Year 11 HSC Physics

Skills.

• The scientific method
• The scientific Method
• Accuracy, precision, validity, reliability

Module 1: Kinematics

• Distance vs displacement
• Velocity vs speed
• Acceleration
• Newtons 3 laws of motion
• What is force
• Net forces in 1 D
• Net force problems in 2 D
• Relative motion of objects in two dimensions

Module 2: Dynamics

• Static vs dynamic friction
• Inclined planes
• Banked curve problems
• Force Impulse
• Collisions and momentum

Module 3: Waves and thermodynamics

• The mechanical wave model
• Simple harmonic motion
• Resonance
• Reflection, refraction, diffraction and super position
• Standing waves in strings
• The Doppler Effect
• Beats
• Inverse square law for intensity of sound
• Reflection of light
• Refraction of light
• Snell’s law
• Dispersion of light
• Refractive index of a medium
• Inverse square law for intensity of light

Module 4: Electricity and magnetism

• How Charged Objects Interact
• Magnetism
• Electric Circuits