Physics for CSEC examination + CD
No. of pages 256
Published: 2010
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This book is aimed at children in secondary school.
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hodder Education .
Tom Duncan is the author of Physics for Today and Tomorrow and Advanced Physics. Heather Kennett has worked with Tom Duncan on several successful Physics books; she teaches at the Australian National University, Canberra.
This book has the following chapters:
- : Acknowledgements
- : Photo credits
- : Preface
- : About physics
- : Measurement and units
- : 1 Introduction
- : 2 Measurements
- : 3 Weight and springs
- : 4 Check list: measurement and units
- : Forces at rest
- : 5 Moments and levers
- : 6 Centres of gravity
- : 7 Adding forces
- : 8 Work, energy, power
- : 9 Machines
- : 10 Check list: forces at rest
- : Forces and motion
- : 11 Velocity and acceleration
- : 12 Equations of motion
- : 13 Falling bodies
- : 14 Newton's laws of motion
- : 15 Momentum
- : 16 K. E. and P. E.
- : 17 Circular motion
- : 18 Checklist: forces and motion
- : Pressure in fluids
- : 19 Pressure in liquids
- : 20 Atmospheric pressure
- : 21 Floating, sinking and flying
- : 22 Checklist: pressure in fluids
- : Thermal physics
- : 23 Thermometers
- : 24 Thermal expansion
- : 25 The gas laws
- : 26 Molecules
- : 27 Properties of matter
- : 28 Specific heat capacity
- : 29 Latent heat
- : 30 Conduction and convection
- : 31 Radiation
- : 32 Checklist: thermal physics
- : Waves, sound and light
- : 33 Water waves
- : 34 Sound waves
- : 35 Musical notes
- : 36 Light waves
- : 37 Electromagnetic waves
- : 38 Checklist: waves, sound and light
- : Ray optics
- : 39 Light rays
- : 40 Reflection of light
- : 41 Mirrors
- : 42 Refraction of light
- : 43 Total internal reflection
- : 44 Dispersion and colour
- : 45 Lenses
- : 46 Optical instruments
- : 47 Checklist: ray optics
- : Static and current electricity
- : 48 Static electricity
- : 49 Electric current
- : 50 Potential difference
- : 51 Resistance
- : 52 Electric power
- : 53 Electromotive force
- : 54 Checklist: static and current electricity
- : More electricity and magnetism
- : 55 Electrolysis and cells
- : 56 Diodes and rectification
- : 57 Logic gates
- : 58 Magnetic fields
- : 59 Electromagnets
- : 60 Electric motors
- : 61 Electric meters
- : 62 Generators
- : 63 Transformers
- : 64 Checklist: more electricity and magnetism
- : Electronics and physics of the atom
- : 65 Oscilloscope
- : 66 Radioactivity
- : 67 Atomic structure
- : 68 Nuclear energy
- : 69 Checklist: electronics and physics of the atom
- : Revision questions
- : Mathematics for physics
- : Answers
- : Index