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PHYSICS@HORTON

IB Physics SL

December 2015/January 2016 Notes

December 1	PRESCRIBED PRACTICAL ~ The relationship between pressure and volume of a fixed mass of gas (Boyle's law)
December 2	CAS Day
December 3	Work on lab
December 4	Thermal Properties of Matter (Specific heat capacity, thermal capacity, solving problems) Calorimeter Notes
December 7	Thermal Properties of Matter (solids/liquids/gases, phase changes, temperature & phase change, evaporation/boiling & specific latent heats) Heat Flow Notes
December 8	Teview for TOPIC 2 test Work on Boyle's Law Lab
December 9	TEST (TOPIC 2)
December 10	Thermal Properties of Matter (solving problems with specific latent heats, pressure, ideal gas, definition of temperature, the molecular model,microscopic/macroscopic behaviour & the gas laws) Ping Pong Cannon How atoms & molecules move in a liquid State of matter Kinetic theory Particle speeds & temperature (balloon applet) Welcome to the pressure chamber Methods of heat transfer Thermometers as spedometers Internal energy The Kinetic Molecular Theory from walt sautter The Kinetic Molecular Theory (link to slide show) Notes
December 11	Work on TOPIC 3 "TO DO" list
December 14	TOPIC 6 6.1 Circular motion Lady Bug Revolution Notes 6.1 Circular motion Spinning Ball Centripetal Force Waiter's Tray (be sure to check out the bloopers) World's Fastest Spinner (342 RPM) Notes
December 15	6.2 Newton's Law of Gravitation What keeps us stuck to the Earth? Wringing a Wet Towel in Orbit Fire in Zero-g Why doesn't the moon fall down? Newton's Cannon The Cavendish Experiment The Cavendish Experiment (video) Notes
December 16	QUIZ (TOPIC 3) 6.2 Newton's Law of Gravitation General Relativity & Gravity Black Holes Notes
December 17	Work on TOPIC 3
December 18	Work on TOPIC 6 Go over test from TOPIC 2
January 4	Review for TOPIC 3 TEST
January 5	PRESCRIBED PRACTICAL ~ Measurement of the specific heat capacity of a metal by the method of mixtures Work on LABS
January 6	4.1 Oscillations Simple Harmonic Motion pHET:The Pendulum Lab Notes
January 7	TOPIC 3 TEST
January 8	work on labs work on TOPIC 6 "TO DO" list
January 11	4.2 Travelling Waves Everyone Loves a Slinky Waves in a Slinky Transverse & Longitudinal Waves Transverse & Longitudinal Waves (java animation) Frequency, wavelength, & velocity (java animation) Wave Speed (java animation) Waves at a Boundary: Relection & Transmission Notes
January 12	4.3 Wave Characteristics Ripple Tank Ripple Tank Applet (needs Java) The Priciple of Superposition (java animation) Superposition of Waves Constructive & Destructive Interference (java animation) Malus' Law Notes
January 13	STORM DAY
January 14	QUIZ (TOPIC 6-1) Go over TEST (TOPIC 3)
January 15 & January 18	4.4 Wave behaviour Reflection Refraction Refraction & Snell's Law Critical Thinking Exercises Snell's Law Demonstrator Diffraction More Diffraction Interference caused by a path difference Mathematics of Two-Point Source Interference (all sections) pHET: Wave Interference Interference of Water Waves Interference Model: Ripple Tank Optics Interference: Ripple Tank Program Light Interference Young's Experiement Young's Double Slit Experiment The Original Double Slit Experiment Notes
January 19	STORM DAY
January 20	4.5 Standing Waves Standing Waves Standing Wave Animation Booming Sands Resonance & Music Barton's Pendulum Tacoma Narrows Bridge Resonance Review Notes Review of TOPIC 6 Notes
January 21	TEST ~ TOPIC 6
January 22	Individual Investigation

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