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Int2 revision

These resources are intended to help you prepare for the Intermediate 2 exam. Thanks to Mrs. Boath for sharing them with me!

Check this blog post to find out how you can get free physics revision software for home use only.

Important

To open all the files, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer. If you don’t have these on your home pc, go to the Thurso High School download page to find links that will let you open these types of file inside your browser.

Alternatively, you can download the OpenOffice.org suite for free!

Download your copy of the SQA data booklet.

Unit 1 -- Mechanics & Heat

I have split this subject up into separate mechanics and heat downloads. The mechanics material is in a web page format so you can jump around it easily.

vectors & scalars

Here is a video guide to drawing a vector scale diagram to find displacement.

Vector Scale Diagrams from mr mackenzie on Vimeo.

mechanics -- summary for entire mechanics section (powerpoint version here)

projectile motion (video)

example of projectile motion - shoot the monkey (video)

animation showing effects of air resistance

Newton’s 1st law causes a headache for a lorry driver in this video

work, power and energy
potential energy examples
kinetic energy examples
conservation of energy in a roadrunner cartoon (youtube clip)

Friction: here are 3 clips about friction from the BBC programme Bang goes the Theory


and look what happens when cold weather removes the friction that helps you to control your car!


heat -- powerpoint file

latent heat summary -- how to use heat equations when there is a change of state

summary of mechanics & heat equations

Unit 2 -- Electricity & Electronics

This is a large unit so I have split up the revision material into electricity and electronics sections rather than post one enormous file. I have put the electricity file online as a web page that allows you to jump to different sections if you want to skip ahead or go back to something quickly -- just use the left hand navigation column for this. If you want to read through one page at a time, just use the arrows at the bottom of the screen.

electricity summary pages (powerpoint version here)

transformers -- short summary of terms used when dealing with transformers

electricity quiz -- test your electricity knowledge

electronics -- summary of electronics part of the unit   (powerpoint version here)

LEDs -- these Standard Grade notes provide a comparison of LEDs and lightbulbs, including a worked example of how to calculate the series resistor for an LED.

Unit 3 -- Waves & Optics

quiz about waves -- pdf file with questions about the properties of waves

waves -- complete summary of unit 3 in a powerpoint file (large file!) I recommend the ray diagram section of this presentation, it has clear instructions on how to draw a diagram correctly.

Unit 4

radioactivity -- powerpoint file summarising the radioactivity unit

radiation quiz -- how much do you know about radioactivity?

How to do half-life calculations (pdf)

Radiation doses are mentioned in this article in The Guardian newspaper.

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Comments»

1. Connor - 21/05/08

Thanks again, this stuff is really useful.

2. mrmackenzie - 22/05/08

Good luck for tomorrow, Connor!

3. Dom - 22/05/08

Good stuff mate ;)

4. Carol - 11/01/09

Thanks for all the effort. I know how long it must have taken. Much appreciated.

5. Daniel - 19/01/09

Really usefull stuff

6. Mat Mcphee - 30/01/09

cheers mate! youre lesson are so much better than my teachers:P

7. scott irving - 30/01/09

this is brill man!!!!! can you be my tutor because my teacher teaches us biology instead of physics

8. Joheff - 10/02/09

Quality :D maybe u shud phone up the bbc and take over bitesize.

shame the monkey shootin video never worked . I WAS GUTTED :(

9. mrmackenzie - 10/02/09

@Joheff
Thanks for your comment. I had a look at the monkey shootng video and it still works but it needs quicktime installed on your computer.

You can download it for free at http://www.apple.com/quicktime

10. Vicky Foster - 26/02/09

thanks for this material. I am finding it all very useful and am grateful you have taken the time to do it and that you are willing to share

11. Tom Holleran - 10/03/09

Hey. Thanks, If it was not for this i would have not passed int2 this yeer. exteemly helpful. need something like this for higher maths.

12. ultimate - 16/03/09

decently helpful

13. rd - 20/04/09

This is a great revision tool. cheers for the effort put in!

14. Brogan - 12/05/09

Thankyou :D

I’ve learned more from this site than two years of lessons from my teacher. I may acctually pass Physics now lol

15. Ross - 23/05/09

Thanks for this website, concise and helpful!

16. M Wilson - 22/10/09

Mr McKenzie
What a find! My son might stand a chance now of not only passing his physics exams but actually getting interested in the subject again. Thank you.

17. Kieran - 04/11/09

Thanks alot, usefull stuff

18. K McLellan - 04/12/09

Cheers Mr. Mackenzie, 10X Better Than My Normal Physics Teacher :D

19. Ryan - 30/12/09

Heyy Mr Makenzie
Great Int 2 stuff. Is there going to be any more in the new year for Int 2..
Stuff on circuits would be great

taaa!!

20. Gary - 25/01/10

You sir, are a saint. Thankyou very much.