Honors Physics

Physics is the study of the motion of objects and energy.  The Honors Physics course at Temecula Preparatory School is a rigorous laboratory-based, college preparatory science course.  It utilizes a combination of laboratories, activities, discussions, technology, lectures, demonstrations and other visual aids to give students a solid background in a broad representation of physics topics.  The topics covered in this course are consistent with the California State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards and include:  Motion, Force, Momentum, Energy, Gravity, Circular Motion, Waves, Electricity, Magnetism, Thermodynamics, and Optics.  The course fulfills the physical science requirement for high school graduation and is an A through G laboratory science course recommended for admission to the University of California.

Prerequisites:  Algebra I and Geometry with grades of B- or better.  Prior or concurrent enrollment in Chemistry is highly recommended.

Review the agenda for the week of 1/20/25.

Assignment List

Assignment       Assigned   Due

Optional:  Use Cornell Notes Template 08/12/24 --

Read pages 4 through 9 08/12/24 08/13/24

Review Syllabus; Contract is due Monday 08/13/24 08/19/24

Read pages 10 through 17 08/14/24 08/16/24

Read pages 17 through 20 and finish Worksheet 1-1 08/16/24 08/19/24

Review Worksheet 1-1 Key and prepare for quiz; read pages 21 through 25 08/19/24 08/20/24

Finish Worksheet 1-2 08/20/24 08/21/24

Review Worksheet 1-2 Key and prepare for quiz; finish Unit 1 Study Guide 08/21/24 08/23/24

Finish Worksheet 2-1, problems 1 through 3 08/26/24 08/27/24

Review Unit 1 Study Guide Key; prepare for Unit 1 Test 08/27/24 08/28/24

Write up Galileo Lab (a computer-generated graph is required) 08/27/24 09/04/24

Read pages 40 through 46 and finish Worksheet 2-1 08/28/24 08/30/24

Read pages 48 through 51 08/30/24 09/03/24

Read pages 51 through 58 and finish Worksheet 2-2 09/04/24 09/06/24

Review Worksheet 2-1 Key and prepare for quiz; read pages 60 through 63 09/06/24 09/09/24

Review Worksheet 2-2 Key; finish Worksheet 2-3 09/11/24 09/13/24

Review Worksheet 2-3 Key; prepare for quiz on Worksheets 2-2 and 2-3 09/13/24 09/16/24

Finish Unit 2 Study Guide 09/16/24 09/17/24

Review Unit 2 Study Guide Key; prepare for Unit 2 Test 09/17/24 09/18/24

Read pages 82 through 85 09/18/24 09/20/24

Read pages 86 through 91 and finish SOHCAHTOA worksheet 09/20/24 09/23/24

Read pages 92 through 93 09/23/24 09/24/24

Finish Worksheet 3-1 09/24/24 09/25/24

Review SOHCAHTOA Worksheet Key and Worksheet 3-1 Key; prepare for quiz 09/25/24 09/27/24

Read pages 95 through 100 and finish Worksheet 3-2 09/27/24 09/30/24

Review Worksheet 3-2 Key; prepare for quiz on Worksheet 3-2 09/30/24 10/01/24

Finish Unit 3 Study Guide 10/01/24 10/02/24

Write up Trajectory Lab (a computer-generated graph is required) 10/02/24 10/11/24

Review Unit 3 Study Guide Key; prepare for Unit 3 Test 10/04/24 10/07/24

Read pages 120 through 121 10/07/24 10/08/24

Read pages 135 through 143 10/08/24 10/10/24

Absentees:  Watch "The Elegant Universe - Einstein's Dream" and complete worksheet 10/11/24 10/14/24

Read pages 122 through 129 and finish Worksheet 4-1 10/16/24 10/18/24

Read pages 130 through 131 10/18/24 10/21/24

Review Worksheet 4-1 Key; finish Worksheet 4-2 10/21/24 10/22/24

Review Worksheet 4-2 Key; prepare for quiz on Worksheets 4-1 and 4-2 10/22/24 10/23/24

Read pages 132 through 134 10/23/24 10/25/24

Read page 64 and finish Worksheet 4-3 10/25/24 10/28/24

Review Worksheet 4-3 Answers; finish Unit 4 Study Guide 10/29/24 10/30/24

Review Unit 4 Study Guide Key; prepare for Unit 4 Test 10/30/24 11/04/24

Read pages 198 through 204 11/04/24 11/05/24

Read pages 205 through 210 and finish Worksheet 5-1 11/06/24 11/08/24

Read pages 160 through 163 11/08/24 11/12/24

Review Worksheet 5-1 Key and prepare for quiz; finish problems 1 through 3 on Worksheet 5-2 11/12/24 11/13/24

Read pages 164 through 172 11/13/24 11/15/24

Finish Worksheet 5-2 11/15/24 11/18/24

Read pages 173 through 178 and finish Worksheet 5-3 11/18/24 11/19/24

Finish problems 1 through 5 on Worksheet 5-4 11/19/24 11/20/24

Review Worksheet 5-2 Key, 5-3 Key, and 5-4 (1-5) Key; prepare for quiz on Work and Energy 11/20/24 11/22/24

Read pages 179 through 180 and finish Worksheet 5-4 11/20/24 11/22/24

Read pages 212 through 220 12/02/24 12/03/24

Review Worksheet 5-4 Key; finish Unit 5 Study Guide 12/03/24 12/04/24

Review Unit 5 Study Guide Key; prepare for Unit 5 Test 12/04/24 12/06/24

Read pages 234 through 239 12/10/24 12/11/24

Optional:  Science Fair (see Guidance document, but only the poster is required) 12/16/24 01/27/25

Finish 1st Semester Final Exam Pretest; bring study materials to class 12/16/24 12/17/24

Review 1st Semester Final Exam Pretest Key; prepare for Final Exam 12/17/24 12/18/24

Read pages 240 through 247 01/08/25 01/10/25

Finish Worksheet 6-1 01/10/25 01/13/25

Finish Unit 6 Study Guide 01/13/25 01/14/25

Review Worksheet 6-1 Key and Unit 6 Study Guide Key; prepare for Unit 6 Test 01/14/25 01/15/25

Read pages 382 through 388 and finish Worksheet 7-1 01/17/25 01/21/25

Read pages 389 through 392 01/21/25 01/22/25

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Isaac Newton (1676)