SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
This work is set to help you make the transition from Year 11 to your Post-16 studies. It is very important that you complete it to a high standard as it will help you start to build to the skills you will need to do well at the North Bristol Post-16 Centre.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YOUR SUBJECT TEACHERS WILL USE THIS WORK TO HELP ASSESS YOUR SUITABILITY FOR, AND COMMITMENT TO, YOUR COURSE.
Name: ______Mark ____ /70
Summer Task: Physics
Mathematics for Physics
1. Convert each of the following from a decimal to standard form to 3 significant figures
a.) 0.003057b.) 3,124c.) 105,347d.) 200
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2. Convert each of the following from standard form to a decimal
a.) 1.75 x 10 -3b.) 7.91 x 10 7c.) 1.60 x 10 2d.) 8.04 x 10 -5
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3.Use your calculator to find the following exponentials and logarithms
a) e-1b) eec) ln 2 d) ln e
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4. Calculate the value of the following trigonometric functions
a) sin 70 0b) cos 57.1 0c) tan 1 0d. sin (30 °)e. cos (60 °)
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5. Rearrange this equation as follows:
v2 = u2+ 2as
a. Make v the subject of the formula
b. Make u the subject of the formula
c. Male a the subject of the formula
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6. If u = 10 ms-1 v = 35 ms-1 and s = 225 m use the equation above to find the value of a. Include the correct unit.
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7. For the right triangular prism below, calculate:
a) the surface area in S.I. unitsb) the volume in S.I. units
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Experimental skills
Experiment 1: Forces on a spring
An experiment to see how the length of a spring was affected by a force applied to it produced the following results,
Force (N) / 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 500 / 600length (mm) / 185 / 297 / 404 / 518 / 626 / 732
1. Plot a graph of Force (x axis) against length (y axis) on the graph paper provided. Choose a suitable scale and draw on a line of best fit.
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2. Use the graph to find the original length of the spring.
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3. Calculate the gradient of your line of best fit. Show your working below
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Experiment 2: Bouncing a ping pong ball
You are provided with the following apparatus
• Ping pong ball
• Metre rule
• Small piece of Blu Tac
• Set square
• Clamp
• Boss
• Retort stand
1. Describe how you would use that apparatus above as precisely as possible to investigate how the return height, d, of a table tennis ball depends on its release height, h.
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2. A student repeated the experiment 3 times and recorded the following observations.
h d
1 0.67 0.7 0.69
0.9 0.58 0.57 0.56
0.8 0.53 0.53 0.51
0.7 0.53 0.47 0.48
0.6 0.44 0.43 0.44
0.5 0.37 0.37 0.38
0.4 0.3 0.28 0.27
Use the space below to write the results in a suitable table. NOTE: You should always write results into a suitable table as you record them. Include headings for columns, calculated mean values and ensure data is recorded consistently
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3. Plot a graph of return height d (y-axis) against release height h (x-axis). Use graph paper!
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4. Describe and explain your observations using relevant knowledge and understanding of physics.
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