Topic 0.1 Underpinning skills
The techniques and skills you will need to maximise your results in Stage 2 Physics
Topic 1.1 Projectile motion
describe, determine, and explain projectile motion, both in the absence of air resistance and in media with resistive forces
Topic 1.2 Forces and momentum
use force and acceleration vectors to discuss Newton’s Laws of Motion
explain the law of the conservation of momentum in terms of Newton’s Laws
develop skills in vector addition and subtraction
Topic 1.3 Circular motion and gravitation
investigate the circular motion that results from centripetal acceleration
the concepts of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation and Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
explore extraterrestrial phenomena that can be explained using Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation and Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
Topic 1.4 Relativity
how Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity can be used to explain the behaviour of objects at high speeds
two postulates of special relatiity: the postulate of the constancy of the speed of the light, and the postulate that there is no preferred frame of reference
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