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Semester 1--Mechanics
Week(s) Topic(s)
1 mathematical and problem-solving tools (scientific
notation, unit conversion,
SI
measurement, and estimation)
2-5 motion in one dimension (displacement, speed and
velocity, acceleration)
[also: how to analyze and solve word problems;
how to interpret and
create graphs; how to construct
laboratory reports.]
5-9 vectors and two-dimensional motion
9-11 force (weight, tension, and normal force; force
diagrams; simple forces in
combination)
12-14 more force (non-perpendicular forces; friction;
centripetal force and circular motion,
gravitational force)
14-16 work and energy (simple machines; potential and kinetic
energy; conservation of
mechanical
energy; power)
16-18 momentum (momentum and impulse;
elastic and inelastic collisions)
Semester 2--"Other Stuff"
Week(s) Topic(s)
1-3 waves (vibration; transverse and longitudinal waves;
wavelength, frequency and
period, wave speed, amplitude;
reflection, transmission, and interference;
standing waves)
3-5 sound (speed of sound;resonance, forced vibration, and
music; harmony and
interference; Doppler effect)
5-7 light (properties; transmission; color and color mixing;
polarization)
8-10 optics (reflection and mirror images; refraction and lens
images; mirror and lens
equations; total internal reflection;
diffraction)
10-12 electrostatics (charge; charge induction; Coulomb's Law;
electric field lines and
calculations)
12-13 electric current (capacitors and batteries; current
and resistance; power and energy)
14-15 simple circuits (series, parallel, and combination circuit
calculations)
16-18 relativity (spacetime; time dilation and
"twin paradox"; relativisitic change in
length and mass)
19-20 nuclear physics (nuclear structure; decay and
bombardment; fission, fusion, and
mass-energy
equivalence; half-life)