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 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