SPH4U - Physics 12
Unit 5:  Modern Physics
DATE
AGENDA
RESOURCES
MINISTRY
May 29th
Review
  • exam is on May 31st at 8:30 am
  • exam outline here
May 25th
Review
May 23rd
Review
May 18th
(short class)
Special relativity
  • simultaneity
  • space-time; 4-vectors
  • energy and momentum
General relativity
  • equivalence
  • space-time and matter
May 16th
Special relativity
  • postulates
  • time dilation
  • twin paradox
  • length contraction
May 14th
Quantum theory
  • deBroglie hypothesis
  • Heisenberg uncertainty principle
  • Bohr, Schrodinger atom
  • some weird conclusions
May 10th
Photon-electron interactions
  • photoelectric effect
  • absorption/emission
  • Compton scattering
  • pair production
May 8th
Photoelectric effect
May 4th
SKIP DAY
May 2nd
Photoelectric effect
April 30th
Atomic physics
  • structure of atom
  • discovery of electron (Thomson)
  • quantization of charge (Millikan)
Unit 4:  Fields
April 26th
UNIT TEST
April 24th
Review/test post-mortem
  • data sheet (updated)
  • gravitational fields problems & solutions
  • Coulomb force/E-field strength questions & solutions
  • electric potential questions & solutions
  • magnetic fields problem set & solutions
  • induction problems and solutions
  • Giancoli: electric fields: ch. 16-1 to 16-9, 17-1 to 17-5; problems p. 465 #1-42; p. 489 #1-27; gravitation: ch. 5-6 to 5-9; problems p. 131 #28-65, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83-90; electromagnetism: ch. 20-1 to 20-5, 20-7, 21-1 to 21-3; problems p. 577 #1-27, 31, 34-36, 40, 48-51, 67-73, 75, 76, 79, 80, 83-85, 87; p. 610 #1-19, 72-76, 78
April 20th
UNIT TEST
April 18th
Review
  • data sheet (updated)
  • gravitational fields problems & solutions
  • Coulomb force/E-field strength questions & solutions
  • electric potential questions & solutions
  • magnetic fields problem set & solutions
  • induction problems and solutions
  • Giancoli: electric fields: ch. 16-1 to 16-9, 17-1 to 17-5; problems p. 465 #1-42; p. 489 #1-27; gravitation: ch. 5-6 to 5-9; problems p. 131 #28-65, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83-90; electromagnetism: ch. 20-1 to 20-5, 20-7, 21-1 to 21-3; problems p. 577 #1-27, 31, 34-36, 40, 48-51, 67-73, 75, 76, 79, 80, 83-85, 87; p. 610 #1-19, 72-76, 78
April 16th
Electromagnetic induction
  • Faraday & Lenz' laws
  • problem solving
  • induction, generators simulation
  • magnetic fields problem set & solutions
  • induction problems and solutions
  • Giancoli: electromagnetism: ch. 20-1 to 20-5, 20-7, 21-1 to 21-3; problems p. 577 #1-27, 31, 34-36, 40, 48-51, 67-73, 75, 76, 79, 80, 83-85, 87; p. 610 #1-19, 72-76, 78
April 12th
(short class)
Electromagnetism
  • flux & induction
  • motors, transformers and elecricity generation
April 10th
Electromagnetism
  • motor effect
  • force on conductor
  • force on moving charged particle
April 4th
Lab - measuring magnetic fields
April 2nd
Magnetic fields
  • bar magnets, wires, coils
  • magnetic field strength
March 29th
Electric/gravitational fields
  • practice problems
Lab - Millikan's oil drop
  • Millikan simulation and instructions
  • force /field strength questions & solutions
  • electric potential questions & solutions
  • Giancoli: electric fields: ch. 16-1 to 16-9, 17-1 to 17-5; problems p. 465 #1-42; p. 489 #1-27; gravitation: ch. 5-6 to 5-9; problems p. 131 #28-65, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83-90
March 27th
Electric/gravitational fields
  • tidying up
  • practice problems
  • electric fields plotter
  • 3D fields simulation
  • force /field strength questions
  • electric potential questions & solutions
  • Giancoli: electric fields: ch. 16-1 to 16-9, 17-1 to 17-5; problems p. 465 #1-42; p. 489 #1-27; gravitation: ch. 5-6 to 5-9; problems p. 131 #28-65, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83-90
March 8th
Electric fields
  • electric field strength
  • electric potential, potential energy
March 6th
Electric fields
  • Coulomb's law
  • analogy to gravitational fields
March 2nd
Electric fields
  • problem solving
February 29th
Electric fields
  • review of electrostatics
  • van der Graaf generator
February 27rd
Orbital motion
  • apparent weightlessness
  • energy in orbits
  • problems
  • weightlessness clips - ISS, Canadian
  • great orbits simulator (Windows) and a nice Jovian moons applet
  • problems and solutions
  • excellent summary of gravitation
  • Giancoli ch 5-6 to 5-9; problems p. 131 #28-65, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83-90
February 23rd
Orbital motion
  • Kepler's laws
  • apparent weightlessness
  • problems
February 21st
Gravitational fields
  • problems
February 15th
Gravitational fields
  • potential & potential energy (again)
  • escape speed, atmospheres & black holes
February 9th
Gravitational fields
  • Newton's universal gravitation
  • gravitational field strength
  • potential & potential energy (again)
  • escape speed & black holes
Unit 3:  Waves & Light
February 13th
UNIT TEST
February 7th
Review
February 3rd
Polarization
  • demos
  • LCDs
  • problems
February 1st
(short class)
Polarization
  • nature of electromagnetic radiation
  • law of Malus short lab
January 30th
More thin films...
  • reading CD/DVD
  • solving problems
January 26th
More thin films...
  • air wedge/Newton's rings
  • reading CD/DVD
  • solving problems
January 24th
Interference
  • thin films
  • reading CD/DVD
January 20th
Interference
  • thin films
January 18th (math exam day)
Diffraction & Interference
  • practice
January 16th
Diffraction
  • demonstrations
  • note
  • resolution
  • calculations
January 12th
Interference
  • practice with Young's slits etc.
January 10th
Interference
  • waves recap
  • two source interference
  • Young's slits
Unit 2:  Energy & Momentum
December 20th
Rollercoaster
December 16th
Rollercoaster
December 14th
UNIT TEST
December 12th
Review
  • Giancoli - chapters 6 (energy), 7-1 to 7-7 (momentum), 11-1 to 11-4 (s.h.m)
  • worksheets:
  • extra practice...end-of-chapter questions: chapter 6 (any!); chapter 7 (#1-45,62-81); chapter 11 (#1-35, 68-71, 74-76)
December 8th
More momentum
  • impulse problems
  • 2D situations
  • AP packet
December 6th
Momentum & impulse
December 2nd
Momentum & impulse
November 30th
Simple Harmonic Motion
  • energy in shm
  • damping, resonance
November 28th
Lab - pendulum
November 24th
Simple Harmonic Motion
  • simple pendulum, mass-spring oscillator
  • Giancoli ch. 11
November 22nd
Simple Harmonic Motion
  • intro mini-lab
  • description - x(t), v(t), a(t), v(x) graphs, functions
  • definition, characteristics
  • Giancoli ch. 11
November 18th
Lab - toy cars
November 16th
Conservation of energy problem solving
November 10th
Elastic potential energy

Work revisited

Conservation of energy problems
November 8th
Test return

Stretching materials
  • mini-lab
  • Hooke's Law
Unit 1:  Dynamics
November 4th
UNIT TEST
November 2nd
Review
  • set of practice problems here (answers included)
  • Giancoli ch.4 (N2L) and ch.5 (circles) [problems: N2L - anything from chapter 4; circular motion - p.130 #1-24;  you have the solutions]
October 31st
Review
  • practice problems
  • set of practice problems here (answers included)
  • Giancoli ch.4 (N2L) and ch.5 (circles) [problems: N2L - anything from chapter 4; circular motion - p.130 #1-24;  you have the solutions]
October 27st
Circular Motion
  • circular motion animations
October 25st
Circular Motion
  • circular motion animations
October 21st
Lab - writing up/data handling

Mini-test return

Circular Motion
  • velocity
  • acceleration
  • Newton's Second Law (again!!)
  • evaluation advice sheet
  • mini-test key
  • circular motion problems
  • circular motion clips
  • circular motion animations
October 19th
Lab - Atwood's Machine
October 17th
Mini-test - Newton's Second Law
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
October 13th
Newton's Second Law...practice
  • simulation might help with some of this
  • solutions to packet (#17-38)
  • Giancoli chapter 4
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
October 11th
Newton's Second Law...practice
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
October 6th (Healey absent)
Newton's Second Law...practice
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
October 4th
Newton's Second Law... even more!
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
September 30th
Newton's Second Law... more!
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
September 28th
Mini-test return

Lab
  • data handling
  • evaluation
B2.3, B2.5, B2.6
September 26th
Mini-test
  • projectiles/2D kinematics
B2.2
September 21st
Lab
  • terminal velocity
Projectile Motion
  • review for mini-test
A1, B2.2
September 19th
Lab
  • terminal velocity
A1
September 15th
Projectile Motion
  • problem solving
  • can you hit the target?
  • adding air resistance
B2.2
September 13th
Projectile Motion
  • vectors
  • problem solving
  • can you hit the target?
  • adding air resistance
B2.2
September 9th
Introductions

Projectile Motion
  • video analysis
  • mathematics & problem solving
B2.2