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PHYSICS

Physics and Coneptual Physics cover the same material.
FIRST SEMESTER

Chapter One: Describing Motion

  • Introduction to Physics
  • Unit Conversions
  • Significant Digits
  • Graphical Analysis
  • Speed
  • Displacement
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration
  • Kinematic Equations
  • Free Fall

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    Chapter two: Vectors

  • Vector Quantities
  • Vector Addition/Subtraction
  • Relative Velocity
  • Vector addition by components
  • Motion in a vertical plane
  • Projectile motion

    Chapter three: Force and Motion

  • Inertia
  • Newton's First Law
  • Newton's Second Law
  • Weight
  • Force Diagrams
  • Inclined Plane
  • Static Friction
  • Kinetic Friction
  • Inclined Plane with Friction

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    Chapter Four: Energy

  • Work
  • Power
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Work-Energy Theorem
  • Work against gravity
  • Potential Energy
  • Conservation of Energy
  • Conservation of Energy Application

    Chapter Five: Momentum

  • Linear Momentum
  • Impulse
  • Energy and Momentum
  • Newton's Third Law
  • Conservation of Momentum
  • Inelastic Collisions
  • Elastic Collisions
  • Energy Transfer

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    Final Exam
    • SECOND SEMESTER

    Chapter Six: Circular Motion and Gravitation

  • Centripetal Force
  • Centripetal Acceleration
  • Motion in a vertical plane
  • Newton's Law of Gravitation
  • Satellite Motion

    Chapter Seven: Angular Motion

  • Radians
  • Angular Speed, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration
  • Moment of Inertia
  • Torque
  • Angular Momentum

    Test

    Chapter Eight: ElectroStatics

  • Coulomb's Law
  • Field Theory
  • Electric Field
  • Electric Potential
  • Parallel Plate Capacitor

    Chapter Nine: Circuits

  • Potential Difference
  • Ohm's Law
  • Series Circuit
  • Parallel Circuit
  • Capacitors in a circuit
  • Magnetism

    Chapter Ten: Fluid Dynamics

  • Pressure
  • Atmosphere
  • Pressure in Fluids
  • Buoyant Force
  • Fluid through a pipe
  • Bernoulli's Principle

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    Chapter Ten: Waves

  • Pulses
  • Superposition
  • Wave Equation
  • Standing Waves
  • Sound Waves
  • Doppler Effect
  • Sound Barrier
  • Music

    Chapter Eleven: Electromagnetic Waves

  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Refraction
  • Snell's Law
  • Huygen's Principle
  • Diffraction
  • Double Slit
  • Colors

    Chapter Twelve: Optics

  • Reflection
  • Mirrors
  • Lens

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    Final Exam

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    ADVANCED PHYSICS
    This is a first semester class only

    Chapter One: Circular Motion and Gravity

  • Circular Motion
  • Conical Pendulum
  • Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion
  • Newton's Law of Gravitation
  • Artificial Gravity
  • Orbital Trajectories
  • Satellite Motion
  • Gravitational Tunelling
  • Tidal Gravitation
  • Evolution of a Star's death
  • Black Holes

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    Chapter Two: Relativistic Mechanics

  • Evolution of Physics into the 20th Century
  • History of Einstein's Legacy
  • Time as the Fourth Dimension
  • Relative Nature of Simultaneity
  • Relativity of Time
  • Relativity of Length
  • Lorentz Transformation
  • Relativistic Momentum
  • Relativistic Work and Energy
  • General Theory of Relativity
  • Gravitational Field Theory Revisited
  • Black Holes Revisited
  • General Theory Solutions

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    Chapter Three: Quantum Mechanics

  • Transition from Classical to Relativistic to Quantum Physics
  • Black Body Radiation
  • Planck's Legacy
  • Photoelectric Effect
  • Line Spectra and Energy Levels
  • The Nuclear Atom
  • The Bohr Model of the Atom
  • X-Ray Production and Compton Scattering
  • de Broglie Wavelength
  • Wave/Particle Duality
  • Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  • Schrodinger Equation
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Electron Spin
  • Structure of the Atom
  • The Standard Model
  • Quantum Computers and Technology

    Chapter Four: String Theory

  • Extra-dimensional Space
  • The Evolution of Modern Physics
  • In Search of the Ultimate Theory
  • Strings
  • M-theory
  • How the last 100 years of physics fits together

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    Final Exam

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    CALCULUS
    FIRST SEMESTER

    Chapter P: Pre-Calculus

  • Graphs and Models
  • Linear Models and Rates of Change
  • Functions and Graphs
  • Fitting Models to Data
  • Radian Measure

    Chapter One: Limits and Their Properties

  • Definition of a Limit
  • Evaluating Limits Analytically
  • Continuity and One-sided Limits
  • Infinite Limits

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    Chapter Two: Differentiation

  • The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem
  • Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change
  • Product and Quotient Rules and Higher Order Derivatives
  • The Chain Rule
  • Related Rates

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    Chapter Three: Applications of Differentiation

  • Extrema on an Interval
  • Rolle's Theorem
  • First Derivative Test
  • Second Derivative Test
  • Limits at Infinity
  • Curve Sketching
  • Optimization Problems
  • Newton's Method

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    Final Exam
    • SECOND SEMESTER

    Chapter Four: Integration

  • Anti-Derivatives
  • Integration
  • Sigma Summation
  • Limit Definition of Area
  • First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  • Mean Value Theorem
  • Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  • Integration Techniques
  • Integration By Parts

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    Chapter Five: Logarithmic and Exponential Function

  • Natural Log Function
  • Derivative of Natural Log
  • Integration of Natural Log
  • Integration of Trigonometric Functions
  • Inverse Functions
  • Exponential Functions
  • Derivative and Integration of Exponential Function
  • Differential Equations

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    Chapter Six: Applications of Integration

  • Area Between Curves
  • Disc Method
  • Washer Method
  • Shell Method
  • Arc Length
  • Surface Area
  • Calculus in Physics

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    Final Exam

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