Pearson Physics 12 New South Wales Student Book

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	Contents
	How to use this book
	Pearson Physics 12 New South Wales
Working scientifically
	Chapter 1 Working scientifically
		1.1 Questioning and predicting
		1.2 Planning investigations
		1.3 Conducting investigations
		1.4 Processing data and information
		1.5 Analysing data and information
		1.6 Problem solving
		1.7 Communicating
		Chapter 1 review
Module 5 Advanced mechanics
	Chapter 2 Projectile motion
		2.1 Projectiles launched horizontally
		2.2 Projectiles launched obliquely
		Chapter 2 review
	Chapter 3 Circular motion
		3.1 Circular motion
		3.2 Circular motion on banked tracks
		3.3 Work and energy
		3.4 Torque
		Chapter 3 review
	Chapter 4 Motion in gravitational fields
		4.1 Gravity
		4.2 Satellite motion
		4.3 Gravitational potential energy
		Chapter 4 review
	Module 5 review
Module 6 Electromagnetism
	Chapter 5 Charged particles, conductors, and electric and magnetic fields
		5.1 Particles in electric fields
		5.2 Particles in magnetic fields
		Chapter 5 review
	Chapter 6 The motor effect
		6.1 Force on a conductor
		6.2 Forces between conductors
		Chapter 6 review
	Chapter 7 Electromagnetic induction
		7.1 Magnetic flux
		7.2 Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws
		7.3 Transformers
		Chapter 7 review
	Chapter 8 Applications of the motor effect
		8.1 Motors
		8.2 Generators
		Chapter 8 review
	Module 6 review
Module 7 The nature of light
	Chapter 9 Electromagnetic spectrum
		9.1 Electromagnetism
		9.2 Spectroscopy
		Chapter 9 review
	Chapter 10 Light: wave model
		10.1 Diffraction and interference
		10.2 Polarisation
		Chapter 10 review
	Chapter 11 Light: quantum model
		11.1 Black-body radiation
		11.2 The photoelectric effect
		Chapter 11 review
	Chapter 12 Light and special relativity
		12.1 Einstein’s postulates
		12.2 Evidence for special relativity
		12.3 Momentum and energy
		Chapter 12 review
	Module 7 review
Module 8 From the universe to the atom
	Chapter 13 Origins of the elements
		13.1 The big bang
		13.2 The life cycle of a star
		13.3 The life and death of stars
		Chapter 13 review
	Chapter 14 Structure of the atom
		14.1 The electron
		14.2 Nuclear model of the atom
		Chapter 14 review
	Chapter 15 Quantum mechanical nature of the atom
		15.1 Bohr model
		15.2 Quantum model of the atom
		Chapter 15 review
	Chapter 16 Properties of the nucleus
		16.1 Radioactive decay
		16.2 Half-life
		16.3 Nuclear fission and fusion
		16.4 Energy from nuclear reactions
		Chapter 16 review
	Chapter 17 Deep inside the atom
		17.1 The Standard Model
		17.2 Evidence for the Standard Model
		Chapter 17 review
	Module 8 review
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