Physics Level 3
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs K. Jom.
This course involves students investigating physical phenomena and developing concepts, principles, and models to explain those phenomena.
Topics covered are: Rotation, Kinematics, AC Electricity, Electric Fields, DC Electricity, Electromagnetism, Modern Physics, Waves.
You need to choose L3 Calculus in order to pick this course.
This course offers the following achievement standard credits:
AS 91521: Practical investigation on Non-linear relationship - Internal worth 4 credits
AS 91523: Wave systems - External worth 4 credits
AS 91524: Mechanical Systems - External worth 6 credits
AS 91525: Modern Physics - Internal worth 3 credits
AS 91526: Electrical Systems - External worth 6 credits
Note: for students pursuing Scholarship Physics, they will need to maintain a high achievement and understanding in all three externals as well as the Modern Physics Internal Assessment.
Course Overview
Term 1
AS 91525:- Demonstrate understanding of Modern Physics
This standard covers nuclear reactions, photoelectric effect, and atomic energy levels.
AS91524:- Demonstrate understanding of Mechanical systems.
Topics covered are translational motion, circular motion and gravity, rotating systems, and oscillating systems.
Term 2
AS 91521:- Practical based investigation that involves an experimental method and data collection, finding out the uncertainties in the data, processing the data collected, graphing, and finding relationships and drawing conclusions.
AS91526:- Demonstrate understanding of electrical systems.
The standard involves learning on DC circuits containing resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Transformers and AC circuits containing a resistor, capacitor, and an inductor.
Term 3
AS91523:- Demonstrate understanding of wave systems.
The topics covered in this standard are interference and diffraction, standing waves and music and the doppler effect.
Term 4
Revision to prepare for external examinations.
Recommended Prior Learning
Achievement of 16 Credits in Level 2 Physics with Achieved in AS 91171 (Mechanics) and AS 91173 (Electricity).
Helpful Accompanying Subjects:
• Mathematics with Statistics (under special circumstances)
• Mathematics with Calculus (prefered)
• Chemistry
Assessment Information
The students will be offered 5 achievement standards, two internal standards and three external standards.Both internal standards will be assessed in class under exam condition. One of these internal standards is a practical investigation which takes 4 hours to complete
All three externals will be assessed by the NZQA at the end of the year.
Total credits offered for in course is 23 credits of which 7 credits will be from internal assessments and 16 credits are from external assessments.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Physics 3.1 - Carry out a practical investigation to test a physics theory relating two variables in a non-linear relationship
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Physics 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of wave systems
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Physics 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of mechanical systems
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Physics 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of Modern Physics
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Physics 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of electrical systems
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 23
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Possibilities
Mining Engineer, Aeronautical Engineer, Aeroplane Pilot, Air Force Airman/Airwoman, Air Force Officer, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Anaesthetist, Anaesthetic Technician, Software Developer, Building Surveyor, Army Officer, Army Soldier, Medical Physicist, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Electronics Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Biotechnologist, Boat Builder, Naval Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Cardiac Physiologist, Physician, Surgeon, Science Technician, Ship's Officer, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Technician/Draughtsperson, Meteorologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Dental Technician, Telecommunications Engineer, Pharmacist, Dentist, Medical Radiation Technologist, Diagnostic Radiologist, Dispensing Optician, General Practitioner, Geologist, Electrician, Electrical Engineering Technician, Environmental Engineer, Marine Engineer, Flying Instructor, Forestry Scientist, Lighting Technician, Game Developer, Geophysicist, Helicopter Pilot, Veterinarian, Radiation Therapist, Navy Officer, Optometrist, Radiation Oncologist, Geospatial Specialist,