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Title: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: mz on May 12, 2010, 08:25:54 pm
ok so the physics MCQ paper is in 6 days...so if anybody has some tips and techniques for paper 1, please share them!
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Post by: princess12 on May 12, 2010, 08:54:48 pm
for which igcse,gce-olevel,as,alevel
 ??? ???
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Post by: halosh92 on May 12, 2010, 09:04:23 pm
for which igcse,gce-olevel,as,alevel
 ??? ???

paper 1 is AS
for me2 i want tips for AS cie multiple choice paper
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Post by: princess12 on May 12, 2010, 09:10:25 pm
i am a student of IGCSE
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Post by: halosh92 on May 12, 2010, 09:16:17 pm
heheh lool okek no probz  ;D
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Post by: mz on May 12, 2010, 09:17:33 pm
i meant AS level
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Post by: princess12 on May 12, 2010, 09:40:15 pm
r u angry with me halosh92
i am sorry i hoe u donot mind it at all
REPLY ME NOW ONLY
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: princess12 on May 12, 2010, 09:42:18 pm
WAITING FOR UR REPLY FAST  ???
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Post by: halosh92 on May 12, 2010, 09:46:43 pm
r u angry with me halosh92
i am sorry i hoe u donot mind it at all
REPLY ME NOW ONLY

angry??????????? ??? ??? ??? ???
no why would u say that :D :D :D
u didnt do anything  :D ;D
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 10:36:28 am
still waiting for the tips
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: Sticky on May 13, 2010, 10:49:59 am
i have an AMAZING tip for you guys, i just hope you appreciate it! :P


for example, in a question where they ask you about what is the forumla of blah blah blah, something we didnt take, but you have to derive it from forumals we took and with information they give in a diagram for example, teachers might start doing all kinds of derivation! but!!!
there's a much much much much easier way, since all four choices are going to be equations obviously then CHECK FOR HOMOGENEITY, and then two at least have to cancel out......and then for example in one of the question it asked for the acceleration in a specefic time, and from the two left equations ( the homogenous ones) only ONE had time difference (t2-t1) and the other had only t2, and therefore it had to be the first.

it doesnt work ALL the times, because they may give you all homogenous equations, then you actually have to derive it, but its useful :)

and by the way this was said by an examiner that students do find out much easier methods of solving hard questions


and ANOTHER thing, in that momentum question that's always repeated, it has a very long derivation to get to the answer! but a quick tip, check the directions of the velocities and just re arrange the law of momentum equation and thats it ;)

good luck all :D
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: halosh92 on May 13, 2010, 11:02:05 am
i have an AMAZING tip for you guys, i just hope you appreciate it! :P


for example, in a question where they ask you about what is the forumla of blah blah blah, something we didnt take, but you have to derive it from forumals we took and with information they give in a diagram for example, teachers might start doing all kinds of derivation! but!!!
there's a much much much much easier way, since all four choices are going to be equations obviously then CHECK FOR HOMOGENEITY, and then two at least have to cancel out......and then for example in one of the question it asked for the acceleration in a specefic time, and from the two left equations ( the homogenous ones) only ONE had time difference (t2-t1) and the other had only t2, and therefore it had to be the first.

it doesnt work ALL the times, because they may give you all homogenous equations, then you actually have to derive it, but its useful :)

and by the way this was said by an examiner that students do find out much easier methods of solving hard questions


and ANOTHER thing, in that momentum question that's always repeated, it has a very long derivation to get to the answer! but a quick tip, check the directions of the velocities and just re arrange the law of momentum equation and thats it ;)

good luck all :D

gr8 stuff +rep
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 11:14:03 am
THANKYOU!!!
one more thing that i sometimes do, when i forget any formula, i look at the options given and concentrate on the units they've given, and then calculate the value according to those units...this has particularly been helpful in questions related to electric fields, because i always forget the formulae....for example if in the options given, the units quoted are NC^-1, i instantly know that i have to divide the force by charge, and viola!
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: Sticky on May 13, 2010, 11:23:26 am
THANKYOU!!!
one more thing that i sometimes do, when i forget any formula, i look at the options given and concentrate on the units they've given, and then calculate the value according to those units...this has particularly been helpful in questions related to electric fields, because i always forget the formulae....for example if in the options given, the units quoted are NC^-1, i instantly know that i have to divide the force by charge, and viola!

your welcome :)

and yeah thats a good method :)
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Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 11:24:49 am
ok so can anyone explain how we get the uncertainty in this question----> june 99/1/question 2
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Post by: Sticky on May 13, 2010, 11:26:06 am
ok so can anyone explain how we get the uncertainty in this question----> june 99/1/question 2

i dont have the paper, please post it here? :)
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Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 11:30:04 am
i dont have the complete paper either, just the compiled mcqs in a book...do you have classified physics or pure 1000 physics mcqs?
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: Sticky on May 13, 2010, 11:33:31 am
i dont have the complete paper either, just the compiled mcqs in a book...do you have classified physics or pure 1000 physics mcqs?

nop, i have a past paper booklet in year form from june 2000
cant you post the question?
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Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 11:36:12 am
how do i attach a photo?
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Post by: Sticky on May 13, 2010, 11:39:52 am
how do i attach a photo?

when your replying press additional options under the text box :)
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Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 13, 2010, 11:44:20 am
No P1 tips.
Try PG tips
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Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 11:45:28 am
oh! thanx! ok so the question might not be so clear so i'll write that down here:
A student attempts to measure the diameter of a steel ball by using a meter rule to measure four similar balls in a row.

The student estimates the positions on the scale as follows:
X-(1.0 +- 0.2)
Y-(5.0 +- 0.2)
What is the diameter of a steel ball together with it's associated uncertainty?
A. (1.0 +- 0.05)
B. (1.0 +- 0.1)
C. (1.0 +- 0.2)
D. (1.0 +- 0.24)
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Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 12:03:10 pm
and another one

two species of ant have the same shape but all the linear dimensions of the giant ant are X times those of the normal ant. assume that the weight each ant can lift depends only on the cross sectional area of it's muscles.
if the relative strength of an ant is defined as the weight it can lift divided by its own weight, what is the value of the ratio
      relative strength of the giant ant/relative strength of the normal ant?
A. 1/X^3                C. 1
B. 1/X                    D. x
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 13, 2010, 01:18:08 pm
C
5-1=4
error =0.2/sqrt(4)=0.1
this error at either end so C
B wigth it can lift is proportional to X^"
wieght of ant is proportional to volum=X^3
X^2/X^3=1/X
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: halosh92 on May 13, 2010, 01:55:12 pm
nov 2008 paper 1  AS cie physics
Q1
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 13, 2010, 02:18:16 pm
In 1s it travels 3*10^8m
number of wavelengths=3*10^8/(600*10^(-9))=3*10^8/(6*10^(-7))=0.5*10^15=5*10^14
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: halosh92 on May 13, 2010, 02:30:38 pm
In 1s it travels 3*10^8m
number of wavelengths=3*10^8/(600*10^(-9))=3*10^8/(6*10^(-7))=0.5*10^15=5*10^14

okay thxx
how to do Q4 same paper
thx alot
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 13, 2010, 03:18:55 pm
B
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Post by: halosh92 on May 13, 2010, 03:22:22 pm
B

no its D
but how ?? ???
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Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 13, 2010, 03:29:23 pm
19.8-1%
2.02+1%
looks like they added uncertainty to uncertainty
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Post by: halosh92 on May 13, 2010, 03:53:58 pm
19.8-1%
2.02+1%
looks like they added uncertainty to uncertainty

could you be more specific plzz?
isnt there a rule for this? ??? ???
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 04:53:58 pm
C
5-1=4
error =0.2/sqrt(4)=0.1
this error at either end so C
B wigth it can lift is proportional to X^"
wieght of ant is proportional to volum=X^3
X^2/X^3=1/X

ok thankyou! i understand the second answer, but for the first one, the answer given is B
Title: Re: Physics P1 tips, anybody?
Post by: mz on May 13, 2010, 07:38:46 pm
one more
A neutron is in head-on elastic collision with the nucleas of a stationary nitrogen.the mass of a nitrogen nucleas is 14 times that of the neutron.the neutron's velocity after collision is
A. less in magnitude than its initial velocity
B. less in magnitude than the final velocity of nitrogen atom
C. equal to initial velocity but in opposite direction
D. greater in magnitude then its initial velocity

please tell asap
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Post by: cockyxrocker on May 14, 2010, 04:41:36 am
Is potential energy proportional to the bond flexibility in solids?...
shouldnt it be other way around?