This laboratory course is equivalent to first-year college chemistry. Emphasis is placed on in-depth study of the structure of matter, states of matter, reactions, descriptive chemistry, and chemical calculations. This course emphasizes a study of motion and offers coverage of forces, paths of motion, gravity, planetary motion, momentum, gases, waves, light, electricity, magnetic waves, atomic theory, relativity theory, and nuclear concepts. This laboratory course is equivalent to first-year college Physics. Principles of classical mechanics and electromagnetics are developed.
Emphasis is on analysis of physical systems and solving equations.
These courses do not satisfy University of California entrance requirements but do meet the Science graduation requirement. Both Physical and Biological Sciences must be included. This introductory course provides an in-depth study of selected topics in the life, earth, and physical sciences. Course content includes the nature of science, metric credits and measurements, the basics of matter and energy, mechanics, earth science, living things, ecology, and conservation. All students not enrolled in Biology as their first high school science course are required to take this course.