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1、CorrectionsMarch2007UPGRADEYOURPHYSICSNOTESFORBRITISHSIXTHFORMSTUDENTSWHOAREPREPARINGFORTHEINTERNATIONALPHYSICSOLYMPIAD,ORWISHTOTAKETHEIRKNOWLEDGEOFPHYSICSBEYONDTHEA-LEVELSYLLABI.A.C.MACHACEKPage1CorrectionsMarch2007IntroductionTheInternationalPhysicsOlympiadisanannual

2、internationalphysicscompetitionforpre-universitystudents.Teamsoffivefromeachparticipatingnationattend,andrecentlyover60countrieshavetakenpart.Eachnationhasitsownmethodsforselectingitsteammembers.InBritain,thisisbymeansofaseriesofwrittenandpracticalexams.Thequestionpaperf

3、orthefirstroundiscirculatedtoallsecondaryschools.Oncetheteamhasbeenchosen,itisnecessaryforitsmemberstobroadentheirhorizons.ThesyllabusfortheInternationalPhysicsOlympiadislargerthanthatoftheBritishA2-level,andindeedformsaconvenientstepping-stonetofirstyearundergraduatewor

4、k.Forthisreason,trainingisprovidedtohelptheBritishteambridgethegap.TheBritishOlympiadCommitteerecognizestheneedforteachingmaterialtohelpcandidatespreparefortheinternationalcompetition.Furthermore,thismaterialoughttohavegreaterpotentialinthehandsofstudentswhowishtodevelop

5、theirphysics,eveniftheyhavenodesiretotakepartintheexaminations.Itismyhopethatthesenotesmakeastartinprovidingforthisneed.A.C.Machacek,2001Abouttheauthor:AntonMachacekhasservedontheBritishPhysicsOlympiadCommitteesince1997,andhasbeeninvolvedregularlyintrainingtheBritishteam

6、andinwritingPhysicsChallengeexaminations.HeservedontheacademiccommitteefortheInternationalPhysicsOlympiadinLeicesterin2000.AntonisHeadofPhysicsattheRoyalGrammarSchool,HighWycombe,andisanAcademicVisitorinthesub-departmentofAtomicandLaserPhysics,UniversityofOxford.Page2Cor

7、rectionsMarch2007Contents1LINEARMECHANICS......................................................................................51.1MOTIONINALINE..........................................................................................51.2GOINGORBITAL.....................

8、.......................................................................141.3FLUIDS–WHENTHINGSGETSTICKY.