FTCE Physics 6-12 study guide
FTCE Physics 6-12 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
This independent study page provides practice for FTCE Physics 6-12. Its editorial learning areas include Mechanics; Electricity Magnetism; Waves Optics; Modern Physics; Thermal Physics; Mathematical Physics; Experimental Reasoning. The FTCE Physics 6-12 study guide has 7 sections and about 3,275 words.
01Mechanics
This mechanics review develops kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum, rigid-body equilibrium, circular motion, oscillations and gravitational ideas. State sign conventions, resolve vectors and justify the choice of force, energy or momentum methods.
492 words, about 2 min02Electricity and Magnetism
Electric current, resistance and resistivity, EMF and internal resistance, DC networks, capacitors, electric fields, magnetic forces, electromagnetic induction and alternating current. This practice separates source EMF from terminal potential difference, applies circuit conventions consistently and explains induced-current directions without asserting a particular target paper structure.
460 words, about 2 min03Waves and Optics
This domain covers wave properties, superposition, stationary waves, interference, diffraction, refraction, lenses and optical instruments. Practice relates path difference to phase, uses grating and lens equations consistently, and explains fringe patterns through superposition; the chapter does not reproduce a particular examination format.
410 words, about 2 min04Modern Physics
The photoelectric effect, photon energy, atomic energy levels and spectra, wave–particle duality, nuclear binding energy, radioactive decay and half-life. Questions test whether you keep energies in the correct unit (J or eV) and whether you can write balanced nuclear equations.
472 words, about 2 min05Thermal Physics
Thermometry, heat capacity and latent heat, methods of heat transfer, the kinetic theory of gases, ideal gas behaviour and the first law of thermodynamics. Questions test careful accounting of energy in mixtures and correct use of kelvin temperatures in gas calculations.
501 words, about 3 min06Mathematical and Data Handling Skills
Unit consistency, vector resolution, graph linearisation, logarithmic and exponential manipulation, and the interpretation of gradients and intercepts in physical terms. These skills are marked across every other domain, so a correct physics argument with sloppy units still drops marks.
471 words, about 2 min07Practical and Experimental Skills
Instrument choice and reading, precision versus accuracy, random versus systematic error, combination of uncertainties, graph plotting and interpretation, and experimental design. Marks come from quoting a correct uncertainty with a sensible number of significant figures and from explaining why a procedure reduces error.
469 words, about 2 min