S.3 Physics Course Outline (2010 – 2011)

Textbook: Physics At Work Book 3A Wave Motion 1 (Oxford)

Date

Content

Test or Examination

2/9/10 – 17/9

Chapter 1 Reflection of Light

20/9 – 26/11

Chapter 2 Refraction of Light

27/10 – 1/11

Chapter 1 – 2.1

First Term Uniform Test

2/11 – 10/12

Chapter 3 Lenses

13/12 – 4/1/11

Chapter 4 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

6/1 – 18/1

Chapter 1 – 4

First Term Examination

Textbook: Physics At Work Book 1 Heat and Gases (Oxford)

21/1/ – 17/2

Chapter 1 Temperature and Thermometers

21/2 – 16/3

Chapter 2 Heat and Internal Energy

27/10 – 1/11

Chapter 1 – 2

Second Term Uniform Test

21/3 – 3/5

Chapter 3 Change of State

4/5 – 8/6

Chapter 4 Transfer Process

9/6 – 22/6

Chapter 1 – 4

Second Term Examination

S.6 Physics A-Level Teaching Schedule (2010 - 2011)

1st term

Date

Content

Accessment

2/09/10 -- 05/10/10

1. Kinematics
2. Dynamic
3. Statics

Quiz

06/10/10 -- 26/10/10

Projectile motion.

27/10/ 10 -- 01/11/10

Uniform Test

2/11/10 -- 22/11/10

Circular motion:

Quiz

23/11/10 -- 14/12/10

Simple harmonic motion:

Quiz

6/01/2011 -- 18/01/2011

1st Term Exam

2nd term

19/01/11 -- 28/01/2011

Gravitational fields:

Quiz

10/02/2011 -- 03/03/2011

Electric fields:
Storage of charge by capacitors:

Quiz

04/03/2011 -- 23/03/2011

Current electricity:

29/03/2011 -- 01/04/2011

2nd Uniform Test

04/04/2011 -- 17/05/2011

Electromagnetism:

Quiz 1 /Quiz 2

18/05/2011 -- 08/06/2011

Alternating currents:

Quiz

10/06/2011 -- 22/06/2011

2nd Term Exam.

S.7 Physics A-Level Teaching Schedule (2010 - 2011)

Date

Content

Assessment

2/9/2010 -- 9/9/2010

*Wave Propagation.

.Revision test (Alternating Current, mechanics and E&M)  

10/9/2010 -- 8/10/2010

*Wave Phenomena
1)Reflection -
2)Refraction -
3)Dispersion
4)Polarisation -
5)Supperposition and Beats.
6)Interference - distribution in interference pattern.
7)Diffraction -
8)Optical instruments -

Quiz on Wave Phenomena (1) – (6) and Wave Propagation

11/10/2010 -- 18/10/2010

*Electromagnetic spectrum
*Stationary waves  –
*Acoustics

3.Test

19/10/2010 -- 26/10/2010

*Solids :

 

27/10 ~ 1/11

1st Uniform Test : Wave

2/11/2010 -- 9/11/2010

*Liquid

 

10/11/2010 -- 25/11/2010

*Gas
*Temperature and Thermometry /*Heat and Energy:

Test : Solid, Liquid and Gases

29/11/2010 -- 6/12/2010

*Electrons

7/12/2010 -- 14/12/2010

*Extra-nuclear structure of atom.

1.

15/12/2010 -- 5/1/2011

*Radioactivity

Test :

6/1/2011 -- 13/1/2011

*The nucleus

 

Revision period : 14/01/2011 – 25/01/2011

S.7 Mock Exam: 14/02/2011 – 25/02/2011