Course Title

Pre-AP Physics

Course Description

This course will cover kinematics in one and two dimensions, as well as forces and vectors. Students will study work, energy, and power that will then lead into the study of momentum and the conservation of energy. Circular motion and gravitation, translational and rotational equilibrium, fluid mechanics and thermal physics will be covered. The students will study electricity and magnetism then look at waves and optics. A final subject area will be atomic and nuclear physics. Good math skills are critical to success in this course.

Contact

Robin Schott
405-743-5554
rscho@okcareertech.org
or
Tina Fugate
405-743-5139
tfuga@okcareertech.org

Knowledge and Skills

• Physics Skills
• Kinematics in One & Two Dimensions
• Forces
• Universal Gravitation 
• Momentum
• Work, Energy, & Power
• Thermal Physics
• States of Matter
• Electric Force, Potential, and Field
• Electric Current
• Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Waves and Energy Transfer
• Sound
• Optics
• Geometric Optics
• Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures

Referenced Standards

National Science Standards (5^th ed). (1998). National Research Council, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences

Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (2003). Oklahoma State Department of Education-PASS-{ www.sde.state.ok.us}

Industry Alignments

Curriculum Resources

Suggested Texts

Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice Hall.

Zitzewitz, Elliott, Haase, Harper, Herzog, Nelson, Nelson, Schuler, and Zorn (2005). Physics:  Principles and Problems.  New York, NY: Glencoe McGraw-Hill.

Serway, Raymond, Faughn, Jerry (2006). Physics . Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Serway, Raymond, Faughn, Jerry, Vuille, Chris (2006). Enhanced College Physics (7th ed.). California:  Brooks/Cole-Thompson Learning.

Supplemental Materials

Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Laboratory Manual (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice Hall.

Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Next Time Questions (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice Hall.

Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice Hall.

Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Concept Development and Practice Book (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice Hall.

Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Problem Solving Exercises in Physics (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice Hall.

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