A-Level Physics: Edexcel Year 1 & AS Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition: ideal for catch-up and the exams in 2022 and 2023 (CGP A-Level Physics)

✍ Scribed by Emily Garrett, David Maliphant, Rachael Marshall, Sam Pilgrim, Charlotte Whiteley and Sarah Williams.

• Publisher: Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP)
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 108
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Achieve the best grades in 2022 or 2023 with this all-in-one book from CGP!

This clear, concise Complete Revision & Practice book from CGP is a perfect way to prepare for the Edexcel AS-Level Physics exams (it also covers every Year 1 topic from the full Edexcel A-Level Physics course). It's packed with straightforward explanations, helpful examples and full-colour diagrams throughout. Practice questions and exam-style questions (with answers) are included for every topic, and the book is rounded off with a section of in-depth advice on Practical Skills. And finally, a free Online Edition of the whole book is included - just use the code printed inside the book to access it on your PC, Mac or tablet!

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Topic 1 — Working as a Physicist
The Scientific Process
The Scientific Process
Quantities and Units
Quantities and Units
Planning and Implementing
Planning and Implementing
Analysing Results
Analysing Results
Measurements and Uncertainties
Measurements and Uncertainties
Evaluating and Concluding
Evaluating and Concluding
Topic 2 — Mechanics
Scalars and Vectors
Scalars and Vectors
Motion with Uniform Acceleration
Motion with Uniform Acceleration
Free Fall
Free Fall
Projectile Motion
Projectile Motion
Displacement-Time Graphs
Displacement-Time Graphs
Velocity-Time and Acceleration-Time Graphs
Velocity-Time and Acceleration-Time Graphs
Forces
Forces
Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton's Laws of Motion
Drag and Terminal Velocity
Drag and Terminal Velocity
Momentum
Momentum
Work and Power
Work and Power
Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
Mass, Weight and Centre of Gravity
Mass, Weight and Centre of Gravity
Moments
Moments
Topic 3 — Electric Circuits
Charge, Current and Potential Difference
Charge, Current and Potential Difference
Resistance and Resistivity
Resistance and Resistivity
I-V Characteristics
I-V Characteristics
Electrical Energy and Power
Electrical Energy and Power
E.m.f and Internal Resistance
E.m.f and Internal Resistance
Conservation of Charge & Energy in Circuits
Conservation of Charge & Energy in Circuits
The Potential Divider
The Potential Divider
Topic 4 — Materials
Hooke’s Law
Hooke’s Law
Stress, Strain and Elastic Strain Energy
Stress, Strain and Elastic Strain Energy
The Young Modulus
The Young Modulus
Stress-Strain and Force-Extension Graphs
Stress-Strain and Force-Extension Graphs
Density, Upthrust and Viscosity
Density, Upthrust and Viscosity
Topic 5 — Waves and Particle Nature of Light
The Nature Of Waves
The Nature Of Waves
Types of Wave
Types of Wave
Polarisation of Waves
Polarisation of Waves
Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound Imaging
Superposition and Coherence
Superposition and Coherence
Stationary (Standing) Waves
Stationary (Standing) Waves
Refractive Index
Refractive Index
Lenses
Lenses
Diffraction
Diffraction
Diffraction Gratings
Diffraction Gratings
Light — Wave or Photon?
Light — Wave or Photon?
The Photoelectric Effect
The Photoelectric Effect
Wave-Particle Duality
Wave-Particle Duality
Answers
Topic 1 — Working as a Physicist
Page 3 — The Scientific Process
Page 5 — Quantities and Units
Page 7 — Planning and Implementing
Page 9 — Analysing Results
Page 11 — Measurements and Uncertainties
Page 13 — Evaluating and Concluding
Topic 2 — Mechanics
Page 15 — Scalars and Vectors
Page 17 — Motion with Uniform Acceleration
Page 19 — Free Fall
Page 21 — Projectile Motion
Page 23 — Displacement-Time Graphs
Page 25 — Velocity-Time and Acceleration-Time Graphs
Page 27 — Forces
Page 29 — Newton’s Laws of Motion
Page 31 — Drag and Terminal Velocity
Page 33 — Momentum
Page 35 — Work and Power
Page 37 — Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
Page 39 — Mass, Weight and Centre of Gravity
Page 41 — Moments
Topic 3 — Electric Circuits
Page 43 — Charge, Current and Potential Difference
Page 45 — Resistance and Resistivity
Page 47 — I-V Characteristics
Page 49 — Electrical Energy and Power
Page 51 — E.m.f. and Internal Resistance
Page 53 — Conservation of Charge & Energy in Circuits
Page 55 — The Potential Divider
Topic 4— Materials
Page 57 — Hooke’s Law
Page 59 — Stress, Strain and Elastic Strain Energy
Page 61 — The Young Modulus
Page 63 — Stress-Strain and Force-Extension Graphs
Page 65 — Density, Upthrust and Viscosity
Topic 5 — Waves and Particle Nature of Light
Page 67— The Nature of Waves
Page 69 — Types of Wave
Page 71 — Polarisation of Waves
Page 73 — Ultrasound Imaging
Page 75 — Superposition and Coherence
Page 77 — Stationary (Standing) Waves
Page 79 — Refractive Index
Page 81 — Lenses
Page 83 — Diffraction
Page 85 — Diffraction Gratings
Page 87 — Light — Wave or Photon?
Page 89 — The Photoelectric Effect
Page 91 — Wave-Particle Duality
Index
Index
Index