Macmillan Education
Physics for CSEC® Examinations Student's Book
Alec Farley, Clarence Trotz, Mike Taylor
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Physics for CSEC® Examinations Student's Book
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Physics for CSEC® Examinations is part of a well-established series of books aimed at students preparing for their CSEC Science studies. This revised edition is aligned to the latest CSEC syllabus (2013) and includes the most up-to-date scientific information.• Dedicated School-Based Assessment section gives step-by-step tips to maximise success in the CSEC coursework• Practical activities and experiments throughout• New group-work feature tests students’ investigative skills• Demonstrates real-world applications of key syllabus points• Benefits from a new, clear and accessible design• Written by an expert team of science educatorsThis eBook edition contains an access code for free online student resources. Resources include interactive questions, audio-based activities, animations and a mark book to track your progress. Access code and instructions on how to use it are included inside this eBook. Please note that this is an eBook and can not be printed. For more information about eBooks, see our FAQs page. For a print copy of this title, visit your local bookshop.

Language
English
ISBN
9780230479470
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Series preface
About this book
Introduction: Measurement
1 Physical Quantities and Units
Introduction
Physical quantities
Units for fundamental quantities
Multiple and sub-multiple units
Derived quantities
Units named after famous scientists
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
2 Precision, Accuracy and Significance
Introduction
What is meant by ‘a satisfactory result’?
Precision
Degree of significance of a result of a calculation
Types of instruments found in physics
How do errors arise?
Applying limits of error of measurement
Determining the degree of significance in the result of using a formula
Spreading the error
The meaning of a mean (or average)
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
3 Acquiring Experimental Skills
Introduction to experimental skills
Experimental errors
Carrying out practical activities
Experimentation
Examples of possible experiments for testing practical skills
Criteria for the assessment of practical skills
Practical activity to practice and to assess manipulation and measurement (M/M) skills
Activity to assess planning and designing (P/D) skills
Issues involved in assessing analysis and interpretation (A/I) skills
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
Section A: Mechanics
4 Galileo Galilei and the Simple Pendulum
Galileo Galilei – what was his contribution to scientific methodology?
What is a ‘simple’ pendulum?
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
5 Combining and Resolving Vectors
Scalars and vectors
Resolving a vector into two components
Chapter summary
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6 Forces
How various forces are produced
Contact forces and non-contact forces
Gravitational force
The magnitude of a gravitational force
Mechanical forces
Non-contact forces
Magnetic forces
Elastic forces
Nuclear forces
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
7 Moments and Levers
Coplanar forces
Equilibrium
Finding the position of a centre of mass
The lever principle applied in machines
Stability
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
8 Motion in a Straight Line
Galileo and Newton
The relationship between ‘distance–time’ graphs and speed
Testing Newton’s laws by experiment
Dynamics and Newton’s laws of motion
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
9 Energy, Work and Power
Introduction
The meaning of energy
Types of potential energy
Kinetic energy
The principle (or law) of conservation of energy
Frictional force and energy
Power
Efficiency
Energy sources
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
10 Pressure and Archimedes’ Principle
Introduction
Pressure
Pressure due to solids
Pressure due to liquids at rest
Archimedes’ principle
Application of Archimedes’ principle to sinking and floating
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
Section B: Kinetic Theory and Thermal Physics
11 The Kinetic Model of Matter
Particles of matter
The Kinetic Theory of matter
Evidence for the Kinetic Theory
Applying the Kinetic Theory
Change of state
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
12 Temperature and its Measurement
Thermometers are everywhere
What is temperature?
Measurement of temperature
Thermometers in practice
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
13 Measuring Heat Energy
The Caloric Theory of heat
Experiments on the nature of heat
Heat as energy transfer
Specific heat capacity
Specific latent heat
The importance of specific heat capacity and latent heat
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
14 Methods of Heat Transfer
More ways than one!
Methods of heat transfer
Absorbers, reflectors and radiators of electromagnetic (radiant) energy
Practical applications of heat transfer methods
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
15 The Behaviour of Gases
Putting gases to work
Boyle’s law
Charles’ law
The pressure law
The general gas equation
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
Section C: Waves and Light
16 What Are Waves and How Are They Produced?
Introduction
How are waves produced?
Transverse and longitudinal waves
Waves in a ripple tank
What happens when a wave travels through a medium?
Matter waves and electromagnetic waves
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
17 Wave Characteristics
Introduction
Frequency and period
Phase and wavelength
Displacement and amplitude
Wavefronts
Wave speed
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
18 Sound as Wave Motion
Introduction
Production and propagation of sound waves
Reflection of sound
Refraction of sound
Interference of sound waves
Diffraction of sound
Pitch and loudness of sound
The audible range
Ultrasound
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
19 Electromagnetic Waves
Introduction
How are electromagnetic waves produced?
The nature of electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic spectra
The complete electromagnetic spectrum
Special properties and uses of electromagnetic waves
General properties of electromagnetic radiation
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
20 Light
Introduction
Rival theories of light – a touch of history
Current theory of light: wave–particle duality
Use of the photon in modern technology
Light behaving like a wave: Young’s slits
Light travels in straight lines
Eclipses of the Sun and the Moon
The pinhole camera
Chapter summary
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21 Reflection of Light
Introduction
The laws of reflection
Locating the image formed by a plane mirror
Features of the image formed by a plane mirror
Some uses of plane mirrors in physics
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
22 Refraction of Light and its Relation to Colour
Introduction
The laws of refraction
Tracing the path of light rays through rectangular blocks and triangular prisms
The reversibility principle
The refractive index: comparing refraction in transparent media
Finding the refractive index of a glass block by experiment
Critical angle for two transparent media in contact
Total internal reflection
The 90°–45°–45° prism
Total internal reflection in optical fibres
Dispersion of white light
Newton and colour
Producing a pure spectrum
Recombining the colours of the light spectrum
The colours of objects
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
23 Lenses
Lenses: what are they and how do they work?
The shapes of lenses
Lens terminology
How to locate (find the position of) a virtual image
Constructing ray diagrams
Construction of ray diagrams for diverging lenses
The differences between images produced by converging and diverging lenses
Solving lens problems using a scale construction
The lens equation (lens formula)
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
Section D: Electricity and Magnetism
24 Electrostatics
Static and current electricity
Static electric charge
Electron theory of charging and conduction
Methods of charging and discharging
Detecting and estimating charge
Distribution of charge on the surface of a conductor
Electric fields
Storing electric charge
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
25 Current Electricity
Safety first
A simple invention that revolutionised the world!
Electric current and charge
Alternating and direct current
Energy and electric circuits
Describing electrical circuits
Setting up a d.c. electrical circuit
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
26 More about Electrical Circuits
Introduction
Series circuits
Voltage (potential difference, or p.d.) in series circuits
Resistance in series circuits
Parallel circuits
Combined series and parallel circuits
Current–voltage relationships
Determining current–voltage relationships
Energy and power in an electric circuit
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
27 Magnetism and Electricity
The close association between magnetism and electricity
Magnetism
Magnetic fields around magnets
Magnetism from electricity
Domain theory of magnetism
Methods of making magnets
Chapter summary
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28 Electromagnetism
Another link between electricity and magnetism
Electromagnetic force
Applications of the electromagnetic force
Electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic induction in a straight wire
Applications of electromagnetic induction
Chapter summary
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29 Electricity for Home and Society
Introduction: electricity at work
Generating electricity
Distributing electricity
Household electric circuits
Surges, spikes and low voltages
Paying for electricity
Portable electricity
Conserving electrical energy
Chapter summary
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30 Electronic Devices
Introduction: electronics
Vacuum-tube devices
Some uses of the oscilloscope
Semiconductors
Semiconductor ‘resistors’
Chapter summary
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31 Putting Electronics to Work
Electronic applications
Switches
Some simple applications of electronics
Applications involving extensive electronic switching
Chapter summary
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Section E: The Atom
32 Models of The Atom
Early ideas
Dalton’s model: the indestructible atom
Thomson’s model: a cloud with light, embedded particles
Rutherford’s model: a nuclear, planetary model
The Bohr model: electrons arranged in ‘shells’
A wave model of the atom
Chapter summary
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33 Structure of the Atom
Particles that make up the atom
Stability of the atom
The Periodic Table
Bonding between atoms
Describing the nuclides
Isotopes
Chapter summary
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34 Emissions from the Nucleus
The discovery of radioactivity
Safety in handling radioactive materials
Detecting radioactive emissions
Types of emissions from the nucleus
Representing radioactive decay
Making use of emissions from the nucleus
Chapter summary
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35 Half-Life
Why half-life?
Half-life
Uses of radio-isotopes
Chapter summary
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36 Energy from the Nucleus
The energy problem of today
A nuclear energy alternative?
Energy from the nucleus
Obtaining energy from the nucleus
A nuclear fission power plant
Prospects for fusion reactors
The nuclear power debate
Chapter summary
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Examination-style questions
Section F: School-Based Assessment
Practical work in Physics
School-Based Assessment contents
Appendix: The Greek Alphabet
Index
Back Cover
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