Advanced Physics: Spring
Essential Questions:
What are properties of magnetic fields?
How do changing magnetic and electric fields interact?
What is inductance?
How do fluids behave?
What happens to the laws of physics at very high speeds?
Content:
Magnetic fields
Magnetic fields due to currents
Faraday's Law
Lenz' Law
Induction and inductance
Maxwell's Equations
Archimedes' Principle
Bernoulli's Principle
Relativity
Skills and Processes:
Map magnetic fields
Use right-hand rules
Calculate magnetic fields of various currents
Use integrals with Faraday's Laws
Apply Lenz' Law
Analyze RL circuits
Solve problems in relativity
Assessment:
Lab notebook
Homework collected
Tests
Resources:
Fundamentals of Physics, 6th ed., Halliday, Resnick, Walker, Wiley
Lab handouts
Multicultural Dimension:
Deliberate attention to teaching for different learning styles