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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
  • Understanding Vectors
  • Relative motion
Dynamics
  • 3rd Law reviewed
  • Forces in equilibrium
  • Understanding the Normal Force
  • Friction explained
  • Inclines analysis with 2nd Law
Energy and momentum
  • 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

Circuit Elements
  • Ohm’s Law and its limitations
  • Series and parallel circuits explained using an analogy
  • Series and parallel circuits explained using mathematics
  • What is a kilowatt hour
Magnetism
  • 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
  • Transverse Waves explained
  • 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
  • Total Internal Reflection explained
  • Inverse square law
  • Modulation
Ray Optics
  • Lenses and virtual images
  • Real image formation

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


HEAT and THERMODYNAMICS (~10%)
  • 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
Atomic
  • 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
Nuclear and particle Physics
  • Half life explained 
  • Understanding Binding energy
  • Understanding Strong Force
  • Fission explained
  • Fusion explained
  • particle accelerators explained
  • Standard Model Explained
Relativity
  • Special relativity - an intro
  • Special relativity consequence - time dilation:

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    • Mechanics >
      • Kinematics 1D
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      • Wave Phenomena
      • Sound
      • Physical Optics
      • Geometric Optics
    • Heat and Thermodynamics
    • Electricity and Magnetism >
      • Electrostatics
      • Circuit electricity
      • Electromagnetism
      • Induction
    • Modern Physics >
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      • Quantum Phenomena
      • Nuclear Physics
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  • Shorts
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