Structure of course

IMPORTANT > It is YOUR responsibility to read through and understand the text book.

Other Physics links

http://advancingphysics.iop.org/previous/student/webbase.html

AS Physics HW Due in January

Also revise for test before Mon 24th January (Parents evening)

AS Physics HW Due in 6th December 2010

A2 Physics HW

• write up experiment 40E (rythems of the universe)
• Circular motion and gravitational forces
• Read and answer questions end of chapter 11.1

Free Mind mapping software

http://www.xmind.net/

AS Physics HW

Complete Team Sensor task building. Due in 15 Nov 2010

Advancing Physics Software now on ILA

Just look under programs

Recently found resources

Apart from the excellent site http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html and its search engine http://hyperphysics.info/

I have now stumbled across http://www.khanacademy.org/ and its YouTube area http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy

AS Physics HW

• Write up sensor report
• complete questions on handout 170,180,200,190 S
• Due 1 Nov 2010

Yr 12 Homework

Get ready for CAP test 1 on Friday 8th October 2010

Questions based on

• Past papers
• Mind the gap questions
• questions based on start of chapter 2.1 to 2.3

NOTES

• A level grade will be a best guess based on what you have done up to now with me.
• I will then compare results to Mrs Rotherham and average them.

Yr 13 Physics Homework

NOTE CAP1 TEST is on 12 OCT

Tuesday drop in sessions

Every Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:00 Dr Lawson will be available in U18 to help with any Physics problems.

There are also drop in sessions for Chemistry, Biology and Physiology at the same time.

Year 12 Physics HW

To have completed "mind the Gap booklet by 24 September.

Year 13 Physics HW

To have completed the work set over summer (see previous posts)

----------------------------Below are notes for 2009-2010---------------------------------
Many are still useful ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A2 yr 12 physics HW

Rise and Fall of the Clockwork Universe on Tuesday 29th June

Models and rules (RF 1) covers the core physics of random decay and the decay of the charge on a capacitor, energy and momentum, the harmonic oscillator and circular orbits. The field model is developed through consideration of gravitational fields;

Matter in extremes (RF 2) shows how theories of matter and atoms explain behaviour: covering the kinetic theory of gases, thermal behaviour of matter and the effect of temperature.

Text book chapters
10,11,12
13,14

Resources

• http://advancingphysics.iop.org/support_materials/a2_teacher/index.html
• http://www.gosford-hill.oxon.sch.uk/physics/html/helpforstudents.html
• http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/physics.html
• http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/physics/b/documents/index.html

More Physics resources

AS


A2
http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/sm/ocr_13472_sm_gce_unit_g494_csa_h.pdf

Electronics Revision and things to do

• Learn the support booklet

• Go through all the past papers and mark schemes. Books and Support booklet.
• Check the exam board site (http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/science/electronics_materials.php?id=03&prev=03)
• DO THE exemplar resources ELEC4 (http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2430-W-TRB-ELEC4EXEQ.PDF) and ELEC5 (http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2430-W-TRB-ELEC5EXEQ.PDF)
• Go through the text book.
• Go through all your past packages.
• Bring any questions to the lesson on Monday 7th.
• Don't forget a calculator for the exam.

Email me if you have any problems. I will be available until Wednesday.

Physics Revision notes and things to do

• Good luck with your exams
• Make sure you have collected past papers from me or downloaded them from the exam site. (see previous post "Past papers AS/A2 Physics new and old course")
• Go through in great detail this years pre-release material (AS > http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/prm/ocr_39670_prm_gce_unit_g492.pdf : A2 > http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/prm/ocr_39671_prm_gce_unit_g495.pdf)
• Email me early in the week if you have problems (I will be away from Wednesday until Monday)

Exam Dates

Past papers AS/A2 Physics new and old course

New > YOUR course
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/physics/b/documents/index.html
AS

A2

Legacy
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/l_gce/physics/physics_b/documents/index.html

AS
2860 > G491
2861 > G492

A2
2863 > G494
2864 > G495

PIC notes

PICKit 1 >

• http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en010053
• http://www.voti.nl/pic/index.html
• http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/40051D.pdf
• http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/41202C.pdf
• http://www.viddata.com/rs232_interface.htm
• http://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/led-dot-matrix-display.html
• http://www.ic-prog.com/
• PIC simulator http://www.oshonsoft.com/downloads.html > PIC Simulator IDE

Coursework notes

As I am marking your coursework I may find reference which others could use so I will post them here.

General

• http://physics.info/

Electric current and temperature

• http://www.furryelephant.com/content/electricity/resistance-ohms-law/resistance-type-metal-temperature/
• http://physics.info/electric-resistance/

A2 Physics coursework markshemes

Research




Practical

AS Physics coursework markshemes

Research Briefing



Quality of measurement

Possible revision and learning links

• http://www.wisc-online.com/
• On Robots for A2 Electronics but also some great general info on popular science magazine site http://www.popsci.com/category/tags/robots
• http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/physics.html
  

Chapter 17 Links

http://physics.bu.edu/cc104/

Standard Model

Balmer series

A2 Physics HW May (17.1-17.4)

A2 Physics HW April (16.2)

AS/A2 Physics Revision

• http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/physics/b/documents/index.html for this course.
• Legacy refers to the previous course. This was organised in a different order but still very useful for past papers [http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/l_gce/physics/physics_b/documents/index.html]

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Useful sites

• http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/physics.html

AS Physics HW May (7.2,7.3,7.4)

And that is it.
The remainder of the lessons is going through past papers.

AS Physics HW April (7.1, 6.4)

You have probably done most of these already
This is a reminder.

Coursework opportunity

Thursday the first of April is an INSET day for staff. I will be involved in moderation in U20 with the rest of the science staff. U18 will be open for you to come and do your coursework. I will be next door so will be able to pop in from time to time.

Physics coursework links

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/physics/b/documents/index.html
http://advancingphysics.iop.org/previous/student/AScswk.html
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1204660

General Practical sites
http://www.practicalphysics.org/


email projects to bccpupils@googlemail.com

Coursework deadline

The absolute latest is Fri 7 May

Pre release material is now availiable

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/physics/b/documents/index.html
find Pre-release material.

TED talks

This one by Tim Berners-Lee
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html

H Bridge Simulator Link

http://softwareforeducation.com/electronics/notes/A2/sim/06-H-Bridge.php

Neural Network Links

http://tralvex.com/pub/nap/

A Great site of videos

http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

Yr 13 Physics HW Feb 2

Make sure you complete the Millikans oil drop experiment simulation.

Richard Feynman Links

http://vega.org.uk/video/subseries/8

Fantastic Physics Applets to look at

http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html

AS electronics coursework MS

Use this as a guide > you have more information given to you in the coursework booklet.

A2 Physics HW Feb 2 (16.1(2))

AS Physics HW Feb (6.1 6.2, ,6.3)

A2 Physics HW Feb (16.1(1))

Millikans oil drop links

http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/pqp_preview/contents/pqp_errata/cd_errata_fixes/section4_5.html

Relativity

http://physics.ucsc.edu/~snof/Tutorial/index.html

A2 Electronics HW

Complete section A of the coursework and hand it into me by 5 February.

A2 Physics HW January

Below is the work that needs to be done before your exam on 28th of January.
I will give you the handouts in lessons. If we are snowed in you can find the appropriate questions in the 12 our place in the universe.pdf file in the learning platform and answers can be obtained from the worked solutions file on the learning platform.

AS Physics Revision Update

I hope everything is going well.
I think the best advice at the moment is to do the following things in this order.
1) Read and get to grip with the revision book. This covers the basics of what you need.
2) Go through the past papers. If you don't get one question miss it out and come back to it later.

OCR Physics B Advancing Physics
3) Read the text book and try the questions at the end of the chapter.
4) Read pages 65 to 71 of the text book. This was the work I would have covered on Thursday or Friday.
5) Learn where everything is in the equation booklet you get in the exam. Don't underestimate how useful this is.
6) Make sure you get enough sleep before the exam.

7) Check the blog http://scienceatbcc.blogspot.com/ there is lots of information there.

We have entered everyone in January knowing that it is early and a difficult task. It does however give you a chance to resit in the summer and on previous years experience this has paid off.

I was thinking of going through the part I have not taught on Tuesday after school. Its only a small part and on page 65-71 of the text book. Come along if you can.

You can use bccpupils@googlemail.com to email me.

Good luck