This set of summary notes gives examples of power calculations and introduces the equations for Potential and Kinetic energy. Try to follow these worked examples and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
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podcast
podcasts go in this category for the feed to iTunes
Int2 – forces summary
We’re close to finishing the first unit of the Intermediate 2 course, so I thought you may want to look at these summary notes to help you prepare for the NAB.
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Higher homework- forces & momentum
Here is your homework exercise on forces and momentum. Please hand your hw jotter in no later than Monday 16th November.
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S4 – writing good answers in electronics
Here is the spider diagram you developed when you worked out the elements that made an answer successful. I have colour printouts if you would like to staple one into your jotter.
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LO3 advice
Those of you working on your LO3 report this weekend might like to see what another physics teacher, Mr Hood, has to say about this aspect of your course work. Read his blog post here. He’s also kindly provided more detailed help in the form of an audio podcast. Click the link below to listen.
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momentum
momentum introduction from mr mackenzie on Vimeo.
We’ve just started to look at momentum in class. There are 3 basic categories of interaction we will look at;
- inelastic collisions
- elastic collisions
- explosive collisions
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Int2 homework: speed, acceleration and speed-time graphs
The attached file is your homework exercise on speed, acceleration and speed-time graphs. Please hand in your jotter no later than Thursday 24th September, thanks.
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S3 Electricity homework
Your homework for next week is attached.
You can download the HW by clicking on the download link or you can get it through iTunes by following the S Grade Podcast link in the sidebar. Please do this exercise in your new homework jotter and hand it in to me on Thursday 19th September. Thanks.
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projectiles – shoot the monkey
Dr Carlson’s “shoot the monkey” video podcast shows us a classic projectiles problem. More videos are available on his web site.
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projectile motion
Here is the Dr. Carlson video on projectile motion we watched in class earlier in the week. You can find more of his material on the Science Theatre web site
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