Mastering Physics

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Fundamental Concepts....Pages 3-12
Pressure....Pages 13-22
Vectors....Pages 23-27
Motion....Pages 28-42
Levers and Centres of Gravity....Pages 43-50
Work, Energy and Power....Pages 51-58
Machines....Pages 59-65
Archimedes’ Principle and Flotation....Pages 66-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Heat Energy....Pages 73-78
Expansion....Pages 79-86
Properties of Gases and Molecular Structure....Pages 87-102
The Transfer of Heat Energy....Pages 103-112
Change of State....Pages 113-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Waves....Pages 123-139
Reflections and Shadows....Pages 140-147
Refraction....Pages 148-159
Thin Lenses and Curved Mirrors....Pages 160-174
Optical Instruments and the Eye....Pages 175-184
The Electromagnetic Spectrum....Pages 185-193
Sound....Pages 194-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Magnetism....Pages 207-216
Electrons and Electron Beams....Pages 217-231
Electric Circuits....Pages 232-248
Magnetic Effects of an Electric Current....Pages 249-263
Energy and Power From Electrical Sources....Pages 264-271
The Chemical Effect of an Electric Current....Pages 272-281
Electromagnetic Induction....Pages 282-295
Radioactivity and the Atom....Pages 296-306
Back Matter....Pages 307-362