ES 5: Physics & Cosmology

Course Description: This course uses Novare’s Physics: Modeling Nature and additional supplemental sources. It reflects the Novare philosophy of integration, mastery, and robust lab experiments. The primary goal of this course is for students to gain mastery over more advanced topics in physics. It introduces new topics that were not considered in the introductory course, such as projectile motion and friction. It will return to topics studied at the introductory level using advanced mathematics, allowing more accurate modeling of complex scenarios. A secondary goal is to introduce students to some of the topics studied in theoretical physics, with a particular emphasis on cosmology and the development of the universe. A final goal will be to place modern, empirical physics within its proper philosophical framework, which ensures that the subjects explored by theoretical physics lead not to absurdity, but to beauty and truth.