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Monday 27.8.2007
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Chapters 2.5 and 2.7. (Topics 2.1.3-2.1.6)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Page 38: Questions 7, 8, 9
Page 40: Exercises 16, 18, 33, 34, 38, 40
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Wednesday 29.8.2007
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2.2 Forces and Dynamics
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
On wednesday we'll start Topic 2.2 Forces and Dynamics. Before we can understand Topics 2.1.3 and 2.1.6 we have to study the Newton's Laws of Motion. Chapters in Giancoli: 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 and 4-6.
On-line lecture Unit I Chapter II Lesson: 3 Newton's Laws
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Friday 31.8.2007
Monday 3.9.2007
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Newton's Laws: Objects in Fluids, Terminal Speed
On page 97, questions 3, 4, 5
On page 98, problems 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 17
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Wednesday 5.9.2007
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Linear Momentum and Impulse (2 h)
Chapters 7-1 and 7-3 in Giancoli. Topics 2.2.10 and 2.2.11 in syllabus.
Questions 2, 9, 10 (page 187)
Problems 1, 2, 3 (page 188)
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Friday 7.9.2007
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Conservation of Linear Momentum
Newton's Third Law of Motion, Impulse of a Force, Conservation of Linear Momentum
Homework: Study 7-2 Conservation of Momentum, Revise 4-5 Newton's Third Law of Motion, Solve problems 5, 6, 7 on page 188.
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Monday 10.9.2007
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2.3 Work, Energy and Power
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Revision: Work, Gravitational Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Mechanical Energy, Conservation of Mechanical Energy
From page 136 onwards: Chapters 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8
Problems from page 162 onwards: 1, 2, 15, 16, 17, 27, 28, 33, 36, 38
Questions 2, 6, 10
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Wednesday 12.9.2007
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Work and Power
2.3.9, 2.3.10, 2.3.11
Chapters 6-3 6-10
Problems: page 164: 58, 59, 60
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Friday 14.9.2007
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2.4 Uniform Circular Motion (2h)
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
On-line lecture Chapter 5 Lesson 14 Part 1 and Part 3
Chapters 5-1, 5-2, 5-3
Page 130: Problems 1, 2, 3, 5
Page 129: Questions 2, 3, 4, 11
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Monday 17.9.2007
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IA: Temperature of Boiling Water 2h
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Experimental error, uncertainty, random error, systematic error, accuracy and precision.
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Wednesday 26.9.2007
Thursday 27.9.2007
Monday 1.10.2007
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AHL: Gravitational Potential Energy, Escape Speed, Kepler's Third Law
IB exercises from old papers.
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Wednesday 3.10.2007
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AHL: Gravitational Potential (2 h)
Gravitational Potential and IB exercises.
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Thursday 4.10.2007
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Introduction to Thermal Physics
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Temperature and thermal energy.
Topics 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.4 (partially), 3.2.1, 3.2.2
Chapter 14 Lesson 37
Some lesson notes are in the lessons subportal.
Giancoli: pages 352-357 and 384-386
Questions page 379: 2, 4
page 403: 1, 2, 18
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Monday 8.10.2007
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Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Capacity
Time: 14:25 - 15:55
Specific heat capacity and thermal capacity.
Giancoli 14-3, 14-4
Chapter 14 Lesson 37 part 5
Problems page 404: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12
Questions page 403: 7, 12, 19, 21
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Thursday 11.10.2007
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IA: Thermal Capacity of Unknown Metal
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
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Monday 22.10.2007
Wednesday 24.10.2007
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IA: Spring Force
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Solutions to the Homework Problems 3 and 4.
Today we'll do practical work on the spring force. It will serve as an introduction to Topic 4: Oscillations and Waves (10 hours).
However, tomorrow we'll start AHL: Topic 10: Thermal Physics (6 hours). Standard level students don't have to be present until Monday 5th of November.
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Thursday 25.10.2007
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IA: Real Gas: Pressure versus Volume
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
We start the additional Higher Lever Thermodynamics by measuring the pressure of a gas as a function of volume.
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Monday 29.10.2007
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AHL: 10.1 Thermodynamics
Time: 14:25 - 15:55
Topics 10.1.1-10.1.4
Giancoli chapters, starting from page 361: 13-6, 13-7 and 13-8
Problems page 381: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38
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Wednesday 31.10.2007
Thursday 1.11.2007
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AHL: Thermodynamic Processes (cont.)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
IB Exercises.
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Tuesday 8.1.2008
Wednesday 9.1.2008
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4.1 Kinematics of Simple Harmonic Motion (cont.)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Yesterday's on-line continues. The revision of radians, trigonometric functions, period of sine. Angular quantities period, frequency, angular frequency (=angular velocity) and acceleration in harmonic motion.
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Thursday 10.1.2008
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4.1 Kinematics of SHM (cont.)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
4.1.1 - 4.1.6
We will return to SHM next year by practising exercises. Next week, after some IA, we will briefly cover harmonic force and damped oscillations and after that move on to studying waves.
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Friday 11.1.2008
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IA: Simple Pendulum
Design in Internal Assessment.
As an example of Design we study the behaviour of Simple Pendulum.
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Tuesday 15.1.2008
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IA: Simple Pendulum
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Spring constant, period, frequency and angular frequency of the harmonic oscillation. Harmonic force.
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Wednesday 16.1.2008
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IA: Simple Pendulum (cont.)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Spring constant, period, frequency and angular frequency of the harmonic oscillation. Harmonic force.
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Thursday 17.1.2008
Friday 18.1.2008
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4.4 Wave characteristics
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Topics 4.4.1-4.4.8, On-line lessons 42 and 43 and IB exercises.
Giancoli 11-7, page 300 onwards up to 11-9 on page 305 (excluded).
Problems on page 318: 36, 37 and 38.
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Tuesday 22.1.2008
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4.5 Snell's Law
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
4.5.1 and 4.5.2 Giancoli 11-11 pages 307-308: 11-14 Refraction, 23-5 Refraction: Snell’s Law
Exercises on page 659: 26, 27, 28
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Wednesday 23.1.2008
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IA: Snell's Law
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
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Thursday 24.1.2008
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4.5 Wave interference: Young's Double Slit Experiment
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Giancoli 668-671. Giancoli exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4 on page 692.
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Friday 25.1.2008
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Internal Assessment: Wave Charecteristics (1 h)
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Today we'll study typical wave phenomena, such as reflection, diffraction, dispersion and interference of waves by using a little water tank.
IB exercises from old papers.
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Tuesday 29.1.2008
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Standing Waves
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
11.1 Standing stationary waves On-line lesson 16.
Exercises from Giancoli.
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Wednesday 30.1.2008
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AHL: Standing Waves
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Formation of standing waves. Vibrating air columns. Giancoli 12-4: pages 329-334.
IB exercises.
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Thursday 31.1.2008
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AHL: Extended essays in physics
Jose from 05IB comes to tell about his experiences in EE in physics. Characteristics of EEs in physics.
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Friday 1.2.2008
Tuesday 5.2.2008
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AHL: Doppler effect (cont.)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Homework discussion. About Friday's lecture. Future of the globe. Environmental issues. EE in physics: suitable topics.
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Wednesday 6.2.2008
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AHL: 11.3 Diffraction
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Diffraction at a single slit. Giancoli 24-5 from page 673 onwards. IB exercises.
IA: Diffraction simulations (1 h) in the IT class.
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Friday 8.2.2008
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AHL: Optical resolution
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Homework discussion: missing maxima (Tsokos). IB exercises. Copies from new Kirk.
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Tuesday 12.2.2008
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AHL: Polarization: theory
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Introduction to the polarization of light.
Lesson 47
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Wednesday 13.2.2008
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AHL: Polarization: exercises
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Giancoli questions on page 692 27, 28, 29 and 30.
Giancoli exercises on page 694: 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61.
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Monday 3.3.2008
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E1: Introduction to the Universe
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
The Solar System and Beyond.
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Tuesday 4.3.2008
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E2: Stellar Radiation and Stellar Types
Time: 09:50 - 11:20
Energy Source
Luminosity
Wien's Law and the Stefan-Boltzman Law
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Friday 7.3.2008
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E.2.5-E.2.8: Spectral classes
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Giancoli 33-2: Stellar Evolution: The Birth and Death of Stars, pages 918-919.
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Monday 10.3.2008
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E2.9-2.11: Types of star and Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Elena and Gina from Bulgaria will teach today's topics.
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Tuesday 11.3.2008
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E2.11: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (cont.) and E3.1-E3.4: Stellar parallax
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
IB exercises.
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Thursday 13.3.2008
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E3.5-E3.8: Apparent and absolute magnitude
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
IB exercises.
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Friday 14.3.2008
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AHL: Extended essay session
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Samu will introduce his research topic. I will deliver a moderated sample extended essay for your reference. Discussion on the possible issues.
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Monday 17.3.2008
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Eksoplanets
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Monika from Copernicus University in Torun, Poland comes to tell about search for eksoplanets in her institute.
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Tuesday 18.3.2008
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Hubble's Heritage
Time: 09:50 - 11:20
Today we watch Hubble Heritage DVD. The DVD covers many topics in our syllabus.
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Thursday 20.3.2008
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Hubble's Heritage (cont.)
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Today we'll watch the rest of the Hubble Heritage and solve some IB problems.
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Tuesday 25.3.2008
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E4: Cosmology
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
Olber's Paradox. Today we'll cover the whole cosmology topic.
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Thursday 27.3.2008
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E4: Cosmology: exercises
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
IB exercises from old papers. After today's lesson SL students will have a break until Monday, April 7th.
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Friday 28.3.2008
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E5: Stellar Processes and Stellar Evolution
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
E5: Stellar Processes and Stellar Evolution, theory.
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Monday 31.3.2008
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E5: Stellar Processes and Stellar Evolution
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
IB exercises.
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Tuesday 1.4.2008
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E5: Stellar Processes and Stellar Evolution
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
IB exercises.
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Thursday 3.4.2008
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AHL: E6: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
E6: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe, theory and IB exercises.
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Friday 4.4.2008
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AHL: E6: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe: exercises
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Galaxies and the Expanding Universe: IB exercises.
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Monday 7.4.2008
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IA: Astrophysics: design
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Everybody designs one's own practical on astrophysics.
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Tuesday 8.4.2008
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IA: Astrophysics: design (cont.)
Time: 09:50 - 11:20
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Thursday 10.4.2008
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Test on astrophysics
Time: 08:00 - 11:15
After the test we will continue with HL and have an extended essay session.
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Friday 18.4.2008
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IA: Current and Voltage
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
We start Topic 5 by constructing a DC circuit and studying (I,V)-characteristics of it.
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Monday 21.4.2008
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IA: (I, V) characteristics of a filament lamp
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Today we continue last week's practical by studying the electrical properties of a filament lamp.
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Tuesday 22.4.2008
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Topic 5.1: Electric current, potential difference and resistance
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
Today we study Topics 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.8, 5.1.9, 5.1.10 and 5.1.11. IB exercises.
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Wednesday 23.4.2008
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Topics 5.2.3-5.2.4: Resistors in Series and Parallel
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Circuit diagrams. Total resistance of a system where resistors are in
series
in parallel.
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Friday 25.4.2008
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Topics 5.2.1 and 5.2.2: Emf and Internal Resistance
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Today we study emf and internal resistance. IB exercises on Topics 5.1 and 5.2.
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Monday 28.4.2008
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Topics 5.2.6-5.2.8: Potential Divider
Time: 13:25 - 14:10
Theory of potential divider and IB exercises.
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Tuesday 29.4.2008
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5.1.7: Resistivity, 5.1.10: Power dissipation
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Giancoli pages 500-504, IB exercises, Giancoli page 516, problems 12-16, pages 514-515, questions 1, 2, 6, 9 and 12.
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Wednesday 30.4.2008
Monday 5.5.2008
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HL: Fundamentals of DC circuit and Potential divider
Time: 13:25 - 14:10
Today we revised the fundamentals of electric circuits. As your homework you are asked to revise Topic 5 and prepare questions for tomorrow's IA session.
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Tuesday 6.5.2008
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HL: IA: Potential divider (cont.)
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Today we finish the potential divider practical and continue with the IB exercises.
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Wednesday 7.5.2008
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Topic 6.2: Electric Force and Field
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topic 6.2.1: Electric charge
Topic 6.2.4: Coulomb's Law
Topic 6.2.5: Electric field strength
Lessons 23 and 24. In Lesson 24 we cover Topics 1-4 and 6 (partially).
Giancoli chapters 16-1 - 16-7, pages 439 - 457.
IB exercises.
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Friday 9.5.2008
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Topic 6.2: Electric Force and Field (cont.)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Topic 6.2.6: Field due to charge distribution
Topic 6.2.7: Field lines of charge distributions
Topic 6.2.8: Problem solving
IB exercises.
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Monday 12.5.2008
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Topic 6.3: Magnetic Force and Field
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topics 6.3.1-6.3.5: Magnetism and magnetic fields
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Tuesday 13.5.2008
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Topic 6.3.6: Problems on Magnetism
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Solve problems involving magnetic forces, fields and currents.
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Wednesday 14.5.2008
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AHL: 9.3 Electric field, potential, and energy
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
We have a very good treatment of the topic in Giancoli, starting from page 470:
17-1: Electric Potential energy and Potential Difference
17-2: Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field
17-3: Equipotential Lines
17-4: The Electron Volt, a Unit of Energy
17-5: Electric Potential Due to Point Charges
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Friday 16.5.2008
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AHL: 9.3 Electric field, potential, and energy (cont.)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
AHL: 9.3 Electric field, potential, and energy: IB exercises.
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Monday 19.5.2008
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AHL IA: Equipotentials
Time: 13:25 - 14:10
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Tuesday 12.8.2008
Thursday 14.8.2008
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7.2 Radioactive decay
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Topics 7.2.1-7.2.9. IB Exercises
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Friday 15.8.2008
Monday 18.8.2008
Tuesday 19.8.2008
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7.3 Nuclear reactions (cont.)
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
On-line lecture continues. Giancoli exercises on page 860 10,11,12, page 886 1, 2, and 3.
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Friday 22.8.2008
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IA: Activity of Radioactive Materials and Radiation Safety (1 h)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
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Monday 25.8.2008
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Nuclear Physics + Introduction the Quantum Mechanics (AHL 13/Option B (SL))
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Discussion about the exercises. Introduction to particle theory of light: photoelectric effect.
Homework: Draw a schematic diagram of the practical setting by which the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons can be measured.
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Tuesday 26.8.2008
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AHL/ OB: 13.1/B1: Quantum nature of radiation: Photoelectric effect
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
IB exercises.
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Thursday 28.8.2008
Friday 29.8.2008
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Particle in a Box and Schrödinger Model
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
A brief outline of the Schrödinger Model and electron in a box.
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Monday 1.9.2008
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Atomic structure
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
IB exercises.
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Tuesday 2.9.2008
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Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
Time: 09:50 - 11:25
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Giancoli exercises.
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Thursday 4.9.2008
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Decay law
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Decay law. Giancoli chapters and exercises.
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Friday 5.9.2008
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Revision
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Homework discussion. Revision: logarithms. Decay law (cont.) Revision: electrostatics. Closest approach.
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Monday 8.9.2008
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Closest approach and spectrometer
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Revision: magnetic force, circular motion. Physics of a spectrometer. IB exercises.
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Friday 12.9.2008
Monday 15.9.2008
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AHL: Electromagnetic Induction (1 h)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
The production of energy in many types of power plants is based on electromagnetic induction. Today we start by discussing the induced emf in a wire that is moving in a magnetic field.
Homework: study electromagnetic induction from Giancoli.
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Tuesday 16.9.2008
Tuesday 23.9.2008
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12.2 Alternating current
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Topics 12.2.1-12.2.9.
IB exercises.
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Wednesday 24.9.2008
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12.3 Transmission of electrical power
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topics 12.3.1-12.3.5
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Friday 26.9.2008
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IA: Electromagnetic Induction
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Today we make different experiments to study the electromagnetic induction.
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Monday 29.9.2008
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8.2 World energy sources
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topics 8.2.1-8.2.6
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Wednesday 1.10.2008
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8.2 World energy sources 8.3 Fossil fuel power production (1 hour)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topics 8.2.1-8.2.6 (cont.) Topics 8.3.1-8.3.5
Fossil fuels 1
Fossil fuels 2
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Friday 3.10.2008
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Nuclear power
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Nuclear power theory.
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Monday 6.10.2008
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Nuclear power (cont.)
Time: 13:25 - 14:10
IB exercises on nuclear power.
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Tuesday 7.10.2008
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Hydro and Wind Power
Time: 13:20 - 14:55
Hydro and wind Power.
IB exercises.
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Wednesday 8.10.2008
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Solar Power
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Introduction to solar power.
IB exercises.
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Friday 10.10.2008
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IA: Hydrogen power and energy conversion
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
In today's Internal Assessment session we study the energy conversions that take place in a minuscule hydrogen power plant (2 h).
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Tuesday 21.10.2008
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8.5 Greenhouse effect
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Topics 8.5.1-8.5.13
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Wednesday 22.10.2008
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8.5 Greenhouse effect (cont.)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Ecercises from Ruth's book.
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Friday 24.10.2008
Tuesday 28.10.2008
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14.1 Analogue and Digital Signals
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Today I am on sick leave. If everything goes all right I'll be with you tomorrow.
Study topics 14.1.1-14.1.7 by using the copies from both the Ruth's book and the copies Aaro gave you. Solve problems from the papers Aaro gave you.
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Wednesday 29.10.2008
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14.1 Analogue and Digital Signals (cont.)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
My sick leave continues. Study the rest of the theory on CD players and solve the rest of the problems Aaro gave you yesterday.
Topics 14.1.1-14.1.7 continues.
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Friday 31.10.2008
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14.2 Data capture; digital imaging using charge-coupled devices
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Topics 14.2.1-14.2.11.
About sensors.
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Monday 3.11.2008
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14.2 Data capture; digital imaging using charge-coupled devices (cont.)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topics 14.2.1-14.2.11 continues.
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Wednesday 7.1.2009
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IA: Bouncing ball
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Design in Internal Assessment. Study one factor that relates to the physics of the bouncing ball.
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Thursday 8.1.2009
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14.2 Data capture (cont.)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Practical application: the exposure in digital photography.
Exercises.
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Friday 9.1.2009
Tuesday 13.1.2009
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G1: Laser (1 h)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Study chapter 28-11: Lasers from Giancoli and continue the exercises we did last time.
Topics G.1.7-G.1.10.
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Wednesday 14.1.2009
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G2: Lenses and lense equation
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Topics G 2.1 - G 2.7
Kirk pages 155-160.
IB exercises.
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Thursday 15.1.2009
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G2: Simple magnifying glass, the compund microscope and astronomical microscope (theory) (1 h)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Kirk pages 161-162.
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Friday 16.1.2009
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G2: Simple magnifying glass, the compund microscope and astronomical microscope (cont.) (2 h)
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Kirk pages 161-162.
IB exercises.
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Tuesday 20.1.2009
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IA: Lenses and lense systems (1 h)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Study the properties of lenses, lens systems and eye by using the equipment provided.
Criteria assessed: none.
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Wednesday 21.1.2009
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G 2.15 - G 2.17: Aberrations G3 Two source interference of waves
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
The differences between thin lenses and real lenses. Spherical and chromatic aberrations (1 h).
Two source interference of water, light and sound (1 h).
Kirk pages 163-165.
IB exercises.
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Thursday 22.1.2009
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G3 Two source interference of waves
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Today we continue yesterday's exercises.
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Friday 23.1.2009
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IA
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
Assessed IA that will be sent to the IBO. Both the SL and HL have to be present.
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Tuesday 27.1.2009
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IA: Density of unknown material (1 h)
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
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Wednesday 28.1.2009
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IA: Coefficient of friction (2 h)
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
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Thursday 29.1.2009
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G.4 Diffraction grating
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Tsokos, pages 631-633.
IB exercises.
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Friday 30.1.2009
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G.4 Diffraction grating (cont.) G.3 Two source interference (cont.)
Time: 13:25 - 14:55
IB exercises.
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Tuesday 3.2.2009
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G.5 X-rays
Time: 12:20 - 13:05
Topics G.5.1- G.5.4.
IB exercises.
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Wednesday 4.2.2009
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G.5 X-ray diffraction
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Topics G.5.5 - G.5.9.
Giancoli Chapter 25-11.
Giancoli exercises 54, 55, and 56 on page 724.
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Monday 2.3.2009
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Solar Power
Time: 08:00 - 09:30
Today we watch The Power of the Sun DVD in the IT-class (Topic 8). Links to TOK.
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