Course Description: Honors Physics is a course with the emphasis on independent thinking and
problem solving. Honors Physics is designed for the students who want a extra challenge in their
study of Physics. Many of these students plan on furthering their education in a physics or science
related field. Student will work on problem solving and teamwork.

Student Outcomes
The student will be able to:
1. Explain the relationship of matter and energy.
2. Work collaboratively
3. Use varied techniques for problem solving..
4. Use math as a tool of science.
5. Explain Newton’s Laws of Motion.
6. Explain the difference between mass and weight.
7. Interpolate and extrapolate information from graphs
8. Understand how motion enters in to all phases of our world
9. Apply wave dynamics to both sound and light

Course Outline
1. What is Physics
2. The Math of Physics
3. Describing Motion and Velocity
4. Acceleration
5. Forces
6. Vectors
7. Motion in Two Dimensions
8. Univeral Gravitation
9. Momentum
10. Work, Energy and Simple Machines
11. Energy
12. Waves and Light
13. Electricity


Course Objective: Students in this course will be taught physics through both an experimental
and a theoretical approach.


Course Requirements:
Lab Notebook
Class Participatiuon
Quizzes
Tests
Midterm Exam
Final Exam


Criteria for Assessing Student Performance:
Labs
Class Participation
Quizzes
Tests
Homework

Textbooks, Related Readings:
Physics Principles and Problems