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42032 Chemistry B
Chemistry B extends student learning to cover additional topics in chemistry, including quantitative analysis,
stoichiometry, solutions, quantitative gas laws, thermodynamics, reaction rates, and acids and bases. Students will engage
in laboratory experiments designed to introduce, illustrate, and apply concepts learned in class. Both Chem A and Chem
B are highly encouraged for STEM students and/or for continuing on to AP Chem.
Prerequisites: Chemistry A; Integrated Math 2 preferred
Grades Taught: 10, 11 12
Credit: 0.5
NCAA Approved
421221/421222 Honors Chemistry
Honors Chemistry provides an opportunity for students to develop an in-depth understanding of the major areas of
chemistry over the course of a full year. Students will study the underlying principles and theories of chemistry while
using mathematical skills during data-analysis and problem-solving activities. Students will engage in laboratory
experiments designed to introduce, illustrate, and apply concepts learned in class. Topics of study include chemical
change, atomic structure, bonding, chemical quantities, states of matter, equilibrium, acids and bases, and
thermodynamics. Successful completion of this class will prepare students for the rigors of both Advanced Placement and
collegiate-level chemistry.
Prerequisites: Integrated Math 1; Integrated Math 2 preferred
Grades Taught: 10, 11 12
Credit: 1.0
NCAA Approved
44022 Physics A
Physics A is the first semester of a two semester, lab-based, college preparatory course that covers the fundamental
concepts of physics and how they model aspects of the physical world. Topics of study include constant velocity motion,
acceleration, forces, energy, momentum, waves, and an introduction to electricity and magnetism. Technological
applications of physics are explored. Both Physics A and Physics B are highly encouraged for STEM students.
Prerequisite: Integrated Math 1
Grades Taught: 10, 11, 12
Credit: 0.5
NCAA Approved
44032 Physics B
Physics B is the second semester of a two semester, lab-based, college-preparatory course that covers the fundamental
concepts of physics and how they model aspects of the physical world. Topics of study include kinematics, circular
motion, electric forces and fields, circuits, magnetism,optics, simple harmonic motion, and sound. Technological
applications of physics are explored. Both Physics A and Physics B are highly encouraged for STEM students.
Prerequisite: Integrated Math 1 and Physics A. Integrated Math 2 must be taken previously or concurrently.
Grades Taught: 10, 11, 12
Credit: 0.5
NCAA Approved
440021/440022 AP Physics 1
AP Physics 1 is a two-semester laboratory course in which students develop many physics concepts from their own
laboratory work. Students develop an understanding or awareness of the natural world and how ideas of physics are
interrelated with experience, experiments, and technology. Major topics of study include mechanics, waves, sound, optics,
electricity, and magnetism. Successful completion of this course may enable students to earn credit through the
Advanced Placement Test offered in the spring.
Prerequisite: Integrated Math 2
Grades Taught: 10, 11, 12
68 Credit: 1.0
NCAA Approved
