Grade 12 - Science

Physics Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)

This course is semester 1 only of Physics. This course addresses concepts of mechanics, wave behavior, thermodynamics, Newton's laws of motion, thermal properties of matter, and thermodynamic systems. This course also contains lessons on electricity, magnetism, optics, the interactions among electric charges, properties of electric and magnetic fields and forces, and the characteristics of electromagnetic waves. Some of the basic concepts of quantum physics are presented as well. An understanding of Algebra and Trigonometry is required.