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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