We'll focus on physics itself in this course and explore the fundamental connections between the physics theories and the real world. Students will have a chance to do fun hands-on experiments at home using an innovative approach. They will investigate fundamental physical principles as well as apply their physics knowledge and methods from a scientist's perspective. The science and engineering practices learned in this course are relevant to almost any STEM career path.
8 Units,
A Broad Coverage
Unit 1
1-D Motion and Forces
By looking into the real world examples of motion and forces, we will get a chance to understand how the scientists model and analyze the physical world and solve various physical problems
Unit 3
Energy
Work and energy sound straightforward but some physics concepts does not seem to be totally consistent with our common sense. We'll look deeper into the nature of work and energy to understand the underlying connections within and beyond this unit
Unit 5
Electricity and Magnetism
Electricity and magnetism are at the core of many engineering gems that powers our modern humanity. We'll see the interesting interaction between electricity and magnetism, and explore fascinating real-world applications as well
Unit 7
Light and Optics
Colors, reflection, and refraction reveal the behavior of light while traveling in different materials. We'll use various methods to understand images formed by a mirror and lens, and also the nature of colors
Unit 2
Momentum
Imagine you're on a project to design a self-driving car. How would you plan to protect your passengers' well being? Let's try to understand the collisions from the physics perspectives in order to understand what's going on in the critical moment
Unit 4
Circular Motion, Gravitation and Orbital Motion
Circular motion is interesting because the direction of motion is constantly changing. Let's look into circular motion in order to fully understand what's happening in a consistent framework
Unit 6
Waves and Sound
Waves and sound are both abstract and real. We'll explore some interesting phenomena about waves including diffraction and interference to understand how waves behave in the physical world
Unit 8
Earth Science
Let's dive into the Earth’s interior to see the structure of our own planet, and then focus on the changes on its surface, where we stand on. It's not an end of your physics learning, but an start of your expedition into the real physical world