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Physics 12  


Course Description

This course provides a conceptual framework for contemporary physics. It shows how physics knowledge is acquired and developed into physical theory which directs and illuminates experimentation.

Students requiring a Grade 12 level credit or preparing for the Physics 12 Provincial Exam as well as those expecting to take science or technical courses at the post-secondary level would benefit from this course.



Course Pre-requisites

Physics 11
Principles of Math 11
Co-requisite: Principles of Math 12 (strongly encouraged)



Course Breakdown

Unit One: Two Dimensional Kinematics and Dynamics and Energy

  • Review of One-Dimensional Kinematics
  • Two-Dimensional Kinematics (Vectors)
  • Vector Dynamics
  • Motion Including Friction
  • Newton's Second Law in Terms of Momentum and Impulse
  • Energy, Work, Conservation of Energy
  • Equilibrium: Components of Forces
  • Torque and Centre of Gravity
  • Rotational Equilibrium
Unit Two: Circular Motion -- Gravitational Force Analogous to Static Electrical Force
  • Centripetal Force
  • Gravitational Force
  • Gravitational Potential Energy
  • Electrostatics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electric Potential Energy
  • Circuitry -- Kirchoff's Laws, Ohm's Law
Unit Three: Electromagnetism
  • Ammeters, Voltmeters, and Potentiometers
  • Electromagnetism
  • Meters, Motors, Transformers
  • Magnetic Induction


Assignments

This course has lab experiments intended to verify the theories developed in the course. These labs are presented by a teacher and recorded on video. Data is taken from the video presentations.

Labs are performed in the following areas:

  • Projectile Motion
  • The Law of Conservation of Momentum
  • Transformation of Kinetic Energy
  • Equilibrium of Forces
  • Equilibrium of a Loaded Beam
  • Circular Motion
  • Coulomb's Law (on video)
  • Deflection of an Electron Beam in an Electric Field (on video)
  • Series and Parallel Circuits (on video)
  • Deflection of an Electron Beam by a Magnetic Field (on video)
  • The Current Balance
  • The Mass of an Electron
  • Electromagnetic Induction (on video)
The lab experiments account for 40% of the final mark. The three unit tests count for another 40% and the final exam makes up the remaining 20% of the final grade.



Textbooks and Course Materials

Physics Principles with Applications (Giancoli: Prentice-Hall, 1980)


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