Physics I is a standard first-year course that covers all topics required by the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) for physics. This course is fast-paced, and students are expected to have strong study and mathematical skills. Students will utilize mathematical calculations while applying scientific methodology to investigate Newtonian mechanics; fluids (hydrostatics and hydrodynamics); wave phenomena; electricity and magnetism; thermodynamics; and selected topics in modern physics. Students will be instructed on how to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret data and present results collected from investigations. Written, detailed laboratory reports are required. Students who desire to continue their study of physics upon completion of this course could enroll in AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, or AP Physics C: Theory with Application.
Prerequisites
Biology I, Algebra I
Corequisites
Geometry