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Physics syllabus, dot point by dot point
Every dot point in the TAS Physicssyllabus, with a focused answer for each one. Click any dot point for a worked explainer, past exam questions, and links to related dot points. Written by Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's latest AI, published by Better Tuition Academy.
Unit 3: Gravity and Electromagnetism
Module overview →- How is alternating current generated from rotating motion?Explain the operation of an AC generator and the sinusoidal EMF it produces.7 min answer →
- Why do magnetic fields make charged particles move in circles?Analyse the circular motion of charged particles in uniform magnetic fields and its applications.8 min answer →
- What force acts between electric charges?Apply Coulomb's law to the force between point charges and describe how objects become charged.8 min answer →
- How do we map the influence of a charge on the space around it?Define electric field strength and represent the fields of point charges and parallel plates with field lines.7 min answer →
- How does an electric field change the energy and motion of a charge?Analyse the work done on a charge and the motion of charged particles in uniform electric fields.8 min answer →
- How does a changing magnetic field create electricity?Apply Faraday's and Lenz's laws to electromagnetic induction, generators and transformers.8 min answer →
- How does a current in a magnetic field produce motion?Describe the magnetic force on currents and charges and explain the operation of a DC motor.7 min answer →
- What determines the size and direction of an induced voltage?Apply Faraday's law and Lenz's law to determine the magnitude and direction of induced EMF.8 min answer →
- What holds planets and satellites in their orbits?Apply Newton's law of universal gravitation and the field model to orbital motion.7 min answer →
- How much energy does it take to move through a gravitational field?Describe gravitational potential energy in a radial field and relate work done to changes in field energy.8 min answer →
- How do we describe and predict motion in a straight line?Use the equations of motion to analyse uniform and uniformly accelerated straight line motion.8 min answer →
- What produces magnetic fields and what shape do they take?Describe magnetic fields from magnets and currents and represent them with field lines.7 min answer →
- How was the charge on a single electron measured?Explain how Millikan's oil drop experiment balanced electric and gravitational forces to find the elementary charge.7 min answer →
- What stays the same when objects collide?Apply conservation of momentum and the impulse-momentum relationship to collisions and explosions in one and two dimensions.8 min answer →
- How do forces determine how an object moves?Apply Newton's three laws of motion to objects modelled as point masses.8 min answer →
- How do objects move when launched or turned by a force?Analyse projectile motion and uniform circular motion using vectors and Newton's laws.7 min answer →
- Why do astronauts float and how are orbital periods related to radius?Explain apparent weightlessness and apply Kepler's laws to the orbits of satellites and planets.8 min answer →
- How is energy transferred when a force moves an object?Apply work, kinetic and potential energy, conservation of energy and power to mechanical systems.8 min answer →
Unit 4: Revolutions in Modern Physics
Module overview →- How do atoms emit light and how do nuclei release energy?Explain atomic energy levels and spectra and analyse nuclear decay and mass-energy in reactions.8 min answer →
- What happens to space and time at very high speeds?Apply Einstein's postulates to time dilation, length contraction and mass-energy equivalence.8 min answer →
- Why does light behave like a stream of particles?Use the photon model and Einstein's photoelectric equation to explain the photoelectric effect.8 min answer →
- What are the fundamental building blocks of matter?Describe the Standard Model's particles, the four fundamental forces and their carriers.7 min answer →