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    Condensed Syllabus Physics

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    This document outlines the topics covered in an A-Level Physics curriculum, including: - Physical quantities and units, measurement techniques, kinematics, dynamics, forces, motion in a circle, phases of matter, ideal gases, thermal properties of materials, temperature, oscillations, waves, electric fields, capacitance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, charged particles, nuclear physics, remote sensing, quantum physics, direct sensing, communicating information.

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    This document outlines the topics covered in an A-Level Physics curriculum, including: - Physical quantities and units, measurement techniques, kinematics, dynamics, forces, motion in a circle, phases of matter, ideal gases, thermal properties of materials, temperature, oscillations, waves, electric fields, capacitance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, charged particles, nuclear physics, remote sensing, quantum physics, direct sensing, communicating information.

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    This document outlines the topics covered in an A-Level Physics curriculum, including: - Physical quantities and units, measurement techniques, kinematics, dynamics, forces, motion in a circle, phases of matter, ideal gases, thermal properties of materials, temperature, oscillations, waves, electric fields, capacitance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, charged particles, nuclear physics, remote sensing, quantum physics, direct sensing, communicating information.

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    A LEVEL: Physics

    1. Physical quantities and units 1.1 Physical quantities 1.2 SI Units 1.3 The Avogadro constant 1.4 Scalars and vectors 3. Kinematics 3.1 Linear motion 3.2 Non-linear motion

    2. Measurement techniques 2.1 Measurements 2.2 Errors and uncertainties

    4. Dynamics 4.1 Newtons laws of motion 4.2 Linear momentum and its conservation 6. Work, energy, power 6.1 Energy conversion and conservation 6.2 Work 6.3 Potential energy, kinetic energy and internal energy 6.4 Power 8. Gravitational field 8.1 Gravitational field 8.2 Force between point masses 8.3 Field of a point mass 8.4 Field near to the surface of the Earth 8.5 Gravitational potential 10. Deformation of solids 10.1 Stress, strain 10.2 Elastic and plastic behaviour

    5. Forces 5.1 Types of force 5.2 Equilibrium of forces 5.3 Centre of gravity 5.4 Turning effects of forces

    7. Motion in a circle 7.1 Kinematics of uniform circular motion 7.2 Centripetal acceleration 7.3 Centripetal force

    9. Phases of matter 9.1 Density 9.2 Solids, liquids, gases 9.3 Pressure in fluids 9.4 Change of phase

    11. Ideal gases 11.1 Equation of state 11.2 Kinetic theory of gases 11.3 Pressure of a gas 11.4 Kinetic energy of a molecule 13. Thermal properties of materials 13.1 Specific heat capacity 13.2 Specific latent heat 13.3 Internal energy 13.4 First law of Thermodynamics

    12. Temperature 12.1 Thermal equilibrium 12.2 Temperature scales 12.3 Practical Thermometers

    14. Oscillations 14.1 Simple harmonic motion 14.2 Energy in simple harmonic motion 14.3 Damped and forced oscillations: resonance 16. Superposition 16.1 Stationary waves 16.2 Diffraction 16.3 Interference 16.4 Two-source interference patterns 16.5 Diffraction grating

    15. Waves 15.1 Progressive waves 15.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves 15.3 Polarisation 15.4 Determination of speed, frequency and wavelength 15.5 Electromagnetic Spectrum

    17. Electric fields 17.1 Concept of an electric field 17.2 Uniform electric fields 17.3 Force between point charges 17.4 Electric field of a point charge 17.5 Electric potential 19. Current of electricity 19.1 Electric current 19.2 Potential difference 19.3 Resistance and resistivity 19.4 Sources of electromotive force

    18. Capacitance 18.1 Capacitors and capacitance 18.2 Energy stored in a Capacitor

    20. D.C. circuits 20.1 Practical circuits 20.2 Conservation of charge and energy 20.3 Balanced potentials

    21. Magnetic fields 21.1 Concept of magnetic field

    22. Electromagnetism 22.1 Force on a current carrying conductor 22.2 Force on a moving charge 22.3 Magnetic fields due to currents 22.4 Force between current-carrying conductors 24. Alternating currents 24.1 Characteristics of alternating currents 24.2 The transformer 24.3 Transmission of electrical energy 24.4 Rectification 26. Quantum physics 26.1 Energy of a photon 26.2 Photoelectric emission of electrons 26.3 Wave-particle duality 26.4 Energy levels in atoms 26.5 Line spectra 28. Direct sensing 28.1 Sensing devices 28.2 The ideal operational amplifier 28.3 Operational amplifier circuits 28.4 Output Devices 30. Communicating information 30.1 Principles of modulation 30.2 Sidebands and bandwidth 30.3 Transmission of information by digital means 30.4 Different channels of communication 30.5 The mobile-phone network

    23. Electromagnetic induction 23.1 Laws of electromagnetic induction

    25. Charged particles 25.1 Electrons 25.2 Beams of charged Particles

    27. Nuclear physics 27.1 The nucleus 27.2 Isotopes 27.3 Nuclear processes 27.4 Mass excess and nuclear binding energy 27.5 Radioactive decay

    29. Remote sensing 29.1 Production and use of X-rays 29.2 Production and use of ultrasound 29.3 Use of magnetic resonance as an imaging technique

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