S3
Physics
Moodle
Intermediate 2 Course
Intermediate
2 Assessment Guide
(PDF - See Below)
Revision
Tips Mr Cluckie's revision techniques. (PDF - See Below)
Exam
Tips Mrs Devlin's exam preparation techniques. (PDF - See Below)
Problem
Solving Some tips on a methodical approach to solving numerical
problems.
Scientific
Notation (PDF
- See Below)
Quantities
& Symbols (PDF
- See Below)
How
to use the SQA Website (PDF
- See Below)
SQA
Webpage for Physics
Target
Setting Document to help you think about how to improve in Intermediate
2 Physics.
Past
Papers
for you to practise with. NB The first unit we do in St. Aloysius is
SQA Unit 2 therefore questions relevant to S3 will appear in the middle
third of the past papers.
Graph
Paper Can't find graph paper to do your homework - simply open this
file and print it off. (PDF - See below)
SQA Intermediate 2 Unit 3 - Waves & Optics
(Half Unit)
waves and energy;
longitudinal and transverse waves; wave definitions (frequency, wavelength,
speed, amplitude, period); distance, time and speed for waves; measuring
the speed of sound; the wave equation; the electromagnetic spectrum;
reflection in a plane mirror; curved reflectors; transmitters and
receivers; telecommunication; total internal reflection; optical fibres;
refraction; converging and diverging lenses; image formation; power
and focal length of a lens; long and short sight
SQA Intermediate 2 Unit 1 - Mechanics & Heat
average and instantaneous speed; measurement of speed; vectors and
scalars; distance and displacement; speed and velocity; acceleration;
velocity-time graphs; displacement and acceleration from velocity-time
graphs; forces; measurement of force; mass and weight; gravitational
field strength; friction; balanced forces; Newton’s first law;
Newton’s second law; free body diagrams; resultant force; projectile
motion; horizontal projection; Newton's third law; momentum; conservation
of momentum; work; power; gravitational potential energy; kinetic
energy; conservation of energy; temperature
and temperature measurement; specific heat capacity; change of state;
specific latent heat; conservation of energy
S4
Physics
Moodle
Intermediate 2 Course
Intermediate
2 Assessment Guide
(PDF - See Below)
Scientific
Notation (PDF - See Below)
Quantities
& Symbols (PDF - See Below)
How
to use the SQA Website (PDF - See Below)
SQA
Webpage for Physics
Target
Setting Document to help you think about how to improve in Intermediate
2 Physics.
Revision
Tips There's no secret to revising but it takes hard work. UPDATED
to include flow charts. (PDF - See Below)
Exam
Tips Hints on preparing for exams and techniques to use in the exam
itself. UPDATED to include flow charts. (PDF - See Below)
Problem
Solving Some tips on a methodical approach to solving numerical
problems. UPDATED to include flow charts. (PDF - See Below)
Past
Papers
for you to practise with.
Graph
Paper Can't find graph paper to do your homework - simply open this
file and print it off. (PDF - See below)
SQA Intermediate 2 Unit 3 - Waves & Optics
(Half Unit)
waves and energy;
longitudinal and transverse waves; wave definitions (frequency, wavelength,
speed, amplitude, period); distance, time and speed for waves; measuring
the speed of sound; the wave equation; the electromagnetic spectrum;
reflection in a plane mirror; curved reflectors; transmitters and
receivers; telecommunication; total internal reflection; optical fibres;
refraction; converging and diverging lenses; image formation; power
and focal length of a lens; long and short sight
SQA Intermediate 2 Unit 1 - Mechanics & Heat
average and instantaneous speed; measurement of speed; vectors and
scalars; distance and displacement; speed and velocity; acceleration;
velocity-time graphs; displacement and acceleration from velocity-time
graphs; forces; measurement of force; mass and weight; gravitational
field strength; friction; balanced forces; Newton’s first law;
Newton’s second law; free body diagrams; resultant force; projectile
motion; horizontal projection; Newton's third law; momentum; conservation
of momentum; work; power; gravitational potential energy; kinetic
energy; conservation of energy; temperature
and temperature measurement; specific heat capacity; change of state;
specific latent heat; conservation of energy
SQA Intermediate 2 Unit 4 - Radioactivity (Half
Unit)
model of the
atom; alpha, beta, gamma radiation; absorption of radiation; ionisation;
detectors of radiation; biological effects; medical uses of radiation;
tracers; activity; absorbed dose; equivalent dose; radiation weighting
factor; background radiation; radioactive decay; half-life; safety;
fission; chain reactions; nuclear reactors; advantages and disadvantages
of nulcear power
SQA Intermediate 2 Unit 2 - Electricity &
Electronics
electric current
as movement of electrons; conductors and insulators; circuit symbols;
voltage and potential difference; resistance; measurement of current
and voltage; series and parallel circuits; Ohm’s law; resistors
in series and in parallel; potential divider; electrical energy; electrical
power; energy transformations; resistive heating; direct current and
alternating current; mains frequency; quoted voltage; the electromagnetic
effect; voltage induction; the transformer; power transmission; output
devices and their energy transformations; the LED; input devices and
their energy transformations; the thermistor and the LDR; the npn
transistor; the MOSFET; operation of a simple transistor switch circuit;
amplifiers; voltage gain
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