A Level Advancing Physics for OCR B
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198378679
Front Cover
Title page
AS/A Level course structure
Contents
How to use this book
Kerboodle
Studying Advancing Physics
MODULE 1 Development of practical skills in physics
MODULE 2 Fundamental data analysis
MODULE 3.1Imaging, signalling and sensing
1 IMAGING
1.1 Bending light with lenses
1.2 Finding the image
1.3 Storing and manipulating the image
1.4 Polarisation of electromagnetic waves
Practice questions
Physics in perspective
Practice questions
2 SIGNALLING
2.1 Digitising a signal
2.2 Sampling sounds and sending a signal
Practice questions
3 SENSING
3.1 Current, p.d., and electrical power
3.2 Conductors and resistors
3.3 Conductivity and resistivity
3.4 Conduction under the microscope
3.5 Potential dividers
3.6 E.m.f. and internal resistance
Module 3.1 Summary
MODULE 3.2 Mechanical properties of materials
4 TESTING MATERIALS
4.1 Describing materials
4.2 Stretching wires and springs
4.3 Stress, strain, and the Young modulus
4.4 Choosing materials
Physics in perspective
How to build a skyscraper
Physics in perspective
Graphite to graphene
Practice questions
5 LOOKING INSIDE MATERIALS
5.1 Materials under the microscope
5.2 Modelling material behaviour
5.3 Microscopic structures and macroscopic properties
Module 3.2 Summary
Practice questions
MODULE 4.1 Waves and quantum behaviour
6 WAVE BEHAVIOUR
6.1 Superposition of waves
6.2 Light, waves, and refraction
6.3 Path difference and phase difference
6.4 Interference and diffraction of light
Physics in perspective
Shedding light on light
8 MOTION
8.1 Graphs of motion
8.2 Vectors
8.3 Modelling motion
8.4 Speeding up and slowing down
Physics in perspective
Galileo takes on gravity
10 MODELLING DECAY
10.1 Radioactive decay and half-life
10.2 Another way of looking at radioactive decay
10.3 Capacitors in circuits
10.4 Modelling capacitors
Physics in perspective
How old is the Earth?
Physics in perspective
The hunt for dark matter
Practice questions
7 QUANTUM BEHAVIOUR
7.1 Quantum behaviour
7.2 Quantum behaviour and probability
7.3 Electron diffraction
Module 4.1 Summary
Physics in perspective
A deeper look at quantum behaviour
Practice questions
MODULE 4.2 Space, time, and motion
Practice questions
9 MOMENTUM, FORCE, AND ENERGY
9.1 Conservation of momentum
9.2 Newton’s laws of motion and momentum
9.3 Conservation of energy
9.4 Projectiles
9.5 Work and power
Module 4.2 Summary
Physics in perspective
Racing car design
Practice questions
MODULE 5.1 Creating models
Practice questions
11 MODELLING OSCILLATIONS
11.1 Introducing simple harmonic oscillators
11.2 Modelling simple harmonic oscillation
11.3 Using the models of simple harmonic motion
11.4 Resonance
Physics in perspective
Resonance all around us
Practice questions
12 THE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD
12.1 Circular motion
12.2 Newton’s law of gravitation
12.3 Gravitational potential in a uniform field
12.4 Gravitational potential in a radial field
Physics in perspective
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Practice questions
13 OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
13.1 Measuring the Solar System
13.2 Measuring the Universe
13.3 Special relativity
Module 5.1 Creating models
Practice questions
MODULE 5.2 Matter
14 SIMPLE MODELS OF MATTER
14.1 The gas laws
14.2 The kinetic model of gases
14.3 Energy in matter
Physics in perspective
Ballooning: the first space race
Physics in perspective
Lasers
Practice questions
15 THE BOLTZMANN FACTOR
15.1 The ratio EkT
15.2 The Boltzmann factor e− EkT
Module 5.2 Matter
Practice questions
MODULE 6.1 Fields
16 ELECTROMAGNETISM
16.1 Faraday and Lenz
16.2 Transformers
16.3 Generators
16.4 Flux changes and force
Physics in perspective
Eddy current and regenerative braking
18 LOOKING INSIDE THE ATOM
18.1 Probing the atom with alpha particles
18.2 Accelerating charges and electron scattering
18.3 Inside the nucleus
18.4 Creation and annihilation
18.5 Electrons in atoms
Physics in perspective
Using antimatter to image the brain
Physics in perspective
Fission – past and future
Practice questions
17 THE ELECTRIC FIELD
17.1 Uniform electric fields
17.2 Deflecting charged beams
17.3 Charged spheres
Module 6.1 Fields
Physics in perspective
Mass spectrometers
Practice questions
MODULE 6.2 Fundamental particles
Practice questions
19 USING THE ATOM
19.1 Ionising radiation
19.2 Effects of radiation on tissue
19.3 Stability and decay
19.4 Fission and fusion
Module 6.2 Summary
Practice questions
Paper 1 Practice questions (AS Level)
Paper 2 Practice questions (AS)
Paper 1 Practice questions (A Level)
Paper 2 Practice questions (A Level)
Paper 3 Practice questions (A Level)
Maths Appendix
Data, Formulae and Relationships
Glossary
Answers
Index
Back Cover
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