This primer examines the fundamentals of simple DC circuits consisting of voltage sources and resistors.
This primer includes notes on some of the practical aspects of resistors and capacitors.
Solar panels for non-industrial are used in "on grid" and "off grid" applications. In both of these applications the panels operate in conjunction with an invertor. This primer introduces the fundamental concepts of such installations.
The principle of virtual work is useful for situations where the relationship between input and output displacements can be established (by whatever means) but the relationship between the input and output forces is unknown. The technique has broad application in engineering and physics. In this primer examples are given for applications using pulleys and levers.
Circular motion concepts can be elusive. The concept of centripetal acceleration is new to many students, and the range of applications are diverse. This primer addresses these issues.
This primer discusses the application of units, significant figures and line of best fit in the Physics 3/4 context.
This primer examines the analysis of simple DC circuits and AC circuits with a single ideal transformer.
This primer discusses linear springs particularly in situations involving PE/KE energy exchanges.
This primer discusses Free Body Diagrams, FBD. It includes an exercise on drawing a FBD at about the same complexity as those advanced in examination questions.
This primer presents the basic concepts of reflection and refraction and the phenomena of total internal reflection.
This primer introduces the concept of negative areas through two investigations. One essentially physical, the other essentially mathematical.
This primer discusses effective use of the Formula Sheet supplied with the exam paper and provides a systematic way of making a cheat-sheet.
This primer expands on the VCAA information on the use of pseudo code in Mathematical Methods and some other units.