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Physics is a lab science with a math focus. We use physical relationships to predict and shape our surroundings. We will also attempt to discover new physical relationships through experimentation.
About Physics
Physics is science. Physicists build mathematical models that approximate how matter and energy change over time.
Physics advances technology. Physics explains how electromagnetic waves encode information from a cell phone, how electricity in a computer chip is controlled by transistors, how a speaker produces sound with magnets, and how GPS calculates position.
Physics guides engineering. A knowledge of physics allows engineers to predict how their projects will behave. Physics helps them design, tinker, and experiment.
Physics speaks with math. Math is the language physics uses to understand and communicate the nature of our universe.
Course Materials
An organized notebook/binder and a scientific calculator is required. I'm flexible about most other details, but I recommend:
graph paper: for graphing, charts, free body diagrams, circuit diagrams, ...
scientific calculator: TI-Nspire™
pen and pencil
highlighter
Contact
If you were absent, check in after class to see what you missed. If you need to make up an assignment, or have any questions come by my desk in the science office during my office hours or before/after school.
avalsamis@glenbrook225.org
Science Games
Particle Clicker: a clicker game n-gon: physics based JavaScript game
About Me
I graduated Lake Forest College with a Bachelor Degree in physics in 2012.
I received a Master Degree in Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2015.
I nerd out on: soccer, science, rubik's cubes, puzzles and photography. Check out some of my photos!
