Cambridge IGCSE™ Physics Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years) (Cambridge International IGCSE)

✍ Scribed by David Sang, Mike Follows, Sheila Tarpey

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 527
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Skills focused series, working towards endorsement, for examination from 2023; inspired by teachers, for teachers. This print and digital coursebook has been developed from extensive research through lesson observations, interviews and work with our research community (the Cambridge Panel) to meet specific needs. Activities and questions develop students' essential science skills. Accessible language and features support English as a second language learners. Exam-style questions build student confidence. Projects provide opportunities for assessment for learning, cross-curricular learning and developing skills for life. There are multiple opportunities to engage in active learning, from scripting a podcast, to discussions and debates, and self-assessment and reflection activities. Answers are accessible to teachers for free on the Cambridge GO platform.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
How to use this series
How to use this book
Introduction
Chapter 1 Making measurements
1.1 Measuring length and volume
1.2 Density
1.3 Measuring time
Chapter 2 Describing motion
2.1 Understanding speed
2.2 Distance-time graphs
2.3 Understanding acceleration
2.4 Calculating speed and acceleration
Chapter 3 Forces and motion
3.1 We have lift-off
3.2 Mass, weight and gravity
3.3 Falling and turning
3.4 Force, mass and acceleration
3.5 Momentum
3.6 More about scalars and vectors
Chapter 4 Turning effects
4.1 The moment of a force
4.2 Calculating moments
4.3 Stability and centre of gravity
Chapter 5 Forces and matter
5.1 Forces acting on solids
5.2 Stretching springs
5.3 The limit of proportionality and the spring constant
5.4 Pressure
5.5 Calculating pressure
Chapter 6 Energy stores and transfers
6.1 Energy stores
6.2 Energy transfers
6.3 Conservation of energy
6.4 Energy calculations
Chapter 7 Energy resources
7.1 The energy we use
7.2 Energy from the Sun
Chapter 8 Work and power
8.1 Doing work
8.2 Calculating work done
8.3 Power
8.4 Calculating power
Chapter 9 The kinetic particle model of matter
9.1 States of matter
9.2 The kinetic particle model of matter
9.3 Gases and the kinetic model
9.4 Temperature and the Celsius scale
9.5 The gas laws
Chapter 10 Thermal properties of matter
10.1 Thermal expansion
10.2 Specific heat capacity
10.3 Changing state
Chapter 11 Thermal energy transfers
11.1 Conduction
11.2 Convection
11.3 Radiation
11.4 Consequences of thermal energy transfer
Chapter 12 Sound
12.1 Making sounds
12.2 How does sound travel?
12.3 The speed of sound
12.4 Seeing and hearing sounds
Chapter 13 Light
13.1 Reflection of light
13.2 Refraction of light
13.3 Total internal reflection
13.4 Lenses
13.5 Dispersion of light
Chapter 14 Properties of waves
14.1 Describing waves
14.2 Speed, frequency and wavelength
14.3 Explaining wave phenomena
Chapter 15 The electromagnetic spectrum
15.1 Electromagnetic waves
15.2 Electromagnetic hazards
15.3 Communicating using electromagnetic waves
Chapter 16 Magnetism
16.1 Permanent magnets
16.2 Magnetic fields
Chapter 17 Static electricity
17.1 Charging and discharging
17.3 Electric fields
17.2 Explaining static electricity
17.3 Electric fields
Chapter 18 Electrical quantities
18.1 Current in electric circuits
18.2 Voltage in electric circuits
18.3 Electrical resistance
18.4 More about electrical resistance
18.5 Electrical energy,work and power
Chapter 19 Electrics circuits
19.1 Circuit components
19.2 Combinations of resistors
19.3 Electrical safety
Chapter 20 Electromagnetic forces
20.1 The magnetic effect of a current
20.2 Force on a current¬carrying conductor
20.3 Electric motors
20.4 Beams of charged particles and magnetic fields
Chapter 21 Electromagnetic induction
21.1 Generating electricity
21.2 Power lines and transformers
21.3 How transformers work
Chapter 22 The nuclear atom
22.1 Atomic structure
22.2 Protons, neutrons and electrons
Chapter 23 Radioactivity
23.1 Radioactivity all around us
23.2 Radioactive decay
23.3 Activity and half-life
23.4 Using radioisotopes
Chapter 24 Earth and the Solar System
24.1 Earth, Sun and Moon
24.2 The Solar System
Chapter 25 Stars and the Universe
25.1 The Sun
25.2 Stars and galaxies
25.3 The Universe
Appendix
Glossary
Key equations
Index
Acknowledgements