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USAPhO Basic

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USAPhO Basic course assumes knowledge of mechanics and teaches in-depth all other required USAPhO Semi-final topics. Subjects include thermodynamics (heat capacity, laws of thermodynamics, gaseous processes, heat transfer, entropy), electricity and magnetism (electric fields, potentials, circuitry, magnetic fields, Lorenz force law, Maxwell’s equations, nature of light, magnetic induction), waves (wave equation, intensity, sound, Doppler shift), optics (refraction, lenses, mirrors, diffraction), relativity (Einstein’s postulates, time dilation, length contraction, simultaneity, relativistic quantities).

Target Competitions

  • USAPhO Exam

Target Grades

9-12

Who should Take This Course

  • Students who can solve around 17/25 questions on the F=ma in the time given
  • Students who have qualified for USAPhO Semi-final

Who should Skip This Course

  • Students who can solve around 3/6 questions on the USAPhO Semi-final in the time given

A scientific calculator is required and preferred over a graphing calculator.

Exam Weeks

Practice Exams will be given/solved.

Homework

There are weekly homework sets.

Resources

Lecture/Homework problems and solutions will be available on the learning management system (LMS).

Curriculum

Fall course is not required for the spring course, nor is the spring course required for the fall course.

WeeksFallSpring
1Wave MotionTemperature
2Superposition & Standing WavesHeat & The First Law of Thermodynamics
3Geometric OpticsKinetic Theory of Gases
4Diffraction & InterferenceHeat Engines & Entropy
5FluidsExam Week
6Exam WeekElectric Fields
7Relativity Part 1DC Circuit Elements
8Relativity Part 2Magnetic Fields
9Atomic & Nuclear Physics Part 1Inductance
10Atomic & Nuclear Physics Part 1Maxwell’s Equations
11F=ma ReviewExam Week
12Exam WeekExam Week

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Testimonials

I learned a lot from this course.

F=ma Advanced student

I thought the instructor did a great job of presenting the topics while also providing real-life examples to contextualize my understanding of the topics.

AP Physics 2 student

The instructor is very enthusiastic about his job and clearly teaches all the problems. I also love how he used to show us youtube videos about physics in order for us to further learn on how physics is implemented in the real world.

F=ma Advanced student

It was amazing and hard but taught me a lot. He helped me go from a few skeptic formulas into a conceptual understanding of the topic. Whenver I had questions, he always answered them. I understood the hardest problems in the simplest way. Overall, he was a great and fun instructor.

F=ma Advanced student

I liked how the instructor split the basic concepts of physics into different topics/chapters. I also loved the enthusiasm with which the topcis were taught.

F=ma Advanced student

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