Swedish Gymnasieskolan Curriculum - Physics (Fysik)

Fysik 3

Core Content:

• Motion and Forces: In-depth study of force and motion, including motion with air and liquid resistance, two-dimensional collisions, angular momentum, and rotational motion. Further exploration of harmonic oscillation with applications in damped oscillatory motion, AC circuits, or radio communication. Advanced treatment of wave motion with applications in acoustics, movements in the Earth's crust, water waves, and electromagnetic waves. Special relativity and an introduction to general relativity.
• Matter and Materials: Continued study of wave-particle duality, including particle in a box, the tunnel effect, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the one-dimensional time-independent Schrödinger equation, quantum numbers, and the Pauli principle. Optical and electrical properties of solid materials as a consequence of the energy structure of electrons. Applications of quantum physics and solid-state physics in lasers, semiconductor electronics, and modern materials technology. Particle model for ideal gases and the relationship between microscopic and macroscopic properties of these.
• Modeling and Simulation: Investigative minor projects using computer-based numerical simulation to deepen and apply a chosen area to a problem related to physics.
• Physics Work Methods and Mathematical Methods: The importance of experimental work, mathematics, and simulations to test, re-evaluate, and revise hypotheses, theories, and models. Defining and studying problems using physical reasoning and mathematical modeling. Planning and conducting experimental and numerical investigations, and formulating and testing hypotheses in connection with these. Processing and evaluation of data and results. Evaluation of results and conclusions through analysis of method choices, work processes, and sources of error.

Course Aims:

The teaching of physics should provide students with the preconditions to develop the following:

1. Knowledge of physics concepts, models, theories, and working methods, and an understanding of how these are developed. 2. Ability to analyze and seek answers to subject-related questions, and to identify, formulate, and solve problems. Ability to reflect on and evaluate chosen strategies, methods, and results. 3. Ability to plan, conduct, interpret, and present experiments and observations, and the ability to handle materials and equipment. 4. Knowledge of the importance of physics for the individual and society. 5. Ability to use knowledge in physics to communicate and to examine and use information.