Course Outline

  I. About Science A. SI Units 1. Length 2. Mass 3. Time B. Prefixes C. Conversion D. Significant Figures
E. The Scientific Method
II. Mechanics A. Linear and Nonlinear Motion
B. Newton’s Laws of Motion
C. Momentum
D. Energy
E. Rotational Motion
F. Gravity


III. Properties of Matter

A. Atomic Nature of Matter
B. Solids
C. Liquids
D. Gasses and Plasmas


IV. Heat

A. Temperature, Heat and Expansion
B. Heat Transfer
C. Change of State
D. Thermodynamics


V. Sound

A. Vibrations and Waves
B. Sound
C. Musical Sounds


VI. Electricity and Magnetism

A. Electrostatics
B. Electric Current
C. Magnetism
D. Electromagnetic Induction


VII. Light

A. Properties of Light
B. Color
C. Reflection and Refraction
D. Light 1. Waves
2. Emission
3. Quanta


VIII. Atomic and Nuclear Physics

A. The Atom and the Quantum
B. Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
C. Nuclear Fission and Fusion


IX. Relativity

A. Special Theory of Relativity
B. General Theory of Relativity
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