Admission Foundation Sprint · Day 2 · Build
Build
Force, work and energy; calculation accuracy; derivative rules and applications; cell division.
Recall firstExplain the whyRepair the error
Today's loop
Learn → recall without notes → solve → submit or check → explain → repair → retest. Use a notebook for working. The page is a guide, not a substitute for a full syllabus or an official question paper.
Four subject capsules
Physics
- Draw a free-body diagram before writing ΣF = ma.
- Work by a constant force is W = Fs cosθ; kinetic energy is ½mv² and gravitational potential energy near Earth is mgh.
- Energy is transferred, not created by a machine. State the system and track input, output and loss.
Chemistry
- Use molar mass and the balanced equation as separate steps.
- For gases, distinguish pressure, volume, temperature and amount; convert units before substitution.
- Percentage yield compares actual yield with theoretical yield; it is not the same as percentage purity.
Higher Mathematics
- Apply d(xⁿ)/dx = nxⁿ⁻¹ and the constant, sum and difference rules.
- For products and quotients, identify the rule before expanding.
- A derivative can locate a stationary point; classification requires a sign or second-derivative check.
Biology
- Mitosis produces genetically similar daughter cells for growth and repair.
- Meiosis includes two divisions and reduces chromosome number; crossing over occurs in prophase I.
- Keep chromosome, chromatid, homologous pair and sister chromatid as distinct terms.
Recall without notes
- What is the difference between net force and one applied force?
- State the relationship between actual and theoretical yield.
- Differentiate (2x + 1)(x² − 3) using a chosen method.
- Why does meiosis support variation as well as chromosome-number reduction?
Practice and application
- Complete one force diagram, one work–energy calculation and one conservation-of-energy explanation.
- Solve two gas or stoichiometry calculations with units shown.
- Differentiate one product, one quotient and one composite expression.
- Draw the sequence of mitosis and meiosis with chromosome-number notes.
Assessment / output
DU-style mixed practice in the sense of reasoning format only; Formula Sheet v1 corrected after errors.