Physics 20
Prerequisites
Science 10
Class Overview
Unit A – Kinematics & Vectors
Average Speed, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration; Uniform Motion; Acceleration Graph Analysis; Acceleration Displacement; Vector Addition; Vector Addition Components; Relative Motion; Projectile Motion
Unit B – Dynamics
Newton’s Laws; Free Body Diagram; Friction, Gravity; Dynamics Problem Solving; Elevator & Inclines; System Dynamics Problems
Unit C – Circular Motion, Gravitation
Uniform Circular Motion; Vertical UCM; Universal Gravitation & Field Strength; Orbits and Satellites; Pendulums & Springs
Unit D – Simple Harmonic Motion
SHM Pendulums; SHM Springs; Solving Periodic Motion Problems
Unit E – Work & Energy & Waves
Energy, Work and Power; Conservation of Energy; SHM Dynamics and Energy; One Dimension Waves; Waves in Two Dimensions; Resonance & Sound; Doppler Effect