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Physics for You

Name: Physics for You
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ISBN: 9780198375739

By Keith Johnson

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Book Description

Covering all GCSE specifications, this tried and tested series has been fully updated to match the (9-1) GCSE Physics specifications for first examination in 2018, as well as international specifications. With a focus on science, concepts develop naturally, engaging students and enabling them to get a thorough understanding of Physics.

Table of Contents

Front Cover
Title Page
Introduction
Contents
Basic Ideas
- 1 Working Scientifically
- 2 Units
- 3 Energy
- 4 Molecules
Thermal Energy
- 5 Expansion
- 6 Thrmometers
- 7 The Gas Laws
- 8 Measuring Thermal Energy
- 9 Condution, Convetion and Radiation
- 10 Changing State Solid to Liquid
- Further questions on thermal energy
Machanics
- 11 Pushes and Pulls
- 12 Density
- 13 Pressure
- 14 More about Forces
  - Physics at work: Friction
  - Physics at work: Friction with the air
- 15 Turning Forces
- 16 Work, Energy and Power
  - Physics at work: Supplying electricity
- 17 Machines
- 18 Velocity and Accleration
  - Physics at work: Sport
- 19 Momentum
  - Further questions on mechanics
Earth Physics and Astronomy
- 20 The Earth and Beyond
  - Physics at work: Satellites
  - Physics at work: Space travel
  - Further questions on Earth and beyond
Waves: Light and Sound
- 21 Waves
- 22 Light
- 23 Reflection
- 24 Curved Mirrors
- 25 Refraction
  - Physics at work: Fibre optics
  - Physics at work: Lasers
- 26 Lenses
- 27 Optical instruments
- 28 Colour
  - Physics at work: Electromagnetic waves
    - Physics at work: Mobile phones
    - Physics at work: Analogue and Digital Communications
    - Physics at work: Telescopes
- 29 Sound
  - Physics at work: Ultrasonic echoes
  - Further questions on waves: light and sound
Electricity and Magnetism
- 30 Static Electricity
  - Physics at work: Static electricity
- 31 Circuits
- 32 Heating Effect of a current
  - Physics at work: Circuit-breakers
- 33 Chemical Effect of current
  - Further questions on electricity (1)
- 34 Magnetism
  - Physics at work: Magnets
- 35 Magntic effect of a current
  - Physics at work: Uses of electromagnets
- 36 Electromagnetic Induction
  - Physics at work: Recording data
- 37 Electron Beams
  - Physics at work: In the office
- 38 Electronics
  - Physics at work: Radio
  - Further questions on electricity (2)
Nuclear Physics
- 39 Radioactivity
  - Physics at work: Radioactive dating
  - Physics at work: Medical scanning
  - Further questions on radioactivity
Extra Sections
- Working Scientifically
  - Further questions on working scientifically
- Assessing your practical skills
- Changing ideas: How scientists work
- Changing ideas
- Famous names
- Dates of some inventions and discoveries mentioned in this book
- Revision techniques
- Suggestions for a revision programme
- Revision checklist: definitions, laws and formulas
- Examination technique
- Careers
- Check your Maths
- Index
Back Cover