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=GRADE 12 UNIVERSITY PHYSICS =

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GENERAL INFO ••••• REVIEW ••••• DYNAMICS ••••• ENERGY & MOMENTUM ••••• EGM FIELDS ••••• LIGHT ••••• QUANTUM MECHANICS

__GENERAL INFO__
DESCRIPTION > This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyse, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment..

> **NOTE:** The overall expectations for each unit of study are detailed below. To see a list of specific expectations for each unit please refer to the Ministry of Education's webdocument: The Ontario Science Curriculum - Grades 11 & 12 (revised 2008)

PREREQUISITE > Physics, Grade 11, University

TEXTBOOK > Nelson Physics 12 University Preparation © 2012

TESTS, ASSIGNMENTS, & DUE DATES
 * Students are expected to be in class for all test and assignment submission dates. __Proper documentation is required if you have an extenuating circumstance that does not allow you to attend class on that day.__ Communication is necessary and required. So, if you know you are going to be absent talk to the teacher beforehand and let them know of your planned absence. For unplanned absences, a phone call, an email, or a message via the app Remind is needed.
 * Assignments are due at the start of class on the due date. Assignments submitted past the due date, without extenuating circumstances and without discussing it with the teacher prior to the due date, will not be evaluated. However, they are still required to demonstrate your understanding of the course expectations listed below.
 * **Late marks are 10% for grade 9 & 10 and 20% for grade 11 & 12 (including weekends & holidays)**

HANDOUTS (COURSE SPECIFIC)
 * 4U - Course Outline.pdf
 * 4U - Introduction Letter.pdf
 * 4U - Physics Equations Formula Sheet.pdf
 * 4U - Exam Info & Hints.pdf

HANDOUTS & NOTES (SCIENCE IN GENERAL)
 * Lab Safety & Introductory Material

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__REVIEW: MATH SKILLS__
UNIT OUTLINE
 * 4UR - Unit Outline.pdf

NOTES
 * 4UR - PP1 (Scientific Notation).pdf
 * 4UR - PP2 (SI).pdf
 * 4UR - PP3 (Uncertainty).pdf
 * 4UR - PP4 (Calculations).pdf
 * 4UR - PP5 (Error).pdf

WORKSHEETS
 * 4UR - WS1 (Math Skills).pdf

QUIZZES
 * 4UR - QUIZ1 (Math Skills).pdf

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS
 * 4UR - WS1 (Answers).pdf
 * 4UR - QUIZ1 (Answers).pdf

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__UNIT 1: DYNAMICS__
BIG IDEAS
 * Forces affect motion in predictable and quantifiable ways.
 * Forces acting on an object will determine the motion of that object.
 * Many technologies that utilize the principles of dynamics have societal and environmental implications.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS > By the end of this unit students will:
 * analyse technological devices that apply the principles of the dynamics of motion, and assess the technologies' social and enviornmental impact;
 * investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, forces involved in uniform circular motion and motion in a plane, and solve related problems;
 * demonstrate an understanding of the forces involved in uniform circular motion and motion in a plane.

UNIT OUTLINE
 * 4U1 - Unit Outline.pdf

NOTES
 * 4U1 - PP1 (Introduction).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP2 (Analyzing Motion).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP3 (Frames of Reference).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP4 (Relative Motion).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP5 (Projectile Motion).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP6 (Forces & FBDs).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP7 (Motion Along An Incline).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP8 (Connected Objects).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP9 (Atwood & Fletcher).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP10 (Uniform Circular Motion).pdf
 * 4U1 - PP11 (Analyzing Circular Motion).pdf

WORKSHEETS
 * 4U1 - WS1 (Motion Review - Graphing).pdf
 * 4U1 - WS2 (Motion Review - 1D & 2D).pdf
 * 4U1 - WS3 (Crime Scene 1 .. Crime Scene 2 .. Crime Scene 3) .......... (Note: CS2 - pool is 22 m from building & 1 story ~ 3.1 m)

QUIZZES
 * 4U1 - QUIZ1 (Motion Review).pdf
 * 4U1 - QUIZ2 (Forces - Part 1).pdf
 * 4U1 - QUIZ3 (Forces - Part 2).pdf
 * 4U1 - QUIZ4 (Projectile & Centripetal Motion).pdf

LABS/ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS
 * 4U1 - ASG1 (The Bricklayer's Tale).pdf
 * 4U1 - ASG2 (Circular Motion).pdf
 * 4U1 - ASG3 (Flying Pig).pdf
 * 4U1 - ASG4 (Mobile).pdf .......... (Note: typically assigned towards end of semester - Christmas/Summer Theme)

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS/HINTS
 * 4U1 - WS1 (Answers).pdf .......... (NOTE: graph #3 - last acceleration value should be -15 not +15)
 * 4U1 - QUIZ1 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U1 - QUIZ2 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U1 - QUIZ3 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U1 - QUIZ4 (Answers).pdf ........ (NOTE: MC answers are: 1c 2c 3d )
 * 4U1 - TEST1 (Hints).pdf
 * 4U1 - TEST2 (Hints).pdf

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__UNIT 2: ENERGY & MOMENTUM__
BIG IDEAS
 * Energy and momentum are conserved in all interactions.
 * Interactions involving the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum can be analysed mathematically.
 * Technological applications that involve energy and momentum can affect society and the environment in positive and negative ways.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS > By the end of this unit students will:
 * analyse, and propose ways to improve, technologies or procedures that apply principles related to energy and momentum, and assess the social and environmental impact of these technologies or procedures;
 * investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, through laboratory inquiry or computer simulation, the relationship between the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum, and solve related problems;
 * demonstrate an understanding of work, energy, momentum, and the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum, in one and two dimensions.

UNIT OUTLINE
 * 4U2 - Unit Outline.pdf

NOTES
 * 4U2 - PP1 (Introduction).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP2 (Work).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP3 (Kinetic Energy).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP4 (Gravitational Potential Energy).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP5 (Conservation of Energy).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP6 (Elastic Potential Energy).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP7 (Simple Harmonic Motion).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP8 (Springs & Conservation of Energy).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP9 (Momentum & Impulse).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP10 (Conservation of Momentum - 1D).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP11 (Conservation of Momentum - 2D).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP12 (Analyzing Collisions).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP13 (Perfectly Inelastic Collisions).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP14 (Perfectly Elastic Collisions).pdf
 * 4U2 - PP15 (Energy & Momentum in Space).pdf

QUIZZES
 * 4U2 - QUIZ1 (Work & Energy).pdf
 * 4U2 - QUIZ2 (E&M - Part 1).pdf
 * 4U2 - QUIZ3 (E&M - Part 2).pdf

LABS/ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS
 * 4U2 - ASG1 (Coaster Analysis).pdf
 * 4U2 - ASG2 (Spring Launch Analysis).pdf
 * 4U2 - ASG3 (Analyzing Collisions).pdf

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS/HINTS
 * 4U2 - QUIZ1 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U2 - QUIZ2 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U2 - QUIZ3 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U2 - TEST1 (Hints).pdf
 * 4U2 - TEST2 (Hints).pdf

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__UNIT 3: ELECTRIC, GRAVITATIONAL & MAGNETIC FIELDS__
BIG IDEAS
 * Electric, gravitational, and magnetic forces act on matter from a distance.
 * Electric, gravitational, and magnetic fields share many similar properties.
 * The behaviour of matter in electric, gravitational, and magnetic fields can be described mathematically.
 * Technological systems that involve electric, gravitational, and magnetic fields can have an affect on society and the environment.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS > By The end of this unit students will:
 * analyse the operation of technologies that use gravitational, electric, or magnetic fields, and assess the technologies' social and environmental impact;
 * investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields, and solve related problems;
 * demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, properties, principles, and laws related to gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields and their interactions with matter.

UNIT OUTLINE
 * 4U3 - Unit Outline.pdf

NOTES
 * 4U3 - PP1 (Introduction).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP2 (Universal Gravitation).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP3 (Gravitational Fields).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP4 (Orbits).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP5 (Coulomb's Law).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP6 (Using Coulomb's Law).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP7 (Electric Fields).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP8 (Electric Field Lines).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP9 (Electric Potential Energy).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP10 (Electric Potential Difference).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP11 (The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP12 (Magnets & Electromagnets).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP13 (Magnetic Force on Moving Charges).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP14 (Magnetic Force on Conductors).pdf
 * 4U3 - PP15 (Motion of Charged Particles).pdf

QUIZZES
 * 4U2 - QUIZ1 (Electric Fields - Part 1).pdf
 * 4U2 - QUIZ2 (Electric Fields - Part 2).pdf
 * 4U2 - QUIZ3 (Charged Particles & Fields).pdf

LABS/ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS
 * 4U3 - ASG1 (Coulomb's Experiment).pdf
 * 4U3 - ASG2 (Millikan's Experiment).pdf

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS/HINTS
 * 4U3 - QUIZ1 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U3 - QUIZ2 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U3 - QUIZ3 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U3 - TEST1 (Hints).pdf
 * 4U3 - TEST2 (Hints).pdf

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__UNIT 4: THE WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT__
BIG IDEAS
 * Light has properties that are similar to the properties of mechanical waves.
 * The behaviour of light as a wave can be described mathematically.
 * Technologies that use the principles of the wave nature of light can have societal and environmental implications.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS > By the end of this unit students will:
 * analyse technologies that use the wave nature of light, and assess their impact on society and the environment;
 * investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the properties of waves and light, and solve related problems;
 * demonstrate an understanding of the properties of waves and light in relation to diffraction, refraction, interference, and polarization.

UNIT OUTLINE
 * 4U4 - Unit Outline.pdf

NOTES
 * 4U4 - PP1 (Introduction).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP2 (Properties of Waves & Light).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP3 (Diffraction of Water Waves).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP4 (Interference of Water Waves).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP5 (Light - Wave or Particle).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP6 (Young's Double-Slit Experiment).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP7 (Thin Films).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP8 (Newton's Rings & Air Wedges).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP9 (Single-Slit Diffraction).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP10 (Diffraction Gratings).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP11 (EM Radiation).pdf
 * 4U4 - PP12 (Polarization of Light).pdf

QUIZZES
 * 4U4 - QUIZ1 (Diffraction & Interference).pdf
 * 4U4 - QUIZ2 (EM Radiation & Polarization).pdf

LABS/ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS
 * 4U4 - ASG1 (2-Point Interference).pdf
 * 4U4 - ASG2 (Virtual Light Experiments).pdf ..... FOP 14.4 ..... FOP 14.6 ..... FOP 14.7

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS/HINTS
 * 4U4 - QUIZ1 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U4 - QUIZ2 (Answers).pdf
 * 4U4 - TEST1 (Hints).pdf
 * 4U4 - TEST2 (Hints).pdf

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__UNIT 5: REVOLUTIONS IN MODERN PHYSICS (QUANTUM MECHANICS & SPECIAL RELATIVITY)__
BIG IDEAS
 * Light can show particle-like and wave-like behaviour, and particles can show wave-like behaviour.
 * The behaviour of light as a particle and the behaviour of particles as waves can be described mathematically.
 * Time is relative to a person's frame of reference
 * The effects of relativistic motion can be described mathematically.
 * New theories can change scientific thought and lead to the development of new technologies.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS > By the end of this unit students will:
 * analyse, with reference to quantum mechanics and relativity, how the introduction of new conceptual models and theories can influence and/or change scientific thought and lead to the development of new technologies;
 * investigate special relativity and quantum mechanics, and solve related problems;
 * demonstrate an understanding of the evidence that supports the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of special relativity.

UNIT OUTLINE
 * 4U5 - Unit Outline.pdf

NOTES
 * 4U5 - PP1 (Introduction).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP2 (Special Theory of Relativity).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP3 (Time Dilation).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP4 (Length Contraction).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP5 (Simultaneity, Twin Paradox, ...).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP6 (Mass Increase).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP7 (Mass-Energy Equivalence).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP8 (Quantum Theory).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP9 (Photons & Quantum Theory).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP10 (Photons & Momentum).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP11 (Matter Waves).pdf
 * 4U5 - PP12 (The Standard Model).pdf

QUIZZES
 * 4U5 - QUIZ1 (Special Theory of Relativity).pdf

LABS/ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS
 * 4U5 - ASG1 (Quantum Mechanics).pdf
 * 4U5 - PRJ1 (EQT Wanted Poster).pdf

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS/HINTS
 * 4U5 - QUIZ1 (Answers).pdf

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