Physics Page

Integrated Chemistry and Physics is taken by all juniors at the academy. We do a variety of activities, most of which are hands-on and open ended. A sampling of some of those which I have worked to create are listed below. We currently use the text College Physics by Serway & Faughn as a reference in this course.

Graphing of Motion: Ride To Nowhere
Motion on Computers
Friday Problems
Different Motion: Swings, Sinks, Spins and Springs
Physics Errors: Physics Phylm Pholey ...
Motion Explanation: What Makes That Toy Move ...
Science Satire: Speed Of Darkness ... coming
Final Projects:The Physics of...Web Pages
Light Debate: The Great Light Debate

Summer Science Reading Ideas

• Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman
• The God Particle
• Five Equations That Changed the World
• The Best American Science Writing of____________ (the present year)
• Maxwell's Conundrum A Serious but not ponderous book about Relativity

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