Physics for CSEC examination + CD
2nd Edition
Published on 29. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-340-98544-1 (ISBN)
Description
An attractive and inspiring book, covering the CSEC syllabus in Physics, this book offers students and their teachers a comprehensive resource to prepare for the CSEC examination. Clearly written by world-renowned authors, and will illustrations throughout, the book covers everything that students need to know to understand the syllabus. Considerable help and guidance is given on the practical as well as the theoretical aspects of the syllabus, and students whose time in the laboratory is limited will find many experiments and procedures clearly explained and illustrated.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 14 to 16 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
560
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-98544-1 (9780340985441)
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Content
: Acknowledgements
: Photo credits
: Preface
: About physics
: Measurement and units
: 1 Introduction
: 2 Measurements
: 3 Weight and springs
: 4 Check list: measurement and units
: Forces at rest
: 5 Moments and levers
: 6 Centres of gravity
: 7 Adding forces
: 8 Work, energy, power
: 9 Machines
: 10 Check list: forces at rest
: Forces and motion
: 11 Velocity and acceleration
: 12 Equations of motion
: 13 Falling bodies
: 14 Newton's laws of motion
: 15 Momentum
: 16 K.E. and P.E.
: 17 Circular motion
: 18 Checklist: forces and motion
: Pressure in fluids
: 19 Pressure in liquids
: 20 Atmospheric pressure
: 21 Floating, sinking and flying
: 22 Checklist: pressure in fluids
: Thermal physics
: 23 Thermometers
: 24 Thermal expansion
: 25 The gas laws
: 26 Molecules
: 27 Properties of matter
: 28 Specific heat capacity
: 29 Latent heat
: 30 Conduction and convection
: 31 Radiation
: 32 Checklist: thermal physics
: Waves, sound and light
: 33 Water waves
: 34 Sound waves
: 35 Musical notes
: 36 Light waves
: 37 Electromagnetic waves
: 38 Checklist: waves, sound and light
: Ray optics
: 39 Light rays
: 40 Reflection of light
: 41 Mirrors
: 42 Refraction of light
: 43 Total internal reflection
: 44 Dispersion and colour
: 45 Lenses
: 46 Optical instruments
: 47 Checklist: ray optics
: Static and current electricity
: 48 Static electricity
: 49 Electric current
: 50 Potential difference
: 51 Resistance
: 52 Electric power
: 53 Electromotive force
: 54 Checklist: static and current electricity
: More electricity and magnetism
: 55 Electrolysis and cells
: 56 Diodes and rectification
: 57 Logic gates
: 58 Magnetic fields
: 59 Electromagnets
: 60 Electric motors
: 61 Electric meters
: 62 Generators
: 63 Transformers
: 64 Checklist: more electricity and magnetism
: Electronics and physics of the atom
: 65 Oscilloscope
: 66 Radioactivity
: 67 Atomic structure
: 68 Nuclear energy
: 69 Checklist: electronics and physics of the atom
: Revision questions
: Mathematics for physics
: Answers
: Index
: Photo credits
: Preface
: About physics
: Measurement and units
: 1 Introduction
: 2 Measurements
: 3 Weight and springs
: 4 Check list: measurement and units
: Forces at rest
: 5 Moments and levers
: 6 Centres of gravity
: 7 Adding forces
: 8 Work, energy, power
: 9 Machines
: 10 Check list: forces at rest
: Forces and motion
: 11 Velocity and acceleration
: 12 Equations of motion
: 13 Falling bodies
: 14 Newton's laws of motion
: 15 Momentum
: 16 K.E. and P.E.
: 17 Circular motion
: 18 Checklist: forces and motion
: Pressure in fluids
: 19 Pressure in liquids
: 20 Atmospheric pressure
: 21 Floating, sinking and flying
: 22 Checklist: pressure in fluids
: Thermal physics
: 23 Thermometers
: 24 Thermal expansion
: 25 The gas laws
: 26 Molecules
: 27 Properties of matter
: 28 Specific heat capacity
: 29 Latent heat
: 30 Conduction and convection
: 31 Radiation
: 32 Checklist: thermal physics
: Waves, sound and light
: 33 Water waves
: 34 Sound waves
: 35 Musical notes
: 36 Light waves
: 37 Electromagnetic waves
: 38 Checklist: waves, sound and light
: Ray optics
: 39 Light rays
: 40 Reflection of light
: 41 Mirrors
: 42 Refraction of light
: 43 Total internal reflection
: 44 Dispersion and colour
: 45 Lenses
: 46 Optical instruments
: 47 Checklist: ray optics
: Static and current electricity
: 48 Static electricity
: 49 Electric current
: 50 Potential difference
: 51 Resistance
: 52 Electric power
: 53 Electromotive force
: 54 Checklist: static and current electricity
: More electricity and magnetism
: 55 Electrolysis and cells
: 56 Diodes and rectification
: 57 Logic gates
: 58 Magnetic fields
: 59 Electromagnets
: 60 Electric motors
: 61 Electric meters
: 62 Generators
: 63 Transformers
: 64 Checklist: more electricity and magnetism
: Electronics and physics of the atom
: 65 Oscilloscope
: 66 Radioactivity
: 67 Atomic structure
: 68 Nuclear energy
: 69 Checklist: electronics and physics of the atom
: Revision questions
: Mathematics for physics
: Answers
: Index