SAT Physics
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MECHANICS (~40%)
ELECTRICITY MAGNETISM (20%)
Kinematics
- Motion Graphs Explained
- Equations of motion
- RUDE - a way of solving mathematical problems
- Projectile Motion Explained
- Why 45° has maximum range
- How well do you know projectile motion
- What is Impulse?
- Conservation of Momentum
- What is work and Power?
- Potential Energy (includes gravity variation)
- Circular Motion Explained
- The Conical Pendulum and banking explained
- The physics of rollercoasters
- Intro to angular motion
- Law of Gravitation
- Orbital Velocity
- Potential Energy (includes gravity variation)
- Kepler’s Laws Explained
- Understanding Energy of Satellites
- How well do you know gravitation?
Charge and fields
- Intro to electric charge
- How an electroscope works
- Electric Fields Explained
- Coulomb’s Law Explained
- Understanding voltage
- Capacitance
- Hand rules explained
- Charge behaviour in E field
- Ohm’s Law and its limitations
- Series and parallel circuits explained using an analogy
- Series and parallel circuits explained using mathematics
- Watt is Power in electrical circuits?
- What is a kilowatt hour
- Magnetic Field around a wire demonstrated
- Solenoids Explained
- Charge behaviour in B field
- Faraday’s Law demonstrated
- Flux explained includes Faraday’s Law
- lenz law explained
- How well do you know induction
WAVES and OPTICS(~20%)
MODERN PHYSICS (20%)
Wave properties
Physical Optics
- Superposition explained (one dimensional)
- Interference (no maths)
- Refraction explained
- Resonance explained - with demonstration
- Understanding Standing Waves
- Standing Waves in closed pipes demonstrated and explained
- Simple doppler animation explained (no maths)
- Doppler explained with maths
- Doppler demonstration in the classroom
- Beats explained
Physical Optics
- Light as seen by Newton and Huijgens
- Young’s double slit experiment, including an explanation of interference
- The physics of the diffraction grating
- Physics of color
- What is polarisation
- Temperature vs Heat
- Specific Heat Capacity
- Latent Heat Explained
- Energy transfer - conduction, convection, radiation
Quantum Phenomena
- Black Bodies Explained with Planck
- Photoelectric Effect Explained
- How well do you know Photoelectric Effect
- Thomson’s discovery of electron
- Millikan’s oil drop experiment
- Rutherford’s model (Geiger Marsden exp)
- Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron
- Bohr’s understanding of the atom
- The De Broglie model
- Schrodinger’s model
- Half life explained
- Understanding Binding energy
- Understanding Strong Force
- Fission explained
- Fusion explained
- particle accelerators explained
- Standard Model Explained
- Special relativity - an intro
- Special relativity consequence - time dilation: