Date: Thursday 08 October 2020
Code: 8199
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
This Webinar addresses two topics in A level Physics which students find challenging – vectors and projectiles. Vector questions typically involve forces and in particular moments of force. Projectile questions can only be solved when a student has grasped the essential concept of vector components. Students will learn the basic concept of vectors and components as required in A level Physics and how to apply this knowledge to complex problems.
BENEFITS OF THIS WEBINAR
- Learn key strategies to improve your preparedness to achieve well on your final exams
- Experience a unique opportunity to hear from an experienced examiner in A level Physics
- Gain top level advice and guidance on how to access the higher grades in examinations
- Enhance your understanding of key areas of Physics, all linked directly to the exam papers
- Take away a full set of conference notes, with examination tips and example answers
PROGRAMME (4.00 – 5.00pm)
4.00 pm – Introduction, welcome and sound check
4.05 pm –Introduction to two dimensional vectors
- Adding two perpendicular vectors using a vector triangle
- The concept of resolving vectors – x and y components
- Balancing components of vectors
- Some basic examples
4.25 pm Moments of force
- Concept of perpendicular distance and how this is calculated
- Using components to simplify moments problems
- Example of complex moments questions
4.35 pm Solving force problems using the component method
- How to resolve forces into components
- How to use equilibrium to balance forces
- Examples of force balancing problems
4.50 pm Projectile problems
- How to set up suvat equations in two independent dimensions
- Useful strategies for solving projectile problems
- Worked examples of projectile problems
5.00 pm End of webinar
Tony Dunn is a current examiner for OCR A-level Physics and has taught for over 30 years in secondary schools and sixth form colleges, mainly in inner city areas, specialising in A-level Physics. Since the new A-level curriculum was introduced, he has had 100% pass rates with all his A-level Physics groups, whilst working at an inclusive college in a deprived borough. He was a Head of Science for 12 years and also spent several years training Physics teachers in SE Asia.
