Topics in Menlo Physics I

 

Semester I

 

Unit I: Sound and Light

Ch. 25-26 Vibrations and Waves, Sound
Ch. 27-28 Light, Color

Ch. 29-30 Reflection and Refraction, Lenses

Unit II: Heat

Ch. 21-22 Temperature, Heat and Expansion; Heat Transfer
Ch. 23 Change of Phase

 

Unit III: Mechanics I

Ch. 2 Linear Motion
Ch. 3 Projectile Motion


 

 

Semester II

 

Unit III: Mechanics II

Ch. 4-5 Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law
Ch. 6-7 Newton's Third Law, Momentum
Ch. 8 Energy
Ch. 9-11 Circular Motion, Center of Gravity, Rotational
Mechanics
Ch. 12-14 Universal Gravitation, Gravitational Interactions,Satellites

Unit IV: Electricity and Magnetism


Ch. 32-33 Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Potential
Ch. 34-35 Electric Current, Electric Circuits
Ch. 36-37 Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction

 

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