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Honors Chemistry 2003350
Credit: One (1) Credit
In addition to the core course description, honors/advanced courses offer various learning opportunities for students to develop the critical skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in a more rigorous and reflective academic setting. Students are empowered to perform at higher levels as they develop and demonstrate their skills through participation in more advanced coursework, projects, and/or other forms of evaluation.
Prerequisites: “B” average or better Algebra 1 and department approval
AP Chemistry 2003370
Credit: One (1) Credit
AP Chemistry provides students with a college-level foundation to support future advanced course work in chemistry. Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry- based investigations, as they explore topics such as: atomic structure, intermolecular forces and bonding, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium. This course requires that 25 percent of the instructional time engages students in lab investigations. Students taking this class are encouraged to take the AP Chemistry exam in the beginning of May.
Prerequisites: “B” average or better in a general high school chemistry course and department approval
Physics 2003380
Credit: One (1) Credit
This course provides students with a modern view of the fundamental concepts of physics. Topics students investigate include Newtonian mechanics, energy, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. This class will be conducted primarily through inquiry-based laboratory experiments and problem-solving activities, reinforced with class discussion. Students should be prepared to devote a significant amount of time to working on problem sets, writing lab reports, and reading outside of class. It is expected that students taking this course will have strong algebra skills.
Prerequisites: “C” average or better in Algebra 2 & Pre-Trigonometry and department approval
Honors Physics 2003390
Credit: One (1) Credit
In addition to the core course description, honors/advanced courses offer various learning opportunities for students to develop the critical skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in a more rigorous and reflective academic setting. Students are empowered to perform at higher levels as they develop and demonstrate their skills through participation in more advanced coursework, projects, and/or other forms of evaluation.
Prerequisites: “B” average or better in Algebra 2 & Pre-Trigonometry and previous science course, as well as department approval
AP Physics 1 2003421
Credit One (1) Credit
AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of Physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore these
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