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, LensesUnit 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,SatellitesUnit 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