Honors Physics is a 9th grade Physics course that covers four classical physics areas in depth with an inquiry-based approach.
I. Newtonian Mechanics
II. Thermal Physics
III. Waves and Optics
IV. Electricity
The math background is from trigonometry and algebra.
I. NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
Physics Skills
Kinematics in One-Dimension
Vector Addition
Kinematics in Two-Dimensions
Newton's First Law
Static and Rotational Equilibrium
Newton's Second and Third Laws
Friction
Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Momentum
III. THERMAL PHYSICS
Temperature and Heat, Calorimetry, Phase Change
II. WAVES AND OPTICS
Spring Mass Systems and Simple Pendulum
Mechanical Waves and Sound
Boundary Behavior and Wave Phenomena
Reflection, Refraction, Lens/Mirror Image Formation
IV. ELECTRICITY
Electric Force
Electric Current, DC Circuits, Kirchhoff's Rules