This is an adaptive credit recovery course, in which students will complete a pretest for each module, and will be exempted from activities for topics where mastery is demonstrated. This type of credit recovery course targets individual areas of need in the curriculum and minimizes repetition of content where students have demonstrated their understanding. Students will continue their study of mechanics and will extend their learning to other aspects of physics. The course begins with a study of simple harmonic motion, wave properties, and optics.
Students then will learn the basics of thermodynamics and fluids before moving on to explore principles of electricity and magnetism. This is a trigonometry-based course in which students are expected to know and use trigonometry to solve problems.
Major topics include:
- Waves and wave behavior
- Energy and thermal transfer
- Electricity and electric charge
- Magnetism
- Light and optics
Students learn through online lesson activities, videos, and interactive activities. Each module begins with a pretest, proceeds to lessons that conclude with a brief self-check, and wraps with a module exam. The course concludes with a cumulative exam.
This course uses content from Accelerate Education taught by a VHS Learning instructor who is certified in their content area and who follows VHS Learning policies. The course will be hosted in the Buzz learning management system. Students may spend 40 hours completing this course, though actual time-spent will vary based on individual student performance in module pretests.
Credit recovery courses do not meet initial eligibility requirements for NCAA. Students who require flexible courses meeting initial eligibility requirements should consider VHS Learning self-paced courses, which can be found in the VHS Learning Catalog. Course Learning Objectives:
- Understand and illustrate wave motion.
- Relate light and temperature to heat and thermodynamics.
- Understand magnetism across electric circuits and fields.