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Course Title: Honors Physics with Lab Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 103420 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:

Prerequisite(s): 80% or higher in previous honors science courses and Open to 10, 11,
teacher recommendation Grades: 12

Co-requisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Pre-Calculus

Description: After an introduction to methods of measurement and problem-solving techniques, the following physical
concepts are covered: motion, vector analysis, forces, work, energy, and rotational motion. The course has a heavy

emphasis on problem-solving, mathematical reasoning and laboratory techniques.

Course Title: AP Physics C - Mechanics Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 103450 Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Term(s)
Co-requisite(s): None Offered: 11, 12
Open to
Students must have completed Calculus or be concurrently Grades:
enrolled in Calculus

Requirement(s): Students are required to complete the designated Advanced

Placement exam at their own expense (2017-2018 cost

$94).

Description: This calculus based physics course is designed to prepare students for the AP Physics C - Mechanics and

Electricity & Magnetism exams. Content will focus on rigorous problem solving involving mathematical reasoning, as well

as, a laboratory portion commensurate with the curriculum. This course also satisfies the requirements for the University

of Pittsburgh’s College in High School Physics course 0174, Basic Physics for Science & Engineering 1. Students may

select to register for the Pitt option at the beginning of the year. There is a separate fee associated with University

registration. Students must register for at least one of the three testing option (AP C Mechanics, AP C E & M, Pitt 0174),
but are not limited to only one option. This course is not recommended as a first-year physics course.

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