VIII.               Chapter 8:  Universal Gravitation

A.                 Motion in the Heavens and on Earth

B.                 Using the Law of Universal Gravitation

IX.               Chapter 9:  Momentum and Its Conservation

A.                 Impulse and Momentum

B.                 The conservation of Momentum

6^th Six Weeks

X.               Chapter 10:  Energy, Work, and simple Machines

A.                 Energy and Work

B.                 Machines

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