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Motion in Fields

Topic #	Old Topic	Old # Hrs	New Topic #	New Topic	New # Hrs
8	Mechanics	15	9	Motion in fields	8
8.1	Projectile motion	3	9.1	Projectile motion	2
			9.1.2	Describe and sketch the trajectory of projectile moition as parabolic in the absence of air resistance.
			9.1.3	Describe qualitatively the effect of air resistance on the trajectory of a projectile.
			9.2	Gravitational field, potential and energy	2
			9.2.3	State and apply the formula relating gravitational field strength to gravitational potential gradient.
			9.2.4	Determine the potential due to one or more point masses.
			9.2.5	Describe and sketch the pattern of equipotential surfaces due to one and two point masses.
			9.2.6	Describe and sketch the pattern of equipotential surfaces due to one and two point masses.
			9.3	Electric field, potential and energy	2
			9.3.7	Solve problems involving electric potential energy and electric potential.
8.2	Gravitation	5	6.1	Gravitational force and field (moved to core) part of this topic was left in 9.2 Gravitational field, potential and energy
8.3	Orbital motion	2	9.4	Orbital motion	2
8.4	Friction	2
8.5	Statics	3