PHYSICS
UNITS
FOR QUEENSLAND 3 & 4
Table of contents
1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14
Studying QCE Physics Considering First Nations perspectives in Physics Understanding the scientific method Planning investigations Considering safety and ethics Collecting data Processing and analysing data Evaluating evidence Communicating scientifically Preparing for your data test Conducting your student experiment Conducting your research investigation Preparing for your exams Review: Physics toolkit
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Unit 3: Gravity and electromagnetism
Topic 1: Gravity and motion
2. Vectors and projectile motion 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
Working with vectors Horizontal projection Projection at an angle Angled projection and distance Review: Vectors and projectile motion
3. Incline planes 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
3.5
4. Circular motion 4.1
4.2
Uniform circular motion Objects undergoing uniform circular motion Centripetal acceleration and force Centripetal forces on an object undergoing horizontal circular motion Review: Circular motion
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1.1
on an inclined plane Review: Inclined planes
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1. Physics toolkit
Forces due to gravity Applied forces: friction and tension Forces on an inclined plane The parallel component of the weight of an object
4.3
4.4 4.5
5. Orbital mechanics 5.1
5.2 5.3
5.4 5.5 5.6
What is gravity? Newton’s law of universal gravitation Gravitational fields The three laws of planetary motion (Kepler’s laws) Investigating orbital radius and mass using a simulation Review: Orbital mechanics
Unit 3 Topic 1 Review Topic 2: Electromagnetism
6. Electrostatics 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5
Coulomb’s law Electric fields and field strength The effects of electrostatic charge on various materials Electrical potential energy Review: Electrostatics