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| How to use this book |
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Chapter 1 Kinematics -- describing motion |
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Distance and displacement, scalar and vector |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Displacement--time graphs |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Accelerated motion |
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The meaning of acceleration |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Measuring velocity and acceleration |
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Determining velocity and acceleration in the laboratory |
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20 | (2) |
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Deriving the equations of motion |
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22 | (2) |
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Uniform and non-uniform acceleration |
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24 | (1) |
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Acceleration caused by gravity |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (3) |
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Motion in two dimensions -- projectiles |
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28 | (1) |
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Understanding projectiles |
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29 | (8) |
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Chapter 3 Dynamics -- explaining motion |
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Calculating the acceleration |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Newton's third law of motion |
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49 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Forces -- vectors and moments |
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53 | (16) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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The turning effect of a force |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (6) |
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Chapter 5 Work, energy and power |
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Doing work, transferring energy |
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71 | (4) |
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Gravitational potential energy |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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g.p.e.--k.e. transformations |
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76 | (1) |
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Down, up, down -- energy changes |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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58 | (43) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (2) |
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Explosions and crash-landings |
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91 | (2) |
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Collisions in two dimensions |
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93 | (2) |
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Momentum and Newton's laws |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (5) |
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Chapter 7 Matter and materials |
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101 | (15) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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Compressive and tensile forces |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (8) |
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Chapter 8 Electric fields |
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116 | (11) |
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117 | (1) |
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The concept of an electric field |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Electric current, potential difference and resistance |
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127 | (16) |
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Circuit symbols and diagrams |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (7) |
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Chapter 10 Kirchhoff's laws |
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143 | (13) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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Applying Kirchhoff's laws |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (8) |
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Chapter 11 Resistance and resistivity |
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156 | (12) |
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The I--V characteristic for a metallic conductor |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Resistance and temperature |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (6) |
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Chapter 12 Practical circuits |
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168 | (10) |
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169 | (3) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (6) |
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178 | (14) |
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179 | (2) |
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Longitudinal and transverse waves |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Electromagnetic radiation |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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The nature of electromagnetic waves |
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188 | (4) |
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Chapter 14 Superposition of waves |
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192 | (18) |
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The principle of superposition of waves |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (4) |
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The Young double-slit experiment |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (7) |
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Chapter 15 Stationary waves |
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210 | (12) |
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From moving to stationary |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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Formation of stationary waves |
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212 | (4) |
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Determining the wavelength and speed of sound |
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216 | (6) |
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222 | (17) |
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223 | (1) |
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Alpha-particle scattering and the nucleus |
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223 | (2) |
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A simple model of the atom |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (3) |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Discovering radioactivity |
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231 | (1) |
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Radiation from radioactive substances |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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Properties of ionising radiation |
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233 | (6) |
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P1 Practical skills at AS level |
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Practical work in physics |
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240 | (1) |
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Using apparatus and following instructions |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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Precision, accuracy, errors and uncertainties |
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241 | (2) |
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Finding the value of an uncertainty |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (2) |
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Identifying limitations in procedures and suggesting improvements |
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250 | (8) |
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Chapter 17 Circular motion |
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258 | (13) |
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Describing circular motion |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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Steady speed, changing velocity |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (2) |
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Calculating acceleration and force |
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264 | (1) |
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The origins of centripetal forces |
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265 | (6) |
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Chapter 18 Gravitational fields |
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271 | (14) |
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Representing a gravitational field |
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272 | (2) |
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Gravitational field strength g |
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274 | (2) |
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Energy in a gravitational field |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (6) |
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285 | (24) |
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Free and forced oscillations |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (2) |
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Representing s.h.m. graphically |
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291 | (1) |
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Frequency and angular frequency |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (10) |
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Chapter 20 Communications systems |
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309 | (18) |
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310 | (4) |
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Analogue and digital signals |
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314 | (3) |
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Channels of communication |
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317 | (2) |
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Comparison of different channels |
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319 | (8) |
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Chapter 21 Thermal physics |
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327 | (18) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (1) |
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The meaning of temperature |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (2) |
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Calculating energy changes |
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336 | (9) |
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345 | (14) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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Modelling gases -- the kinetic model |
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352 | (2) |
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Temperature and molecular kinetic energy |
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354 | (5) |
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359 | (13) |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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Electric field strength for a radial field |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (3) |
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Comparing gravitational and electric fields |
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366 | (6) |
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372 | (14) |
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373 | (2) |
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Energy stored in a capacitor |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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Comparing capacitors and resistors |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (6) |
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386 | (20) |
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Components of an electronic sensing system |
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387 | (6) |
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The operational amplifier (op-amp) |
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393 | (4) |
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397 | (1) |
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The non-inverting amplifier |
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398 | (1) |
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398 | (8) |
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Chapter 26 Magnetic fields and electromagnetism |
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406 | (16) |
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Producing and representing magnetic fields |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (2) |
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411 | (1) |
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Measuring magnetic flux density |
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411 | (2) |
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413 | (2) |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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Comparing forces in magnetic, electric and gravitational fields |
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417 | (5) |
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Chapter 27 Charged particles |
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422 | (13) |
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423 | (1) |
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423 | (4) |
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Electric and magnetic fields |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (6) |
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Chapter 28 Electromagnetic induction |
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435 | (16) |
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436 | (1) |
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Explaining electromagnetic induction |
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437 | (4) |
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Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (2) |
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Using induction: eddy currents, generators and transformers |
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445 | (6) |
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Chapter 29 Alternating currents |
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451 | (15) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (2) |
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Why use a.c. for electricity supply? |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (2) |
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460 | (6) |
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Chapter 30 Quantum physics |
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466 | (23) |
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Modelling with particles and waves |
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467 | (1) |
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Particulate nature of light |
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468 | (3) |
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471 | (4) |
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475 | (1) |
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Explaining the origin of line spectra |
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476 | (1) |
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Electron energies in solids |
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478 | (2) |
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The nature of light -- waves or particles? |
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480 | (1) |
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480 | (9) |
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Chapter 31 Nuclear physics |
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489 | (17) |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (3) |
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Energy released in radioactive decay |
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494 | (1) |
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Binding energy and stability |
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494 | (2) |
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496 | (1) |
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The mathematics of radioactive decay |
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497 | (2) |
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Decay graphs and equations |
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499 | (2) |
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Decay constant and half-life |
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501 | (5) |
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Chapter 32 Medical imaging |
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506 | (23) |
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The nature and production of X-rays |
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507 | (2) |
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509 | (2) |
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511 | (2) |
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Computerised axial tomography |
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513 | (3) |
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Using ultrasound in medicine |
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516 | (2) |
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518 | (2) |
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520 | (2) |
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Magnetic resonance imaging |
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522 | (7) |
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P2 Planning, analysis and evaluation |
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529 | (13) |
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530 | (2) |
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532 | (4) |
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Treatment of uncertainties |
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536 | (2) |
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Conclusions and evaluation of results |
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538 | (4) |
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Appendix 1 Physical quantities and units |
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542 | (1) |
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542 | (1) |
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Appendix 2 Data, formulae and relationships |
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543 | (2) |
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543 | (1) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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Formulae and relationships |
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544 | (1) |
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Appendix 3 The Periodic Table |
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545 | (1) |
| Glossary |
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546 | (9) |
| Index |
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555 | (9) |
| Acknowledgements |
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| Terms and conditions of use for the CD-ROM |
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