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Termin(er)
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2023/24 - 2024/25
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Institution
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Rungsted Gymnasium
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Fag og niveau
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Fysik B
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Lærer(e)
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Hans Christian Westtoft
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Hold
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2023 FyB/y (1y FyB, 2y FyB)
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1. Waves and sound
We start physics with waves and an inductive experiment E1 with a pendulum in order to find out whether or not the period depends on the mass of the bob and/or the length of the pendulum. The regular motion of pendulums was used for timekeeping and was one of the most accurate timekeeping technologies until approximately 100 year ago.
Amplitude, wavelength, period, frequency and propagation speed are wave properties introduced looking at harmonic waves.
The concept of speed is introduced in E2 when a student is walking and running 30 meters with a student measuring the time every 3 meters.
Focus is on making graphs with correct axis titles including units and comparing linear models from the graphs with theory.
The speed of sound depends on the temperature and material, so a mathematical model of the speed of sound as a function of temperature is introduced and the speed of sound is found using microphones inside and outside the room (during winter) to observe if it is possible to measure a difference.
The concept of constructive and destructive interference between waves is necessary to understand before doing an experiment of standing waves on a string and finding the propagation speed of waves on the string.
The wave properties reflection and transmission are introduced, and we look at the difference between a fix and a free end.
The intensity of a sound wave diminish with the inverse square of the distance from where the wave is produced. Power (effekt in danish) is introduced.
Electromagnetic waves or light and the different types of EM waves propagate with the speed of light are introduced and the frequency and wavelength are calculated.
E1: The period of a simple pendulum
E2: Walk and run a graph
E3: The speed of sound
E4: Standing waves on a string
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2. Kinematics in 1D
We started the subject with doing exercises on speed, time intervals etc. using a formula for average speed and movement with constant speed.
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
And what is the difference between average speed and average veclocity? The two questions above are two of the important questions we need to be able to answer in order to understand and describe motion in 1D.
The velocity is a vector expressed as an arrow that both have a length (magnitude) and a direction compared to speed that is a scalar and only has a magnitude.
We use a remote-controlled car to measured the time interval for RC car to go from start to end on a 26 meters long track and calculate the average velocity, but we are not able to calculate the average speed, since the RC car took some detours and did a longer distance than the displacement.
Graphical analysis of time, position graphs (t,x)-graphs is done in order to calculate the average and instantaneous velocity and be able to explain when movement is changing direction, the velocity is constant and the velocity is zero.
E5: Freely falling objects
E6: The average velocity of a RC car
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3. Simulation and experiment on projectile motion
This is a project about how we can simulate a projectile motion and compare experimental results with the simulations.
We want to find the optimum firing angle and compare the length of the projectile motion with simulations using the initial velocity from the projectile launcher but also find the precision and accuracy of the projectile launcher.
The students write a report that is commented by students from 2v that did the simulations and experiment last year.
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4. Mechanical energy, 2D kinematics and forces
Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic and potentiel energy and besides doing calcluations on both the energies, change in energies and height & speed the students are also learning how to use Maple as a tool for solving and writing physics texts.
This topic also introduces kinematics in 2 dimensions and forces in 2 dimensions as the class are working with vectors in mathematics.
Experimental:
E5. Toy car on a skate track
E6. Calculating the human average power of running on stairs
E7. Football shot video analysis
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5. Heat, temperature and thermal energy
The only way to change the energy of a system is to add or withdraw heat (Q) or work (W) on the system or make the system work on the surroundings.
Temperature is movement on a microscopic level, higher kinetic energy means higher temperature. The temperature scale used for the kinetic energy is the absolute temperatur scale and K = degree celsius + 273.
Bonds between atoms or molecules is the microscopic potential energy and it requires heat to break the bonds, the latent heats, and it will release energy when the bonds are made. Water has high latent heats, since the water molecular is polar while benzene is non-polar and have low latent heats.
The density describes the mass divided by the volumen of a substance or a mixture and is used to convert mass to volumen or vice versa.
The specific heat capacity, c, describes how much heat is required to raise the temperature 1 degree celsius or 1 kelvin of 1 kg of a substance.
The capacity of the system, C, describes how much heat is required to heat the system 1 degree celsius or 1 kelvin.
Focus is also on open and isolated system and system and surroundings.
Heat transport can either be convection, conduction and emission of electromagnetic radiation. The Stefan-Bolzmann's equation is used to explain the power (or intensity) of the radiation.
Experiments:
E2.1 The heat loss of a hand
E2.2 How cold will the drink be?
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6. Work and forces
First, forces are divided into contact forces and gravitational forces, and then the gravitational forces at the Earth's surface is calculated and the difference between mass and weight is introduced.
Forces are vectors that are described with a magnitude and a direction.
Forces can be added together and we can determine the resulting force on a body. Then Newton's three laws of motion is introduced and the important fact that you can calculate the acceleration based on the sum of all forces on the body and the mass of the body.
After this, bodies are first analyzed on a horizontal surface, which gives rise to talk about the normal force and friction both statically and dynamically.
Students draw force diagrams for simple force analysis on horizontal and inclined planes, so they must also consider the projection of forces and the application of cosine and sine to a force.
The course concludes by linking the work performed by a constant force with the mechanical, kinetic and potential energy using the work energy theorem and the distinction between conservative and non-conservative forces.
Experimentally:
E2.3 Friction force and friction coefficients
E2.4 Atwood's fall machine
Work done by friction of a car going in Hot Wheels track
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7. Circular motion and planetary systems
The student gets a planet or dwarf planet and has to introduce important facts, values like size, density, diameter, ... and funfacts about their planet/dwarf planet.
Then we look at the planets and try to group them from the information.
The slow rotation of Venus around its own axis is shown to have the important implication that the Solar day on Venus is over half a year on Venus.
Newtons universal gravitational law is introduced so it is possible to calculate the gravitational acceleration, g, on the planet and compare with table values, and also calculate the force between the earth and the Sun.
The astronomical unit (AU) is a central value in our planetary system.
The centripetal force required for circular motion is introduced as supplementary material. Therefore, it is calculated how the weight - the normal force - changes during a circular movement in both Tivoli's Ballongyngen and the London Eye. The centripetal force necessary for circular motion is the sum of all forces, so there is a force that must affect the body with this force, otherwise there is no circular motion.
The centripetal force makes it possible to find Kepler's 3rd law of motion using the Newtons universal gravitational law and the centripetal force.
From Newtons version of Kepler's 3rd law it is shown that we can calculate the mass for a central body for example the mass of the earth from the moons orbital period and radius, but also the mass of a black hole in the center of our galaxy.
Experiments:
E2.5 Loop the loop and starting height
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8. Light and stars
The inverse square law is central to calculate the distance to the star, but it is not only the light of stars that decreases 1/4 in intensity (or brightness) every time the distance is doubled, we talked about when we talked about sound and waves. Here the students make an experiment to show that the inverse square law is a good model for a lamp.
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a way of showing how stars are divided and change during their life cycle. Spectral classes of stars are linked to their spectra.
The students experimentally identifying elements based on their emission spectra.
Properties of light such as diffraction, interference and reflection are repeated and an experiment is made to determine the wavelengths of light.
Experimental:
E2.6 Inverse square law
Spectral analysis
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9.Atoms and nuclear physics
The course starts by looking at atomic nuclei and Bohr's atomic model.
The atomic model can explain the emission spectrum of hydrogen, but cannot be used for larger elements with more than one electron.
After this, the focus is on the structure of nuclear nuclei and the fact that many nuclear nuclei are unstable due to too many or too few neutrons.
Radioactivity, conservation theorems for nuclear decay as well as the decay types alpha, betaplus, betaminus and electron capture are introduced and it is pointed out that gamma decay comes in connection with other decays because the atomic nucleus is in an excited state. The nuclide table is central in this topic.
The Q-value is calculated to get an overview of how the Sun produces energy and how nuclear power plants can be used to produce electrical energy and may be part of the future energy supply to reduce CO2 emissions.
The students write an assignment on how to protect yourself against radiation and particles after they made the two experiments on absorption of gamma and range of alpha particles.
Experimentally:
E2.8 Absorption of gamma and halving thickness
E2.9 Range of alpha particles in air
The half-life of a nuclei (demo)
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10. Electrical circuits and sensors
Charge and elementary charge
Current
Voltage (voltage difference, voltage drop)
Converted electrical power and electrical energy from current and voltage
Resistance (resistance)
Simple circuits
Characteristics of resistors, light bulbs and solar panels
Resistors in series and parallel connection
Resistivity and temperature dependence of conductors, semiconductors and insulators
Sensors in the mobile phone and temperature sensor
Experimental:
Build a circuit and study the knot rule (Kirchhoff's 1st law)
Characteristics of resistors, incandescent light bulb and solar panel
Micro:bit and sensors (build three different sensors and test them)
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11. Pressure and buoyancy
Definition of pressure and pressure units
What is the pressure from a human and an elephant on one or more legs
How does pressure depend on the height of a liquid column and the hydrostatic paradox
Buoyancy and buoyancy
Experimental:
- Determining the density of a liquid from the dependence of pressure on height
- How does pressure depend on the volume of a gas?
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12. Big bang and the cosmology
Definition of pressure and pressure units
What is the pressure from a human and an elephant on one or more legs
How does pressure depend on the height of a liquid column and the hydrostatic paradox
Buoyancy and buoyancy
Experimental:
- Determining the density of a liquid from the dependence of pressure on height
- How does pressure depend on the volume of a gas?
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