A Level Physics for OCR A Student Book
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198378648
Front Cover
Title Page
AS/A Level course structure
Contents
How to use this book
Kerboodle
Module 1 Development of practical skills in physics
Module 2 Foundations of physics
2 Foundations of Physics
2.1 Quantities and units
2.2 Derived units
2.3 Scalar and vector quantities
2.4 Adding vectors
2.5 Resolving vectors
2.6 More on vectors
3 Motion
3.1 Distance and speed
3.2 Displacement and velocity
3.3 Acceleration
3.4 More on velocity–time graphs
3.5 Equations of motion
3.6 Car stopping distances
3.7 Free fall and g
3.8 Projectile motion
3 Practice questions: Chapter 3
8 Charge And Current
8.1 Current and charge
8.2 Moving charges
8.3 Kirchhoff’s first law
8.4 Mean drift velocity
Practice questions
14 Thermal Physics
14.1 Temperature
14.2 Solids, liquids, and gases
14.3 Internal energy
14.4 Specific heat capacity
14.5 Specific latent heat
practice questions
21 Capacitance
21.1 Capacitors
21.2 Capacitors in circuits
21.3 Energy stored by capacitors
21.4 Discharging capacitors
21.5 Charging capacitors
21.6 Uses of capacitors
practice questions
Module 3 Forces and motion
4 Forces in action
4.1 Force, mass, and weight
4.2 centre of mass
4.3 Free-body diagrams
4.4 Drag and terminal velocity
4.5 Moments and equilibrium
4.6 couples and torques
4.7 triangle of forces
4.8 Density and pressure
4.9 p = hρg and archimedes’principle
4 Practice questions: chapter 4
5 Work, energy, and power
5.1 Work done and energy
5.2 Conservation of energy
5.3 kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy
5.4 power and efficiency
5 practice questions: Chapter 5
6 Materials
6.1 springs and Hooke’s law
6.2 Elastic potential energy
6.3 Deforming materials
6.4 stress, strain, and the Young modulus
Practice questions
7 Laws of motion and momentum
7.1 newton’s first and third laws of motion
7.2 Linear momentum
7.3 Newton’s second lawof motion
7.4 Impulse
7.5 Collisions in two dimensions
Practice questions
Module 3 Summary
Module 3 practice questions
Module 4 Electrons, waves, and photons
9 Energy, Power, And Resistance
9.1 Circuit symbols
9.2 potential difference and electromotive force
9.3 the electron gun
9.4 resistance
9.5 I–V characteristics
9.6 diodes
9.7 resistance and resistivity
9.8 the thermistor
9.9 the Ldr
9.10 Electrical energy and power
9.11 paying for electricity
practice questions
10 Electrical circuits
10.1 Kirchhoff’s laws and circuits
10.2 combining resistors
10.3 analysing circuits
10.4 internal resistance
10.5 Potential divider circuits
10.6 sensing circuits
Practice questions
11 Waves 1
11.1 Progressive waves
11.2 Wave properties
11.3 Reflection and refraction
11.4 Diffraction and polarisation
11.5 Intensity
11.6 Electromagnetic waves
11.7 Polarisation of electromagnetic waves
11.8 Refractive index
11.9 Total internal reflection
12 Waves 2
12.1 Superposition of waves
12.2 Interference
12.3 The Young double-slit experiment
12.4 Stationary waves
12.5 Harmonics
12.6 Stationary waves in air columns
Practice questions
13 Quantum physics
13.1 The photon model
13.2 the photoelectric effect
13.3 Einstein’s photoelectric effect equation
13.4 Wave–particle duality
practice questions
Module 4 Summary
Module 4 practice questions
Module 5 Newtonian world and astrophysics
15 Ideal gases
15.1 The kinetic theory of gases
15.2 Gas laws
15.3 Root mean square speed
15.4 The Boltzmann constant
Practice questions
16 Circular Motion
16.1 Angular velocity and the radian
16.2 angular acceleration
16.3 Exploring centripetal forces
Practice questions
17 Oscillations
17.1 Oscillations and simple harmonic motion
17.2 analysing simple harmonic motion
17.3 simple harmonic motionand energy
17.4 Damping and driving
17.5 Resonance
Practice questions
18 Gravitational fields
18.1 Gravitational fields
18.2 newton’s law of gravitation
18.3 Gravitational field strength for a point mass
18.4 Kepler’s laws
18.5 satellites
18.6 Gravitational potential
18.7 Gravitational potential energy
Practice questions
19 Stars
19.1 Objects in the Universe
19.2 the life cycle of stars
19.3 the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
19.4 Energy levels in atoms
19.5 Spectra
19.6 analysing starlight
19.7 Stellar luminosity
Practice questions
20 Cosmology (The Big Bang)
20.1 astronomical distances
20.2 The Doppler effect
20.3 hubble’s law
20.4 The Big Bang theory
Practice questions
Module 5 Summary
Module 5 practice questions
Module 6 Particles and medical physics
22 Electric fields
22.1 Electric fields
22.2 coulomb’s law
22.3 Uniform electric field sand capacitance
22.4 charged particles in uniformelectric fields
22.5 Electric potential and energy
Practice questions
23 Magnetic fields
23.1 Magnetic fields
23.2 Understanding magnetic fields
23.3 charged particles inmagnetic fields
23.4 electromagnetic induction
23.5 Faraday’s law and lenz’s law
23.6 transformers
Practice questions
24 Particle Physics
24.1 alpha-particle scatteringexperiment
24.2 the nucleus
24.3 antiparticles, hadrons, andleptons
24.4 Quarks
24.5 Beta decay
Practice questions
25 Radioactivity
25.1 Radioactivity
25.2 Nuclear decay equations
25.3 Half-life and activity
25.4 Radioactive decay calculations
25.5 Modelling radioactive decay
25.6 Radioactive dating
Practice questions
26 Nuclear physics
26.1 einstein’s mass–energy equation
26.2 Binding energy
26.3 Nuclear fission
26.4 Nuclear fusion
practice questions
27 Medical iMaging
27.1 X-rays
27.2 interaction of X-rays with matter
27.3 CAT scans
27.4 The gamma camera
27.5 PET scans
27.6 Ultrasound
27.7 Acoustic impedance
27.8 doppler imaging
Practice questions
Module 6 Summary
Module 6 practice questions
Unifying concepts
Practice questions
A1 – Physical quantities and units
A2 – Recording results and straight lines
A3 – Measurements and uncertainties
5d. Physics A Data Sheet
Glossary
Answers
Index
Back Cover
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