Course title

SCI404 Honors Physics Virtual

Pre-requisite

MTH303: Algebra II or MTH304: Honors Algebra II and MTH403: Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry (MTH403 strongly recommended as a prerequisite, but this course may instead be taken concurrently with SCI404); and teacher/ school counselor recommendation

Course description

This advanced course surveys all key areas: physical systems; measurement; kinematics; dynamics; momentum; energy; thermodynamics; waves; electricity; and magnetism; and introduces students to modern physics topics such as quantum theory and the atomic nucleus. Additional honors assignments include debates; research papers; and extended laboratories. The course gives a solid basis for moving on to more advanced college physics courses. The program consists of online instruction; and related assessments; plus an associated problem-solving book.

School country

United States

School state

Nevada

School city

Las Vegas

High school

Nevada Virtual Academy

School / district Address

8645 S. Eastern Avenue Suite 100

School zip code

89123

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

12/1/2022

Deferred

Yes

Deferred date

01/4/2023

Deferred Reason

In order to be reviewed as a laboratory science; we will need a list of physical laboratory experiments completed for this course and number of hours students spend doing laboratory assignments each week.

Online / Virtual

Yes