Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics Student's Book 3rd edition: Hodder Education Group

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Contents
Introduction
AS: LEVEL
	Topic 1 Physical quantities and units
		1.1 Physical quantities
		1.2 SI quantities and base units
		1.3 Errors and uncertainties
		1.4 Scalars and vectors
	Topic 2 Kinematics
		2.1 Equations of motion
	Topic 3 Dynamics
		3.1 Momentum and Newton’s laws of motion
		3.2 Non-uniform motion
		3.3 Linear momentum and its conservation
	Topic 4 Forces, density and pressure
		4.1 Turning effects of forces
		4.2 Equilibrium of forces
		4.3 Density and pressure
	Topic 5 Work, energy and power
		5.1 Energy conservation
		5.2 Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
	Topic 6 Deformation of solids
		6.1 Stress and strain
		6.2 Elastic and plastic behaviour
	Topic 7 Waves
		7.1 Progressive waves: transverse and longitudinal waves
		7.2 Doppler effect
		7.3 Electromagnetic spectrum
		7.4 Polarisation
	Topic 8 Superposition
		8.1 Superposition and interference of waves
		8.2 Superposition and stationary waves
		8.3 Diffraction and the diffraction grating
	Topic 9 Electricity
		9.1 Electric current
		9.2 Potential difference and power
		9.3 Resistance and resistivity
	Topic 10 D.C. circuits
		10.1 Practical circuits
		10.2 Kirchhoff’s laws
		10.3 Potential dividers
	Topic 11 Particle physics
		11.1 Atoms, nuclei and radiation
		11.2 Fundamental particles
	AS Level review exercise
A: LEVEL
	Topic 12 Motion in a circle
		12.1 Radian measure and angular displacement
		12.2 Centripetal acceleration and centripetal force
	Topic 13 Gravitational fields
		13.1 Gravitational field
		13.2 Gravitational force between point masses
		13.3 Gravitational field of a point mass
		13.4 Gravitational potential
	Topic 14 Temperature
		14.1 Thermal equilibrium
		14.2 Temperature scales
		14.3 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
	Topic 15 Ideal gases
		15.1 The mole
		15.2 Equation of state
		15.3 Kinetic theory of gases
	Topic 16 Thermodynamics
		16.1 Internal energy
		16.2 The first law of thermodynamics
	Topic 17 Oscillations
		17.1 Simple harmonic oscillations
		17.2 Energy in simple harmonic motion
		17.3 Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
	Topic 18 Electric fields
		18.1 Electric fields and field lines
		18.2 Uniform electric fields
		18.3 Electric force between point charges
		18.4 Electric field of a point charge
		18.5 Electric potential
	Topic 19 Capacitance
		19.1 Capacitors and capacitance
		19.2 Energy stored in a capacitor
		19.3 Discharging a capacitor
	Topic 20 Magnetic fields
		20.1 Concept of a magnetic field
		20.2 Force on a current-carrying conductor
		20.3 Force on a moving charge
		20.4 Magnetic fields due to currents
		20.5 Electromagnetic induction
	Topic 21 Alternating currents
		21.1 Characteristics of alternating currents
		21.2 Rectification and smoothing
	Topic 22 Quantum physics
		22.1 Energy and momentum of a photon
		22.2 Photoelectric effect
		22.3 Wave–particle duality
		22.4 Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
	Topic 23 Nuclear physics
		23.1 Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
		23.2 Radioactive decay
	Topic 24 Medical physics
		24.1 Production and use of ultrasound in diagnosis
		24.2 Production and use of X-rays
		24.3 PET scanning
	Topic 25 Astronomy and cosmology
		25.1 Standard candles
		25.2 Stellar radii
		25.3 Hubble’s law and the Big Bang theory
	Topic 26 Practical work
List of formulae and data
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