SPH 3U – Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation

Course Outline

Instructor:Mr. Peter KimRoom:161

References:Physics 11 : Addison Wesley, 2001; Wolfe et al.

Topics:

Unit / Description / Approx. Time
1 / Forces /
  • study of objects in linear motion; force and acceleration relationship; analyze motion graphically, using vectors, and algebraically; contributions by dudes of physics; transportation issues
/ 24 hrs
2 / Energy & Society /
  • qualitative and quantitative study of scientific work; relationship between work and energy; types of energy (including thermal); development of power; conservation and efficiency; various energy sources
/ 21 hrs
3 / Light & Geometric Optics /
  • properties of light; principles of transmission; ray diagrams & mathematical representations; optical devices
/ 20 hrs
4 / Waves & Sound /
  • mechanical wave properties and behaviours; production, transmission, interaction and reception of waves, especially sound; entertainment, health & safety of technologies
/ 20 hrs
5 / Electricity & Magnetism /
  • properties, physical quantities, principles, and laws related to electricity, magnetic fields and electromagnetism; industrial technologies
/ 18 hrs

Evaluation:

Students’ work will normally be assessed regularly. A rubric will be provided in advance, wherever appropriate, outlining the task expectations. Final marks will be in percentages.

Be prepared and participate. Get help at the earliest sign of difficulty. Don’t fall behind. I am here to help, but only if you seek it!!

Overall Course Expectations (see reverse)

Provided by the MoE, these overall expectations, and corresponding specific expectations, are available at 180)

Forces and Motion

  • analyse and propose improvements to technologies that apply concepts related to dynamics and Newton’s laws, and assess the technologies’ social and environmental impact;
  • investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, net force, acceleration, and mass, and solve related problems;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between changes in velocity and unbalanced forces in one dimension.

Energy and Society

  • analyse technologies that apply principles of and concepts related to energy transformations, and assess the technologies’ social and environmental impact;
  • investigate energy transformations and the law of conservation of energy, and solve related problems;
  • demonstrate an understanding of work, efficiency, power, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, nuclear energy, and thermal energy and its transfer (heat).

Light and Geometric Optics

  • evaluate the effectiveness of technological devices and procedures designed to make use of light, and assess their social benefits;
  • investigate, through inquiry, the properties of light, and predict its behaviour, particularly with respect to reflection in plane and curved mirrors and refraction in converging lenses;
  • demonstrate an understanding of various characteristics and properties of light, particularly with respect to reflection in mirrors and reflection and refraction in lenses.

Waves and Sound

  • analyse how mechanical waves and sound affect technology, structures, society, and the environment, and assess ways of reducing their negative effects;
  • investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the properties of mechanical waves and sound, and solve related problems;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the properties of mechanical waves and sound and of the principles underlying their production, transmission, interaction, and reception.

Electricity and Magnetism

  • analyse the social, economic, and environmental impact of electrical energy production and technologies related to electromagnetism, and propose ways to improve the sustainability of electrical energy production;
  • investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, magnetic fields and electric circuits, and solve related problems;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the properties of magnetic fields, the principles of current and electron flow, and the operation of selected technologies that use these properties and principles to produce and transmit electrical energy.

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