Scheme of Work   Subject:      A2 Physics           Year:          2

Week number

Date

Topic 1

                    Particles

Topic2

             Fields      

Other

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^·          E = mc²

·        Mass of nuclei

·        ¹²C standard

·        Binding energy

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·        Strong force 1

·        Deformation of nuclei

·        Fission and Fusion

·        Magnetic Fields

·        Field Lines

·        F = qvB and F = BIL

·        tesla T

·        Fleming’s LH rule

·        Spreadsheet on stability of the isotopes of the first 8 elements (binding energy/nucleon) due.

20

·        Review

·        motion in magnetic fields (cloud chambers, etc.)

21

·        Particle Detection

·        Mass spectrometry

·        Simple dc  motor

22

·        Electric Fields

·        Field Lines

·        Field strength, E = F/q

·        Coulomb’s law F = Q₁Q₂/r²

·        Motion of electron about nucleus

·        Essay on fission and fusion reactors

23

·        Uniform Electric Fields

·        Concept of electrical potential energy

·        PE = qV (uniform field)

·        Electric potential V

·        Point sources and PE eqns

24

·        Specific charge q/m.

o       How it is measured for the electron

·        Cyclotron

·        Synchrotron

·        Relativistic mass changes

·        Spreadsheet to determine changes in potential energy and kinetic energy in an electric field.

25

·        De Broglie and collision expts

·        Strong force 2

·        Gravity

o       Compared with electric force

·        Geosynchronous orbits

26

·        Gravitational fields

·        The structure of the Universe

27

·        Review

28

·        Electromagnetism

·        Flux, Ø  = BA

·        Flux linkage

·        Lenz law

Essay on Cosmology and Particle Physics.

29

·        Faraday’s law e = -dØ/dt

·        Simple alternator

30

·        Principle of transformer

·        Eddy currents

31

·        Overview of physics syllabus

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revision

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