Year 12 Further Maths, Unit 4, SAC#1

• Monday the 12th of August
• Area of Study 1 “Matrices”
• 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
• Written test (Multiple Choice) format

Students are permitted to bring a bound summary book, a scientific calculator, a CAS calculator and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.

Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:

• Handouts 4.1.1 – 4.1.
• Studyclix exam questions
• Edrolo Chapter Check 7.1
• Edrolo Chapter Check 7.2
• Reviewing any VCAA Physics exam papers and examination reports

Year 12 Further Maths, Unit 4, SAC#1B

• Monday the 12th of August
• Area of Study 1 “Matrices”
• 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
• Written test (Short Answer) format

Students are permitted to bring a bound summary book, a scientific calculator, a CAS calculator and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.

Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:

• Handouts 4.1.1 – 4.1.
• Studyclix exam questions
• Edrolo Chapter Check 7.1
• Edrolo Chapter Check 7.2
• Reviewing any VCAA Physics exam papers and examination reports

Year 12 Further Maths, Unit 4, SAC#2

• Wednesday the 18th of September
• Area of Study 2 “Networks and decision mathematics”
• 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
• Written test format

Students are permitted to bring a bound summary book, a scientific calculator, a CAS calculator and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.

Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:

• Handouts 4.2.1 – 4.2.4
• Edrolo Chapter Check 8.1
• Edrolo Chapter Check 8.2
• Reviewing any VCAA Physics exam papers and examination reports

Year 10 “Motion” Topic Test

• Friday the  15th of Novmber
• Topic 2 “Motion”
• 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
• Written test format

Students are permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, a scientific calculator, and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.

Students are encouraged to prepare for this test by completing the following tasks:

• Handouts 10.2.1 – 10.2.6
• Assorted worksheets
• Practice Test/quiz

The Year 10 Science – Physics Exam is scheduled for  Friday the 22nd November in the Kildare Hall commencing at 8:50am and finishing at 10:30am.  Details as follows:

Allowed materials

• A4 summary sheet (double sided) – hand written/typed/photocopied
• A scientific calculator
• Pens, pencils, highlighters and erasers
• Ruler

Material provided

• Exam question & answer booklet
• Exam formula & data sheet
• Exam front cover

Topic 1 Electricity (Notes 10.1.1 – Notes 10.1.7)

• Definitions of voltage and current
• Scientific notation (mA, kV, MΩ)
• Series & parallel circuits; calculations of voltage and current
• Measuring voltage and current using analog meters
• Calculation of effective resistance
• Resistance colour coding; determining the resistance of an unknown resistance
• Ohm’s Law; graph analysis and equation calculation
• Electrical power; P=VI & E=Pt, calculation of the cost of power consumption

Topic 2 Motion (Notes 10.2.1 – Notes 10.2.6)

• Distance and displacement
• Position-Time graphs; calculation of velocity and displacement
• Velocity-Time graphs; calculation of acceleration and displacement
• Unit conversions from m/s to km/h and vice versa
• Average speed and average velocity
• Average acceleration
• Basic ticker timer calculations; calculation of velocity
• Equations of constant acceleration
• Energy forms; kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy & strain potential energy
• Energy conversions