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Author(s): Richard Woodside
Publisher: Hachette UK
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 208
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Contents
AS topics
1 Physical quantities and units
SI units
Scalars and vectors
2 Measurement techniques
Measurements
Errors and uncertainties
3 Kinematics
Equations of motion
4 Dynamics
Momentum and Newton’s laws of motion
Linear momentum and its conservation
5 Forces, density and pressure
Types of force
Turning effects of forces
Equilibrium of forces
Density and pressure
6 Work, energy and power
Work and efficiency
Energy conversion and conservation
Potential energy and kinetic energy
Power
7 Deformation of solids
Elastic and plastic behaviour
Stress and strain
8 Waves
Progressive waves
Transverse and longitudinal waves
Determination of frequency and wavelength of sound waves
Doppler effect
Electromagnetic spectrum
9 Superposition
Stationary waves
Diffraction
Interference
10 Electric fields
Concept of an electric field
Uniform electric fields
11 Current of electricity
Electric current
Potential difference and power
Resistance and resistivity
12 D.C. circuits
Practical circuits
Kirchhoff’s laws
Potential dividers
13 Particle and nuclear physics
Atoms, nuclei and radiation
Fundamental particles
AS experimental skills and investigations
Making measurements
Presentation of data and observations
Evaluation of evidence
Evaluating the experiment
AS exam-style questions and answers
A level topics
14 Motion in a circle
Kinematics of uniform circular motion
Centripetal acceleration and centripetal force
15 Gravitational fields
Gravitational forces between point masses
Gravitational potential
16 Ideal gases
Equation of state
Kinetic theory of gases
Kinetic energy of a molecule
17 Temperature
Thermal equilibrium
Temperature scales
18 Thermal properties of materials
Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
Internal energy and the first law of thermodynamics
19 Oscillations
Simple harmonic oscillations
Energy in simple harmonic motion
Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
20 Waves
Production and use of ultrasound in diagnosis
21 Communication
Communication channels
Modulation
Digital communication
Relative merits of channels of communication
Attenuation
22 Electric fields
Electric forces between point charges
Electric field of a point charge
Electric potential
23 Capacitance
Capacitors and capacitance
Energy stored in a capacitor
24 Current of electricity and D.C. circuits
Sensing devices and potential dividers
25 Electronics
The ideal operational amplifier
Operational amplifier circuits
Output devices
26 Magnetic fields
Concept of magnetic field
Force on a current-carrying conductor
Force on a moving charge
Magnetic fields due to currents
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
27 Electromagnetic induction
Laws of electromagnetic induction
28 Alternating currents
Characteristics of alternating currents
The transformer
Transmission of electrical energy
Rectification
29 Quantum physics
Energy of a photon
Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
Wave–particle duality
Band theory
Production and use of X-rays
30 Particle and nuclear physics
Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
Radioactive decay
A level experimental skills and investigations
The examination questions
How to get high marks in Paper 5
A level exam-style questions and answers
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