Contents:
Forces --
Units, measurement, mass and density --
More about forces --
Pressure --
Speed, velocity and acceleration --
Linear momentum and kinetic energy --
Addition, subtraction and resolution of vectors --
Turning forces --
Energy --
Heat --
The gas laws --
Expansion due to heat --
Temperature --
Freezing, melting and vaporization --
Light and mirrors --
Refraction --
Light dispersion, colour and the electromagnetic spectrum --
Lenses --
Optical instruments --
Waves --
Vibrations and stationary waves --
Interference, diffraction and the photoelectric effect --
Introduction to static electricity --
Further investigation on change, potential and applications of static electricity --
Electric current and resistance --
Electromotive force and potential difference --
Using electricity --
Magnets and magnetism --
Electromagnetism --
Electromagnetic induction --
Thermionic diode valves, the cathode ray oscilloscope and deflection tubes --
Semiconductors, diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers --
Radioactivity --
Simple experiments in radioactivity., ISBN13:9780521498586 ISBN10:0521498589 Material Type:paperback