VCE Physics Podcast
1) Episode 40: Exam time 2021
An updated guide to preparing for and completing the upcoming VCE Physics exam.
2) Episode 37: Electric fields
Electric fields, Electric field lines - between plates, Electric field lines around particles, Electric field between charged particles, Coulomb’s law, Calculating with Coulomb’s law, Electric field s...Show More
3) Episode 8: Sound recording & playback (Previous study design)
Dynamic microphone, Condenser microphone, Carbon microphone, Frequency response curves, Sound recording, Amplifiers, Loudspeakers
4) Exam time
A guide to preparing for & completing the upcoming VCE Physics exam.
5) Episode 6: Photonics (Previous study design)
Definitions, Why optical fibres?, Light emitting diodes, Light dependent resistors, A light sensing circuit, Photodiodes, Phototransistors, Remote control circuit, Digital data, Binary numbers, Pulse ...Show More
6) Episode 36: Sustainable energy sources
Australia’s energy usage, Why is sustainable energy important?, Energy transformations & efficiency, Solar energy, Photovoltaic cells, Solar energy calculations, Wind power, Wind power calculations, H...Show More
7) Episode 35: Light waves: Polarisation & Colour
What is light?, The electromagnetic spectrum, Waves, Wave equations, Light as electromagnetic radiation, Polarisation, Colour, Colour addition, Colour subtraction, Interference & structural colour
8) Episode 34: Optics & vision
The human eye, Near point, Lens power, Short sightedness (Myopia), Long sightedness (Hypermetropia), Using lenses
9) Episode 33: Lenses
Refraction, Converging lens, Diverging lens, Images in convex (converging) lenses, The human eye, Images in concave (diverging) lenses, The lens & mirror equation, Image formation - summary
10) Episode 32: Mirrors
Reflection - formation of images, Reflection in concave mirrors, Reflection in convex mirrors, The lens & mirror equation