Unit 4: Revolutions in modern physics Physics
The development of quantum theory and the theory of relativity fundamentally changed our understanding of how nature operates and led to the development of a wide range of new technologies, including technologies that revolutionised the storage, processing …
Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH130
Einstein’s special theory of relativity predicts significantly different results to those of Newtonian physics for velocities approaching the speed of light
ACSPH130 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH132
Motion can only be measured relative to an observer; length and time are relative quantities that depend on the observer’s frame of reference
ACSPH132 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH136
On the atomic level, electromagnetic radiation is emitted or absorbed in discrete packets called photons; the energy of a photon is proportional to its frequency; and the constant of proportionality, Planck’s constant, can be determined experimentally …
ACSPH136 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH140
On the atomic level, energy and matter exhibit the characteristics of both waves and particles (for example, Young’s double slit experiment is explained with a wave model but produces the same interference pattern when one photon at a time is passed through …
ACSPH140 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum