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Our physics program has honors and regular physics.  The honors physics
covers the topics in more depth and the text is more advanced.  An easy
first year college text (non-calculus) such as Serway College Physics
or Jones & Childers might work. Some oof the so called favoriter books
are very unreadable.  Choose a text carefully for readability and lots of
sample problems.

We give the students a lot of responsibility to read the text on their
own and we dont over explain--if they need that they shouldn't be in
honors physics.

We have 2 second year classes, one for the C calculus exam and one for
the B non Calculus.

The C exam with calculus we take all year and include special projects
now & then and labs.  We are currently on chapter 8, KE & PE.  Do lots of
calculus problems. Look at the AP exanm and see the level of problems
required.

The non- calculus class has a huge curriculum. We star t the 2 nd year
where we left off after the 1 st year and then recycle to the start. Hope
this helps;
Michael Feinberg Whitman HS Bethesda Md 301 320 6600

On Wed, 1 Feb 1995, Keith C. Tipton wrote:

> I am a new teacher this year, teaching honors physics 1 and 2.  Next
> year, I will probably have regular and honors courses.  My question is:
>
> What do you consider to be the significant differences between honors and
> nonhonors physics?  Also, what do you consider to be the most appropriate
> way to teach 2nd year physics--do you rework old material with more
> depth, do innovative labs and projects, or maybe something in between?
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Keith Tipton        : So, 27 months after its conception the scanning
> kctipton@tenet.edu  : tunneling microscope was born... We did not require
> Houston, Texas      : extra manpower or funding, and our side activities
>                     : produced acceptable and publishable results--G. Binnig
>