In Grade 11 Physics, students explore topics in Kinematics with an emphasis on linear & projectile motion, Newtonian Dynamics, Energy Transformations, Nuclear Reactions, Mechanical Waves (sound), Electricity and Magnetism.  Student needs in this course are wide and varied, with recurring patterns of difficulty experienced in Kinematics, Dynamics and Energy Transformations.

Dynamics is one topic that students often complete with unresolved misconceptions. In their qualitative and quantitative investigation of net force and its relationship to acceleration and mass, students become inundated with so many mathematical calculations that they forget the reasoning that undergirds those calculations. While we do prioritize completing homework/assignment questions successfully, our tutors work with students to instill in them the kind of thorough understanding necessary to attack higher level, performance task-type problems.

Further, students must use trigonometry to solve questions in non-uniform linear motion in two-dimensions. This requires them to have been successful in their studies of Grade 10 Trigonometry and then to apply that success to the novel concepts brought forth in the Kinematics unit. Before tutoring this unit, we ensure that the foundational mathematics skills required to approach Kinematics are strong. While approaching homework questions and assignments using the 5 learned Kinematics Equations, we teach students to understand the origins of those equations. That way, they do not employ wrote memorization to complete questions (which can cause systemic problems come test and exam day).

For more detailed information regarding this Grade 11 Physics course, visit the Ontario Ministry of Education Website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-education