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Physical quantities and units

Physical quantitiesSI unitsErrors and uncertaintiesScalars and vectors

Kinematics

Equations of motion

Dynamics

Momentum and Newton’s laws of motionNon-uniform motionLinear momentum and its conservation

Forces, density and pressure

Turning effects of forcesEquilibrium of forcesDensity and pressure

Work, energy and power

Energy conservationGravitational potential energy and kinetic energy

Deformation of solids

Stress and strainElastic and plastic behaviour

Waves

Progressive wavesTransverse and longitudinal wavesDoppler effect for sound wavesElectromagnetic spectrumPolarisation

Electricity

Electric currentPotential difference and powerResistance and resistivity

D.C. circuits

Practical circuitsKirchhoff’s lawsPotential dividers

Particle physics

Atoms, nuclei and radiationFundamental particles

Motion in a circle

Kinematics of uniform circular motionCentripetal acceleration

Gravitational fields

Gravitational fieldGravitational force between point massesGravitational field of a point massGravitational potential

Temperature

Thermal equilibriumTemperature scalesSpecific heat capacity and specific latent heat

Ideal gases

The moleEquation of stateKinetic theory of gases

Thermodynamics

Internal energyThe first law of thermodynamics

Oscillations

Simple harmonic oscillationsEnergy in simple harmonic motionDamped and forced oscillations, resonance

Electric fields

Electric fields and field linesUniform electric fieldsElectric force between point chargesElectric field of a point chargeElectric potential

Capacitance

Capacitors and capacitanceEnergy stored in a capacitorDischarging a capacitor

Magnetic fields

Concept of a magnetic fieldForce on a current-carrying conductorForce on a moving chargeMagnetic fields due to currentsElectromagnetic induction

Alternating currents

Characteristics of alternating currentsRectification and smoothing

Quantum physics

Energy and momentum of a photonPhotoelectric effectWave-particle dualityEnergy levels in atoms and line spectra

Nuclear physics

Mass defect and nuclear binding energyRadioactive decay

Medical physics

Production and use of ultrasoundProduction and use of X-raysPET scanning

Astronomy and cosmology

Standard candlesStellar radiiHubble’s law and the Big Bang theory

Physics (Cambridge)