Havergal's Uncalendar, 2016-2017 Academic Year

SCH3U

– Grade 11 Introduction to Chemistry, Grade 11, University Preparation

Have you ever had an existential moment where you look at a glass of water and wonder: Why do ice

cubes float? Why does water evaporate? Why does water exist everywhere? Why don’t I melt like the

wicked witch when I drink water? Chemists too ponder these questions and use models to understand

the behaviour of matter. In this course you will be amazed by the patterns in the behaviour of solids,

liquids, gases and solutions both theoretically and in the physical realm. You will develop explanations

for these observations of the world, perfect precise lab techniques to quantify and qualify matter, and

discover new functions on the TI-83. Program content: Unit 1 Matter, Chemical Trends and Chemical

Bonding; Unit 2 Chemical Reactions; Unit 3 Quantities in Chemical Reactions; Unit 4 Solutions and

Solubility; Unit 5 Gases and Atmospheric Chemistry; Unit 6 Scientific Investigation Skills and Career

Exploration (Integrated).

Prerequisite: SNC2D – Science, Grade 10, Academic

SPH3U

– Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation

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All around us, the physical world is in constant motion: pole vaulters sail through the air, the Earth

whips through space at 30 kilometres a second going around the sun, and even tiny electrons jump

through the air when you touch a metal doorknob in winter. In this course, we begin the task of finding

and understanding patterns in these motions, aiming to make sense of what nature shows us and

finding, along the way, that mathematics is just another way of expressing these relationships. The

application of this knowledge produces the technology all around us, which affects our lives, society

and the environment. The course will take us through the following topics:

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Kinematics or “How do things move?”

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Forces or “Why do things bother to move to begin with?!”

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Energy or “We all think we have it, but we keep wanting more—a double-edged problem for

society?“

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Electricity and Magnetism or “Why do electrons in wires make my hairdryer work and what

could this possibly have to do with a magnet anyway?!”

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Waves and Sound or “Why does something bumping way over there make a noise in my ears

way over here?”

Prerequisite: SNC2D – Science, Grade 10, Academic