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GENERAL PHYSICS - LEARNING PROGRESS AND OBJECTIVES During this year, you will be learning concepts and skills related to many topics in Physics. For each Physics Unit you will have a set of Learning Objectives. For each Learning Goal, you will be able to keep track of your learning process using this scoring table: UNIT I. INTRODUCTION After studying this unit, • I know the three basic quantities in physics and their units • I can convert quantities from one set of units to another • I am familiar with the most common metric prefixes • I can use scientific notation • I can make basic measurements using the correct measuring tool. UNIT 2. DYNAMICS After studying this unit, • I can distinguish between contact forces and field forces by identifying the agent that causes the force • I demonstrate proficiency in accurately drawing and labeling free- body diagrams • I can find the spring constant of a spring • I know the difference between weight and mass • I can state and apply Newton’s first law of motion for objects at rest or moving at a constant velocity in a straight line • I can apply Newton’s first law to determine unknown forces in systems in static equilibrium • I can state and apply Newton's Second law to simple situations in one dimension • I can state Newton's third law of motion • I can identify the interactions in an action-reaction pair • I can perform force analysis in situations involving both static and kinetic friction in one dimension • I understand and apply the concept of centripetal acceleration • I can determine and calculate the force required to keep an object in circular motion • I understand and can apply Newton's universal law of gravitation. UNIT 3. KINEMATICS After studying this unit, • I know the difference between distance and displacement • I know the difference between speed and velocity • I can calculate average speed and average velocity • I can calculate displacement, time and velocity for motion with constant velocity • I can calculate displacement, velocities, and acceleration for motion with constant acceleration UNIT 3. VECTORS AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOTION After studying this unit, • I know the difference between scalars and vectors • I can determine the magnitude and direction of a vector • I can apply the kinematics equations for two-dimensional motion to a projectile launched horizontally • I can apply the kinematics equations for two-dimensional motion to a projectile launched at an angle UNIT 5. CONSERVATION LAWS After studying this unit, • I can identify and calculate the forms of energy storage: gravitational potential, kinetic, and elastic potential • I understand the concept of energy transfer • I can calculate the transfer of energy by work being done on a system • I can calculate the average power delivered when work is done on a system • I can apply the principle of the conservation of mechanical energy • I can describe the meaning of impulse and how it relates to linear momentum • I can calculate force, time and or velocities for an object in motion • I can apply conservation of linear momentum to analyze elastic and inelastic collisions • I can apply conservation of energy to determine the type of collision UNIT 6. HEAT After studying this unit, • I can define specific heat capacity • I can explain the changes of state when heat is added or removed from a sustance. • I can solve calorimetry problems. UNIT 7. ELECTROSTATICS After studying this unit, • I can state and apply the law of electrostatics • I can state and apply Coulomb’s law to calculate the electrostatic force of a system of two charges UNIT 8. ELECTRICITY After studying this unit, • I can describe conditions that create current in an electric circuit. • I can state and apply Ohm’s Law • I can apply the equation of electric power as the rate of energy transferred • I can draw neat schematic diagrams of circuits including measuring devices such as ammeters and voltmeters • I can describe a series connection and calculate equivalent resistance, current, voltage and power • I can describe a parallel connection and calculate equivalent resistance, current, voltage and power UNIT 9. SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION After studying this unit, • I know the characteristic quantities that describe simple harmonic motion • I can distinguish between period and frequency • I can calculate the length of a simple pendulum and the gravitational field • I can calculate the mass or the spring constant in a mass-spring system UNIT 10. WAVES AND SOUND After studying this unit, • I can give the characteristics and examples of the two main types of mechanical waves • I can determine the speed of a wave on a string • I understand the nature of sound waves • I can describe wave phenomena: reflection and refraction UNIT 11. GEOMETRIC OPTICS After studying this unit, • I understand the law of reflection • I can explain refraction and I can determine the speed of light in different media • I can apply Snell's law for the refraction of light • I can draw neat ray diagrams to locate images formed by converging mirrors • I can draw neat ray diagrams to locate images formed by diverging mirrors • I can use the mirror equation with the sign conventions • I can calculate the magnification of images formed by reflection and refraction