PRE-UNIVERSITY PHYSICS

COURSE OUTLINE
CAPE Unit 2
2016-2017
Semester 1
Date

07-10

12-16

Topics
Module 1
September
Electrical Quantities:
- Coulomb
- Volts
- Power
Electrical Quantities:
- Resistivity
- Electromotive force and potential
difference.
- Drift velocity
- Electron flow in metals, semiconductors and electrolytes.

Activity

Class work

19-23

Electrical Quantities:
- I-V characteristics of: metallic
conductor, semi-conductor diodes
and a filament lamp.
- Resistance of a thermistor.
- Terminal potential difference,
external load, and resistance.
- Draw and interpret circuit diagrams.

Labs

26- 30

Electrical Circuits:
- Application of Kirchoffs laws to
given circuits.
- Perform calculations of circuits in
series and parallel.
- Use of the Wheatstone bridge

Labs

October
03-07

Electric Fields:
Labs
- Electrical conductors and insulators.
- Application of electrostatic
phenomena.
- Hazards associated with charging by
friction.
- Explain the use of lightning rods
Prepared by: Mrs. C. Williams-Massey
MBCC Westmoreland Campus

PRE-UNIVERSITY PHYSICS
COURSE OUTLINE
CAPE Unit 2
2016-2017
10-14

Electric Fields:
- Use of Coulombs Law
- Calculation of: field strength of a
point charge, the force on a charged
particle in an electric field,
- Effect of a uniform magnetic field
charged particle on the motion of a
charged particle.

17-21

Capacitors:
- State the different types of
capacitors.
- Explain the Farad.
- State capacitors in parallel and
series.
- Calculate the energy stored in a
capacitor.
- Calculate capacitor discharge.
- Sketch graphs illustrating the charge
and discharge of a capacitor.

24-28

Magnetic Fields:
- Magnetic flux density and tesla.
- Sketch magnetic flux patterns and
perform calculations regarding
these.

Lab:

November
Oct 31- Nov 04

Magnetic Forces:
- Use Flemings Left-Hand Rule.
- Perform calculations involving force
and charged particles in magnetic
fields.
- Explain the use of a solenoid.
- Explain the principles and used of
electromagnets.

07-11

Magnetic Forces:
- The Hall Effect and use of the hall
probe.
Prepared by: Mrs. C. Williams-Massey
MBCC Westmoreland Campus

PRE-UNIVERSITY PHYSICS
COURSE OUTLINE
CAPE Unit 2
2016-2017
Electromagnetic Induction:
- Explain magnetic flux and solve
problems related to magnetic flux.
- Explain weber
14-18

Electromagnetic Induction:
- Lenzs law
- Application of electromagnetic
induction.

21-25

Electromagnetic Induction:
- Explain the use of transformers.
- Perform calculations regarding
transformers.

Nov 28- Dec 2

05- 16

December
Module 2
Alternating currents:
- Define: frequency, peak value and
root-mean-square value as it
pertains to alternating currents and
voltage.
- Use equations to represent
alternating current or voltage.
Semester 1 Exams

Worksheets

Worksheet

Teaching strategies for module 2: brief lectures, problem-solving, cooperative group learning,
YouTube videos on each topic, tutorials, use of worksheets for more difficult concepts,
practising end of chapter questions in textbook, class discussions and practising past paper
questions.

Prepared by: Mrs. C. Williams-Massey

MBCC Westmoreland Campus