SMK DATO’ JAAFAR JOHOR BAHRU
STPM PHYSICS (960)
(SEMESTER 2) 2022
WEEK CHAPTER/TOPIC
1 12 Electrostatics
12.1 Coulomb’s law
12.2 Electric field
2 12.3 Gauss’s law
12.4 Electric potential
13 Capacitors
3
13.1 Capacitance
13.2 Parallel plate capacitors
13.3 Dielectrics
13.4 Capacitors in series and
in parallel
13.5 Energy stored in a
4 Experiment
charged capacitor
LEARNING ACTIVITIES NOTE
Candidates should be able to:
(a) state Coulomb’s law, and use the formula
Qq
F= 2
4 π εo r
(b) explain the meaning of electric field, and sketch
the field pattern for an isolated point charge, an
electric dipole and a uniformly charged surface
(c) define the electric field strength, and use the
F
formula E=
q
(d) describe the motion of a point charge in a
uniform electric field
(e) state Gauss’s law, and apply it to derive the
electric field strength for an isolated point
charge, an isolated charged conducting sphere
and a uniformly charged plate
(f) define electric potential
Q
(g) use the formula V =
4 π ε¿
(h) explain the meaning of equipotential surfaces
−dV
(i) use the relationship E=
dr
(j) use the formula U = qV
Candidates should be able to:
(a) define capacitance
(b) describe the mechanism of charging a parallel
plate capacitor
Q εo A
(c) use the formula C= to derive C= for
V d
the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
(d) define relative permittivity ε r (dielectric
constant)
(e) describe the effect of a dielectric in a parallel
plate capacitor
εr ε 0 A
(f) use the formula C=
d
(g) derive and use the formulae for effective
capacitance of capacitors in series and in
parallel
(h) use the formulae
1 2
1
U = QV , U = 1 Q and U = C V
2
6
2 2 C 2
(derivations are not required)
 13.6 Charging and
discharging of a
capacitor
14 Electric Current
5
14.1 Conduction of electricity
14.2 Drift velocity
14.3 Current density
6
14.4 Electric conductivity and
resistivity
15 Direct Current Circuits
7
15.1 Internal resistance
15.2 Kirchhoff’s laws
15.3 Potential divider
(i) describe the charging and discharging process
of a capacitor through a resistor
(j) define the time constant, and use the formula
τ =RC
(k) derive and use the formulae
−t −t
Q=Q o (1−e ) , V =V o (1−e τ ) and
τ
−t
I =I o e τ and for charging a capacitor through a
resistor
−t
(l) derive and use the formulae Q=Q e τ ,
o
−t −t
V =V o e and I =I o e τ and for discharging a
τ
capacitor through a resistor
(m) solve problems involving charging and
discharging of a capacitor through a resistor.
Candidates should be able to:
(a) define electric current, and use the equation
dQ
I=
dt
(b) explain the mechanism of conduction of
electricity in metals
(c) explain the concept of drift velocity
(d) derive and use the equation I = Anev
(e) define electric current density and conductivity
(f) use the relationship J=σE
n e2 t
(g) derive and use the equation σ =
m
RA
(h) define resistivity, and use the formula ρ=
l
(i) show the equivalence between Ohm’s law and
the relationship J=σE
(j) explain the dependence of resistivity on
temperature for metals and semiconductors by
n e2 t
using the equation σ =
m
(k) discuss the effects of temperature change on the
resistivity of conductors, semiconductors and
superconductors
Candidates should be able to:
(a) explain the effects of internal resistance on the
terminal potential difference of a battery in a
circuit
(b) state and apply Kirchhoff’s laws
(c) explain a potential divider as a source of
variable voltage
(d) explain the uses of shunts and multipliers
 15.4 Potentiometer and
8 Wheatstone bridge
16 Magnetic Fields
10
16.1 Concept of a magnetic
field
16.2 Force on a moving charge
16.3 Force on a current-
carrying conductor
16.4 Magnetic fields due to
11
currents
16.5 Force between two
current-carrying
conductors
16.6 Determination of the ratio
e presence of both magnetic and electric fields
m (for v, B and E perpendicular to each other)
16.7 Hall effect
(e) explain the working principles of a
potentiometer, and its uses Experiment
(f) explain the working principles of a Wheatstone 7
bridge, and its uses
(g) solve problems involving potentiometer and
Wheatstone bridge.
Candidates should be able to:
(a) explain magnetic field as a field of force
produced by current-carrying conductors or by
permanent magnets
(b)use the formula for the force on a moving
charge F=qv x B
(c) use the equation F = qvB sin θ to define
magnetic flux density B
(d)describe the motion of a charged particle
parallel and perpendicular to a uniform
magnetic field
(e) explain the existence of magnetic force on a
straight current-carrying conductor placed in a
uniform magnetic field
(f) derive and use the equation F = IlB sin θ
(g)state Ampere’s law, and use it to derive the
μ oI
magnetic field of a straight wire B=
2 πr
μoNI
(h)use the formulae B= for a circular coil and
2r
B = μonI for a solenoid
μo I 1 I 2 l
(i) derive and use the formula F= for the
2 πd
force between two parallel current-carrying
conductors
(j) describe the motion of a charged particle in the
(k)explain the principles of the determination of
e
the ratio for electrons in Thomson’s
m
experiment (quantitative treatment is required)
(l) explain Hall effect, and derive an expression for
Experiment
Hall voltage VH
8
(m) state the applications of Hall effect.
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17 Electromagnetic Induction
12
17.1 Magnetic flux
17.2 Faraday’s law and Lenz’s
law
17.3 Self induction
13
17.4 Energy stored in an
inductor
17.5 Mutual induction
18 Alternating Current Circuits
14
18.1 Alternating current
through a resistor
18.2 Alternating current
through an inductor
18.3 Alternating current
15
Candidates should be able to:
(a) define magnetic flux as Φ = B•A
(b) state and use Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law
(c) derive and use the equation for induced e.m.f. in
linear conductors and plane coils in uniform
magnetic fields
(d) explain the phenomenon of self-induction, and
Experiment
define self-inductance
9
dI
(e) use the formulae E=−L and LI = N Φ
dt
(f) derive and use the equation for the self-
μ N2 A
inductance of a solenoid L= o
l
(g) use the formula for the energy stored in an
1 2
inductor U = L I
2
(h) explain the phenomenon of mutual induction,
and define mutual inductance
(i) derive an expression for the mutual inductance
between two coaxial solenoids of the same
μo N p N s A
cross-sectional area M =
lp
Candidates should be able to:
(a) explain the concept of the r.m.s. value of an
Experiment
alternating current, and calculate its value for
10
the sinusoidal case only
(b) derive an expression for the current from
V =V o sin ωt
(c) explain the phase difference between the current
and voltage for a pure resistor
(d) derive and use the formula for the power in an
alternating current circuit which consists only of
a pure resistor
(e) derive an expression for the current from
V =V o sin ωt
(f) explain the phase difference between the current
and voltage for a pure inductor
(g) define the reactance of a pure inductor
(h) use the formula XL = ωL
(i) derive and use the formula for the power in an
alternating current circuit which consists only of
a pure inductor
(j) derive an expression for the current from
 through a capacitor
(k) explain the phase difference between the current
and voltage for a pure capacitor
(l) define the reactance of a pure capacitor
1
(m)use the formula X C =
ωC
(n) derive and use the formula for the power in an
alternating current circuit which consists only of
a pure capacitor
18.4 R-C and R-L circuits in (o) define impedance
series √ 2
(p) use the formula Z= R +( X L −X C )
2

(q) sketch the phasor diagrams of R-C and R-L

circuits

Prepared by : Cikgu Christopher Emmanuel Raj A/L Vellan

Physics (STPM)
SMK Dato’ Jaafar, Johor Bahru
2021
Note:
(1) The scheme of work is subject to change due to unforeseen disruptions or implementations of
other school programs.
(2) Extra classes will be conducted to from time to time to complete the scheme of work.