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Year 11 (2025 syllabus) · Year 12 (2017 syllabus)

Physics Year 11

Mechanics, waves, and electricity and magnetism for Year 11 on the 2025 NSW syllabus; Year 12 stays on the 2017 syllabus for HSC 2026.

FA 1
Fundamentals of mechanics
28 lessons · PY-11-01 · 2025 syllabus
1Scalars and Vectors› 2Vector Diagrams: Adding and Subtracting in 2D› 3Resolving Vectors into Components› 4Distance and Displacement Problems› 5Speed and Velocity: Instantaneous vs Average› 6Velocity in Two Dimensions› 7Motion Graphs: Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration› 8Reading Relationships from Motion Graphs› 9Equations of Uniformly Accelerated Motion› 10Measuring g Graphically (Practical)› 11Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions› 12Free-Body Diagrams and Net Force› 13Newton's First Law and Equilibrium› 14Newton's Second Law (F = ma)› 15Forces on Accelerating Objects› 16Newton's Third Law› 17Connected Bodies› 18Friction: Static vs Kinetic› 19Applying Newton's Laws to Real Situations› 20Inclined Planes: Normal Force and Free-Body Diagrams› 21Resolving Weight and Incline Acceleration› 22Solving Inclined-Plane Problems› 23First Nations Use of Inclined Planes› 24Work and Kinetic Energy› 25Gravitational and Kinetic Energy› 26Conservation of Mechanical Energy› 27Momentum and Impulse› 28Collisions: Conservation of Momentum›
FA 2
Waves
25 lessons · PY-11-02 · 2025 syllabus
1Transverse and Longitudinal Waves› 2Describing Transverse Waves› 3Describing Longitudinal Waves› 4The Wave Equation› 5Displacement–Time Wave Graphs› 6Displacement–Distance Wave Graphs› 7First Nations Waves and Water Depth› 8Mechanical Waves and Sound Energy› 9Sound — Pitch, Loudness and Energy› 10Light as an Electromagnetic Wave› 11The Electromagnetic Spectrum› 12Applications Across the EM Spectrum› 13The Inverse Square Law for Light› 14The Law of Reflection› 15Refraction and Refractive Index› 16The Law of Refraction› 17Total Internal Reflection and the Critical Angle› 18Measuring Refractive Index› 19Lenses and Vision› 20Diffraction› 21Superposition and Interference› 22Interference Patterns› 23Standing Waves› 24Standing Waves in Strings› 25The Doppler Effect›
FA 3
Electricity and magnetism
26 lessons · PY-11-03 · 2025 syllabus
1Charging Objects — The Movement of Electrons› 2Friction, Induction and Conduction› 3The Electric Field of a Point Charge› 4Electric Field Strength› 5Force on Charges in an Electric Field› 6Coulomb's Law› 7The Field Between Parallel Plates› 8Charged Particles Between Plates› 9Electric Potential Energy and Work› 10Voltage, Work and Potential Energy› 11Electric Current› 12Conductors, DC and AC› 13Resistance and Its Factors› 14Ohm's Law — Ohmic and Non-Ohmic Conductors› 15Electrical Power — P = VI and P = V²/R› 16Energy Loss in Circuits — P = I²R› 17Series and Parallel Circuits› 18Meters in Circuits — Ammeters and Voltmeters› 19Analysing Series Circuits — Rₜ = ΣR and Vₜ = ΣV› 20Analysing Parallel Circuits — 1/Rₜ = Σ1/R and Iₜ = ΣI› 21Combination Circuits› 22Magnetic Fields and Field Lines› 23Magnetic Field of a Current-Carrying Wire — B = μ₀I/2πr› 24The Solenoid — Structure and Field› 25Magnetic Field Inside a Solenoid — B = μ₀nI› 26Electromagnets — Cores and Field Strength›