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Unit 1 PHYA1
Particles and Radiation
  • Constituents of the atom
  • Stable and unstable nuclei
  • Particles, antiparticles and photons
  • Particle interactions
  • Classification of particles
  • Quarks and antiquarks
Electromagnetic Radiation and Quantum Phenomena
  • The photoelectic effect
  • The collision of electrons with atoms
  • Energy levels and photon emission
  • Wave-particle duality
Current Electricity
  • Charge, current and potential difference
  • Current/voltage characterisitics
  • Resistivity
  • Circuits
  • Potential dividers
  • Electromotive force and internal resistance
  • Alternating currents
  • Oscilloscpe
Unit 2 PHYA2
Mechanics
  • Scalars and vectors
  • Moments
  • Motion along a straight line
  • Projectile motion
  • Newton's laws of motion
  • Work, energy and power
  • Conservation of energy
Materials
  • Bulk properties of solids
  • The Young modulus
  • Waves
  • Progressive waves
  • Longitudinal and transverse waves
  • Refraction at a plane surface
  • Superposition of waves, stationary waves
  • Interference
  • Diffraction
  • Interference

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    • Extras
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