New Physics for You

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Basic ideas

How Science works

6

(2)

Units

8

(2)

Energy

10

(6)

Molecules

16

(5)

Heat (thermal energy)

Expansion

21

(5)

Thermometers

26

(3)

The Gas Laws

29

(6)

Measuring Heat

35

(5)

Conduction, Convection, Radiation

40

(13)

Physics at work: Keeping warm

43

(10)

Changing State

53

(11)

Further questions on heat

60

(4)

Mechanics

Pushes and Pulls

64

(10)

Density

74

(3)

Pressure

77

(5)

More about Forces

82

(8)

Physics at work: Friction

83

(6)

Physics at work: Parachutes

89

(1)

Turning Forces

90

(7)

Work, Energy and Power

97

(19)

Physics at work: Supplying electricity

105

(11)

Machines

116

(6)

Velocity and Acceleration

122

(14)

Physics at work: Sport

134

(2)

Momentum

136

(10)

Further questions on mechanics

140

(6)

Earth Physics and Astronomy

The Earth and beyond

146

(20)

Physics at work: Satellites

154

(6)

Physics at work: Space travel

160

(3)

Further questions on astronomy

163

(3)

Waves: Light and Sound

Waves

166

(5)

Light

171

(5)

Reflection

176

(5)

Curved Mirrors

181

(3)

Refraction

184

(10)

Physics at work: Fibre optics

192

(1)

Physics at work: Lasers

193

(1)

Lenses

194

(4)

Optical instruments

198

(8)

Colour

206

(18)

Physics at work: Electromagnetic waves

212

(3)

Physics at work: Telescopes in space

215

(1)

Physics at work: Mobile phones

216

(2)

Physics at work: Analogue and digital

218

(6)

Sound

224

(17)

Physics at work: Ultrasonic echoes

228

(8)

Further questions on waves

236

(5)

Electricity and Magnetism

Static Electricity

241

(7)

Physics at work: Static electricity

246

(2)

Circuits

248

(16)

Heating Effect of a current

264

(9)

Physics at work: Circuit-breakers

272

(1)

Chemical Effect of a current

273

(7)

Further questions on Electricity (1)

276

(4)

Magnetism

280

(6)

Physics at work: Magnets

284

(2)

Magnetic Effect of a current

286

(10)

Physics at work: Using electromagnets

288

(8)

Electromagnetic Induction

296

(12)

Physics at work: In your home

306

(2)

Electron beams

308

(8)

Physics at work: In the office

314

(2)

Electronics

316

(22)

Physics at work: Radio

331

(1)

Further questions on Electricity (2)

332

(6)

Nuclear Physics

Radioactivity

338

(20)

Physics at work: Radioactive dating

352

(1)

Further questions on radioactivity

353

(3)

Physics at work: Medical physics

356

(2)

Extra sections

How Science works

358

(8)

Doing Your Coursework

366

(4)

How scientists work

370

(1)

Ideas changing over time

371

(5)

Famous Names

376

(2)

History of Inventions

378

(2)

Key Skills

380

(2)

Revision Techniques

382

(2)

Revision Programme

384

(1)

Revision Checklist

385

(1)

Examination Technique

386

(2)

Careers using Physics

388

(2)

Check your Maths

390

(2)

Answers

392

(4)

Index

396

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