Roadmap
Topic 1: Working as a Physicist
Scientific measurement and communication
1-4 - Working as a Physicist - Units, Estimation and Measurement Limits
5-8 - Working as a Physicist - Communication, Applications and Scientific Community
Topic 2: Mechanics
Kinematics and vectors
9-11 - Kinematics Equations and Motion Graphs
12-14 - Scalars, Vectors and Resultants
15-16 - Projectile Motion and Free-Body Diagrams
Forces and momentum
17-20 - Newton's Laws, Weight and Free-Fall Core Practical
21-22 - Momentum and Conservation in One Dimension
Moments, work and energy
23-24 - Moments, Centre of Gravity and Equilibrium
25-30 - Work, Energy, Power and Efficiency
Topic 3: Electric Circuits
Current, resistance and circuit networks
31-33 - Charge, Current, Potential Difference and Resistance
34-36 - Circuit Conservation, Series and Parallel Resistance
37-38 - Electrical Power and Component I-V Characteristics
39-41 - Resistivity and Charge-Carrier Model Core Practical
Potential dividers, sources and sensing
42-46 - Potential Dividers, Sensors, e.m.f. and Internal Resistance Core Practical
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47-48 - Resistance, Temperature and Illumination Models
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Topic 4: Materials
Fluids and viscosity
49-52 - Density, Upthrust, Viscosity and Stokes' Law Core Practical
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Deformation and elastic energy
53-57 - Hooke's Law, Stress-Strain and Young Modulus Core Practical
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58 - Elastic Strain Energy
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Topic 5: Waves and Particle Nature of Light
Wave description and superposition
59-64 - Wave Quantities and Speed of Sound Core Practical
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65-69 - Superposition, Phase and Standing Waves on Strings Core Practical
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Optics, polarisation and diffraction
70-74 - Radiation Intensity, Refraction and Total Internal Reflection
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75-81 - Lenses, Power, Ray Diagrams and Images
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82-85 - Polarisation, Diffraction and Diffraction Grating Core Practical
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Wave-particle behaviour and pulse-echo
86-89 - Electron Diffraction, de Broglie Wavelength and Pulse-Echo
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90-95 - Photon Model, Photoelectric Effect and Electronvolt
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96 - Atomic Line Spectra
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Topic 6: Further Mechanics
Impulse and collisions
97-98 - Impulse and Change of Momentum Core Practical
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99-102 - Two-Dimensional Momentum, Collision Analysis Core Practical and Kinetic Energy
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Circular motion
103-107 - Angular Quantities, Circular Motion and Centripetal Force
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Topic 7: Electric and Magnetic Fields
Electric fields and potential
108-111 - Electric Fields, Field Strength and Coulomb's Law
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112-115 - Electric Potential, Equipotentials and Uniform Fields
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Capacitance and RC circuits
116-117 - Capacitance and Energy Stored
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118-120 - Capacitor Charge, Discharge and Time Constant Core Practical
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Magnetic fields, induction and alternating current
121-123 - Magnetic Flux Density, Flux and Magnetic Forces
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124-127 - Electromagnetic Induction, Lenz's Law and Faraday's Law
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128-129 - Alternating Currents and RMS Values
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Topic 8: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Atomic structure, beams and detectors
130-131 - Nucleon Number, Proton Number and Alpha Scattering
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132-135 - Thermionic Emission, Accelerators, Detectors and Tracks
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High-energy particles and conservation
136-139 - High-Energy Particles, Mass-Energy and Relativistic Lifetime
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140-143 - Standard Model, Antiparticles and Conservation Laws
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Topic 9: Thermodynamics
Thermal energy and molecular motion
144-146 - Thermal Energy, Latent Heat and Thermistor Core Practicals
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147-148 - Internal Energy and Absolute Zero
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149-152 - Kinetic Theory and the Ideal Gas Core Practical
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Thermal radiation
153-155 - Black Body Radiation, Stefan-Boltzmann Law and Wien's Law
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Topic 10: Space
Stellar measurements and evolution
156-158 - Luminosity, Intensity and Astronomical Distances
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159-160 - Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams and Stellar Life Cycles
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Redshift and cosmology
161-163 - Doppler Effect, Redshift, Hubble's Law and Cosmology
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Topic 11: Nuclear Radiation
Nuclear energy
164-167 - Nuclear Binding Energy, Fusion and Fission
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Radiation and decay
168-171 - Background Radiation, Nuclear Radiations and Gamma Absorption Core Practical
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172-173 - Radioactive Decay, Half-Life and Activity
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Topic 12: Gravitational Fields
Field strength and force
174-177 - Gravitational Field Strength and Universal Gravitation
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Potential and orbits
178-180 - Gravitational Potential, Field Comparisons and Orbits
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Topic 13: Oscillations
Simple harmonic motion and resonance evidence
181-183 - Simple Harmonic Motion Equations and Periods
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184-187 - Oscillation Graphs and Resonance Core Practical
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Energy, damping and forced oscillations
188-191 - Energy, Damping, Forced Oscillations and Resonance
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