Class Log
Physics 12 SH
Year 12 (DP) · Group SH
Week A · 5–9 October
Tue 6 Oct
P1 — C.1 unit test.
Review Packet 1
Review Packet 2 (full unit)
Mon 5 Oct
P3 — Review Packet 2 gone through; P4 — SHM 6 (rotation and ω), then SHM 7 practice IB questions.
SHM 6 — Rotation and ω
SHM 7 — Practice IB Questions
C.1 Test Review Checklist
Syllabus — C.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Week A · 21–25 September
Tue 22 Sep
P1 — analysing your SHM data: linearizing to k, then position/velocity/acceleration.
SHM 4 — Analysing Your Oscillation Data
SHM 3 — States, Signs and Graphs (homework)
C.1 Simple Harmonic Motion — topic page: equations, syllabus, point-by-point review, simulation, videos
Mon 21 Sep
P3+P4 — pendulum lab: measuring g as a class, plus a cart-on-ramp SHM demo.
SHM 5 — Pendulum Lab: Measuring g
SHM Formula Derivations (2011)
Week A · 7–11 September
Tue 8 Sep
Spreadsheets and graphing — T² against m, gradient to k; then a = -ω²x and the pendulum.
SHM 2 — Describing an Oscillation
Mon 7 Sep
P3 — first meeting: course expectations, and how the two-teacher course works. P4 — SHM practical: period of a mass on a spring.
Course Expectations
SHM 1 — Period of a Spring Mass Oscillation (practical packet)