Cambridge International AS/A Level Physics Revision Guide second edition

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Contents
AS topics
	1 Physical quantities and units
		SI units
		Scalars and vectors
	2 Measurement techniques
		Measurements
		Errors and uncertainties
	3 Kinematics
		Equations of motion
	4 Dynamics
		Momentum and Newton’s laws of motion
		Linear momentum and its conservation
	5 Forces, density and pressure
		Types of force
		Turning effects of forces
		Equilibrium of forces
		Density and pressure
	6 Work, energy and power
		Work and efficiency
		Energy conversion and conservation
		Potential energy and kinetic energy
		Power
	7 Deformation of solids
		Elastic and plastic behaviour
		Stress and strain
	8 Waves
		Progressive waves
		Transverse and longitudinal waves
		Determination of frequency and wavelength of sound waves
		Doppler effect
		Electromagnetic spectrum
	9 Superposition
		Stationary waves
		Diffraction
		Interference
	10 Electric fields
		Concept of an electric field
		Uniform electric fields
	11 Current of electricity
		Electric current
		Potential difference and power
		Resistance and resistivity
	12 D.C. circuits
		Practical circuits
		Kirchhoff’s laws
		Potential dividers
	13 Particle and nuclear physics
		Atoms, nuclei and radiation
		Fundamental particles
	AS experimental skills and investigations
		Making measurements
		Presentation of data and observations
		Evaluation of evidence
		Evaluating the experiment
		AS exam-style questions and answers
A level topics
	14 Motion in a circle
		Kinematics of uniform circular motion
		Centripetal acceleration and centripetal force
	15 Gravitational fields
		Gravitational forces between point masses
		Gravitational potential
	16 Ideal gases
		Equation of state
		Kinetic theory of gases
		Kinetic energy of a molecule
	17 Temperature
		Thermal equilibrium
		Temperature scales
	18 Thermal properties of materials
		Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
		Internal energy and the first law of thermodynamics
	19 Oscillations
		Simple harmonic oscillations
		Energy in simple harmonic motion
		Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
	20 Waves
		Production and use of ultrasound in diagnosis
	21 Communication
		Communication channels
		Modulation
		Digital communication
		Relative merits of channels of communication
		Attenuation
	22 Electric fields
		Electric forces between point charges
		Electric field of a point charge
		Electric potential
	23 Capacitance
		Capacitors and capacitance
		Energy stored in a capacitor
	24 Current of electricity and D.C. circuits
		Sensing devices and potential dividers
	25 Electronics
		The ideal operational amplifier
		Operational amplifier circuits
		Output devices
	26 Magnetic fields
		Concept of magnetic field
		Force on a current-carrying conductor
		Force on a moving charge
		Magnetic fields due to currents
		Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
	27 Electromagnetic induction
		Laws of electromagnetic induction
	28 Alternating currents
		Characteristics of alternating currents
		The transformer
		Transmission of electrical energy
		Rectification
	29 Quantum physics
		Energy of a photon
		Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
		Wave–particle duality
		Band theory
		Production and use of X-rays
	30 Particle and nuclear physics
		Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
		Radioactive decay
	A level experimental skills and investigations
		The examination questions
		How to get high marks in Paper 5
		A level exam-style questions and answers
	Now test yourself answers