Physics Notes : Coordinated Sciences 0654

PHYSICS CIE CS 0654

P1. Motion

P1.1. Length and time: equipment to measure, SI units

P1.2. Motion: velocity, speed, acceleration, free fall

P1.3. Mass and weight

P1.4. Density: displacement, floating

P1.5. Forces: 

• effects of forces: extension-load graph, resultant force, friction, 
• the turning effect, achieving equilibrium
• center of mass, stability
• pressure

P2. Work, energy and power

P2.1. Work

P2.2. Energy: kinetic energy (KE), gravitational potential energy (GPE), energy transfer, efficiency

P2.3. Power

P2.4. Energy sources: renewable vs. non-renewable sources

 

P3. Thermal Physics

P3.1. Simple kinetic molecular model of matter: intermolecular bonds, kinetic theory, temperature

P3.2. Pressure changes: temperature, volume, pressure

P3.3 Matter & Thermal properties: thermal expansion, real-life application and consequences

P3.4. Measurement of temperature: 

• measurements, plotting graphs
• thermometers: sensitivity + range, liquid-in-glass, thermocouples

P3.5. Thermal properties: conduction, convection, thermal radiation, consequences of energy transfer

 

P4. Waves including light and sound

P4.1. General wave properties: 

• wave motion: wavefronts, frequency
• transverse and longitudinal waves
• wave effects: reflection, refraction, diffraction

P4.2. Light: 

• reflection
• refraction
  • investigating refraction
  • application: optical fibres
• thin converging lenses

P4.3. Electromagnetic spectrum: transverse waves, visible light, other waves, safety issues

P4.4. Sound: longitudinal waves, investigating speed of sound

 

P 5, 6, 7. Electricity and Magnetism

P5. Electricity and Magnetism

• P5.1. Simple phenomena of magnetism: magnetic field lines, magnetic materials, induced magnetism
• P5.2. Electrical quantities: 
  • electrical charge, electric field
  • current, potential difference, electromotive force
  • resistance, current-voltage (IV) graphs

P6. Electric circuits

• P6.1. Circuit diagrams
• P6.2. Series and parallel circuits: + thermistors, light-dependent resistors (LDRs)
• P6.3. Electrical energy: power, energy
• P6.4. Dangers of electricity: fuses

P7. Electromagnetic effects

• P7.1. Magnetic effect of an electric current: magnetic field strength + direction
• P7.2. Force on a current-carrying conductor
• P7.3. d.c. motor: split-ring commutator
• P7.4. Electromagnetic induction
• P7.5. a.c. generator: slip rings, voltage output

 

P8. Atomic Physics

P8.1. The nuclear atom

• alpha, beta, gamma
• ionising effect

P8.2. Radioactivity

• applications: measuring thickness of metals, tracers, radiotherapy, sterilization
• detection: photographic film, Geiger-Muller tubes, ionisation chambers, cloud chamber
• radioactive decay
• half-life
• safety precautions