HSC Physics - 2014 Predictions (1 Viewer)

[Rhinoz8142]

Yea, I know the type of scientist. But I only remember was Tsikocski (or something like that) who discovered the escape velocity

 

[timeflies]

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/physics-st6-syl.pdf

Check page 14 for PFAs

Don't trust your memory! Trust me! (And the syllabus!)
Check page 38, outcome 12.3(e) for PRACTISING male and female scientist

How can they even check if what you're saying for this question is true? Couldn't you technically say something like your uncle Bob and aunt Laura are physicists and study and research superconductors and how to use them for possible practical applications, elaborate on higher critical temperatures etc and just make it all up LOL

 

[iStudent]

Where can we find resources for PFAs and the practising scientists?

 

[Chris100]

100% agree. Most of my tutoring students never hear about it from their school teacher. But, go through the last 10 years of examinations and I guarantee there are questions relating to them in each exam. Most likely 4+ marks.

So in the 2013 HSC paper, where is the question about australian scientists
cant seem to find it

 

[photastic]

So in the 2013 HSC paper, where is the question about australian scientists
cant seem to find it

He was referring to all 9.1, not just the scientists.

 

[anomalousdecay]

So in the 2013 HSC paper, where is the question about australian scientists
cant seem to find it

The question was on naming a scientist in space exploration and had something to do with that (can't remember now exactly what).

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

So in the 2013 HSC paper, where is the question about australian scientists
cant seem to find it

I don't mean just that outcome, but all of the PFA and the Skills outcomes which are 11 of the 16 outcomes in the syllabus!

Knowledge and Understanding (I.e the 'dotpoints') are only 5 of the 16 outcomes!

I can't remember the entire 2013 exam, but Q31 (the 7 marker) was based around a PFA. Most of the big questions are.

 

[wagig]

Is it possible for the exam to ask to name an australian scientist and talk about their scientific contribution?
The only scientist I've studied is Goddard, and he's an American.

Also, I'm hoping for many many equations in this exam!

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

How can they even check if what you're saying for this question is true? Couldn't you technically say something like your uncle Bob and aunt Laura are physicists and study and research superconductors and how to use them for possible practical applications, elaborate on higher critical temperatures etc and just make it all up LOL

It may be amazing, as old as we are, but last year we were introduced to this term called 'googling'!

They asked a similar question in one of the old school cert exams, which they used Google to check. It was about naming a PRACTICING AUSTRALIAN scientist. It was answered so poorly they ended up accepting Einstein who was neither practicing nor Australian.

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

Is it possible for the exam to ask to name an australian scientist and talk about their scientific contribution?!

Sure is! Again check the syllabus outcome 12.3e

 

[HSCMASTER]

Sure is! Again check the syllabus outcome 11.3e

would it be highly "unlikely" though?

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

would it be highly "unlikely" though?

Well, it hasn't been asked since the new syllabus came in (13 years), to me that would make it likely! It has to be asked one day! Guaranteed the day it is asked it will be very poorly done! Just like identifying superconductors and their critical temperatures.

I'm pretty sure it was in the preliminary independent Bio exam this year!

 

[photastic]

Well, it hasn't been asked since the new syllabus came in (13 years), to me that would make it likely! It has to be asked one day! Guaranteed the day it is asked it will be very poorly done! Just like identifying superconductors and their critical temperatures.

I'm pretty sure it was in the preliminary independent Bio exam this year!

Nah, the dot point is so simple and straight forward, simply giving away marks tbh if asked.

 

[BLIT2014]

It may be amazing, as old as we are, but last year we were introduced to this term called 'googling'!

They asked a similar question in one of the old school cert exams, which they used Google to check. It was about naming a PRACTICING AUSTRALIAN scientist. It was answered so poorly they ended up accepting Einstein who was neither practicing nor Australian.

That's really sad..

 

[Futuremedstudent]

Question 7
If you look through a piece of red-tinted glass, everything is seen in shades of red. Similarly, if
you look through a piece of blue-tinted glass, everything will be seen in shades of blue. Consider
the following statements:
(I) The tinting process makes the glass absorb the corresponding colour, i.e. red-tinted glass
strongly absorbs red light, making everything appear red.
(II) The tinting process makes the glass absorb all colours except the corresponding colour,
i.e. red-tinted glass will strongly absorb blue and green, but not red.
(III) If you stack the red and blue tinted pieces of glass and look through them, everything will
look quite dark.
Which of these statements is/are true?
(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) II and III
(D) I only
(E) II only

 

[anomalousdecay]

Question 7
If you look through a piece of red-tinted glass, everything is seen in shades of red. Similarly, if
you look through a piece of blue-tinted glass, everything will be seen in shades of blue. Consider
the following statements:
(I) The tinting process makes the glass absorb the corresponding colour, i.e. red-tinted glass
strongly absorbs red light, making everything appear red.
(II) The tinting process makes the glass absorb all colours except the corresponding colour,
i.e. red-tinted glass will strongly absorb blue and green, but not red.
(III) If you stack the red and blue tinted pieces of glass and look through them, everything will
look quite dark.
Which of these statements is/are true?
(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) II and III
(D) I only
(E) II only

Why is this in here?

Its either E or C. I'm more inclined to E because the wording in (III) is not completely correct. You can actually get certain interference patterns which will not filter out the light to make it completely dark.

// EOF; Ctrl+D; Back on topic;

 

[Fade1233]

Probably transistor or superconductor and michelson morley.

 

[photastic]

Probably transistor or superconductor and michelson morley.

Assess the scientific process using michelson morley experiment hasn't been asked in a while so good prediction

 

[anomalousdecay]

Probably transistor or superconductor and michelson morley.

Lol some of this may help although a lot of it may be out of syllabus (disclaimer, there may be a few typos which I haven't fixed up yet in there).

http://community.boredofstudies.org/265/ideas-implementation/323842/transistor.html

 

[Rhinoz8142]

Did the 2013 paper...wasnt bad. There was one question I got rekt, the multiple choice question about the current flow. In Q30, about the development about the changing of electrical propertise of mateirals.. I had mention about transistors.

Anyway, there is a high chance they would be a Michelson and Morley experiment question.