(Grades 9 to 12) Basic Physics

Grades 9-12

This course will cover:

1. Measurement

   1. Measuring distance, time, mass and electrical charge
   2. Powers of Ten Notation
   3. Metric System

2. Motion: Kinematics

   1. Study of distance, velocity and acceleration without external forces

3. Motion: DynamicsAtoms and MoleculesSolids, Liquids and Gases

   1. Study of distance, velocity and acceleration with external forces
   2. Force and Newton’s Laws of Motion
   3. Conservation of Momentum and Energy
   4. Gravity

5. Thermodynamics

   1. Temperature and Heat Energy
   2. Change of State and Transfer of Heat Energy

6. Wave MotionStatic ElectricityElectrical Current

   1. Sound
   2. Diffraction, Interference and Music

8. Magnetism and Magnetic Effects of Currents

9. Electrical Induction

10. Electromagnetic Waves

11. Light

    1. Light: Wave or Particle?
    2. Quantum Nature of Light
    3. Reflection, Refraction and Dispersion
    4. Lenses and Instruments
    5. Light as a Wave
    6. Color

Textbook:   “Basic Physics: A Self-teaching Guide”, 3^rd Edition, $22.49 pretax,

Authors: Dr. Karl F. Kuhn, PhD and Frank Noschese

Publisher: John F. Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020

Class will be held via Zoom.

*No class on Saturday, February 13 for Mid-Winter Break

Instructor : Michael Rinaldi
Dates : 04/24/21 to 05/22/21
Days : Sat,Online
From : 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fee : $ 225.00
Course Number : E444

Class is full at this time please call 973-720-2354 to be placed on a waiting list