Contact:
Susan Winn

suswinn@gmail.com

Course Time:
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Please note, this class meets twice per week.


Course Pre-Requisites:

• This course is typically recommended for advanced 10th,
  and 11th -12th grade students.

• Geometry (to have included basic trigonometry)

• Algebra II (see below)
   

• This course requires a placement test prior to registration. 

       No placement test is required if the student took both
       prerequisite courses at WHCT,  AND scored an A or B.

• Students who will be concurrently enrolled in Algebra 2
  at WHCT may take the placement test if they took both
  Algebra I and Geometry at WHCT, AND scored an A or B.

• If you have a question about this policy, please contact the tutor or the director.

Course Texts:  
 

• Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd edition
  ISBN-  1932012427 
   

• Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd edition  

       ISBN-  1932012435

Course Description: 

As a basic course in preparation for college physics, or to develop problem-solving skills,
students study the fundamentals of one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton’s
Laws and their application, gravity, work, energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics,  electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits, and magnetism.

 

Course Class Time: 

• Time is spent discussing concepts, working problems, and performing demonstrations
  or experiments.
  
   

Course Homework Requirements: 

• Homework time is spent reading a portion of a module, answering the On Your Own Problems, Review Questions and Practice Problems, and watching online videos.

• Tests are taken at home when each module is completed.

• Students can expect to spend 5-6 hours per week on homework.

   Sample Homework Assignment:

• Complete the lab write-up for Experiment 1.2

• Take Module 1 Test at home under supervision.
  Seal in an envelope with parent’s signature.

• Read Module 2 to the end of Experiment 2.2 on page 55.  

• Answer OYO questions 1-6 as you come to them.

• Study Experiment 2.2 to do in class.
   

 

Tests:

• Tests are taken at home and returned in a signed, sealed envelope.

• At the end of each quarter students take a quarter exam in class.
   

Grading:

• 40%  tests 

• 20%  labs

• 20%  homework 

• 20%  quarterly tests
   

• Students check their own homework.

• Tests and labs are graded by the tutor.
   

Specific Requirements: 

• Internet access and a reliable printer are required for this course.

• Experiments should be typed.
   

Course Supplies: 

• textbook

• solutions and tests manual

• binder with dividers   -labeled Notes, Homework, Labs, and Tests

• loose-leaf lined paper

• scientific calculator:   TI-30X IIS or better    -approximately $15

**Summer Assignment:
Prior to the first day of class, students will be asked to read the introduction
to the text which covers a review of mathematical concepts used in Physics.