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PSHS Curriculum

The document outlines the curriculum for a Physics 4 course across 4 quarters. The 1st quarter covers experimental physics techniques like error analysis and data plotting. It also includes designing physics experiments. The 2nd quarter focuses on computational physics and numerical analysis. The 3rd quarter introduces computer algebra systems. The final quarter applies computational techniques to special topics in physics like quantum physics and astrophysics.

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PSHS Curriculum

The document outlines the curriculum for a Physics 4 course across 4 quarters. The 1st quarter covers experimental physics techniques like error analysis and data plotting. It also includes designing physics experiments. The 2nd quarter focuses on computational physics and numerical analysis. The 3rd quarter introduces computer algebra systems. The final quarter applies computational techniques to special topics in physics like quantum physics and astrophysics.

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PHYSICS 4

1st Quarter

A. A Primer to Experimental Physics

1. Historical Experiments
2. Ethical Considerations
3. Documentation
4. Errors and Error Analysis

B. Integrated Activity: The Simple Pendulum


C. Data Plotting and Analysis

1. Plotting tabulated data


2. Curve Fitting
3. Error bars

D. Designing Physics Experiments

2nd Quarter

A. Fundamentals of Computational Physics (Numerical Analysis)

1. Binary representation of integers


2. Binary representation of floating point numbers
3. Numerical error
4. Finding Roots
5. Numerical Differentiation

B. Numerical Integration

3rd Quarter

A. Introduction to Computer Algebra Systems (MACSYMA or MAXIMA)

1. Commands and Expressions


2. Equations and Functions
3. Solving Equations
4. Matrices
5. Plotting
(AL) Differential Equations

4th Quarter

A. Applications of ETC to Special Topics in Physics

1. Quantum Physics
2. Material Science
3. Astrophysics
4. Particle Physics
5. Others

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