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Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics

Chapter 11: Resistance and resistivity 156 P1: Practical skills at AS level 239
The I–V characteristic for a metallic conductor 157 Practical work in physics 240
Ohm’s law 158 Using apparatus and following instructions 240
Resistance and temperature 159 Gathering evidence 241
Resistivity162 Precision, accuracy, errors and uncertainties 241
Finding the value of an uncertainty 243
Chapter 12: Practical circuits 168 Percentage uncertainty 245
Internal resistance 169 Recording results 246
Potential dividers 172 Analysing results 246
Potentiometer circuits 172 Testing a relationship 248
Identifying limitations in procedures and
Chapter 13: Waves 178   suggesting improvements 250
Describing waves 179
Longitudinal and transverse waves 181
Chapter 17: Circular motion 258
Wave energy 182 Describing circular motion 259
Wave speed 183 Angles in radians 260
The Doppler effect 184 Steady speed, changing velocity 261
Electromagnetic waves 185 Angular velocity 261
Electromagnetic radiation 186 Centripetal forces 262
Orders of magnitude 187 Calculating acceleration and force 264
The nature of electromagnetic waves 188 The origins of centripetal forces 265

Chapter 14: Superposition of waves 192 Chapter 18: Gravitational fields 271
The principle of superposition of waves 193 Representing a gravitational field 272
iv Diffraction of waves 194 Gravitational field strength g274
Interference196 Energy in a gravitational field 276
The Young double-slit experiment 200 Gravitational potential 276
Diffraction gratings 203 Orbiting under gravity 277
The orbital period 278
Chapter 15: Stationary waves 210 Orbiting the Earth 279
From moving to stationary 211
Nodes and antinodes 212
Chapter 19: Oscillations 285
Formation of stationary waves 212 Free and forced oscillations 286
Determining the wavelength and speed of sound 216 Observing oscillations 287
Describing oscillations 288
Chapter 16: Radioactivity 222 Simple harmonic motion 289
Looking inside the atom 223 Representing s.h.m. graphically 291
Alpha-particle scattering and the nucleus 223 Frequency and angular frequency 292
A simple model of the atom  225 Equations of s.h.m. 293
Nucleons and electrons 226 Energy changes in s.h.m. 296
Forces in the nucleus 229 Damped oscillations 297
Fundamental particles? 229 Resonance299
Families of particles 230
Discovering radioactivity 231
Chapter 20: Communications systems 309
Radiation from radioactive substances 231 Radio waves 310
Discovering neutrinos 232 Analogue and digital signals 314
Fundamental families 232 Channels of communication 317
Fundamental forces 232 Comparison of different channels 319
Properties of ionising radiation 233

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