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Dynamics
Work and energy
Motion in a circle
OSCILLATIONS
- An introduction to oscillations and SHM
- Understanding the graphs and equations for x, v and a
- Damping and resonance
Electric fields
CAPACITORS
- Syllabus (equations, symbols and units highlighted)
- An introduction to capacitors
- Energy stored in a capacitor
- Capacitor discharge through a resistor, half life and the time constant
Electromagnetism
Electromagnetic induction
THERMAL PHYSICS
- Temperature scales
- Internal energy and specific heat capacity
- Calculating the specific heat capacity of a metal using an electrical method
THE NUCLEAR ATOM
- Probing matter (evidence of the small size of the nucleus)
- Probing matter 2 (neutron, electron and x-ray diffraction)
- Explaining fission and fusion (power point)
- Explaining fission and fusion (word document)
- Understanding the units used in this section
RADIOACTIVITY
- The different types of nuclear radiation
- Hazards and uses of ionising radiation
- Radioactive decay and half-life
- Activity and the decay constant
OPTIONS
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