Problems in Physics for Advanced and Scholarship Candidates

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Keys to G.C.E. Examination Questions......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
Statics......Page 13
Friction......Page 16
Hydrostatics......Page 17
Linear dynamics......Page 21
Uniform circular motion......Page 27
Simple harmonic motion......Page 29
Rotational dynamics......Page 33
Examination questions in mechanics and hydrostatics......Page 37
Elasticity......Page 42
Surface tension......Page 45
Viscosity......Page 50
Gravitation......Page 53
Method of dimensions......Page 56
Examination questions in properties of matter......Page 58
Thermometry......Page 63
Expansion of solids......Page 64
Expansion of liquids......Page 66
Expansion of gases. The gas laws......Page 69
Specific heats......Page 74
Latent heats......Page 76
Specific heats of gases......Page 80
Unsaturated vapours and vapour pressure......Page 84
Kinetic theory of gases......Page 87
Conductivity......Page 90
Radiation......Page 95
Mechanical equivalent of heat......Page 96
Examination questions in heat......Page 98
Reflection at curved surfaces......Page 103
Refraction at plane surfaces. Prisms......Page 105
Refraction at curved surfaces. Lenses......Page 109
Dispersion by prisms and lenses......Page 116
The eye. Defects of vision......Page 119
Optical instruments......Page 121
Velocity of light......Page 124
Photometry......Page 126
Wave theory......Page 128
Examination questions in light......Page 133
Sound waves. Characteristics of musical sound......Page 137
Velocity of sound......Page 139
Vibrations in gas columns......Page 141
Vibrations in strings......Page 147
Doppler effect......Page 151
The Doppler effect in light......Page 153
Examination questions in sound......Page 154
Magnetic fields. Forces on magnets......Page 157
Deflection magnetometry......Page 160
Couples on magnets. Vibration magnetometer......Page 163
The dip circle. The Earth's magnetism......Page 166
Magnetic induction. The magnetic circuit......Page 169
Examination questions in magnetism......Page 170
Forces between charges. Potential......Page 173
Capacitance. Energy of charge. Condensers......Page 175
Electrostatic instruments. Forces on charged bodies. Electrical machines......Page 179
Examination question in electrostatics......Page 182
Ohm's law and resistance. Kirchhoff's laws......Page 185
Electrical measurements. The potentiometer and Wheatstone bridge. Thermo-electricity......Page 190
The chemical effect of a current. Cells......Page 194
The heating effect of a current. Electrical energy and power......Page 197
The magnetic effect of a current. Galvanometers......Page 202
Electromagnetic induction. Inductance. Motors and dynamos......Page 208
Alternating current circuits......Page 212
Electronics and modern physics......Page 216
Examination questions in electricity......Page 220
Answers to Numerical Questions......Page 225
Table of Logarithms......Page 234