1 Vectors and scalars Understand the difference 3.4.1.1 Nature of scalars and MS 2.1 Understand and use the 9.1 between vectors and scalars vectors symbol Δ The nature of vectors and scalars and the way they can Give examples of vector and Examples should include: be represented is covered. scalar quantities velocity/speed, mass, force/weight, acceleration, Know how vectors are displacement/distance represented 3.4.1.3 Displacement, speed, Define average speed and velocity average velocity 2 Vector arithmetic Add vectors at any angle by 3.4.1.1 Addition of vectors by MS 4.1 Use angles in 2D triangles 9.2 scale drawing calculation or scale drawing to resolve vectors Addition of vectors and resolving vectors into two Add vectors at angles of 90° by Calculations will be limited to two MS 4.5 Use sin, cos and tan in components is covered. calculation vectors at right angles. Scale physical problems drawings may involve vectors at Resolve a vector into two angles other than 90° perpendicular components Resolution of vectors into two components at right angles to each other 3 Motion graphs 1 Understand how motion is 3.4.1.3 Displacement, speed, represented by various velocity, acceleration A set of motion data is distance–time, speed–time, presented and it is analysed displacement–time and in terms of its distance–time MS 3.1 Translate information velocity–time graphs graph. between graphical, numerical and Use the gradient of motion algebraic forms Calculations may include average graphs to work out other and instantaneous speeds and MS 3.5 Calculate rate of change quantities velocities from a graph showing a linear 9.3, 9.4 Know the difference between relationship Representation by graphical instantaneous and average methods of uniform and MS 3.6 Draw and use the slope of speeds and velocities acceleration a tangent to a curve as a measure of rate of change 4 Motion graphs 2 Sketch the shape of a motion Significance of areas of graph from a description of the and acceleration–time MS 3.7 Distinguish between The properties of motion graphs and gradients of displacement–time, instantaneous rate of change and displacement–time and average rate of change velocity–time and graphs for uniform and acceleration–time graphs,
1 Vectors and scalars The nature of vectors and scalars and the way they can be represented is covered. Understand the difference between vectors and scalars Give examples of vector and scalar quantities Know how vectors are represented Define average speed and average velocity 3.4.1.1 Nature of scalars and vectors Examples should include: velocity/speed, mass, force/weight, acceleration, displacement/distance 3.4.1.3 Displacement, speed, velocity MS 2.1 Understand and use the symbol Δ 9.1 2 Vector arithmetic Addition of vectors and resolving vectors into two components is covered. Add vectors at any angle by scale drawing Add vectors at angles of 90° by calculation Resolve a vector into two perpendicular components 3.4.1.1 Addition of vectors by calculation or scale drawing Calculations will be limited to two vectors at right angles. Scale drawings may involve vectors at angles other than 90° Resolution of vectors into two components at right angles to each other MS 4.1 Use angles in 2D triangles to resolve vectors MS 4.5 Use sin, cos and tan in physical problems 9.2 3 Motion graphs 1 A set of motion data is presented and it is analysed in terms of its distance–time graph. Understand how motion is represented by various distance–time, speed–time, displacement–time and velocity–time graphs Use the gradient of motion graphs to work out other quantities Know the difference between instantaneous and average speeds and velocities 3.4.1.3 Displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration Calculations may include average and instantaneous speeds and velocities Representation by graphical methods of uniform and acceleration Significance of areas of and acceleration–time graphs and gradients of displacement–time and graphs for uniform and MS 3.1 Translate information between graphical, numerical and algebraic forms MS 3.5 Calculate rate of change from a graph showing a linear relationship MS 3.6 Draw and use the slope of a tangent to a curve as a measure of rate of change MS 3.7 Distinguish between instantaneous rate of change and average rate of change 9.3, 9.4 4 Motion graphs 2 The properties of displacement–time, velocity–time and acceleration–time graphs, Sketch the shape of a motion graph from a description of the motion
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