Mr. Garodnick
Physics
An Adventure in Cognitive Dissonance
Josh Garodnick
This is my 19th year teaching Physics at WHS. I graduated with an Engineering Degree from Rutgers. I followed that by earning a Masters in Science Education from Rutgers in which my education was mostly focused on teaching Physics. I strongly believe Physics provides students the opportunities to learn, grow, and build the resilience necessary to be successful in their future endeavors.
My Schedule, Free Periods, and Extra Help Availability.
I'm usually available during off periods for help, too.
Physics I is an introductory college preparatory course that covers one and two dimensional Kinematics, Dynamics, Circular Motion and Gravity, Work and Energy, Momentum, Electric Fields and Forces, DC Circuits, Magnetism, Waves, Sounds, Light, and Optics. Through these topics, students will learn to connect classroom studies to real life physical phenomenon by creating their own experiments to test physical phenomenon, as well as using experiments to discover new math and concepts. Physics helps students become better problem solvers, critical thinkers, and learn to connect math and concepts to describe the real world.
LINK TO OUR TEXTBOOK IS HERE: Physics Principles and Problems
AP Physics 1 is a challenging introductory college preparatory course aligned with the AP Physics 1 framework as defined by the College Board. The content of the course is centered around seven main topics of study to prepare students for the AP Physics I Exam in early May: Kinematics, Dynamics, Circular Motion & Gravitation, Energy, Momentum, Simple Harmonic Motion, and Torque & Rotational Motion. Electric Force, DC Circuits, and Mechanical Waves and Sound may be introduced at the end of the course as they are not a component of the AP Physics I Exam. The initial skill set of students in this course is expected to be at a higher level due to the increase in course rigor. Students will learn to connect classroom studies to real life physical phenomenon. Students will learn to create their own experiments to test physical phenomenon, as well as using experiments to discover new math and concepts. Through physics, students will become better problem solvers, critical thinkers, and learn to connect math and concepts to describe the real world. Students are most often successful in AP Physics 1 if they have a very strong work ethic, superior math aptitude, determination, resilience, strong spatial reasoning and visualization skills, good problem solving skills, a quick uptake of new material, the ability to work independently, and visualize complicated concepts.