Upper 6 annual plan.doc

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Upper 6 Annual Teaching Plan for Physics

Topic Subtopic Objectives Week NotesE. ElectricityandMagnetism

17. Electrostatics17.1 Coulombs law

17.2 Electric field

17.3 Gauss law

17.4 Electricalpotential

17.5 Equipotentialsurfaces

a) state Coulombs law and use the

formula 20

4 r

QqF

=

b) understand electric field as an exampleof an inverse square field like thegravitational field

c) define the electric field strength,qFE=

d) describe quantitatively the motion ofcharges in a uniform electrical fielde) state and use Gauss lawf) show the equivalence between Gausslaw and Coulombs law

g) use the relationshipdr

dVE =

h) define electrical potential and use the

formula 204 r

QV

=

i) understand the relationship betweenelectrical potential and potential energy

j) understand equipotential surfaces

1 & 2 Topical test onthermalconduction onWeek 1

18. Capacitors18.1 Capacitance18.2 Parallel platecapacitor

18.3 Uniform fieldbetween parallelplates

18.4 Capacitors inseries and in parallel18.5 Energy stored ina charged capacitor

18.6 Charging anddischarging

18.7 Dielectrics

a) define capacitance and use the formula

V

QC=

b) describe qualitatively the mechanism ofcharging a parallel plate capacitor

c) derive and use the formulad

AC

= for

parallel plate capacitorsd) derive and use the formula for effectivecapacitance of capacitors in series and inparallel

e) use the formulae QVU2

1= ,

C

QU

2

2

1= ,

2

2

1CVU =

f) describe quantitatively the charging anddischarging of a capacitor through aresistorg) understand lightning as an example of

dischargingh) describe qualitatively the action of adielectric in a parallel plate capacitor

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19. Electric current19.1 Conduction ofelectricity

19.2 Drift velocity

a) understand electric current as a flow ofcharged particles and use the equation

dt

dQI =

b) explain qualitatively the mechanism ofconduction of electricity in metals andsemiconductors

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19.3 Current density19.4 Electricalconductivity

19.5 Resistivity

19.6 Dependence ofresistance ontemperature

19.7 Energy andelectrical power

c) understand the concept of drift velocityd) derive and use the equation AnevI =e) know the typical orders of magnitude ofdrift velocity of charge carriers insemiconductors and metalsf) define electric current density andconductivityg) understand and use the relationshipEJ =

h) derive and use the equationm

tne2

=

i) define resistivity,l

RA=

j) show the equivalence between Ohmslaw and the relationship EJ =k) understand the dependence ofresistance on temperature for metals andsemiconductors by using the equation

m

tne2

=

l) know the phenomenon ofsuperconductivitym) use the equations of energy andelectrical power

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20. Direct currentcircuits20.1 Electromotiveforce20.2 Internalresistance of sources

20.3 Kirchhoffs law20.4 Potential divider20.5 Potentiometer20.6 Wheatstonebridge20.7 Shunt andmultiplier

a) understand emf and electrical potentialdifferenceb) know that the sources of emf haveinternal resistance and understand theeffect on external circuitsc) draw and interpret electric circuitdiagramsd) understand and use Kirchhoffs lawe) understand how to use a potentialdividerf) understand the working principles of apotentiometer and its useg) understand the working principles of aWheatstone bridge and its useh) understand the use of shunts andmultipliers

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First exam is onWeek 10.

(7/3-11/3 2011)

School holiday(12/3-20/3 2011)

21. Magnetic fields21.1 Magnetic field B

21.2 Force on amoving charge

21.3 Force on acurrent-carryingconductor

21.4 Magnetic fieldsdue to currents

a) understand the concept of magneticfieldb) use the formula for force on a moving

charge, BvqF =

c) use the equation sinqvBF = todefine magnetic field strength Bd) understand the magnetic force that actson a straight current-carrying conductor ina uniform magnetic fielde) use the equation sinIlBF=

f) use the formulae for magnetic fields:

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21.5 Force betweencurrent-carryingconductors

21.6 Definition ofampere: currentbalance

21.7 Torque on a coil

21.8 Determination of

the ratiom

q

21.9 Hall effect

circular loop,r

NIB

2

0

=

solenoid, nIB 0=

straight wire,d

IB

2

0=

g) derive and use the formula

d

II

l

F

2

210= for the force between two

parallel current-carrying conductorsh) define the unit of ampere andunderstand that this definition fixes a value

for 0

i) understand the working principles of acurrent balance and its physicalsignificance as an absolute measurement

j) derive the formula NIBA= for torqueon a coil in a radial fieldk) explain the working principles of amoving-coil galvanometer and motor

l) understand the motion of charge inmagnetic fields and electrical fieldsm) understand the principles of

determination of the ratiom

qfor charged

particlesn) explain the Hall effect and derive theexpression for Hall Voltage VHo) describe the use of Hall effect

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22. Electromagneticinduction22.1 Magnetic flux22.2 Faradays lawand Lenzs law

22.3 Self-inductanceL

22.4 Energy stored in

a inductor22.5 Mutual induction

22.6 Transformer

22.7 Back emf in dcmotors

a) define magnetic flux cosBA=b) state and use Faradays law and Lenzslawc) derive and use the equation for inducedemf in linear conductors, discs, and planecoilsd) explain the phenomenon of self-inductance of a solenoid

e) use the formulaedt

dILE = ,

= NLI

f) derive and use the equation for self-

inductance of a solenoidg) derive and use the formula for energythat is stored in an inductorh) explain the phenomenon of mutualinductance between two coaxial coilsi) derive an expression for mutualinductance between two coaxial coils

j) derive and use the equationp

s

p

s

N

N

V

V=

for a transformerk) discuss eddy currents in a transformer

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l) understand the concept of back emf indc motors

23. Alternatingcurrents23.1 Alternatingcurrents throughresistors

23.2 Power23.3 Rms value23.4 Alternatingcurrents throughinductors23.5 Alternatingcurrents throughcapacitors23.6 Rectification ofalternating currents23.7 Smoothing bycapacitors

a) understand the concept of rms value ofan alternating current and calculate the

value; use the relationship2

0I

Irms

= for

sinusoidal casesb) understand the relationship of phasebetween current and voltage for pureresistors, pure capacitors, and pureinductors separatelyc) derive the reactance of a pure capacitorand a pure inductord) derive and use the formula for power inan alternating current circuit whichconsists of a pure resistor, a purecapacitor, and a pure inductor separatelye) explain half-wave rectification and full-

wave rectification with the use of diodesf) explain smoothing of output voltages bycapacitors

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24. Electronics24.1 Operationalamplifiers

24.2 Inverting andnon-invertingamplifiers24.3 Negativefeedback

24.4 Use ofoperational amplifiers24.5 Oscillators

a) understand the operational amplifier asa differential amplifierb) describe ideal properties of anoperational amplifierc) describe the inverting amplifier and non-inverting amplifierd) understand the principle of feedback inan amplifier especially negative feedback

e) describe the use of operationalamplifiers in the circuits of voltageamplifiers, ie inverting amplifiers and non-inverting amplifiers, voltage comparators,integrators, and oscillators

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F. Optics 25. Electromagneticwaves25.1 Electromagneticvibrations

25.2 Relationship

between 00 , and

c

25.3 Electromagnetic

a) understand that electromagnetic wavesare made up of electrical vibrations,

)sin(0 kxtEE = , and magnetic

vibrations, )sin(0 kxtBB =

b) understand that E, B, and the direction

of propagation of electromagnetic wavesare always perpendicular to each otherc) compare electromagnetic waves withmechanical waves

d) state the formula00

1

=c and

explain its significance

e) state the orders of magnitude ofwavelengths and frequencies for each typeof electromagnetic wave

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wave spectrum

26. Geometricaloptics26.1 Curved mirrors

26.2 Refraction atcurved surfaces

26.3 Thin lenses

a) understand and use the relationship

2

rf= for curved mirrors

b) draw ray diagrams to show theformation of images by concave mirrorsand convex mirrors

c) derive and use the formulavuf

111+=

for curved mirrorsd) derive and use the formula

r

nn

v

n

u

n1221

=+ for refraction at spherical

surfaces

e) use the formular

nn

v

n

u

n1221

=+ to

derive:

thin lens formulavuf

111+=

lens makers formula

=

21

11)1(

1

rrn

f

f) use the thin lens formula and lensmakers formula

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27. Physical optics27.1 Huygensprinciple

27.2 Interference

27.3 Two-slitinterference pattern

27.4 Air wedge

27.5 Thin film

27.6 Diffraction at

single slit

27.7 Diffractiongratings

27.8 Polarisation

a) understand and use the Huygensprinciple to explain interference anddiffraction phenomenab) understand the concept of coherencec) understand the concept of optical pathdifference

d) know the conditions for constructiveinterference and destructive interferencee) know Youngs two-slit interferencepattern

f) derive and use the formulaa

Dy

= for

the first minimum in the diffraction patternfor a single slitg) understand the formation of air wedgeinterference pattern and solve relatedproblemsh) understand the phenomena of thin filminterference for nearly normal incident lightand non-normal incident light, and solverelated problemsi) know the diffraction pattern for a singleslit

j) derive and use the formulaa

=sin for

the first minimum in the diffraction patternfor a single slitk) know the diffraction pattern fordiffraction gratings

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l) use the formula nd =sin fordiffraction gratingsm) describe the use of diffraction gratingsto form the spectrum of white light andmeasure the wavelength ofmonochromatic lightn) understand that polarisation is aproperty of transverse waveso) understand the production of polarisedlight by polaroid and by reflectionp) understand polarisation planes

q) use the formula 2

0cosII =

First midtermexamination(23/5-27/5 2011)

School holiday(28/5-12/6 2011)

G. QuantumPhysics

28. Photons28.1 Photoelectriceffect28.2 Concept of lightquantisation

a) describe important observations inphotoelectric emission experimentsb) recognise features of photoelectricemission that cannot be explained bywave theory and explain these featuresusing the concept of quantisation of lightc) use the equation hfE= for a photon

d) understand the meaning of workfunction and threshold frequencye) use Einsteins equation for photoelectric

effect,2

2

1mvWhf +=

f) understand the meaning of stopping

potential and use2

2

1mveV

s=

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29. Wave-particleduality29.1 De Brogliesrelation

29.2 Electrondiffraction

a) use the equationp

h= to calculate de

Broglies wavelengthb) describe observations in electrondiffraction experimentsc) explain briefly the advantages ofelectron microscopes

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H. AtomicPhysics

30. Atomic structure30.1 Bohrs postulate30.2 Energy levels inatoms

30.3 Line spectra

a) state Bohrs postulate for an atomb) derive an expression for radii of orbits inBohrs model

c) derive the equation222

0

42

8 nh

meZE

n

=

for Bohrs modeld) explain the production of line spectrawith reference to transitions betweenenergy levelse) understand the concept of excitationenergy and ionisation energy

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31. X-ray31.1 X-ray spectra a) interpret X-ray spectra obtained from X-

ray tubesb) explain the characteristic line spectrum

and continuous spectrum including min in

X-ray

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31.2 X-ray diffraction c) derive and use the equation eV

hc=min

d) describe Bragg diffraction by crystalse) derive and use nd =sin2

32. Laser32.1 Principles ofproduction32.2 Characteristics

32.3 Uses

a) describe briefly the principles of laserproductionb) describe the main characteristics of

laser and advantages of laserc) describe a few examples of uses oflaser

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I. NuclearPhysics

33. Nucleus33.1 Discovery ofneutrons33.2 Atomic numberand mass number33.3 Mass defect andbinding energy

33.4 Isotopes33.5 Massspectrometry

a) describe the discovery of neutrons

b) understand the symbol XA

Z

c) understand and use the units u and eVd) explain mass defect and binding energye) understand the equivalence of mass

with energy and use the formula 2mcE=

f) understand the variation of bindingenergy per nucleon with nucleon number

g) understand the existence of isotopesh) understand the working principles ofmass spectrometers

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34. Radioactivity34.1 Radioactivedecay34.2 Decay constantand half-life

34.3 Use ofradioisotopes

a) understand radioactive decay as aspontaneous and random processb) state and use the exponential law

Ndt

dN= for radioactive decay

c) define activity and decay constant

d) derive and use the formulateNN = 0

e) define half-life and derive the relation

2

1

2ln

t=

f) explain the use of radioisotopes astracers

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35. Nuclear reaction35.1 Nuclear reaction

35.2 Nuclear fission35.3 Nuclear fusion

a) understand that charge and nucleonnumber are conserved in nuclear reactionsb) write and complete equations fornuclear reactionsc) understand the principle of conservation

of energy to calculate the energy releasedin a nuclear reactiond) understand the processes of nuclearfission and fusione) understand the occurrence of fissionand fusion in terms of binding energy pernucleonf) explain the conditions for a chainreaction to occurg) understand a controlled fission processin a reactorh) describe a nuclear fusion process which

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occurs in the sun

36. Elementaryparticles36.1 Basic forces

36.2 Quarks

36.3 Neutrinos

a) know the existence of four basic forces:gravitational force, electromagnetic force,nuclear strong force, and nuclear weakforceb) know the classification of elementaryparticles into leptons and hadrons basedon the action of basic forcesc) understand quarks as constituents ofprotons and neutronsd) know that quarks have fractional chargee) describe the existence of neutrinos inbeta decay

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Revision Mechanics

Waves &Properties of matter

Thermodynamics

Electricity &magnetism

Optics & QuantumPhysics

Atomic & NuclearPhysics

Practice on modelpapers

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First Trial Examon Week 29 andWeek 30

Second TrialExam on Week34 and Week 35

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