Unit 1: Physics and Measurements

• Scientific Notation 
• Factor label conversion 
• Measures of uncertainty 
• Arithmetic with significant digits 
• Scientific units 

Unit 2: Waves

• Longitudinal and transverse waves 
• Measures of wavelength, frequency, and speed 
• Interference and resonance 
• Harmonics and the physics of musical instruments 

Unit 3: Light and Sound

• The Inverse-Square Law, Luminosity 
• The Doppler Effect 
• The Physics of Color 
• Polarization 

Unit 4: Optics

• Reflection and Refraction, Snell’s Law 
• The Physics of Lenses 
• The Physics of Mirrors 
• Diffraction of Light and Holograms

Unit 5: Magnetism 

• Forces and Magnetic Fields 
• Polarity 
• Permanent and Temporary Magnets 

Unit 6: Electricity and Magnetism

• Static electricity and electroscopes 
• Measuring Electrical Charge, Coulomb’s Law 
• Conductors and Insulators  
• Electricity and Magnetism, Electrical Fields 
• Faraday’s Law 
• Motors and Lenz’s Law 
• Inductance 

Unit 7: Electronics 

• Electrical circuits 
• Capacitors and resistors 
• Ohm’s Law 
• Parallel and serial circuits 
• Alternating and Direct Currents 
• Diagramming a Circuit 
• Building a Circuit with breadboards  

Unit 8: Digital Circuitry 

• Principles of logic circuits 
• Computer chips and integrated circuits 
• Building a logic circuit 

Unit 9: Atomic Physics

• The structure of the atom: protons, neutrons, and electrons 
• Radioactivity 
• Fission and fusion 
• Radioactivity 

Unit 10: Physics in the 20^th Century

• Quantum Physics 
• The Uncertainty Principle 
• The Einstein/Bohr Debate