• 

  Marked Report

  This practical is an investigation into the waves of the Slinky. By oscillating one end of the stretched slinky, a compression moving along it was observed. Changes in the length of the stretch appeared, from observation, to have an effect on the velocity of the moving compression. Stretching the slinky far, seemed to give the compression a...
• 

  Loop the loop(free)

  This practical is an investigation into the motion of a toy car travelling in a vertical circle (looping the loop) on a plastic track At the top of the track the car has potential energy, as it travels down this PE will be converted into kinetic energy which will be a maximum at the bottom of the slope. As the car climbs the loop this...
• 

  P2 May 2012 TZ2(free)

• 

  Uncertainties

  According to the subject guide "an attempt should always be made to quantify uncertainties" in raw data, this implies that the student does not necessarily have to get it right but that they have made a reasonable attempt. There are some simple rules that students can apply but I prefer them to use judgement, provided that they justify...
• 

  Marked Report 1

  The raw data of velocity and time was in the form of a graph presented on the data studio program, an example from one of the runs for 50g is shown below. Below are tables of the acceleration recorded from the practical. Five runs for the biggest mass then two runs each of the rest due to time constrains. The...
• 

  Flying Pig

  In this practical the acceleration due to gravity will be found by measuring the time period of a pig flying in a circle. Note: this experiment can also be done with flying cows, dinosaurs and even planes. (With acknowledgement to Mark Headlee UWC USA) The pig flies in a circle because there is a force acting perpendicular to its velocity (towards...

The two most recent pages are free. You can access other free pages from the sitemap. The blog is also free.