01Motion in a Circle
Radian and angular displacement · Angular speed; omega = 2 pi / T and v = r omega · Centripetal acceleration a = r omega^2 = v^2/r · Centripetal force F = m r omega^2 = m v^2/r
Gravitational Fields
Gravitational field as force per unit mass; field lines · Newton's law of gravitation F = G m1 m2 / r^2 · Circular orbits and geostationary satellites · Gravitational field strength g = GM/r^2 …
Temperature
Thermal energy transfer and thermal equilibrium · Thermometric properties and temperature scales · Thermodynamic (kelvin) scale and absolute zero · Practical thermometers …
Ideal Gases
The mole and the Avogadro constant · Equation of state pV = nRT and pV = NkT · Boltzmann constant k = R/NA · Kinetic theory of gases and its assumptions …
Thermodynamics
Internal energy as random molecular kinetic and potential energy · Temperature rise and change in internal energy · Work done by a gas W = p delta V · First law of thermodynamics delta U = q + W
Oscillations
Simple harmonic motion terminology · a = -omega^2 x and x = x0 sin(omega t) · Velocity equations for SHM · Graphical analysis of displacement, velocity and acceleration …
Communication
Communication channels · Modulation (AM and FM) · Analogue and digital signals · Bandwidth and attenuation …
Electric Fields
Electric field as force per unit positive charge; F = qE · Uniform fields E = V/d and motion of charged particles · Coulomb's law F = Q1 Q2 / (4 pi epsilon0 r^2) · Electric field of a point charge E = Q / (4 pi epsilon0 r^2) …
Capacitance
Capacitance C = Q/V for conductors and capacitors · Capacitors in series and in parallel · Energy stored W = 1/2 QV = 1/2 CV^2 · Discharging a capacitor through a resistor …
Electronics
The ideal operational amplifier · Comparator and amplifier circuits · Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers · Output devices and sensing circuits
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic field concept and field lines · Force on a current-carrying conductor F = BIL sin(theta) · Magnetic flux density and Fleming's left-hand rule · Force on a moving charge F = BQv sin(theta) …
Alternating Currents
Period, frequency and peak value · Sinusoidal representation x = x0 sin(omega t) · Mean power and root-mean-square values · The transformer …
Quantum Physics
Photon energy E = hf and the electronvolt · Photon momentum p = E/c · Photoelectric effect; threshold frequency and work function · hf = work function + 1/2 m v_max^2 …
Nuclear Physics
Mass-energy equivalence E = mc^2 · Nuclear reaction equations · Mass defect and nuclear binding energy · Binding energy per nucleon curve …
Medical Physics
Piezo-electric transducers; generating and detecting ultrasound · Ultrasound imaging and specific acoustic impedance · Intensity reflection coefficient and attenuation · Production of X-rays and minimum wavelength …
Astronomy and Cosmology
Luminosity and radiant flux intensity F = L / (4 pi d^2) · Standard candles and distances to galaxies · Wien's displacement law · Stefan-Boltzmann law L = 4 pi r^2 sigma T^4 …