Honors Physics is a year-long study of energy and matter in motion. Emphasis is place on the concepts of mechanics, sound, light, electricity, and magnetism. This physics course is designed to provide the individual opportunities to experience science as a discipline and method of investigation through a combination of study, discussion, problem solving, and hands-on laboratory observation. By the end of the semester you will be able to demonstrate skills necessary to recognize problems, gather quantitative data, efficiently solve problems and explain concepts, and communicate your results and solutions. Open-ended questions are stressed in order to assess students’ understanding of physical concepts, and the use of mathematics to illuminate the physical situation rather than to show manipulative abilities.