STEM Curriculum of Amphi Academy taught by PhD level instructor who teaches at research university
3rd – 5th Grade (age 9 – 11)
CLASS TITLE: Easy physics for real-life and STEM problems ( 8 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $800 for 8 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
Topics:
- Forces & Motion: Balanced vs. unbalanced forces, magnetic and electric interactions.
- Balanced/Unbalanced Forces: Predicting motion based on force.
- Energy Transfer: How energy moves from place to place (heat, light, sound, electricity).
- Waves: Patterns in waves and how they transfer information.
- Magnetism: Exploring static electricity and magnetic interactions.
- Forces & Motion: Balanced vs. unbalanced forces, magnetic and electric interactions.
5th Grade (10-11)
CLASS TITLE: Easy physics for real-life and STEM problems ( 8 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $800 for 8 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
Topics:
- Gravity: Earth’s gravitational force
- Planetary systems
- Movement in a gravitational field
- Free-fall
- Throw
- 1st orbital velocity (first cosmic velocity)
- 2nd orbital velocity (escape velocity)
- Geo-stationary orbit calculation
- Matter: Conservation of matter during physical and chemical changes.
Middle School (Ages 11-14)
CLASS TITLE: Easy physics for real-life and STEM problems ( 8 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $800 for 8 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
Topics:
- Forces and Motion: Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, gravity, and inertia.
- Energy: Kinetic vs. potential energy, thermal energy transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), and the Law of Conservation of Energy.
- Waves: Wave properties (frequency, wavelength), electromagnetic spectrum, and sound/light behavior.
- Electricity and Magnetism: Basic circuits, electric fields, and electromagnetism.
CLASS TITLE: Middle School Advanced Physics for real-life and STEM Problems ( 12 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $1,200 for 12 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
Topics:
- Oscillators
- Mathematical pendulum
- Physical pendulum (application of moments of inertia)
- Harmonic motion
- Damped oscillations
- Principles of fluid mechanics
- Bernoulli’s equation
- Coanda effect
- A wing theory
- Propeller
High School (17-18)
Price: $800 for 8 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
CLASS TITLE: Mathematics, Easy Calculus for real-life problems ( 6 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $600 for 6 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
Topics:
- What is a function?
- Examples of functions
- What is a derivative?
- What is an Integral?
- How to calculate a derivative?
- How to calculate an integral?
- Applications of derivatives and integrals in real-life and STEM problems
- Example 1: Position-speed- acceleration
- Example 2: Find minima and maxima, zero crossing
- Technology and Engineering
TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
CLASS TITLE: CAD design basics ( 4 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $450 for 4 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
- Basic operation (zoom, rotation)
- Planes and axes creation
- 2D sketch
- 3D object
- Holes
- Rounding
- Cutting
- Preparing for printing
CLASS TITILE: Principles of Engineering Design: How to conduct a proper design process ( 4 weekly 1.5h classes)
Price: $450 for 4 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
- Introduction
- Design Inputs
- Design process
- Design outputs
- Verification and Validation
CLASS TITLE: 3D printing basics ( 4 X 1.5 h weekly classes)
Price: $450 for 4 weeks (PhD instructor who teaches University courses)
- Types of 3D printers
- Parameters of a printer
- Slicing
- Setting up a 3D printer