Thursday, 26 March 2026

Term 1 Week 8 Energy Work Power

 Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124

Forces
  • Act 10A Forces p.117-118
  • Act 10B Forces p.123-124
  • Ex 4B Forces p.97-104
Circular Motion
  • Act 13A p.148-149 Circular Motion
  • Ex 4H p.132-134 Circular Motion

Energy
  • Act 14B, p. 158-160 Combined Mechanics
  • Ex 4J, p. 143-147 Energy, Work, Power

Energy
  • Energy can never be created
  • Energy can never be destroyed
  • Energy can only change its form (Work is done)
  • Energy has the ability to make something happen, i.e. to do Work
  • The unit for energy is the Joule (J)
  • J = Kgm2s-2  in fundamental units

Perpetual Motion Machine?

A Simple Proof of Conservation of Energy


Conservation of Energy


Work & Transformation of Energy



Power & Work Done

Kinetic Energy


Gravitaional Potential Energy



Work, Energy, and Power

Work, Energy and Power Review


Gravitational Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy Skate Park PhET Link - HTML


Work
Work is a transformation (change) of energy from one form to another form. Work only occurs when something is done.

  • Power is the rate at which energy is transformed
  • Power is the rate at which work is done
  • Unit of power Watt (W = J/s)
Power vs Energy

Work, Energy & Power



Kinetic Energy & Gravitational Potential Energy

World's Heaviest Weight - the importance of error reduction through measurement

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Term 1 Week 5 Circular Motion & Lab Investigation

   Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124

Forces
  • Act 10A Forces p.117-118
  • Act 10B Forces p.123-124
  • Ex 4B Forces p.97-104
Circular Motion
  • Act 13A p.148-149 Circular Motion
  • Ex 4H p.132-134 Circular Motion

Lab Investigation
  • Ex 2B, p.16-18, Graphing
  • Ex 2C, p.19-25, Identifying Relationships and Experimental Equations
  • Ex 2B, p.23-40, Level 3 Handout booklet on Graphing Errors

Circular Motion
  • Velocity is always at a tangent to the circle. Even if the speed remains constant, the velocity is changing because it is accelerating.

vc = 2𝝿r/T

  • Centrapetal Acceleration is always toward the centre of the circle.
  • ac = mv2/r
  • Centapetal Force is the Net Force, and is also always towards the centre of the circle.

Fc = mv2/r

Uniform Circular Motion



Circular Motion




Derivation of Centripetal Acceleration

Centrapetal vs Centrafugal


Faking Gravity



What is the Coriolis Effect?



Revision for Lab assessment

Errors & Processing - Link (scroll to bottom of page)

What's the difference between accuracy 

and precision? 

(Systematic Error & Ramdom Error)





Linerising Graphs in Physics

Linerisation of Data


Uncertainties and Errors

World's Heaviest Weight - the importance of error reduction through measurement

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Term 1 Week 3 Forces, Newton's Laws of Motion Free Body Force Diagrams

  Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124

Forces
  • Act 10A Forces p.117-118
  • Act 10B Forces p.123-124
  • Ex 4B Forces p.97-104

Force


Mass on a Slope

Drawing a Free Body Diagram


Net Force - PhET Application - link here

What is a Force?


What Forces are Acting on You?



Best Film on Newton's Third Law Ever




What is Gravity

The Difference Between Mass & Weight


Misconception About Falling Objects

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Term 1 Week 2 2026 Kinematics and Projectile Motion

 Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124


Kinematic Equations
Only used when an object is accelerating
vf = vi + at
← missing d
vf2 = vi2 + 2ad
← missing t
d = vit + ½at2
← missing vf
d = (vi + vf)t/2
← missing a

Choose the kinematic equation based on:

  • what quantities you are given
  • what quantity is asked for
  • what quantity is not involved


Acceleration and Kinematic Equations

Introduction to the Kinematic Equations

Projectile Motion





Projectile Motion - Khan Academy

Horizontal & Vertical Vectors in Projectile Motion

Introduction to Projectile Motion

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Term 1 Week 1 Units, Vectors, Graphs of Motion

  Homework

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94



SI Unit Prefix












Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Week 9 Term 3 Lens & Curved Mirror

Homework:

Basic Properties of Waves

  • Act 5A, p,53, Pulses and Waves
  • Ex 3D, p.66--67, Wave Properties
Superposition & Diffraction
  • Ex 3F, p.3F, p.73-75 Superposition
  • Act 5B, p. 58, Reflection, Refraction and Diffraction of Waves
  • Act 5C, p.63-64, Diffraction and Superposition
  • Ex 3E, p.69-70, Diffration
  • Ex 3H, p.81-83 Waves on a String
  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String

Young’s Double Slit Experiment

  • Ex 3B, p. 47-52, Refraction
  • Ex 3G, p.76-78 Two Point Source Interference
Reflection, Refraction and Diffraction
  • Act 5B, p. 58, Reflection, Refraction and Diffraction of Waves

Lens and Curved Mirror

  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String

  • Ex 3B, p. 47-52, Refraction

  • Ex 3C, p.56-63, Lens

  • Ex 3A, p.37-44 Curved Mirror












Plane & Curved Mirrors

Lenses


Ray Diagram

Comparing Lens & Mirror

Using Descartes formula for the Lens & Mirror