The goal of the physics course is to foster an appreciation for the world of natural phenomena and for the physics that explains it. Students learn to analyze real world phenomena through laboratory modeling with sophisticated equipment and computer-interfaced hardware. The course provides both an explanation of the concepts involved and advanced algebraic solutions to complex problems. Students first explore mechanics, then examine units in waves, optics, electricity and magnetism, and thermodynamics. They finish with the modern physics seminar, encountering relativity and quantum mechanics. Prerequisite/co-requisite: Algebra 2