Introduction to Physics
Waves
- Wave motion
- Characteristics of waves
- properties and behaviors
- types of waves
- sound
- harmonics
- light (optics)
- mirrors
- lenses
- color
Thermodynamics
heat and fluid flow
- Fluids
- Pressure
- Heat and temperature
- Heat and work
- Engines, heating and cooling systems
Electricity and Magnetism (E&M)
- Electricity
- electric charge/force
- electrical quantities
- circuits
- Magnetism
- magnets
- electromagnetics
- Light
Physics
Mechanics
Atomic/Subatomic Physics
Motion and its causes, interactions between objects.
The atom, its structure, and smaller particles.
- Motion
- Forces
- Friction
- Projectiles
- Center of Gravity/Balance
- Torque
- Circular Motion
- Rotational Motion
- Work and Power
- Mechanical Energy
- Pendulums
- Momentum/collisions
- Modeling the atom
- The nucleus
- Nuclear decay/reactions
- Particle physics
- Quantizing energy
- Quantum mechanics
Branches of Physics
Relativity
Particles moving at any speeds, particularly high speeds.
- Particle collisions
- particle accelerators
- Nuclear energy
Notebook Assignment:
Having looked at the branches of physics, answer the following questions with complete sentences:
Physics in Life
Astronomy
Knowledge of Physics can make you better off in your life.
1. What are some of the topics that before this, you didn't know were studied in Physics?
2. Of the branches of Physics, which areas interest you the most, and which areas do you think it is important for you personally to know more about?
Study of the universe and celestial bodies beyond the earth.
- Stars
- Planets
- Galaxies
- Comets and other objects
- The Universe