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Pysics Equations

Contents 1 Paper 1.1 Higher Level 1.2 Ordinary Level 2 Topics 2.1 Mechanics 2.1.1 Motion 2.1.2 Forces 2.1.3 Energy 2.1.4 Experiments 2.2 Temperature 2.2.1 Experiments 2.3 Vibrations and Sound 2.3.1 Waves 2.3.2 Sound 2.3.3 Experiments 2.4 Light 2.4.1 Experiments 2.5 Electricity 2.5.1 Experiments 2.6 The Electron 2.7 The Nucleus 2.8 Options 2.9 Other 3 Definitions

Paper

Higher Level

3 hours.

• Section A: Four questions, do three. (40 marks each)
• Section B: Eight questions, do five. (56 marks each)

Pacing:

• Read paper and choose questions - 5 mins
• Section A - 16 minutes per question
• Section B - 22 minutes per question
• Check over answers - 17 minutes

If you want to do all 12 questions...

• No need to read paper (no choice to make!)
• Section A - 11 minutes per question
• Section B - 15 minutes per question
• Check over answers - 16 minutes

Ordinary Level

Topics

Mechanics

Motion

• Linear Motion
• Vectors and Scalars
• Acceleration

Forces

• Newton’s laws of motion
• Force, Mass and Momentum
• Conservation of Momentum
• Circular Motion
• Gravity
• Density and Pressure
• Moments
• Simple Harmonic Motion

Energy

• Work
• Energy
• Power

Experiments

1. Measurement of velocity and acceleration.
2. To show that a ∝ F.
3. Verification of the principle of conservation of momentum.
4. Measurement of g.
5. Verification of Boyle’s law.
6. Investigation of the laws of equilibrium for a set of co-planar forces.
7. Investigation of relationship between period and length for a simple pendulum and hence calculation of g.

Temperature

• Temperature
• Quantity of Heat
• Heat Transfer
• Latent Heat

Experiments

1. Calibration curve of a thermometer using the laboratory mercury thermometer as a standard.
2. Measurement of specific heat capacity, e.g. of water or a metal by a mechanical or electrical method.
3. Measurement of the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.
4. Measurement of the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.

Vibrations and Sound

Waves

• Properties of Waves
• Wave Phenomena
• Doppler effect

Sound

• Wave Nature of Sound
• Characteristics of Notes
• Resonance
• Vibrations in Strings and Pipes
• Sound Intensity

Experiments

1. Measurement of the speed of sound in air.
2. Investigation of the variation of fundamental frequency of a stretched string with length.
3. Investigation of the variation of fundamental frequency of a stretched string with tension.

Light

• Reflection
• Refraction
  • Lenses
• Wave Nature of Light

Experiments

1. Measurement of the focal length of a concave mirror.
2. Verification of Snell’s law of refraction.
3. Measurement of the refractive index of a liquid or a solid.
4. Measurement of the focal length of a converging lens.
5. Measurement of the wavelength of monochromatic light.

Electricity

• Charges
• Static Electricity
• Electric Field
• Capacitance
• Electric Current
  • Resistance
• Electromagnetism
  • Magnets and magnetic fields
  • Current in a magnetic field
  • Electromagnetic Induction

Experiments

1. Verification of Joule’s law (as Δθ ∝ I 2).
2. Measurement of the resistivity of the material of a wire.
3. To investigate the variation of the resistance of a metallic conductor with temperature.
4. To investigate the variation of the resistance of a thermistor with temperature.
5. To investigate the variation of current (I ) with pd (V ) for
   1. metallic conductor
   2. filament bulb
   3. copper sulfate solution with copper electrodes
   4. semiconductor diode.

The Electron

• The Electron
• Thermionic Emission
• Photoelectric Emission
• X-rays

The Nucleus

• The Structure of the Atom
• The Structure of the Nucleus
• Radioactivity
• Nuclear Energy

Options

• Particle Physics
• Quantum Theory
• Relativity

Other

• Geometrical Optics
• Speed, Displacement and Velocity
• E.M.F. and p.d.
• Semiconductors
• Fission and Fusion
• Handy Links

Definitions

• List of definitions

There are approximately 108 definitions on the course. Definitions make up 20% of the total marks in the higher level paper. To get the Department of Education syllabus click here.