Year+13+Physics

**//__ Year 13 Physics __//** The course has five parts: Mechanical Systems (an external standard sat in November worth 6 credits) Wave Systems (an external standard sat in November worth 4 credits) Electrical Systems (an external standard sat in November worth 6 credits) Atoms, Photons and Nuclei (an external standard sat in November worth 3 credits) Practical Investigation (an internal Achievement Standard worth 5 credits)   **__Mechanical Systems __** Problems from texts

 **__Wave Systems __**

**__Interference __**  // Wave Types // Superposition and Resonance Standing waves in strings Standing waves in tubes Beats Doppler effect Two source interference Diffraction grating 

Problems **

Animations**

You Tube Clips [] example of superposition of water waves, plus reflection of wavefronts off a wall

Websites standing waves in a gas tube demonstration [] applet for doppler http://www.lon-capa.org/~mmp/applist/doppler/d.htm <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * __<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Electrical Systems __**

The major sections covered are: DC circuits, Kirchoff's rules, emf and internal resistance Capacitance Electromagnetic induction, Faraday's Law and Lenz's law Mutual and Self inductance Alternating current generation, rms values, rectification of AC Resistance, Reactance, Impedance RC (Resistor-capacitor) in AC circuits RL (Resistor - inductor) in AC circuits LCR circuits and Resonance

Problems List




 * __<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> Atoms,Photons and Nuclei __**