ORELA Physics (NT308) study plan

Solve 40 self-authored kinematics problems covering 1D motion, 2D projectiles, and relative motion, showing sign conventions and units for each.

Draw and label free-body diagrams for 12 systems, then apply Newton's second law with friction and incline constraints to compute accelerations.

Apply the work-energy theorem and conservation of mechanical energy to 15 problems, including spring and variable-force cases.

Compute impulse, momentum changes, and center-of-mass motion for 10 collision and explosion problems; classify each collision as elastic or inelastic.

Calculate wave speed, frequency, period, wavelength, and phase for traveling and standing waves in strings and air columns.

Solve 15 sound problems involving intensity, decibels, beats, resonance, and Doppler shift with correct sign conventions.

Trace rays through plane mirrors, spherical mirrors, and thin lenses; compute image position, magnification, and real versus virtual status for 12 cases.

Model double-slit interference, thin-film interference, and single-slit diffraction; calculate fringe spacing and identify maxima and minima conditions.

Design a controlled experiment to test a physics hypothesis, specifying independent and dependent variables, controls, and a data table.

Compute uncertainty, significant figures, and percent error for 10 measurement sets; distinguish accuracy from precision.

Apply the first law of thermodynamics and the ideal gas law to 20 processes shown on PV diagrams, including isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, and isochoric cases.

Compare conduction, convection, and radiation; solve calorimetry and heat-transfer problems that include phase changes.

Summarize three historical physics developments and explain how new evidence changed the accepted model.

Complete a 45-question mixed mechanics, waves, and optics set under 60-minute timed conditions.

Re-derive from memory the core equations for kinematics, energy, momentum, rotation, wave optics, and thin lenses.

Diagnose error patterns from weeks 1 through 3; rework every missed problem and write a corrected solution.

Solve 8 multi-step problems that combine mechanics with wave or optics contexts, such as oscillating springs and moving-source Doppler shifts.

Apply Coulomb's law and superposition to calculate electric field and electric potential for point-charge and continuous-charge configurations.

Analyze DC series and parallel circuits with resistors and capacitors; compute equivalent resistance, current, voltage, power, and RC time constants.

Use right-hand rules to determine magnetic force on moving charges and currents and the field produced by wires, loops, and solenoids.

Apply Faraday's law and Lenz's law to 10 induction scenarios, including changing flux, motional emf, and transformers.

Solve photoelectric-effect and photon-energy problems; interpret threshold frequency, stopping potential, and intensity effects.

Relate atomic spectra to quantized energy levels; calculate photon wavelengths for hydrogen transitions.

Compute half-life, activity, decay products, mass defect, and binding energy for nuclear reactions.

Apply time dilation, length contraction, and relativistic momentum and energy to 10 problems; distinguish proper time from proper length.

Re-test thermodynamics and electricity/magnetism with 40 mixed questions; identify remaining conceptual gaps.

Teach back three difficult concepts, such as entropy, RC circuits, and Lenz's law, in five-minute written explanations.

Solve 10 multi-step problems linking thermal energy to electrical circuits, including power dissipation and resistivity temperature dependence.

Build a one-page decision tree for selecting thermodynamic process equations and circuit-analysis methods.

Complete a full-length 60-question timed mock covering all six domains; record section scores and pacing.

Review every missed mock item; classify errors as content, calculation, or reading and write corrective notes.

Re-solve 15 previously missed problems from weeks 1 through 7 without notes; verify final answers and units.

Recite from memory a consolidated formula and concept sheet for all domains; check it against notes and fill gaps.