1 year, 1.0 credit (1 semester, .5 credit)

This college-level course is equivalent to a first year physics course in college. This course provides students a systematic introduction to the main principles of physics and emphasizes the development of conceptual understanding and problem-solving ability using algebra and trigonometry, but rarely calculus. Topics include fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, waves (sound and light), atomic and nuclear physics, and the theory of relativity. At the end of this course, students have the option to take the AP Physics Exam.