Binhang’s Virtual Physics Club

BinHang Zhu

Binhang Zhu has completed his undergraduate degree in medical science at the University of Western Ontario, and will soon begin his second major in Computer Science. He has been a volunteer since Grade 7. During his years of learning Chinese at Yufeng, he also volunteered there and helped mark assignments and tests for kids in the lower grades. He has worked as a team leader at the Calgary Public Library for kids’ math, computer and reading programs, and also as a coordinator at ECSSEN Career School for the donation distribution program. He loves math, physics, and chemistry and has won several awards during highschool and university. He greatly enjoys teaching physics at Inthinking Youth Club. He loves to share his knowledge and experience with young students in class, hoping that they will obtain more skills in physics and become more interested in science. Binhang feels that as a volunteer, he can help the people in need, making a good contribution to the community. He appreciates the opportunity given by Inthinking Youth Club and looks forward to helping more students in the upcoming semester.



Course outline(2020)

Lesson 1: Lesson 1: Force and Motion

  • Define speed
  • Calculate speed, distance, or time
  • Calculate acceleration and solve the problem associated with it
  • Difference between speed and velocity
  • Identify and classify

Lesson 2: Newton’s Laws of Motion

  • State and give an example of the application of Newton’s laws of motion
  • Distinguish between mass and weight
  • Calculate the weight of an object of known mass
  • Use Newton’s second law to explain why objects of different mass fall with the same accelerating
  • Specify the cause of terminal speed
  • Relate Newton’s second law to circular motion

Lesson 3: The Conservation of Momentum and Energy

  • Define momentum and state its metric units
  • Relate momentum to impulse
  • Given a change in momentum and the time involved, calculate the average force used
  • Explain how momentum is conserved in an isolated system
  • Apply the principle of conservation of momentum to analysis of simple collisions
  • Calculate velocity after a collision between two objects, given initial velocities and masses of the objects
  • Recognize the part played by earth in conservation of momentum
  • Define work and power
  • Use the principle of conservation of energy to calculate the speed of an object that has fallen from a given height
  • Specify how energy conservation applies to machines, giving a quantitative example

Lesson 4: Gravity

  • State the law of gravity using words or a formula
  • Explain how gravity keeps the moon in orbit
  • State the shape of a planet’s orbit and the sun’s position with respect to that orbit
  • Give examples to illustrate the effect of distance on the gravitational force between two objects
  • Explain how the law of equal areas defines the speed of a planet around the sun
  • Explains how Newton’s laws account for the law of equal gravity
  • Justify the concept of “apparent weightlessness”
  • Use numerical example to illustrate how the acceleration of gravity varies with height above the earth
  • Describe the relationship between Kepler’s laws and Newton’s laws
  • Give the value of the universal gravitational constant (optional)
  • Calculate the gravitational attraction between two objects, given masses and distances (optional)
  • Use the law of gravity to calculate the mass of the earth (optional)

Lesson 5: Atoms and Molecules

  • Differentiate between elements and compounds
  • Specify the total number of elements now known
  • Differentiate between atoms and molecules
  • Relate atoms and molecules to elements and compounds.
  • Give an example of the application of the Law of Define Proportions
  • Identify the relative number and type of atoms in a compound, given its formula and the periodic table
  • Label the locations of the atomic particles on a drawing of the Bohr model of the atom
  • Identify the component of an atom that determines its chemical properties
  • Define atomic mass and atomic number
  • Interpret portions of the periodic table
  • Specify, using an example, the importance of the number of electrons in the outer orbit of an atom
  • Use Avogadro’s number in describing the number of atoms and/or molecules in a given number of moles of a substance
  • Given the number of grams of a compound and the periodic table, calculate the number of molecules of that compound

Lesson 6: Solids

  • Describe the arrangement of atoms or molecules in a solid
  • Differentiate between mass density and weight density
  • Calculate an object’s density, weight (or mass), or volume, given the other two quantities
  • Given the specific gravity of a material, calculate its density
  • Calculate the pressure exerted, given the force and area
  • Describe a perfectly elastic substance
  • Use Hooke’s law to determine force or deformation
  • State the conditions under which Hooke’s law applies

Lesson 7: Liquids and Gases

  • Compare liquids and gases to solids in terms of molecular attraction and organizations
  • Compare liquids to solids in terms of elasticity
  • Calculate pressure at a given depth in a given liquid
  • Use Archimedes principle to find the buoyant force on a given object in a given fluid
  • Calculate the depth at which a given object will float in a specified fluid
  • Use Pascal’s principle to demonstrate how pressure is transmitted in a liquid
  • Compare diffusion rates in liquids and gases and use kinetic theory to explain the difference
  • Calculate the total force on a given object due to atmospheric pressure
  • Relate atmospheric pressure to “inches of mercury”
  • Relate the pressure of a confined gas to the number of molecules and the average speed of the molecules

Lesson 8: Temperature and Heat

  • Specify reference points for the three most common temperature scales
  • Convert readings from any of the three temperature scales to any other
  • Explain the difference in operation between a mercury thermometer and one made with a bimetallic strip
  • Using a table of thermal coefficients, calculate change in length due to a given change in temperature of a given solid
  • Differentiate between temperature, heat, and internal energy
  • Calculate the number of calories or Btu’s needed to raise water a given number of degrees
  • Use a table of specific heat to calculate how much heat is needed to cause a given temperature change in a given substance

Lesson 9: Change of State and Transfer of Heat

Lesson 10: Wave Motion

  • Determine the relative periods of simple pendula of different lengths and masses
  • Specify the effect of a change of length, mass, or amplitude on the period of a pendulum
  • Specify the relationship between frequency and period, and –given one-calculate the order
  • Describe a wave in terms of wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and speed
  • Use the equation v=λf to determine the velocity of a wave
  • Differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves
  • Identify energy as being transmitted by a wave
  • Describe the effect of relative motion between the sender and the receiver of a wave
  • Describe the effect of relative motion between the sender and the receiver of a wave
  • Describe a bow wave and state the conditions necessary to achieve one
  • Given one of the two, determine the length or period of a simple pendulum (optional)

Lesson 11: Sound

  • Describe a sound wave in terms of air molecules
  • Identify sound as a longitudinal wave
  • Calculate the speed of sound in air at a given temperature
  • Calculate the speed of sound using data concerning an echo
  • Given either the wavelength or the frequency of a sound, calculate the other quantity
  • Relate the speed of sound in a material to the elasticity and density of the material
  • Relate intensity to the amplitude of a sound wave
  • Calculate relative intensities of two sounds using the inverse-square relationship
  • Explain the phenomenon of resonance as it relates to sound waves
  • Identify some causes and results of refraction of sound waves;
  • Compare the speed of sound in air to its speed in other materials
  • Identify the frequency range of audible sound
  • Calculate the sound intensity in SI units given the sound’s decibel level (optional)

Lesson 12: Diffraction, Interference, and Music

  • Relate loudness to intensity
  • Relate pitch to frequency
  • Differentiate between refraction and diffraction
  • Describe the cause of sound wave interference
  • Given a drawing of a standing wave, specify the number of wavelengths
  • Differentiate between constructive and destructive interference
  • Describe the conditions necessary for beats to be produced
  • Determine the beat frequency of two sound sources of given frequencies
  • Specify what determines the quality of sound
  • Relate a sound’s overtones to its fundamental tone in terms of frequency
  • Differentiate between standing and travelling waves
  • Identify nodes and antinodes in a standing wave
  • Relate the Doppler effect to sound waves
  • Describe the conditions necessary to produce a sonic boom and explain what causes it

Date/Time:

  • Aug 15, 22, 29 (2020)
  • Sep 12, 19, 26 (2020)
  • Oct. 3, 17, 24 (2020)
  • Nov. 7, 14, 21 (2020)
  • Saturday 11:00am- 12:00pm(Calgary Time)
  • On Zoom

*No fee required


Course outline(2021)- Session 1

Lesson 13: Static Electricity

  • Compare the electrostatic forces between two chargers when the distance between the is changed
  • Determine the relative strengths of electric fields using Coulomb’s law
  • Specify the units of electric charge and electric field strength
  • Determine the electrostatic force on a given charge in a given electric field
  • Interpret a diagram of electric field lines in terms of direction and relative strength
  • Give examples of charging by friction and charging by induction
  • Differentiate between electron action in conductors and insulators
  • Describe the effect of a charged object on an electroscope
  • Describe what happens to the atomic charges of the objects when two objects are charged by friction
  • Calculate the force between two charges, given the strength of the charges and the distance between them (optional)
  • Calculate the strength of an electric field at a given distance form a given charge (optional)

Lesson 14: Electrical Current

  • Specify the direction of electron flow from a charged object to ground
  • Differentiate between electron flow and conventional current flow
  • Calculate the energy released when a given amount of charge flow across a given potential difference
  • Specify the unit of current and relate it to charge and time
  • Recognize schematics for batteries and resistors
  • Use Ohm’s law to solve simple circuit problems
  • Determine total voltage across resistors connected in series and in parallel
  • Determine total resistance when resistors are connected in series and in parallel
  • Specify the effect of a burn-out (open circuit) in a series or parallel circuit
  • Differentiate between alternating and direct current
  • Determine the energy dissipated by a circuit, given the power and time
  • Given two of the three quantities – current, voltage, and resistance-calculate the power dissipated in a circuit;• Given the cost of electrical energy, calculate the cost of operating a given device for a certain amount of time;• Calculate the number of joules in a kilowatt-hour (optional)

Lesson 15: Magnetism and Magnetic Effects of Currents

  • Interpret a magnetic field drawing in terms of relative strength and directions of forces on north and south poles
  • Describe the magnetic field of the earth and specify what types of magnetic poles are located at the earth’s north and south geographic poles
  • Use the dot-and-X convention to indicate directions of electric currents and magnetic fields
  • Indicate the direction of a magnetic field produced when current passes through a wire
  • Specify the direction of a magnetic field due to current in a loop or solenoid
  • State the effect of an iron core in a solenoid
  • State the difference between a magnetized and an unmagnetized object in terms of domains
  • Describe the operating principles of voltmeters or ammeters
  • Describe the operating principles of electric motors
  • State the nature of the force by which both electric meters and motors operate
  • Specify, on the atomic level, what causes magnetism in magnetic materials
  • Describe the method used to change current direction in the loop of an AC motor and a DC motor
  • Calculate the strength of magnetic field in the case of long straight wires and in the case of solenoids (optional)

Lesson 16: Electrical Induction

  • Use the right-hand rule to determine the direction of force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
  • Determine the direction of induced current in a wire moving in a magnetic field
  • Specify the effect a changing magnetic field has on a conductor.
  • Use Lenz’s law to determine the direction of induced current
  • Describe what happens when direct current is turned on and off through one of the coils of a transformer
  • Specify the reason an iron core is used in a transformer
  • Relate the number of turns in the primary and secondary of a transformer to the voltage across each, and given three of the above quantities, calculate the fourth
  • Apply the principle of conservation of energy to a transformer, showing that power cannot be increased
  • Identify the effect of self-induction in a coil
  • Distinguish between the effect of an inductor on a high-frequency AC and a low-frequency AC

Lesson 17: Electromagnetic Waves

  • Describe how a changing electric field is generated by an antenna
  • Specify the condition of an antenna when its electric field is at a maximum and when its magnetic field is at a maximum
  • Identify a factor important in the construction of a transmitting radio antenna that is related to the frequency of the wave
  • Differentiate between the processes of AM and FM radio transmission
  • Identify, in order of frequency, a number of portions of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • Describe two methods of detecting an electromagnetic wave;
  • Relate the station number on a radio to the radio wave that is received
  • Relate light to electromagnetic waves

Lesson 18: Light: Wave or Particles?

  • Specify why Galileo failed to measure the speed of light with his experiment
  • Describe how Roemer used the period of one of Jupiter’s moons to measure the speed of light
  • Explain how Michelson measured the speed of light on earth;
  • State the speed of light in metric and imperial units
  • Specify why Newton clung to a particle theory of light
  • Identify the scientist who discovered that light definitely acts as an electromagnetic wave and state his method of discovery
  • Interpret the chart of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • Interpret the observations of the photoelectric effect based on wave theory
  • Explain why Michelson and Morley expected to be able to detect the ether
  • State evidence for and against both the wave and the particle nature of light

Lesson 19: The Quantum Nature of Light

  • Relate blackbody radiation to the temperature of the object
  • Identify the problem concerning the relationship between Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory and blackbody radiation
  • Specify Planck’s contribution to the study of the nature of light
  • Relate Planck’s formula to the wave and quantum theories of light
  • Specify Einstein’s contribution to the theory of light
  • Interpret the photoelectric effect with regard to the quantum theory
  • Relate the Bohr model of the atom to the quantum theory of light
  • Determine the amount of energy emitted when an atom de-excites, or the energy needed to excite
  • Differentiate between excited and stable states in an atom
  • Relate the frequencies of emitted photons to the use of spectra in identifying elements
  • Name at least two ways to raise atoms to excited states
  • Differentiate between emission spectra, absorption spectra, and the continuous spectrum
  • Explain the difference in the functioning of an incandescent and a fluorescent lamp
  • Compare what happens when atoms in a solid are excited with what happens when those in a gas are excited
  • Distinguish between fluorescent and phosphorescent materials
  • Explain how “black light” posters work
  • State the difference between laser light and regular light
  • Specify the derivation of the word “laser”

Lesson 20 & 21: Reflection, Refraction, and Dispersion(1)&(2)

  • Compare the angles of incident and reflected light
  • Differentiate between specular and diffuse reflection
  • Determine relative size and position of the object and image in a plane mirror
  • Differentiate between reflection and refraction
  • Explain how the speed of light affects refraction
  • Compare the wavelengths of light in two materials where the speed of light differs
  • Specify the meaning of “total internal reflection” and state the conditions necessary for its occurrence
  • Explain the effect of refraction on our perception of sunset
  • Explain the cause of mirages in terms of the phenomena presented in this chapter
  • Specify the relationship of dispersion to refraction
  • State the cause of rainbow
  • Determine the angle of refraction, given the angle of incidence of light and the speed of light in each material (optional)
  • Determine the angle of refraction, given the angle of incidence of light and the index of refraction of each material (options)
  • Determine the critical angle for total internal reflection between two substances, given the index of refraction of each (optional)
  • Calculate the speed of light in a substance given the index of refraction of the substance (optional)

Lesson 22: Lenses and Instruments

  • Differentiate between converging and diverging lenses
  • Define the focal length and focal point of a lens
  • Differentiate between real and virtual images
  • Relate image position to focal length and object distance for converging and diverging lenses
  • Determine the magnification produced by a given set of conditions
  • Explain the function of component parts of a camera
  • Compare the operation of a camera to the operation of the human eye
  • Indicate the type of lens needed to correct the two common eye defects
  • Use a diagram to explain how a projector operates
  • Identify the object and image for each lens in a microscope
  • Determine the total magnification of a two-lens microscope given relative distances of objects and images
  • Indicate the primary difference between a microscope and a telescope
  • Specify the two major functions of a telescope and what parts of the telescope contribute to each
  • Calculate the magnification of a telescope given the focal lengths of the two lenses
  • Calculate the position of an image, given focal length and object position for both converging and diverging lenses (optional)

Lesson 23: Light as a Wave (1)

  • Define diffraction
  • Describe how light bends around corners
  • Indicate the effect of constructive and destructive interference of light waves
  • Explain the cause of the pattern that results from double slit interference
  • State the relationship between interference by a diffraction grating and double slit interference
  • Explain the colors of soap bubbles in terms of wave theory
  • State the conditions necessary to observe diffraction of light
  • Indicate how crossed polarizers reduce the amount of light that passes through them
  • Use the double slit interference equation to determine the location of bright spots that result from double slit interference ( optional)
  • State the effect of wavelength on the double slit interference pattern (optional)
  • Use the diffraction grating equation to determine the location of bright spots in the diffraction pattern ( optional)

Lesson 24: Light as a Wave (2)

  • Define diffraction
  • Describe how light bends around corners
  • Indicate the effect of constructive and destructive interference of light waves
  • Explain the cause of the pattern that results from double slit interference
  • State the relationship between interference by a diffraction grating and double slit interference
  • Explain the colors of soap bubbles in terms of wave theory
  • State the conditions necessary to observe diffraction of light
  • Indicate how crossed polarizers reduce the amount of light that passes through them
  • Use the double slit interference equation to determine the location of bright spots that result from double slit interference ( optional)
  • State the effect of wavelength on the double slit interference pattern (optional)
  • Use the diffraction grating equation to determine the location of bright spots in the diffraction pattern ( optional)

Lesson 25: Color

  • State the relationship of color to wavelength
  • State which colors have the longest and which have the shortest wavelength
  • Name the additive primary colors
  • Specify the result when given colors are combined additively
  • Specify the method of color combination used on a television screen
  • Name the subtractive primary colors
  • Specify the results when given colors are combined substantively
  • Explain why making accurate predictions of the colors that result from combining paints in real life is not as simple as described in this chapter

Lesson 26: Review and some questions (1)

Lesson 27: Review and some questions (2)

Lesson 28: Review and some questions (3)

Lesson 29: Review and some questions (4)

Lesson 30: Review and some questions (5)

Lesson 31: Measurement

  • Measuring things, including lengths
  • Time
  • Mass

Lesson 32: Motion along a Straight Line

  • Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
  • Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
  • Acceleration
  • Constant Acceleration
  • Free-Fall Acceleration
  • Graphical Integration in Motion Analysis

Lesson 33: Vectors

  • Vectors and their components
  • Unit Vectors, adding vectors by components
  • Multiplying Vectors

Lesson 34: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

  • Position and displacement
  • Average velocity and instantaneous Velocity
  • Average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration
  • Projectile Motion
  • Uniform circular motion
  • Relative motion in one dimension
  • Relative motion in two dimensions

Date/Time:

  • Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 (2021)
  • Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 (2021)
  • March 6, 13, 20 (2021)
  • April 17, 24, (2021)
  • May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (2021)
  • June 5, 12, 19, 26 (2021)
  • July 2021(summer break)
  • Saturday 5pm~6pm(Calgary Time)
  • On Zoom

*No fee required


Course outline(2021)- Session 2

Lesson 35.Vectors

  • Vectors and their components
  • Unit Vectors, adding vectors by components
  • Multiplying Vectors

Lesson 36. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

  • Position and displacement
  • Average velocity and instantaneous Velocity
  • Average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration
  • Projectile Motion
  • Uniform circular motion
  • Relative motion in one dimension
  • Relative motion in two dimensions

Lesson 37. Force and Motion – I

  • Newton’s first and second lawsSome particular forcesApplying Newton’s laws

Lesson 38. Force and Motion – II

  • FrictionThe drag force and terminal speedUniform circular motion

Lesson 39. Kinetic Energy and Work

  • What’s Physics?
  • What’s Energy?
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Work
  • Work and Kinetic Energy
  • Work done by the Gravitation Force
  • Work done by a Spring Force
  • Work done by a General Variable Force
  • Power

Lesson 40. Potential Energy and Conservations of Energy

  • What‘s physics
  • Work and Potential Energy
  • Path Independence of Conservative Forces
  • Determining Potential Energy Values
  • Conservation of Mechanical Energy
  • Reading a Potential Energy Curve
  • Work Done on a System by an External Force
  • Conservation of Energy

Lesson 41. Center of Mass and Linear Momentum

  • What’s Physics?
  • The Center of Mass
  • Newton’s Second Law for a System of Particles
  • Linear Momentum
  • The Linear Momentum of a System of Parties
  • Momentum and Kinetic Energy in Collisions
  • Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension
  • Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
  • Collisions in Two Dimensions
  • Systems with Varying Mass: A Rocket

Lesson 42. Rotation

  • What Is Physics?
  • Rotational Variables.
  • Are Angular Quantities Vectors?
  • Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration.
  • Relating the Linear and Angular Variables
  • Kinetic Energy of Rotation
  • Calculating the Rotational Inertia
  • Torque
  • Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
  • Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy

Lesson 43. Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum

  • What Is Physics?
  • Rolling as Translation and Rotation Combined
  • The Kinetic Energy of Rolling
  • The Forces of Rolling
  • The Yo-Yo
  • Torque Revisited
  • Angular Momentum
  • Newton’s Second Law in Angular Form
  • The Angular Momentum of a System of Particles
  • The Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body Rotating About a Fixed Axis
  • Conservation of Angular Momentum
  • Precession of a Gyroscope

Lesson 44. Equilibrium and Elasticity

  • What Is Physics?
  • Equilibrium
  • The Requirements of Equilibrium
  • The Center of Gravity
  • Some Examples of Static Equilibrium
  • Indeterminate Structures
  • Elasticity

Lesson 45. Gravitation

  • What Is Physics
  • Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  • Gravitation and the Principle of Superposition
  • Gravitation near Earth’s Surface
  • Gravitation inside Earth
  • Gravitational Potential Energy
  • Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws
  • Satellites: Orbits and Energy
  • Einstein and Gravitation

Lesson 46. Fluids

  • What Is Physics?
  • What Is a Fluid?
  • Density and Pressure
  • Fluids at Rest
  • Measuring Pressure
  • Pascal’s Principle
  • Archimedes’ Principle
  • Ideal Fluids in Motion
  • The Equation of Continuity
  • Bernoulli’s Equation

Lesson 47. Energy (Review)

Lesson 48. Pendulum mechanical E, Conservation of mechanical E.(Review)

Lesson 49. Equilibrium and Elasticity

December 2021(Winter Break)

Date/Time:

  • August 7, 14, 21, 28(2021)
  • September 11, 18, 25(2021)
  • October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30(2021)
  • November 6, 13, 20(2021)
  • December(winter break)
  • Saturday 5pm- 6pm(Calgary time)

*No fee required


Course outline(2022)- Session 1

Lesson 50: Review and some questions (1)

Lesson 51: Review and some questions (2)

Lesson 52: Review and some questions (3)

Lesson 53: Review and some questions (4)

Lesson 54: Review and some questions (5)

Lesson 55: Force and Motion


• Define speed
• Calculate speed, distance, or time
• Calculate acceleration and solve the problem associated with it
• Difference between speed and velocity
• Identify and classify ( as to acceleration and velocity) each of the two components of projectile
motion
• Self –Test questions ( will be emailed after class)

Lesson 56: Newton’s Laws of Motion


• State and give an example of the application of Newton’s laws of motion
• Distinguish between mass and weight
• Calculate the weight of an object of known mass
• Use Newton’s second law to explain why objects of different mass fall with the same
accelerating
• Specify the cause of terminal speed
• Relate Newton’s second law to circular motion

Lesson 57: The Conservation of Momentum and Energy

  • Define momentum and state its metric units
  • Relate momentum to impulse
  • Given a change in momentum and the time involved, calculate the average force used
  • Explain how momentum is conserved in an isolated system
  • Apply the principle of conservation of momentum to analysis of simple collisions
  • Calculate velocity after a collision between two objects, given initial velocities and masses of the objects
  • Recognize the part played by earth in conservation of momentum
  • Define work and power
  • Use the principle of conservation of energy to calculate the speed of an object that has fallen from a given height
  • Specify how energy conservation applies to machines, giving a quantitative example

Lesson 58: Gravity


• State the law of gravity using words or a formula
• Explain how gravity keeps the moon in orbit
• State the shape of a planet’s orbit and the sun’s position with respect to that orbit
• Give examples to illustrate the effect of distance on the gravitational force between two objects
• Explain how the law of equal areas defines the speed of a planet around the sun
• Explains how Newton’s laws account for the law of equal gravity
• Justify the concept of “apparent weightlessness”
• Use numerical example to illustrate how the acceleration of gravity varies with height above the earth
• Describe the relationship between Kepler’s laws and Newton’s laws
• Give the value of the universal gravitational constant (optional)
• Calculate the gravitational attraction between two objects, given masses and distances( optional)
• Use the law of gravity to calculate the mass of the earth(optional)

Lesson 59: Atoms and Molecules


• Differentiate between elements and compounds
• Specify the total number of elements now known
• Differentiate between atoms and molecules
• Relate atoms and molecules to elements and compounds
• Give an example of the application of the Law of Define Proportions
• Identify the relative number and type of atoms in a compound, given its formula and the periodic table
• Label the locations of the atomic particles on a drawing of the Bohr model of the atom
• Identify the component of an atom that determines its chemical properties
• Define atomic mass and atomic number
• Interpret portions of the periodic table

Lesson 60: Solids


• Describe the arrangement of atoms or molecules in a solid
• Differentiate between mass density and weight density
• Calculate an object’s density, weight (or mass), or volume, given the other two quantities
• Given the specific gravity of a material, calculate its density
• Calculate the pressure exerted, given the force and area

• Describe a perfectly elastic substance
• Use Hooke’s law to determine force or deformation
• State the conditions under which Hooke’s law applies

Lesson 61: Liquids and Gases


• Compare liquids and gases to solids in terms of molecular attraction and organizations
• Compare liquids to solids in terms of elasticity
• Calculate pressure at a given depth in a given liquid
• Use Archimedes ‘principle to find the buoyant force on a given object in a given fluid
• Calculate the depth at which a given object will float in a specified fluid
• Use Pascal’s principle to demonstrate how pressure is transmitted in a liquid
• Compare diffusion rates in liquids and gases and use kinetic theory to explain the difference
• Calculate the total force on a given object due to atmospheric pressure
• Relate atmospheric pressure to “inches of mercury”
• Relate the pressure of a confined gas to the number of molecules and the average speed of the molecules.

Lesson 62: Temperature and Heat

  • Specify reference points for the three most common temperature scales
  • Convert readings from any of the three temperature scales to any other
  • Explain the difference in operation between a mercury thermometer and one made with a bimetallic strip
  • Using a table of thermal coefficients, calculate change in length due to a given change in temperature of a given solid
  • Differentiate between temperature, heat, and internal energy
  • Calculate the number of calories or Btu’s needed to raise water a given number of degrees
  • Use a table of specific heat to calculate how much heat is needed to cause a given temperature change in a given substance

Date/Time:

  • January 8, 15, 22(2022)
  • February 5, 12, 19(2022)
  • March 2, 9(2022)
  • April (No class)
  • May 7, 14, 21, 28(2022)
  • On Zoom
  • Saturday 5pm- 6pm(Calgary time)

*No fee required


Physics Lessons for Beginners (2022)-Session 2

Course Outline:

Lesson 63. Measurement

  • Learn how to measure the quantities involved in physics.
  • Identify the base quantities in the SI system.
  • Name the most frequently used prefixes for SI units.
  • Change units.

Lesson 64-65. Uniform Motion

  • Apply the relationship between a particle’s displacement and its initial and final positions.
  • Apply the relationship between a particle’s average velocity, its displacement, and the time interval for that displacement.
  • Apply the relationship between a particle’s average speed, the total distance it moves, and the time interval for the motion.
  • Given a graph of a particle’s position versus time, determine the average velocity between any two particular times.

Lesson 66-67. Forms of Energy

  • Apply the relationship between a particle’s kinetic Energy, mass and speed.
  • Distinguish a conservative force from a non-conservative force.
  • Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a particle.
  • Calculate the elastic potential energy of a block-spring system.
  • Identify the mechanical energy of the system.
  • Apply the principle of conservation of mechanical energy.

Date&Time:

*No fee required


Basic Physics Concepts for Beginners(October 21-November 4, 2023)


Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Force and Motion

Lesson 2: Newton’s Laws of Motion

Lesson 3: The Conservation of Momentum and Energy

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