Classes 2025-2026 Academic Year
The structure of classes will be slightly different in the 2025-2026 academic year than the previous years. I have decided to offer two tracks of courses. ​​
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1) A Full Year Mechanics Course:
A full-year Mechanics course that allows for more in-depth physics discussions and proper use of my workbooks. This course may be appropriate for older kids and those who want to have an experience similar to their first-year high school physics course or homeschoolers who are taking this course in place of their high school physics course. ​
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The full-year mechanics course will be offered at both quantitative and Advanced levels.
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Quantitative level: Grades 4-8 (ages 10-13) or students who are taking physics for the first time.
Advanced level: Grades 8-11 or second-year students. This course will be taught at a very high level (AP and first-year college) and will go much deeper into concepts, and I will do a lot more vigorous problem-solving.
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2) A Survey of Physics Course:
This course discusses a much wider variety of topics at a faster pace. This is what I have been teaching for the past couple of years, and it has been very successful in introducing the kids to a wide range of topics, from topics in mechanics to electricity and magnetism to optics to quantum mechanics and much more.
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This course will be offered at both conceptual and quantitative levels.
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Conceptual level: Students who are taking physics for the first time and those who want to focus mainly on conceptual understanding without much use of equations and Math.
Quantitative level: Grades 4-8, or students who are taking physics for the first time but are interested in using more Math and doing a bit of problem-solving.
The main difference between these levels is the depth of discussions and the level of Math used. The classes, historically, have been self-selected by the students and sometimes with my guidance. I have to say that 90% of students and parents choose the right level, but occasionally, I had to move a student to a different level after a week or two. A smooth transition between tracks is absolutely possible. My only restriction is that advanced students must be either my returning students or students who have taken some introductory physics before. The advanced Physics course at Physics Literacy is at the level of AP physics/first-year college.
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All classes start on the first week of September and run through the end of May. I follow a trimester schedule to allow students to join in or drop out at specific times (end of Nov, end of Feb, and end of May). You will have to register for each trimester roughly in Aug (for trimester 1), Nov (for trimester 2 ), and February (trimester 3). Each trimester consists of 12 classes, each running for an hour. The price of each class is $25/ hour or $300/trimester.​
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If you choose the $100/month membership option, I will give you access to additional classes for free, so your student may take up to two hours of physics per week for the price of one.
How do I know which course is the best for my child?
The first decision you need to make is to decide whether you want a full-year mechanics course or a survey course. The second decision comes down to your child's Math level.
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