Physics
Collins Educational (Publisher)
Published on 26. September 1996
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240 pages
978-0-00-322388-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text has been written to match the content demands of the 1996 GCSE science separate subject syllabus documents. This work stresses the way physicists and engineers attempt to understand and control the physical world. The book covers managing energy, solids and fuels, controlling movement, controlling electricity, using waves to communicate, harnessing the atom and the Earth in space. The book contains: learning objectives for each chapter, to help aid private study; key point summaries, to emphasize ideas and aid revision; and examination-style questions to help students prepare for the GCSE examination.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-322388-0 (9780003223880)
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Content
Part 1 Managing energy: energy transfer; kinetic theory; thermal energy; energy and the atmosphere; work and power; energy resources. Part 2 Solids and fuels: the nature of fluids and solids; floating and sinking; pressure and hydraulics; surface and tension effects; fluid flow. Part 3 Controlling movement: forces in balance; forces and motion; momentum. Part 4 Controlling electricity: electrostatics; measuring electricity; domestic electricity; electromagnetism; electron beams; electronics. Part 5 Using waves to communicate: oscillations and vibrations; the nature of sound; the nature of light; the electromagnetic spectrum; communication systems. Part 6 Harnessing the atom: inside the atom; use and effects of radioactivity. Part 7 Earth in space: structure of the Earth; the Earth in space; movement in space; cosmology.