Category Archives: Sec 3 (2020)

Sec 3 (2020)

S3 EOY Exam (Advanced Physics)

Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Paper 1: MCQ Paper (8:45-9:30)
45 mins
30 marks
MCQ

Paper 2: Structured Paper (10:15-12:00)
1 hr 45 mins
Section A (40 marks) – shorter questions
Section B (30 marks) – three 10-mark questions (final question will be EITHER / OR choice)

Paper 3: Advanced Physics Paper (13:00-13:35)
35 mins
20 marks
Structured Questions of Advanced Physics Topics.

 

Papers 1 & 2 are common with the IP Physics students. Paper 3 is only taken by IP Advanced Physics. Paper 3 will carry 20% weightage for EOY papers.

All topics covered in the year will be tested. Paper 3 will be predominantly on testing on the Advanced Physics Topics.

Sec 3 (2020)

WA2 – To Be Completed as Holiday HW for Physics

Updated Deadlines:

1. WA2 Proposal submission deadline has been extended to Thursday 30 April 2359h. (Mr Shone will return
2. WA2 Completed Final Assignment submission deadline has been extended to Wednesday 17 June in Week 3 of Term 3.

Details of how to submit will be given at the start of term 3.

The Assignment:

Sec 3 WA2

All details (part from the dates) remain the same.

Mr Shone

 

Sec 3 (2020), Sec 4 (2020)

Apollo 13 – 50th Anniversary of “Houston, we have a problem!”

One of the most eventful of space missions!

An explosion on board on the way to the Moon left the astronauts scrambling to stay alive, and make it back to Earth.

The phrase “Houston, we have a problem!” (not an exact quote from the mission I know) is a popular quotation from the radio communications between the Apollo 13 astronauts and the NASA Mission Control Center, during the Apollo 13 spaceflight, as the astronauts communicated their discovery of the explosion that crippled their flight.

If you don’t know the story, I highly recommend watching the movie Apollo 13 – Not sure if its on Netflix at the moment.

Alternatively, listen to this great podcast

BBC Podcast – 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

 

Or present you were alive in 1970 and follow the “live”streaming from 50 years ago.

https://www.engadget.com/apollo-13-real-time-204640332.html

Sec 3 (2020)

Physics WA1

Sec 3 IP Physics WA1 Test in Term 1 Week 9 whitespace
Date: Friday, 6 March
Time: 0815 – 0855 h (report to your classrooms at 0800h)
Venue: In your respective classrooms (ie with the rest of your class!)
Topics:
Chapter 01: Physical quantities, measurements (excluding  practical skills & graphs)
Chapter 02: Kinematics (2.1 to 2.3) – excluding 2.4 Equations of motion
Format: 10 MCQs (10 marks) and short structured questions (15 marks)
Total marks/duration: 25 marks in 40 min
Bring along: protractor & calculator. 
Sec 3 (2020), Sec 4 (2020)

Some very respected Scientists will be visiting HCI next week

Dear students,

HCI has extended an invitation for students from our school to attend the Grand Ceremony of the 12th International Science Youth Forum 2020 (ISYF 2020) on 15 January 2020 (Wednesday), 1430 – 1730 hrs, at the Cheng Yi Auditorium, Hwa Chong Institution.
During the Grand Ceremony of ISYF, Nobel Laureates Sir Tim Hunt (Physiology or Medicine, 2001), Sir Konstantin Novoselov (Physics, 2010) and 2006 Field Medallist, Professor Wendelin Werner will have dialogue with participate in the Forum and share their knowledge and experiences with the participants.
If you are keen to attend the event, please indicate your name in the following Google Form by 10 Jan 1700 hrs:
Participants will be required to report to the venue by 1400 hrs on 15 Jan.
If you have other commitments and lessons during the period, you will need to request excuse from your teacher-in-charge.
Sec 3 (2020)

Welcome to Sec 3 Advanced Physics

Welcome to your Advanced Physics class – 2020

Your Teacher is Mr Shone mark_shone@nygh.edu.sg

Please bookmark this site: physics.shone.sg – we will be using it most lessons.

Please ensure that you download the Google Classrooms App and have enrolled in the Sec 3 Physics Classroom. Important announcements will be posted in the classroom and all the materials are accessible there.

The code is q3gyjo5

Hardcopy notes to be collected from the print shop before second physics lesson.

Softcopy notes can be downloaded from Google Classroom and you may use these (in place of the hardcopy notes) if you prefer.