Physics 12

 
CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK

 

The aim of science education is to develop scientifically literate individuals who maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them.

 

Physics is the study of nature with the goal of understanding how the world and universe behave.

 

Physics 12 consists of the following FOUR Units:

  1. FORCE, MOTION, WORK and ENERGY
  2. FIELDS
  3. WAVES and MODERN PHYSICS
  4. RADIOACTIVITY

 

Classroom Expectations:

Students will:

  1. Come to class with a positive attitude, ready to participate and support the participation of others
  2. Show respect for themselves, their peers, their teacher, and their environment
  3. Arrive on time with all supplies necessary for success
  4. Be responsible for any missed work

 

Required Equipment:

  1. Scientific Calculator
  2. Binder with looseleaf
  3. Graph Paper
  4. Coloured Pencils
  5. Ruler
  6. Textbook: “Physics" McGraw-Hill Ryerson

 

Semester Breakdown:

Classwork:    70% = 25% tests and quizzes, 15%Independent Project, 30%other projects/ labs/ assignments

Final Exam:   30%

 

Knowledge Curriclum Outcomes

Unit 1: Force, Motion, Work, Energy

Unit 2: Fields

Unit 3: Waves and Modern Physics

Unit 4: Radioactivity

ACP-1 use vector analysis in 2-D

 

ACP-2 explain Kepler’s laws

 

325-5 use vectors to represent force

 

325-6 analyze the horizontal and vertical motion of a projectile

 

325-12 describe uniform circular motion using algebraic and vector analysis

 

325-13 explain uniform circular motion using Newton’s Laws

 

326-3 apply the laws of conservation of momentum

 

326-4 determine which laws of conservation of energy or momentum are best in particular real-life situations

 

327-2 apply the wave equation to explain and predict the behaviour of waves

 

327-4 explain the relationship between potential and kinetic energies of a mass in simple harmonic motion

ACP-3 apply Ohm’s law to series, parallel, and combination circuits

 

ACP-4 describe and compare direct current and alternating current

 

328-1 describe gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields as regions of space that affect mass and charge

 

328-2 describe gravitational. electric and magnetic fields by illustrating the source and directions of the lines of force

 

328-3 describe electric fields in terms of like and unlike charges and magnetic fields in terms of poles

 

328-4 compare Newton’s universal law of gravitation and Coulomb’s law

 

328-5 analyze the forces acting on a moving charge and on an electric current in a uniform magnetic field

 

328-6 describe the magnetic field produced by current in both a solenoid and a long, straight conductor

 

328-9 compare the ways a motor and a generator function, using the principles of electromagnetism

326-9 apply the law of conservation of mass and energy using Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence

 

327-9 describe how the quantum energy concept explains black-body radiation and the photoelectric effect

 

327-10 explain the photoelectric effect

 

327-11 summarize the evidence for the wave and particle models of light

 

329-1 explain the Bohr atomic model as a synthesis of classical and quantum concepts

 

329-3 explain the relationship among the energy levels in Bohr’s model, the energy difference between levels and the energy of the emitted photons

326-9 apply the law of conservation of mass and energy using Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence

 

329-4 describe the products of radioactive decay, and the characteristics of alpha, beta and gamma radiation

 

329-5 describe the sources of radioactivity in the natural and constructed environments

 

329-6 compare and contrast fission and fusion

 

329-7 use the quantum mechanical model to explain natural luminous phenomena