Honors Physics

Mr. Taylor

Fall 2022

Room: G235

So, what will we cover this Fall?

This fall we will look at these Physics concepts:

Kinematics (motion)

Dynamics: Newton’s laws (force and inertia)

Circular motion and universal law of gravitation

Simple harmonic motion

Impulse, linear momentum, and collisions

Work, energy, and conservation of energy

Rotational motion

Waves and Sound

(Time permitting) Electrostatics

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What an exciting time to be a high school student studying astronomy!

  • The largest space telescope ever, the James Web Telescope, is operating for the first time and seems to be doing fantastic work.

  • NASA and SpaceX both have rockets with capability to travel to the moon; both planned to fly this year.

  • Scientist discovered gravitational waves! They now detect them all the time!

  • The Higg's Boson was found, and now 1000's of scientist are conducting experiments to look further into the atom than ever. They make anti-matter and change the rate time moves in their experiments!

Having taught for nearly 30 years, my goal is for each of you to have a fun, learning, relevant experience. Physics can be tricky, and will push you to grow, but our hard work will allow you to experience so much more of the world around you! After this course, you will understand things that many adults don't understand.

James Webb telescope is amazing everyone, with its quick and monumental imaging.(Image courtesy NASA.)
Race to the moon: The Artemis stands ready to deliver! Launch is set for August 29th!(Image courtesy NASA.)Side note: SpaceX's Starship is planned to lift off this fall.
Will understanding gravity waves allow us to figure out Warp drive travel like in the movies?(Image courtesy NASA.)
The Earth's largest experiment detected the Higg's boson. We are understanding inertia for the first time ever!(Image courtesy CERN.)