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incoming juniors/seniors and environmental quality, and global class. It covers Newtonian me-
consultation with current sci- policies regarding the environment. chanics, work and energy, momen-
ence teacher tum, mechanical waves and sound,
Duration: Year Long Course PHYSICS 1A/1B and simple circuits. 25% of the in-
Credit: 10 Units Grades: 11, 12 structional time is spent on hands-
on laboratory work, with an empha-
Prerequisite: Completed sis on inquiry-based investigations
This course is a college prepara- Chemistry that provide students with opportu-
tory course in physical sci- Duraton: Year Long Course nities to apply the science prac-
ence. Topics include the applica- Credit: 10 Units tices.
tion of metric measurement, the
properties of matter, families of This course is a college prepara- ASTRONOMY 1A/1B
chemical elements, chemical tory course in conceptual physics.
change, techniques employed in It is offered to students who are in- Grades: 11, 12
the manipulation of chemical data, terested in pursuing careers in the Duration: Year Long Course
and the role chemistry plays in health and life sciences. The major Credit: 10 Units
modern society. Laboratory activi- emphasis is concept development
ties are designed to provide stu- through laboratory experiences and This course is a practical survey
dents with creative problem-solving concept reinforcement through ap- course in which students learn
experiences. Individual and group plication activities. about ancient, classical, and mod-
investigations in the library and in ern astronomy and cosmology;
the laboratory will stress the rela- AP PHYSICS C: MECHANICS construct their own simple instru-
tionship between science, technol- ments, and learn observational
ogy, and society. 1A/1B techniques using binoculars, tele-
Grades: 11 scopes, and the naked eye. The
Prerequisite: Concurrent en-
AP CHEMISTRY 1A/1B program of observation will include
Grades: 10, 11, 12 rollment in Calculus BC, De- lunar phases and mapping; map-
signed for engineering and
Prerequisite: A in Chemistry ping the planets their motions, star
mapping and observation; and ob-
or A-B in Chemistry Honors math majors serving deep-sky objects such as
Duration: Year Long Course
Duration: Year Long Course galaxies and nebula. Classroom
Credit: 10 units Credit: 10 units study will include early astronomy,
orbits and gravitation, structure of
This course is designed to meet all This course will take students the solar system and types of plan-
of the requirements of the Ad- through a second year of physics ets, satellites, rings, comets, mete-
vanced Placement Program. The and prepare them to take the AP ors, and asteroids, structures and
course will cover atomic structure Physics C examination. Students evolution of stars and galaxies, and
and the interactions of combining will investigate topics in kinematics, cosmology.
atoms. Also covered will be the ar- Newton's laws, work, energy,
eas of stoichiometry, equation bal- power, momentum, circular motion, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOL-
ancing, problem solving, the states oscillatory motion, electricity, and OGY 1A/1B
of matter, oxidation-reduction reac- magnetism. Problem solving will Grades: 11, 12
tions, periodicity of the elements, emphasize the use of calculus. A Prerequisite: ELECTIVE, can-
bonding, basic organic chemistry, "hands-on" lab approach will be in-
and environmental chemistry and corporated to introduce students to not be sole science for jun-
its impact on the ecology. The cur- laboratory techniques necessary to iors
riculum is designed to prepare the succeed at the collegiate Duration: Year Long Course
student for a rigorous exam which level. Special projects are included Credit: 10 Units
may result in the awarding of col- to give students direction over their
lege credit. own study of physics. This course in the life sciences is
designed to prepare students for
AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCI- AP PHYSICS 1 1A/1B the college study of biology. The
ENCE 1A/1B Grades: 11-12 course focuses on cell physiology,
Grades: 11,12 Prerequisite: A in Chemistry, tissue structure and function, hu-
Prerequisite: A-C in Chemis- or A-C in Honors Chemistry, man organ systems, health issues,
try and Biology NOT FOR STUDENTS WHO and a survey of technological ad-
vancements in the field of medi-
Duration: Year Long Course HAVE ALREADY TAKEN cine. Laboratory activities center
Credit: 10 units PHYSICS around vertebrate dissections.
Duration: Year Long Course
In this course topics will include Credit: 10 units
global environmental modeling, the
cycling of matter and energy, hu- AP Physics 1 is based on the Col-
man population dynamics, renewa- lege Board's Advanced Placement
ble and nonrenewable resources, Standards. It is an algebra-based,
college level introductory physics ZOOLOGY 1A/1B