8) This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired of safe working practices and identifying effects of energy on machinery and materials in an energy sector environment. All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies. KS01-EE146A Applied physics concepts Evidence shall show an understanding of applied physics concepts to an extent indicated by the following aspects: T1 Motion in two dimensions encompassing: vertical and horizontal components of velocity determination of the vertical component of velocity resolution of velocity into components time of flight, range, effect of air resistance centripetal acceleration, force causing the centripetal acceleration Newton’s law of universal gravitation satellites in circular orbits Momentum in two dimensions Note: Examples are: vector form of Newton’s second law of motion, Newton’s second law of motion in terms of momentum, law of conservation of momentum T2 Electricity and magnetism encompassing: Electric fields Note: Examples are: Coulomb’s law, principle of superposition, electric field, pictorial representation of electric fields, superposition of electric fields, electric field due to one or two charged plates, electric fields and conductors, electric field inside a hollow conductor, electric fields near sharp points The motion of charges particles in electric fields Note: Examples are: electric, potential difference, acceleration in a constant electric field, motion of a charged particle in a constant electric field Magnetic fields Note: Examples are: magnetic fields and their pictorial representation, magnetic force on a current-carrying conductor The motion of charges particles in magnetic fields Note: Examples are: force on a charged particle in a magnetic field, motion of a charged particle at right angles to a magnetic field T3 Light and matter Electromagnetic waves Note: Examples are: characteristics of electromagnetic waves, speed, frequency and wavelength The interference of light Note: Examples are: coherent wave sources, interference, two-source interference, diffraction, two-slit interference, transmission diffraction gratings, speckle Photons Note: Examples are: photons, the photoelectric effect, x-rays Wave behaviour of particles Note: Examples are: wave behaviour of particles, experimental evidence for wave behaviour of particles T4 Atoms and nuclei The structure of the atom Note: Examples are: line emission spectrum, energy levels in atoms, spectrum of atomic hydrogen, ionization energy, continuous spectrum, line absorption spectrum, fluorescence, stimulated emission The structure of the nucleus Note: Examples are: composition of nuclei, the nucleon force, isotopes, mass defect and binding energy, conservation laws in nuclear reactions Radioactivity Note: Examples are: stable and unstable nuclei, types of decay of unstable nuclei, alpha decay, beta minus decay, beta plus decay, half-life and activity Nuclear fission and fusion Note: Examples are: spontaneous and induced nuclear fission, chain reaction T5 Skills Experimental skills Note: Examples are: purpose and variables, procedure, observation, presentation, interpretation Investigation design skills Note: Examples are: designing and investigation, evaluating and investigation Information skills Note: Examples are: planning an information search, searching for information, evaluating information Communication skills Note: Examples are: oral communication, written communication, evaluation of oral and written communications |