LC Physics and Chemistry study plan
LC Physics and Chemistry · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Mechanics and Motion
Define displacement, velocity, and acceleration, and distinguish scalar from vector quantities using sign conventions
Apply the SUVAT equations to solve horizontal and vertical projectile problems, including time of flight and range
Draw and interpret velocity-time and displacement-time graphs, extracting acceleration and distance travelled
Resolve forces on inclined planes and connected bodies using free-body diagrams and Newton's second law
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula sheet plus 15 fully worked mechanics problems (projectiles, inclined planes, connected masses) with answers checked against unit consistency
Mechanics and Motion & Mandatory Laboratory Experiments and Practical Skills
State and apply the principle of conservation of momentum to elastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension
Calculate work, kinetic energy, and power, and apply conservation of energy to falling and sliding bodies
Describe the procedure, apparatus, and safety precautions for measuring acceleration due to gravity with a pendulum or ticker-tape timer
Identify sources of random and systematic error and suggest one improvement for each mechanics experiment
Record measurements with correct significant figures and calculate percentage uncertainty
Your checkpoint
A written lab report for a g or pendulum experiment containing a data table, uncertainty calculation, graph with gradient, and error discussion
Waves, Sound and Light & Heat, Temperature and Thermal Physics
Apply the wave equation v = fλ to solve problems involving strings, sound, and electromagnetic waves
Explain reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference, and use Snell's law to calculate critical angle and total internal reflection
Describe the conditions for stationary waves on strings and in pipes, and calculate fundamental and harmonic frequencies
Convert between Celsius and Kelvin and apply the ideal gas law to calculate pressure, volume, or temperature changes
Distinguish specific heat capacity from specific latent heat and calculate energy in heating and phase-change processes
Your checkpoint
A 20-question self-test on waves and thermal physics completed under timed conditions, with a corrections log for every wrong answer
Electricity and Magnetism & Chemical Bonding, Stoichiometry and the Mole
Apply Ohm's law and the rules for series and parallel resistors to calculate equivalent resistance and branch currents
Analyse circuits containing internal resistance and calculate terminal potential difference under load
Describe the magnetic effect of a current and predict the direction of force on a current-carrying conductor using Fleming's left-hand rule
Calculate moles from mass, concentration, and gas volume, and identify the limiting reagent in a reaction
Balance chemical equations and calculate percentage yield and empirical formula from mass data
Your checkpoint
A mid-point mock section covering mechanics, waves, electricity, and stoichiometry, scored and reviewed with a list of the three weakest subtopics
Chemical Bonding, Stoichiometry and the Mole & Acids, Bases and Equilibrium
Define Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases and write conjugate acid-base pairs for given reactions
Calculate pH from hydrogen ion concentration and convert between pH, pOH, and [OH⁻]
Perform titration calculations to find unknown concentration or molar mass, including dilution steps
Explain how buffers resist pH change and identify the components of an acidic and a basic buffer
Apply Le Chatelier's principle to predict the effect of temperature, pressure, and concentration changes on equilibrium position
Your checkpoint
A worked titration problem set (10 calculations) plus a summary table of buffer and equilibrium shift predictions, all self-marked
Organic Chemistry and Reaction Mechanisms & Modern Physics and Atomic Structure
Identify homologous series and functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, halogenoalkanes) from names and structures
Name and draw structural isomers for a given molecular formula, including chain and positional isomers
Predict products of addition, substitution, oxidation, and elimination reactions and state the reagents and conditions
Describe the photoelectric effect and explain why it supports the photon model over the wave model
Apply the photoelectric equation to calculate threshold frequency, work function, and maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons
Describe alpha, beta, and gamma decay and write balanced nuclear equations
Your checkpoint
A reaction map for organic chemistry showing at least 12 conversions with reagents and conditions, plus 10 modern physics calculations
Thermochemistry, Kinetics and Redox/Electrochemistry & Acids, Bases and Equilibrium
Calculate enthalpy change from bond energies and from calorimetry data, and apply Hess's law to indirect routes
Use collision theory and Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution to explain the effect of temperature, concentration, and catalysts on rate
Determine oxidation states and identify oxidation and reduction in given half-equations
Set up and calculate cell potentials from standard electrode potentials and predict spontaneity of a redox reaction
Write and balance half-equations and full ionic equations in acidic solution
Your checkpoint
A full set of electrochemistry and thermochemistry calculations (enthalpy cycles, cell potentials, balancing half-equations) with a one-page summary of rules for oxidation states and spontaneity
Mandatory Laboratory Experiments and Practical Skills & Mechanics and Motion & Waves, Sound and Light & Electricity and Magnetism & Chemical Bonding, Stoichiometry and the Mole & Acids, Bases and Equilibrium
Review apparatus, method, and key precautions for each mandatory experiment and state the measurement each is designed to produce
Practise identifying independent, dependent, and control variables and describing a fair test in exam wording
Complete two full-length timed papers and mark them against the mark scheme
Categorise every lost mark by domain and rewrite the three most frequent error types as corrected statements
Your checkpoint
A completed error analysis sheet listing lost marks by domain, with corrected model answers for the top three recurring errors and a final confidence rating per domain
Milestones
Week 2: Can solve projectile, momentum, and energy problems unaided at 80% accuracy and has submitted one complete lab report with uncertainty analysis
Week 4: Scores at least 60% on the mixed mock section and can state the three weakest subtopics with evidence from the marked paper
Week 6: Can name and draw all required functional groups and isomers, and can complete photoelectric and nuclear decay calculations without notes
Week 8: Scores at least 75% on two full timed papers, with no domain below 60% and a completed error analysis sheet