PHYSICS 30 General Course Outline

Instructor Contact Information:

Miss Kate-Lynn Weisbrod
Email: kate-lynn.weisbrod@pvsd.ca
Course Website: www.kiplingschoolscience.wordpress.com
Unit 1 KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS
Objectives:
o Understanding Motion
o Vector and Scalar Quantities
o Distance and Displacement
o Speed and Velocity
o Acceleration
o Newton's Laws of Motion
Unit 2 MECHANICAL ENERGY
Objectives:
o Work
o Power
o Kinetic Energy
o Gravitational Potential Energy
Unit 3 ELECTRICITY
Objectives:
o Applications of Electricity
o Current and Potential Diference
Current
Electric Potential Diference
Ohm's Law
o Electric Circuits
Kirchhof's Laws
Series and Parallel Circuits
o Electric Power and Energy
Unit 4 NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Objectives:
o Natural Radioactivity
o Efects of Radiation on the human body
o Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion
o Nuclear Reactors
Optional APPLICATIONS OF KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS
Objectives:
o Momentum
Impulse and Momentum
Law of Conservation of Momentum
o Frictional Forces
o Projectile Motion
o Uniform Circular Motion
o Universal Gravitation
o Power
o Kinetic Energy
o Gravitational Potential Energy
Assessment/Evaluation:
Assignments, Projects and Labs: 30%
Exams and Quizzes: 30%
Final Exam: 40%
Classroom Policies and Guidelines
1.Student Responsibilities:
- YOU are responsible for ANYTHING you have missed.
- Treat the teacher and other students with respect.
- Arrive to class on time, have books open and be ready to work.
- If a concept or directions are unclear it is then your responsibility to ask for
help.
- Bring all the necessary materials (binder, textbook and writing materials) to
every class.
2.Late Assignment Policy: Assignments handed in after the due date will be
docked 10% per day up until 3 days. After 3 days, student will receive an
incomplete on their report card until the assignment is completed. They will
attend homework club/detention until the assignment is completed.
3.Missed Exam Policy: Students who miss an exam must come and see me
the frst day they are back. Exam will be written in homework club during an
agreed upon time.
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