Honors Physics:
This course is taken during the 11th grade year. This counts as one of the three lab based science courses required for graduation from Episcopal. The prerequisites are the successful completion of Honors Chemistry, Honors Algebra I, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II and concurrent enrollment in Honors Precalculus. This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of measurement and problem solving, motion and forces, kinetic theory, heat and thermal effects, sound, light and optics, and electricity and magnetism. The course is oriented toward students with a strong background in mathematics.

AP Physics:
This course is generally taken during the 12th grade year. This is an elective course. The prerequisites are successful completion of Physics Honors and teacher recommendation. The course is an extremely intensive, college level course that requires strong math and reasoning skills. All students will take the AP Physics C Exam at the end of the year. The Advanced Placement Physics C course provides a curriculum intended to be the equivalent of a freshman year of physics in college. The Physics C course is divided into two parts. The first semester deals with mechanics¸ force, motion, vectors, rotation, kinetic energy, and gravitation. The second semester focuses on the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism: electric fields, capacitance, currents, circuits, magnetic field. The course is lab based. The course provides a very rigorous treatment of the content material. To be successful, students must make a serious commitment to accept the extensive amount of work required by the curriculum. The C course ordinarily forms the first part of the college sequence that serves as the foundation in physics for students majoring in the physical sciences or engineering. Calculus is a prerequisite or, less desirably, a co-requisite.

Science Investigations:
This course is offered as an elective to 11th or 12th graders. This project-based course is built on investigative techniques, deductive reasoning, and application of science concepts and skills. Topics include forensics and crime scene analysis, microscopy, chromatography, and the analysis of glass, hair, fibers, lip prints, and white powders.