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       Maths for Physics

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• Significant Figures

• Significant Figures: Example A

• Significant Figures: Example B

• Using Standard Form

• Standard Form: Example A

• Standard Form Explained

• Standard Form and Sig Fig

• Equations in Physics

• Re-Arranging Equations

• Re-Arranging Equations: Example A

• Re-Arranging Equations: Example B

• Mathematical Symbols

• Greek Letters

• Linear Graphs and Calculating Gradients

• Calculating Gradients: Example A

• Calculating Gradients: Example B

• Tangents to a Curve

• Tangents: Example A

• Area under a Graph

• Calculating Means

• Calculating Means: Example A

• Calculating Means: Example B

• Modes and Medians

• Modes and Median: Example A

• Scale Drawing

• Scale Drawing: Example A

• Pythagoras

• Pythagoras: Example A

• Pythagoras: Example B

• Trigonometry

• Trigonometry: Example A

• Trigonometry: Example B

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       Essential Physics Skills

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• Equipment You Need for Physics

• Using a Protractor to Measure Angles

• Measuring Angles: Example

• Using a Set Square

• Quantities, Symbols and Units

• Base and Derived Units

• Prefixes

• Prefixes: Example A

• Prefixes: Example B

• Plotting Data

• Lines of Best Fit

• Anomalous Data on Graphs

• Drawing Graphs: Example A

• Drawing Graphs: Example B

• Calculators - Standard Form

• Calculators - Sin, Cos and Tan

• Calculators - Decimals and Fractions

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       Energy and Resources

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• Energy Stores

• More Energy Stores

• Types of Energy Transfer

• Dealing with Energy Stores and Transfers

• Energy Transfers for an Object Projected Upwards

• Energy Transfers for a Moving Object Hitting an Obstacle

• Energy Transfers for an Object Accelerated by A Constant Force

• Energy Transfers for a Vehicle Slowing Down

• Energy Transfers for a Kettle Heating Up Water

• Energy Transfers for a Balloon Bursting

• Kilowatt Hours

• Conservation and Wasted Energy

• Efficiency

• Sankey Diagrams

• Reducing Unwanted Energy Losses

• Kinetic Energy

• Kinetic Energy: Example A

• Kinetic Energy: Example B

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Gravitational: Example A

• Gravitational: Example B

• Gravitational: Example C

• Elastic Potential Energy

• Elastic: Example A

• Elastic: Example B

• Specific Heat Capacity

• Specific Heat Capacity: Example A

• Specific Heat Capacity: Example B

• Power

• Power: Example A

• Power Example B

• Power of a Motor

• Convection

• Conduction

• Energy Efficient Buildings

• Payback Times

• Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Resources

• Generating Electricity in a Power Station

• Fossil Fuel Energy Resources

• Nuclear Energy Resources

• Renewable Energy Resources - Wind

• Renewable Energy Resources - Solar

• Renewable Energy Resources - Geothermal

• Renewable Energy Resources - Tidal, Waves and Hydro-Electric

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       Electricity and Circuits

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• Circuit Symbols

• The Rope Loop Model

• Electric Charge and Current

• Conventional Current

• Charge and Current: Example A

• Charge and Current: Example B

       Electricity and Circuits

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• Potential Difference and Resistance

• Voltage and Resistance: Example A

• Voltage and Resistance: Example B

• Electromotive Force

• The Resistor

• Resistor: Example

• The Filament Lamp

• Lamp: Example A

• Lamp: Example B

• The Diode

• The LDR

• LDR: Example

• The Thermistor

• Thermistor: Example

• LDRs And Thermistors in Circuits

• VI of Resistors and Lamps

• Ohm's Law and the Cross Section of Wire

• Current and Voltage in Series Circuits

• Current and Voltage in Parallel Circuits

• Resistance of Resistor Combinations

• Calculating Resistance in Parallel

• Calculating Resistance in Parallel: Example

• Circuits: Example A

• Circuits: Example B

• Circuits: Example C

• Circuits: Example D

• Circuits: Example E

• Building Real Circuits

• The Van de Graaff Generator

• Reading an Oscilloscope

• Oscilloscope: Example

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       The Particle Model and Gases

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• Density

• Density: Example A

• Density: Example B

• The Particle Model

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       Atoms and Radioactivity

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• Building the Lego NZ Graph

• Parts of The Atom

• Representing Atoms

• Isotopes

• Representing Atoms: Example

• The Alpha Scattering Experiment

• Fusion Reactors

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       Forces and Motion

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• Scalars and Vectors

• Contact and Non-Contact Forces

• Weight

• Friction and Drag

• Normal Contact Force

• Identifying Forces: Example

• Calculating Resultant Forces

• Calculating Resultant Forces: Example A

• Calculating Resultant Forces: Example B

• Distance and Displacement

• Distance: Example

• Speed

• Calculating Speeds of Real Objects

• Speed: Example A

• Speed: Example B

• Converting from mph To m/s

• Velocity

• Velocity: Example A

• Velocity: Example B

• Acceleration

• Acceleration: Example A

• Acceleration: Example B

• Motion in A Circle

• Distance-Time Graphs

• Distance-Time Graphs: Example

• Measuring Speed from a Curved Distance-Time Graph

• Velocity-Time Graphs

• Velocity-Time Graphs: Example A

• Velocity-Time Graphs: Example B

• Vehicle Stopping Distances

• Measuring Reaction Time

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       Waves and Light

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• Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

• Wave Period and Frequency

• Waves: Example A

• Waves: Example B

• Wave Speed Equation

• Wave Speed Equation: Example A

• Wave Speed Equation: Example B

• Measuring the Speed of Sound in Air

• Measuring the Speed of Water Waves

• Doppler Effect

• Reflection

• Reflection: Example

• Interaction of Waves

• Diffraction of Waves

• Sound and the Ear

• Echo Sounding, Sonar

• Ultrasound Scanning

• Seismic Waves

• Colour Filters

• Reflection of Colour

• Colour: Example

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       Electricity and Magnetism

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• Permanent Magnets and their Fields

Required Practicals

​      Practical Experiments

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• Specific heat capacity of solids

• Specific heat capacity of solids RESULTS

• Specific heat capacity of liquids

• Specific heat capacity of liquids RESULTS

• Effectiveness of thermal insulators

• Effectiveness of thermal insulators RESULTS

• Investigating convection

• Investigating conduction

• Temperature-time graph for melting ice

• The power of a person and RESULTS

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• Resistance of a length of wire

• Resistance of a length of wire RESULTS

• Resistors in series and parallel

• Resistors in series and parallel RESULTS

• Lamps in series and parallel

• Lamps in series and parallel RESULTS

• IV characteristics of a resistor

• IV characteristics of a resistor RESULTS

• IV characteristics of a lamp

• IV characteristics of a lamp RESULTS

• IV characteristics of a diode

• IV characteristics of a diode RESULTS

• Characteristics of a wire

• Characteristics of a wire RESULTS

• How an insulator can be charged by friction

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• Density of regular and irregular objects

• Density of regular and irregular objects RESULTS

• Gases - Boyle's Law Practical

• Gases - Boyle's Law RESULTS

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• Half-life of a model radioactive source

• The penetration of different types of radiation

​      Practical Experiments

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• Trolley on a ramp and RESULTS

• Terminal speed of a falling object and RESULTS

• Investigating acceleration by varying force (constant mass)

• Investigating acceleration by varying force (constant mass) RESULTS

• Investigating acceleration by varying mass (constant force)

• Investigating acceleration by varying mass (constant force) RESULTS

• Force and extension for a spring

• Force and extension for a spring RESULTS

• Force and extension for rubber

• Force and extension for rubber RESULTS

• The principle of moments and RESULTS

• Centre of mass of a 2D shape and RESULTS

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• Water waves (frequency and wavelength) Ripple Tank

• Water waves (speed and distance) Gratnells Tray

• Water waves (speed and distance) Ripple Tank

• Waves in a solid and RESULTS

• The speed of sound in air

• The frequency of sound using an oscilloscope

• Refraction of light

• Refraction of light RESULTS

• Refraction of light (and calculating refractive Index) RESULTS

• Reflection of light (and RESULTS)

• Infrared radiated by a surface

• Infrared radiated by a surface RESULTS

• Infrared absorbed by a surface and RESULTS

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• Electromagnet investigation and RESULTS

• The magnetic field around a magnet and RESULTS

• The output of a transformer and RESULTS

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​       Electricity and Circuits

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• Rectifiers

• Relays

• Digital Electronics

• Alternating Current and Domestic Mains Electricity

• Three Core Cable

• Plugs and Fuses

• Safety Devices - The Circuit Breaker

• Safety Devices - The RCCB

• Safety Devices - Earth Wires

• One and Two Way Switches

• Electrical Power in Circuits (P=VI)

• Power: Example A

• Power: Example B

• Electrical Power in Circuits (P=I2R)

• Power: Example C

• Power: Example D

• Energy Transfer in Circuits (E=QV)

• Energy Transfer in Circuits (E=IVt)

• Energy Transfer in Circuits: Example

• Power of Domestic Appliances

• The National Grid and Transformers

• Static Electricity

• Electric Fields

• Electric Field Between Parallel Plates

• Uses of Static Electricity

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       The Particle Model and Gases

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• Solids, Liquids and Gases

• Changing State and Internal Energy

• Evaporation

• Brownian Motion

• Thermal Expansion

• Thermocouples and Thermometers

• Specific Latent Heat

• Specific Latent Heat: Example A

• Specific Latent Heat: Example B

• Heating and Cooling Curves

• Pressure and Temperature of a Gas

• Pressure and Temperature Equation

• Pressure and Volume of a Gas

• Pressure and Volume of a Gas: Example A

• Pressure and Volume of a Gas: Example B

• Temperature of a Compressed Gas

• Absolute Zero and the Kelvin Scale

• pV/T

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       Atoms and Radioactivity

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• Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiation

• Real Radioactive Sources

• Beta Plus

• Activity and Count-Rate

• Uses of Radiation

• Alpha Decay Equations

• Alpha Decay: Example

• Beta Decay Equations

• Beta Decay: Example

• Gamma Decay Equations

• Half-life of Radioisotopes

• Half-life: Example A

• Half-life: Example B

• Hazards of Radiation

• Background Radiation

• Uses of Radiation in Hospitals

• PET Scanners

• Nuclear Fission

• Fission Reactors

• Nuclear Fusion

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       Forces and Motion

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• Drawing Free Body Diagrams

• Drawing Free Body Diagrams: Example

• Resolving Forces

• Vector Diagrams

• Resolving Forces: Example A

• Resolving Forces: Example B

• Parallelogram of Forces

• Work Done

• Work Done: Example A

• Work Done: Example B

• Deformation and the Spring Constant

• Stretching Springs - The Energy Stored

• Springs: Example A

• Springs: Example B

• Moments and Equilibrium

• Moments in Equilibrium: Example A

• Moments in Equilibrium: Example B

• Forces on a Light Beam

• Levers

• Gears

• Centre of Gravity

• Pressure at a Surface

• Pressure of a Fluid

• Pressure at a Depth

       Forces and Motion

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• Pressure at a Depth: Example A

• Pressure at a Depth: Example B

• Upthrust, Floating and Sinking

• Upthrust: Example

• Hydraulics Explained

• Demonstration of a Simple Hydraulic System

• The Earth's Atmosphere

• v2-u2 = 2as

• v2-u2 = 2as: Example A

• v2-u2 = 2as: Example B

• Deriving v2-u2 = 2as

• x = ut + 1/2 at2

• Terminal Velocity

• Terminal Velocity Explained

• Terminal Velocity: Example

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• F=ma and Inertial Mass

• F=ma: Example A

• F=ma: Example B

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Third Law: Example

• Momentum

• Momentum: Example

• Impulse

• Momentum Calculations

• Momentum Calculations: Example A

• Momentum Calculations: Example B

• Rate of Change of Momentum

• Safety Features and Momentum

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       Waves and Light

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• The Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Radio, Micro, IR And Visible

• UV, X-Rays, Gamma and Hazards

• Communication Satellites

• Refraction

• Refraction Explained

• Refraction: Example

• Dispersion

• Total Internal Reflection

• Optical Fibres

• Endoscopy 

• Refraction Equations

• How Radios Work

• Lenses

• Ray Diagrams - Convex (Converging) Lens

• Ray Diagrams - Convex Magnifying

• Convex: Example

• Ray Diagrams - Concave (Diverging) Lens

• Concave: Example

• Magnification, Real and Virtual Images

• Magnification: Example

• How our Eyes Work

• Long and Short Sight

• Temperature and Infrared

• Infrared Emission from a Leslie Cylinder

• Temperature of The Earth

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       Electricity and Magnetism

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• Magnetic Fields around Wires and Solenoids 

• Electromagnet: Example

• The Motor Effect and Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

• Force on a Wire: Example

• Force on a Particle

• How Electric Motors Work

• How Loudspeakers Work

• The Generator Effect

• Alternators and Dynamos and Graphs

• PD Graph: Example

• How a Microphone Works

• Why Transformers Are Used

• How a Transformer Works

• The Transformer Equations

• Transformers: Example A

• Transformers: Example B

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       Stars and Space

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• Milky Way, Solar System, Planets and Moons

• Orbital Speed

• AU, Ly and Big Distances

• Lifecycle of a Star Like Our Sun

• The Lifecycle of Massive Stars

• Absolute Magnitude

• The HR Diagram

• Absorption Spectra and Elements in Stars

• Fusion in Stars

• Circular Orbits

• Red Shift and The Big Bang

• Red Shift Explained

• Exoplanets

• Dark Matter and Dark Energy

• Observing the Universe and Telescopes