My Palaestra - Homeschooling in Livonia, Michigan

Class Information

J.Wile Physics 10th-12th

This college-prep physics course is designed for the student who has completed algebra 1 and has had an introduction to trigonometry, such as sine, cosine and tangent functions.

It provides a good introduction tothe concepts of general physics. Emphasizing vector analysis, this text (followed by Advanced Physics), is an ideal preparation for a college-level physics course. It provides the student with a strong background in one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton's laws of motion and their application, gravity, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits, and magnetism.

Pre-requisite: This class is designed for 11th, 12th grade and mature 10th grade students, who have finished with or are currently taking Algebra II. The text assumes a working knowledge of significant digits, algebra, basic trigonometric functions and their inverses. The course will utilize the textbook, Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd Edition by J. Wile available from www.apologia.com. Students will need the Solutions and Tests book, along with the textbook.

Classes will alternate between theory/problems and biweekly labs. Students will be expected to keep pace in the text at home. Quizzes and tests will be administered at home by the parents and will be turned in to the teacher for grading.

Instructor: Kaster, Judith

Instructor Bio:

Judith Kaster is in her fifth year at Palaestra. Her homeschool adventure started 18ish years ago, when her twins were ready for first grade. Both she and her husband (Bob Kaster, the electronics teacher) graduated with engineering Masters degrees from the University of Michigan, where they also first encountered homeschooling families and thus, not afraid of math and science and oblivious to unforeseen challenges, they embarked on the journey. Both volunteered and taught/tutored off and on through the years, Judith mostly Math, Chemistry (undergraduate major) German (native language) and Guitar (hobby). Bob has worked as an Electrical Engineer for 25+ years. We graduated three homeschool students: twins in 2013 and the youngest in 2016. With Judith as their math teacher, all three of her children have achieved a solid understanding of Algebra 1 and 2 and ACT scores in the low 30s and 29 and have thus won valuable college scholarships. Her oldest two students have been employed as Math tutors at Oakland University starting their freshman year,…., have just graduated from OU and are both pursuing PhD’s in Chemistry (UIUC and Northwestern U). Her youngest has just finished her freshman year at Cedarville University. The Kasters are members of Woodside Church in White Lake.

Fee: $90

Material Fee: $15

Minimum Age: 15

Maximum Age: 18

Day:

Friday

Time:

11:00 am

Length:

1 Hours

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