Unit 3 & 4 Orientation
Welcome to yr 12 Physics.
It's a fabulous course and will be covered in the following order
Important Materials:
Required: Physics 2 (1st Ed). This has been book listed in electronic form with Study ON
Scientific calculator. Please note you will not be allowed to use a graphing calculator in any GAs or SACs
A4 lined Notebook - you are required to take handwritten notes
A4 grid book - you are required to maintain a logbook of your practical work
Java so you can use the PhET simulations
Data logging software SPARKvue
Recommended: 15 cm metal ruler
Protractor
Please download these two chapters for resources for this content area: Ch 6 - Newton's Law's, Ch 8 - Special relativity, TYS Relativity
Yr 11 content used in yr 12
The two significant areas of study you will use in yr 12 are motion and electricity. The first unit we will cover is "How fast do things go?"
These questions below are from yr 12 exams but rely purely on content you have already studied. Try them now.
Unit 3: AOS3 - How fast can things move
AOS2 - How Are fields used to move electrical energy
AOS1- How do things move without contact
Unit 4: AOS 1 - How can waves explain the behaviour of light
AOS 3 - Practical Investigation
AOS 2 - How are light and matters
For details please read the Unit 3 & 4 Outline Document
