Physics 100 Hours Certificate Course
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Physics course online. Learn to develop the principles of physics as a foundation for applying theoretical physics in any world situations, from engineering and environmental management to rural industries and health sciences.
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To present a review of the basic mathematical concepts required to understand and perform the calculations required in this course.
To present an introduction into the fundamentals of physics, and a brief overview of the lessons in this course.
To explain the following concepts and their applications: displacement, velocity, acceleration, speed, linear motion, momentum, force, work, energy, power, Newton’s law, equilibrium.
To understand the concept of Electrostatics.
To study the basic components of an electric circuit and their applications, and be able to measure the current, voltage and resistance in a circuit.
To Learn about magnetism, induction, magnetic fields and their applications in the real world
To define the concept of “energy” and explain the difference between Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy, and provide real life examples and applications to help the student understand these concepts.
To understand temperature and heat, and perform conversions between the three temperature measurement units - Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin.
To study light and its characteristics, and understand the various types of mirrors and lenses.
To gain an understanding into the world of nuclear physics and radioactivity and describe uses of radioactivity/radiation and understand the dangers and injuries which may result from radioactivity and radiation.
To get an introduction into the world of cosmology and astrophysics. The following will be explained: Introduction into early cosmology, Telescopes, The solar system and beyond, Distances, Magnitude.
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Subjects
- GCSE Physics
Course programme
There are 10 lessons:
- Review of Basic Algebra
- Introduction
- Equations and formulae
- Variables
- Quadratic equations
- Graphing
- Geometry
- Triangles
- Basaic formulae
- Quadrilaterals
- Angles and radians
- Logarithms and exponentials
- Trigonometry
- Introduction: Scope and Nature of Physics
- Observing, measuring, modeling, predicting
- Units of measurement
- Converting between units
- Precision of measurements and identifying significant digits
- Forces and Mechanics
- Physics and motion
- Displacement
- Speed and velocity
- Acceleration
- Force
- Force of gravity
- Work
- Power
- Energy
- Waves
- What are waves
- Properties of waves: longitudinal waves, transverse waves
- Wave terminology
- Relationship of frequency or period
- Wave speed
- Electromagnetic radiation and waves
- Sound waves
- Sound spectrum
- Measuring sound
- Speed of sound
- Doppler effect
- Standing waves and resonance
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Electrostatics
- Conductors and insulators
- How to make an electroscope
- Coulomb’s law
- The electric field
- Electricity and electric circuits
- Current
- Voltage
- Resistance
- Power
- Ohm’s law
- Circuits: series, parallel
- Magnets
- Magnetic forces
- Ferromagnetism
- Creating magnets
- Earth’s magnetic fiels
- Geomagnetic reversal
- Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetism and solenoids
- Electric motors
- Magnetic force
- Right hand rule
- Inductors
- Lenz’s law
- Energy and Work
- What is energy
- Potential energy
- Kinetic energy
- Conservation of total energy and mechanical energy
- Converting kinetic energy into potential energy
- Work and force
- Conservative and non conservative forces
- Conservation of mass energy
- Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
- Temperature measurement units
- Fahrenheit
- Celsius
- Kelvin
- Converting between units
- What is heat
- Heat transfers: thermal equilibrium
- Thermal expansion and thermal contraction
- Light and Optics
- What is light
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Demonstration of refraction
- Index of refraction
- Difraction
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- How a rainbow forms
- What are mirrors
- Flat mirrors
- Convex mirrors
- Concave mirrors
- Lenses
- Converging lenses
- Diverging lenses
- Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
- Structure of matter
- The periodic table
- What is radioactivity
- Alpha radiation
- Beta radiation
- Gamma radiation
- Radioactivity applications
- Nuclear medicine -diagnostic and therapy
- Radioactive tracers in agriculture
- Food irradiation
- Archeological and geological dating
- Radiocarbon dating
- Half life
- Power generation
- Radiation effects and injuries
- Cancer and burns caused by radiation
- Astronomy, Cosmology and Astrophysics
- What is astronomy
- The pioneers of astronomy
- The branches of astronomy
- Sub fields of astronomy
- Astronomy in our daily life
- The most important discoveries in astronomy
- What is Cosmology
- How did cosmology evolve
- Hubbles law
- Cosmological principle
- Calculate the age of the universe using the Hubble constant
- What is astrophysics
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Physics 100 Hours Certificate Course