KOLEJ MARA SEREMBAN A-Level Fast Track

SCHEME OF WORK
PHYSICS A-LEVEL

SEMESTER 1
(Jan – May 2020)

WEEK DATE TOPICS NOTES

1. PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND UNITS

16/1/2020 1.1 Physical quantities
Practical 1
1 to 1.2 SI units
24/1/2020 1.3 The Avogadro Constant
1.4 Scalars and vectors

Practical 2
27/1/2020 2. MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
2 to 2.1 Measurements
*27/1/2020:
31/1/2020 2.2 Errors and uncertainties Tahun Baru Cina

3/2/2020
3. KINEMATICS
3 to Practical 3
3.1 Equations of motion
7/2/2020

10/2/2020 4. DYNAMICS
4 to 4.1 Momentum and Newton’s laws of Motion Practical 4
14/2/2020 4.2 Non-uniform motion

17/2/2020 4.3 Linear momentum and its conservation

5 Practical 5
to
21/2/2020

24/2/2020 5. FORCES
6 to 5.1 Types of force Practical 6
28/2/2020 5.2 Turning effects of Forces

2/3/2020 5.3 Equilibrium of forces

7 Practical 7
to 5.4 Density and pressure
6/3/2020

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6. WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

9/3/2020 6.1 Energy conversion and conservation
8 to 6.2 Work and efficiency Practical 8
13/3/2020 6.3 Potential energy and kinetic energy
6.4 Power

14/3/2020
to MID – SEM 1 BREAK
22/3/2020

23/3/2020 7. DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

9 to 7.1 Stress and strain Practical 9
27/3/2020 7.2 Elastic and plastic behaviour

8. WAVES
30/3/2020 8.1 Progressive waves
10 to 8.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves Practical 10
3/4/2020 8.3 Determination of frequency and wavelength
of sound waves

6/4/2020
8.3 Doppler effect
11 to Practical 11
8.4 Electromagnetic spectrum
10/4/2020

9. SUPERPOSITION
13/4/2020
9.1 Stationary waves
12 to Practical 12
9.2 Diffraction
17/4/2020
9.3 Interference, two-source Interference

20/4/2020
13 to 9.4 Diffraction gratings Practical 13
24/4/2020

10. ELECTRIC FIELDS Practical 14

27/4/2020
10.1 Concept of an electric field
14 to
10.2 Uniform electric fields *1/5/2020:
1/5/2020
Hari Pekerja

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11. CURRENT OF ELECTRICITY

4/5/2020 11.1 Electric current
15 to 11.2 Potential difference and power
*7/5/2020:
8/5/2020 11.3 Resistance and resistivity
Hari Wesak
11.4 Sensing devices

12. D.C. CIRCUITS

11/5/2020
12.1 Practical circuits
16 to
12.2 Kirchhoff’s laws
15/5/2020
12.3 Potential dividers (AS and A2)

18/5/2020 SEMESTER 1 EXAM

to
22/5/2020

23/5/2020 *24-25/5/2020:
to SEMESTER 1 BREAK Hari Raya
31/5/2020 Aidilfitri

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SEMESTER 2
(June – Dec 2020)

WEEK DATE TOPICS NOTES

1/6/2020 13. PARTICLE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

to 13.1 Atoms, nuclei and Radiation
17
5/6/2020 13.2 Fundamental Particles

8/6/2020 13.3 Mass defect and nuclear binding energy

18 to 13.4 Radioactive decay Practical 15
12/6/2020

15/6/2020 14. MOTION IN A CIRCLE

to 14.1 Kinematics of uniform circular motion
19 Practical 16
19/6/2020 14.2 Centripetal acceleration and centripetal
force

15. GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS

22/6/2020
20 15.1 Gravitational field Practical 17
to
15.2 Gravitational force between point masses
26/6/2020

29/6/2020 15.3 Gravitational field of a point mass

21 to 15.4 Gravitational potential Practical 18
3/7/2020

6/7/2020 16. IDEAL GASES

to 16.1 Equation of state
22 Practical 19
10/7/2020 16.2 Kinetic theory of gases

16.3 Kinetic energy of a molecule

13/7/2020
23 to Practical 20
17/7/2020

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20/7/2020 17. TEMPERATURE

to 17.1 Thermal equilibrium Paper 5:
24
24/7/2020 17.2 Temperature scales Introduction
17.3 Practical thermometers

25/7/2020 *31/7/2020:
to MID – SEM 2 BREAK Hari Raya
2/8/2020 Aidiladha

3/8/2020 18. THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

to 18.1 Specific heat capacity and specific latent Paper 5: Design
25
7/8/2020 heat experiment

10/8/2020 18.2 Internal energy and the First Law of

Paper 5: Design
26 to Thermodynamics
experiment
14/8/2020

19. OSCILLATIONS Paper 5:

17/8/2020 19.1 Simple harmonic Oscillations Analysis and
to 19.2 Energy in simple harmonic motion evaluation
27
21/8/2020
*20/8/2020:
Awal Muharram

24/8/2020 19.3 Damped and forced oscillations, Paper 5:

28 to resonance Analysis and
28/8/2020 evaluation

1/9/2020 20. COMMUNICATION

Paper 5:
to 20.1 Communication Channels
29 Analysis and
4/9/2020 20.2 Modulation
evaluation
20.3 Digital Communication

7/9/2020 20.4 Relative merits of channels of

Paper 5: Design
30 to communication
experiment
11/9/2020 20.5 Attenuation

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14/9/2020
*16/9/2020:
to ACTION WEEK
Hari Malaysia
18/9/2020

21/9/2020  IRP
to  TRIAL EXAM
9/10/2020

12/10/2020 AS EXAM
*29/10/2020:
to (Oct/ Nov Exam)
Maulidur Rasul
13/11/2020

16/11/2020 21. ELECTRIC FIELDS Paper 5:

31 to 21.3 Electric forces between point charges Analysis and
20/11/2020 21.4 Electric field of a point charge evaluation

23/11/2020 21.5 Electric potential

Paper 5: Design
32 to
experiment
27/11/2020

30/11/2020 22. CAPACITANCE Paper 5:

33 to 22.1 Capacitors and Capacitance Analysis and
4/12/2020 22.2 Energy stored in a capacitor evaluation

7/12/2020 23. ELECTRONICS

Paper 5: Design
34 to 23.1 The ideal operational amplifier
experiment
11/12/2020 23.2 Operational amplifier circuits

14/12/2020 23.3 Output devices Paper 5:

35 to Analysis and
18/12/2020 evaluation

19/12/2020
*25/12/2020:
to SEMESTER 2 BREAK
Hari Krismas
1/1/2021

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SEMESTER 3
(Jan – June 2021)

WEEK DATE TOPICS NOTES

4/1/2021 24. MAGNETIC FIELDS

Paper 5:
to 24.1 Concept of magnetic field
36 Analysis and
8/1/2021 24.2 Force on a current-carrying conductor
evaluation
24.3 Force on a moving charge

11/1/2021 24.4 Magnetic fields due to currents

Paper 5: Design
37 to 24.5 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
experiment
15/1/2021

25. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

25.1 Laws of electromagnetic induction
18/1/2021
Paper 5:
to a) define magnetic flux and the weber
38 Analysis and
22/1/2021 b) recall and use U = BA
evaluation
c) define magnetic flux linkage
d) infer from appropriate experiments on
electromagnetic induction:

e) recall and solve problems using Faraday’s

25/1/2021
law of electromagnetic induction and Lenz’s
to Paper 5: Design
39 law
29/1/2021 experiment
f) explain simple applications of
electromagnetic induction

1/2/2021
26. ALTERNATING CURRENTS Paper 5:
to
40 26.1 Characteristics of alternating currents Analysis and
5/2/2021
26.2 The transformer evaluation

8/2/2021 26.3 Transmission of electrical energy

to 26.4 Rectification Paper 5: Design
41
12/2/2021 experiment

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15/2/2021 27. QUANTUM PHYSICS

Paper 5:
to 27.1 Energy of a photon
42 Analysis and
19/2/2021 27.2 Photoelectric emission of electrons
evaluation
27.3 Wave-particle duality

22/2/2021
27.4 Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
to Paper 5: Design
43 27.5 Band theory
26/2/2021 experiment
27.6 Production and use of X-rays

28. WAVES
28.6 Production and use of ultrasound in
diagnosis
1/3/2021
a) explain the principles of the generation and Paper 5:
to
44 detection of ultrasonic waves using piezo- Analysis and
5/3/2021
electric transducers evaluation
b) explain the main principles behind the use of
ultrasound to obtain diagnostic information
about internal structures

c) understand the meaning of specific acoustic

impedance and its importance to the intensity
8/3/2021
reflection coefficient at a boundary
to Paper 5: Design
45 d) recall and solve problems by using the
12/3/2021 experiment
equation I = I0e–μx for the attenuation of
ultrasound in matter

14/3/2021
to MID – SEM 3 BREAK
21/3/2021
22/3/2021  IRP
to  TRIAL EXAM
30/4/2021

A2 EXAM
3/5/2021
(May/June Exam)