Working as a Physicist
2 hours13 questionsMechanics
2 hours15 questionsMotion
Equations of Motion, Motion Graphs, Properties of Motion Graphs, Scalars & Vectors, Resolving Vectors, Finding the Resultant Vector, Projectiles, Forces as Vectors
Forces & Momentum
Force & Acceleration, Mass, Weight & Gravitational Field Strength, Core Practical 1: Investigating the Acceleration of Freefall, Newton's Third Law of Motion, Momentum, Conservation of Linear Momentum
Moments
Moments, Centre of Gravity & The Principle of Moments
Work, Energy & Power
Work, Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, The Principle of Conservation of Energy, Power, Efficiency
Electric Circuits
1 hour20 questionsCurrent, Potential Difference, Resistance & Power
Electric Current, Potential Difference, Ohm's Law, Charge Conservation in Circuits, Energy Conservation in Circuits, Resistance in Series & Parallel, Electrical Power, Current-Potential Difference Graphs
Resistance, Resistivity & Potential Dividers
Electrical Resistivity, Core Practical 2: Investigating Resistivity, Current & Drift Velocity, Potential Difference & Conductor Length, Potential Dividers, Potential Dividers & Variable Resistance
E.M.F & Modelling Resistance
Electromotive Force, Internal Resistance, E.M.F. vs. Terminal Potential Difference, Core Practical 3: Investigating E.M.F. & Internal Resistance, Resistance & Temperature, Resistance & Illumination
Materials
37 mins11 questionsWaves & Particle Nature of Light
3 hours27 questionsInterference & Stationary Waves
Interference & Superposition of Waves, Phase & Path Difference, Stationary Waves, Wave Speed on a Stretched String, Core Practical 7: Investigating Stationary Waves
Refraction, Reflection & Polarisation
Equation for the Intensity of Radiation, Refraction & Refractive Index, Critical Angle, Total Internal Reflection, Measuring Refractive Index, Converging & Diverging Lenses, Using Ray Diagrams, Power of a Lens, Thin Lenses in Combination, Real & Virtual Images, The Lens Equation, Magnification, Plane Polarisation
Waves, Electrons & Photons
Diffraction, The Diffraction Grating Equation, Core Practical 8: Investigating Diffraction Gratings, The Wave Nature of Electrons, The de Broglie Equation, Transmission & Reflection of Waves, Pulse-Echo Technique, Wave-Particle Duality, Energy of a Photon
The Photoelectric Effect & Atomic Spectra
The Photoelectric Effect, The Photoelectric Equation, The Electronvolt, The Particle Nature of EM Radiation, Atomic Line Spectra