Regents Physics
Physics Curriculum
1. Measurements and Mathematics
- Units
- Tools for Measurement
- Uncertainty in Measurement
- Scientific Notation
- Evaluating Experimental Results
- Grouping Data
- Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Solving Equations Using Algebra
2. Mechanics
- Kinematics
- Statics
- Dynamics
- Two-Dimensional Motion and Trajectories
- Uniform Circular Motion
- Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
- Friction
- Momentum
- The Simple Pendulum
3. Energy
- Work and Energy
- Forms of Energy
- Potential Energy
- Elastic Potential Energy
- Kinetic Energy
Work-Energy Relationship
4. Electricity and Magnetism
- Electrostatics
- Electric Fields
- Electric Current
- Electric Circuits
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
5. Waves
- Introduction to Waves
- Periodic Wave Phenomena
- Light
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
6. Modern Physics
- Wave-Particle Duality of Energy and Matter
- Early Models of the Atom
- The Nucleus
- The Standard Model of Particle Physics