Episode 40: Exam time 2021
An updated guide to preparing for and completing the upcoming VCE Physics exam.
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VCE Physics Podcast
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20 of 44 episodesEpisode 37: Electric fields
Electric fields, Electric field lines - between plates, Electric field lines around particles, Electric field between charged particles, Cou...
Episode 8: Sound recording & playback (Previous study design)
Dynamic microphone, Condenser microphone, Carbon microphone, Frequency response curves, Sound recording, Amplifiers, Loudspeakers
Episode 6: Photonics (Previous study design)
Definitions, Why optical fibres?, Light emitting diodes, Light dependent resistors, A light sensing circuit, Photodiodes, Phototransistors,...
Episode 36: Sustainable energy sources
Australia’s energy usage, Why is sustainable energy important?, Energy transformations & efficiency, Solar energy, Photovoltaic cells, Solar...
Episode 35: Light waves: Polarisation & Colour
What is light?, The electromagnetic spectrum, Waves, Wave equations, Light as electromagnetic radiation, Polarisation, Colour, Colour additi...
Episode 34: Optics & vision
The human eye, Near point, Lens power, Short sightedness (Myopia), Long sightedness (Hypermetropia), Using lenses
Episode 33: Lenses
Refraction, Converging lens, Diverging lens, Images in convex (converging) lenses, The human eye, Images in concave (diverging) lenses, The...
Episode 32: Mirrors
Reflection - formation of images, Reflection in concave mirrors, Reflection in convex mirrors, The lens & mirror equation
Episode 31: Reflection & refraction
Reflection, Formation of images, Refraction, Refractive index, Snell’s law, Total internal refraction, Critical angle, Apparent depth, Dispe...
Episode 30: Work & energy
Energy, Work, Gravitational potential energy, Kinetic energy, Work calculations, Ramps, Energy transformations, Elastic potential energy, Ef...
Episode 29: Momentum
Momentum, Calculating momentum changes, Impulse, Force & time - Airbags, Conservation of momentum, Conservation of momentum calculation
Episode 28: Calculating forces
Gravity and Newton’s third law, Tension and pulleys, Car towing a trailer, Inclined planes
Episode 27: Newton's laws of motion
Forces, Forces as vectors, Resolving vectors, Explaining motion - Aristotle vs Newton, Newton’s first law, Newton’s second law, Weight, Calc...
Episode 26: Equations of motion
Displacement, velocity and acceleration, Velocity-time graph, The five kinematics equations, Solving kinematics problems, Gravity
Episode 25: Graphing motion
Constant velocity, Constant acceleration, Interpreting position-time graphs, Interpreting velocity-time graphs, Solving problems with graphs
Episode 24: Describing motion
Motion as a vector, Vector resolution, Vectors in two dimensions, Distance & displacement, Speed & velocity, Acceleration, Acceleration whil...
Episode 23: Nuclear energy
The nucleus, Nuclear fission, Chain reactions, Mass defect, Atomic mass units , Uranium 235 fission, Energy released: E = mc2, Binding energ...
Episode 22: Radioactivity - doses and effects
A look at the effects of radiation and the calculation of doses.
Episode 21: Radioactive decay rates
Radioisotopes all have a characteristic half-live, that measures the time taken to decay. This podcast looks at the calculations involving h...