Physics Courses

Physics Overview

Physics is the first science course for all freshmen at Clayton High School. Why Physics first? Physics study provides a solid foundation for all following science courses and provides the following advantages to all students:

Physics provides a systematic understanding of the fundamental laws that govern physical, chemical, and biological processes.
Physical topics are easily observable and measurable with elegantly simple apparatus and methods.
Physics experiments provide students with a suitable opportunity to gain valuable experience in the process of scientific modeling.
Physics provides a natural framework within which analysis skills can be mastered.
Physics can be readily explored without reliance upon written text material as the primary source of study.

Physics Unit Overview:

- - Qualitative Energy
  - Uniform Motion
  - Uniformly Accelerated Motion
  - Forces
  - Quantitative Energy
  - Electric Circuits
  - Electrostatics

Honors Physics Overview

Physics is the first science course for all freshmen at Clayton High School. The Honors Physics course is

designed for students with accelerated reasoning and student skills. Students are expected to have well

developed study skills and tenacity in the pursuit of understanding.

Why Physics first? Physics study provides a solid foundation for all following science courses and provides the following advantages to all students:

Physics provides a systematic understanding of the fundamental laws that govern physical, chemical, and biological processes.
Physical topics are easily observable and measurable with elegantly simple apparatus and methods.
Physics experiments provide students with a suitable opportunity to gain valuable experience in the process of scientific modeling.
Physics provides a natural framework within which analysis skills can be mastered.
Physics can be readily explored without reliance upon written text material as the primary source of study.

Honors Physics Unit Overview:

- - Qualitative Energy
  - Uniform Motion
  - Uniformly Accelerated Motion
  - Forces
  - Quantitative Energy
  - Uniform Circular Motion
  - Simple Harmonic Motion
  - Electrostatics

AP Physics 1 & 2 Overview

Please refer to the links attached for a course description of AP Physics 1 & 2.

AP Physics 1 Units:

Unit 1 - Kinematics
Unit 2 - Force and Translational Dynamics
Unit 3 - Work, Energy, and Power
Unit 4 - Linear Momentum
Unit 5 - Torque and Rotational Dynamics
Unit 6 - Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
Unit 7 - Oscillations
Unit 8 - Fluids

AP Physics 2 Units:

Unit 9 - Thermodynamics
Unit 10 - Electric Force, Field, and Potential
Unit 11 - Electric Circuits
Unit 12 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Unit 13 - Geometric Optics
Unit 14 - Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics
Unit 15 - Modern Physics

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