Grade 12 University Physics – SPH 4U1
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary background to
take a first year Post Secondary Physics course. The course is rigorous and will
focus on developing your problem solving skills and lab analysis skills while
completing the Units of study. Strong math skills and a commitment to
homework completion are highly recommended.
Textbook: Nelson Physics 12
Student Text, National Edition
ISBN : 9780176520601,
Author : Dan Bruni, Greg Dick, Jacob Speijer,
Charles Stewart, Maurice DiGiuseppe
Publisher :Nelson
Replacement Cost: $120.00 CDN
Evaluation
Term Work 70%, Final Exam 30%
(NOTE: NO CUMULATIVE TASK)
Knowledge and Understanding
Thinking and Inquiry
Communication Skills
Making Connections
25% (mostly tests)
35% (mostly labs)
15% (labs, assignments)
25% (labs, tests, assignments)
Units of Study (and Corresponding Chapters in the Textbook)
UNIT 1: DYNAMICS
1. Kinematics
2. Dynamics
3. Uniform Circular Motion
UNIT 2: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM
4. Work and Energy
5. Momentum and Collisions
UNIT 3: GRAVITATIONAL, ELECTRIC, AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
6. Gravitational Fields
7. Electric Chargers and Magnetic Fields
8. Magnetic Fields
UNIT 4: THE WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT
9. Waves and Light
10. Applications of the Wave Nature of Light
UNIT 5: REVOLUTIONS IN MODERN PHYSICS
11. Relativity
12. Quantum Mechanics
APPENDIX
Review - Skills - Reference - Answers