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Welcome to IHS Physics!


Teaching Philosophy

"Growth occurs by stretching beyond what is easy and comfortable. Students will be challenged beyond the boundaries of what they think they can achieve, and coached to greater and greater achievements. Through this process students will build the skills required for lifelong learning along with the confidence and strength of character to take on the unsolved problems of their generation."



What Is Physics?

Physics is many things to many different people. If you look up physics in the dictionary, you'll probably learn physics has to do with matter, energy, and their interactions. But what does that really mean? What is matter? What is energy? How do they interact? And most importantly, why do we care?

Physics, in many ways, is the answer to the favorite question of most 2-year-olds: "Why?" What comes after the why really doesn't matter. If it's a "why" question, chances are it's answered by physics. Why is the sky blue? Why does the wind blow? Why do we fall down? Why does my teacher smell funny? Why do airplanes fly? Why do the stars shine? Why do I have to eat my vegetables? The answers to all these questions, and many more, ultimately reside in the realm of physics.