Uniform and accelerated motion (distance–time and velocity–time graphs)
A car drives at a steady speed or speeds up. The graphs for distance, speed and acceleration are drawn live.
Physics – grade 10
Introductory phase of upper secondary (at the Gymnasium grade 10) with the content areas mechanics and energy. The codes are those of the curriculum.
Unit E1Mechanics
Uniform and uniformly accelerated motion, free fall, projectile motion, adding and resolving forces on an inclined plane, momentum and its conservation, circular motion and centripetal force, measurement uncertainty.
Free fall
A ball falls on Earth, the Moon or Mars and gets faster every second. In a vacuum even a feather keeps up.
Adding and resolving forces
Two forces pull on one point. Use the parallelogram of forces to find the total force or to split a force into two.
Inclined plane
A block sits on a slope. At what angle does it start to slide? The weight is split into two parts to find out.
Circular motion and centripetal force
A ball swings round on a string, a car drives through a bend. Which force keeps them on a circular path?
Elastic and inelastic collisions
Two gliders collide on an air track. Before and after are compared to see what stays the same.
Horizontal and oblique projectile motion
Which launch angle goes furthest? On Earth it is 45°, and on the Moon the same ball flies six times as far.
Unit E2Energy
Conservation and dissipation of energy with the laws of thermodynamics, heat and work, efficiency of heat engines and heat pumps, ways of generating energy.
Conservation of energy (roller coaster)
A car rides a roller coaster: energy bars show how potential and kinetic energy turn into each other.
Gas laws
Push the piston halfway in and the pressure doubles. Heat the gas and it pushes the piston out. Pressure, volume and temperature are tightly linked.
The summaries describe the curriculum in our own words. The original text is authoritative. Original text (German): Bildungsplan, Gymnasium, Physics, grade 10