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Course Description
This course covers at an introductory level the following four topics:
- Wave motion and light. Mathematical models to describe wave motion are developed by investigating water waves bouncing off objects or passing from a shallow region to a deeper region. Concepts and laws of reflection, refraction, and diffraction are developed. These concepts are applied toward understanding light waves traveling in different mediums (air, water, etc.)
- Kinematics and dynamics. Newton's Three Laws of Motion are discussed and mathematic models are developed from these laws. These models are used to solve problems of motion of objects.
- Heat energy. The flow of energy in terms of heat and temperature difference is presented. The first and second law of thermodynamics is qualitatively presented as well as a mathematical model for heat capacity.
- Electricity and series and parallel circuits
Physics 11 counts as a science 11 credit toward graduation and is a prerequisite for Physics 12 and many technical and science courses in post-secondary institutions.
Course Pre-requisites
Principles of Math 10
Course Breakdown
Unit One: Wave Motion and Light
- Transverse Waves, Frequency Wavelength, and Speed of a Wave Train
- Diffraction of Water Waves, Refraction and a Mathematical Model of Refraction
- Interference of Water Waves (A Mathematical Model)
- Reflection of Light, Refraction of Light Waves (A Mathematical Model)
- Snell's Law, Diffraction of Light
- Interference of Light, Scattering of Light, Polarization of Light
- Representing Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration on Graphs
- Formulas of Kinematics
- Newton's Three Laws of Motion
- Dynamics -- Motion with Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
- Transformation of Energy
- Heat Energy: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
- The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
- Biomechanics -- Metabolic Rate
- Electrical Energy
- Household Circuits
- Representing Circuits
- Ohm's Law
- Series and Parallel Circuits -- Kirchoff's Laws
- Equivalent Circuits
- Resistive Electrical Power
Assignments
There are 6 lab investigations that must be formally written up. These investigations are developed from photographs and videos of experiments already done for the students. Measurements from these photos and videos form the data that is interpreted to verify the mathematical models developed in the course.
The hand-in assignments account for 60% of the final mark. The three unit tests make up the remaining 40% of the final mark.
There is no final overall exam in Physics 11.
Textbooks and Course Materials
Fundamentals of Physics (D.C. Heath Canada, 1981)
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