Physics for the IB Diploma Third edition
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
9781398371699
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Tools and Inquiry
A Space, time and motion
A.1 Kinematics
Distance and displacement
Speed and velocity
Acceleration
Equations of motion for uniformly accelerated motion
Acceleration due to gravity
Projectile motion
A.2 Forces and momentum
The nature of force
Surface friction
Friction of objects with air and liquids
Field forces
Free-body diagrams
Newton’s laws of motion
Momentum
Forces acting for short times: impulses
Circular motion and centripetal forces
Non-uniform circular motion
A.3 Work, energy and power
Work
Energy
Calculating mechanical energies
Power
A.4 Rigid body mechanics (HL only)
Rotational dynamics
Equations of motion for angular acceleration
Moment of inertia
Newton’s second law for rotational motion
A.5 Relativity (HL only)
Reference frames
Newton’s postulates concerning time and space
Introducing special relativity
Space–time
B The particulate nature of matter
B.1 Thermal energy transfers
Thermal energy, internal energy and heat
Temperature
Thermal energy
Heating and cooling
B.2 Greenhouse effect
A planet’s energy balance: an introduction
Luminosity and apparent brightness of the Sun: the solar constant
Non-black bodies: albedo and emissivity
Modelling a planet’s energy balance
Enhanced greenhouse effect: global warming
B.3 Gas laws
Modelling gas behaviour: ideal gases
B.4 Thermodynamics (HL only)
Work done when a gas expands (or is compressed)
First law of thermodynamics
Thermodynamic cycles and PV diagrams
B.5 Current and circuits (includes HL section)
Electric charge
Connecting two or more components in the same circuit
Electrical power
C Wave behaviour
C.1 Simple harmonic motion (includes HL section)
Oscillations
Two commonly investigated oscillators
Calculating displacements and velocities during SHM
C.2 Wave model
What is a wave?
Light waves
Electromagnetic waves
C.3 Wave phenomena (includes HL section)
What are the basic behaviours of all waves?
Diffraction of waves
Superposition of waves
Interference of waves
A closer look at single-slit diffraction of light
Two slits, multiple slits and diffraction gratings
C.4 Standing waves and resonance
The nature of standing waves
Natural frequencies of vibration
C.5 Doppler effect (includes HL section)
What is the Doppler effect?
Equations for use with the Doppler effect for sound (or other mechanical waves)
D Fields
D.1 Gravitational fields (includes HL section)
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
Newton’s universal law of gravitation
Gravitational fields
Orbital motion
Gravitational potential energy
Equation for gravitational potential energy
Gravitational potential
Speeds and energies of satellites
D.2 Electric and magnetic fields (includes HL section)
Electric charge
Electrostatic charging and discharging
Electric forces: Coulomb’s law
Electric fields
Magnetic fields around permanent magnets
Magnetic fields around currents in wires
Electric potential energy
D.3 Motion in electromagnetic fields
The motion of charged particles in uniform electric fields
The motion of charged particles in uniform magnetic fields
Motion of charged particles in both an electric field and a magnetic field
Forces on current-carrying conductors
D.4 Induction (HL only)
Electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic induction by a conductor moving across a permanent magnetic field
Magnetic flux and magnetic flux linkage
Electromagnetic induction in rotating coils
Self-induction
E Nuclear and quantum
E.1 Structure of the atom (includes HL section)
The nuclear model of the atom
Energy levels within atoms
A mathematical understanding of the Geiger–Marsden–Rutherford experiment
The Bohr model of the hydrogen atom
E.2 Quantum physics (HL only)
The photoelectric effect
The wave nature of matter
Compton scattering
E.3 Radioactive decay (includes HL section)
What is radioactivity?
Alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays
Patterns of radioactive decay
The energy inside a nucleus
The strong nuclear force and nuclear stability
What can we learn from the spectra of alpha, beta and gamma radiations?
Radioactive decay in more mathematical detail
E.4 Fission
Nuclear fission
Controlled release of nuclear energy in chain reactions
Energy density of nuclear fuels
E.5 Fusion and stars
Nuclear fusion
Formation of stars
Comparing main sequence stars
Evolution of stars
Distances from Earth to stars
The creation of different elements
Acknowledgments
Index
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