Physics Syllabus Dissection Topic 4
Topic 4: Oscillations and Waves 10 hours
4.1 Kinematics of simple harmonic motion (SHM) 2 hours
| |Assessment statement |Obj |Student Notes |
|4.1.1 |Describe examples of oscillations. |2 |A mass hanged with a spring |
| | | |A pendulum moving |
|4.1.2 |Define the terms displacement, |1 |Displacement- the shortest distance between two points. |
| |amplitude, frequency, period and phase | |Amplitude- the highest displacement from the mean position. |
| |difference. | |Frequency- number of oscillation per second. |
| | | |Period- time taken per oscillation. |
| | | |Phase difference- it’s the difference between two waves having the |
| | | |same frequency. |
|4.1.3 |Define simple harmonic motion (SHM) |1 |Repeating motions are called SHM. |
| |and state the defining equation as | |A is proportional to –x, thus a=(constant)-x |
| |a = −ω2 x . | |a=-ω2x |
|4.1.4 |Solve problems using the defining
4.1 Kinematics of simple harmonic motion (SHM) 2 hours
| |Assessment statement |Obj |Student Notes |
|4.1.1 |Describe examples of oscillations. |2 |A mass hanged with a spring |
| | | |A pendulum moving |
|4.1.2 |Define the terms displacement, |1 |Displacement- the shortest distance between two points. |
| |amplitude, frequency, period and phase | |Amplitude- the highest displacement from the mean position. |
| |difference. | |Frequency- number of oscillation per second. |
| | | |Period- time taken per oscillation. |
| | | |Phase difference- it’s the difference between two waves having the |
| | | |same frequency. |
|4.1.3 |Define simple harmonic motion (SHM) |1 |Repeating motions are called SHM. |
| |and state the defining equation as | |A is proportional to –x, thus a=(constant)-x |
| |a = −ω2 x . | |a=-ω2x |
|4.1.4 |Solve problems using the defining