SPH3U Physics, Grade 11 (University)
First-course physics: motion, forces, energy, sound and electricity, taught with the algebraic problem-solving discipline that MCR3U is building in parallel. The kinematics habits formed here carry straight into SPH4U and first-year mechanics.
Inside the course
Kinematics: describing and predicting motion
Forces and Newton’s laws
Energy transformations and society
Waves and sound
Electricity and magnetism
Where it leads
Leads to SPH4U — the pair is effectively mandatory for engineering applicants.
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Assessment & credit
Standard Ontario assessment: 70% coursework, 30% final evaluation. Completion ships as an official transcript, OUAC-listed and recognized by public and private schools.
How we run it
Small groups, online or in person (Markham campus); semester, summer and winter intakes, scheduled around the student’s Top 6 plan.
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