A Level Physics (SHAP) Edexcel
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172 topics in 12 modules
☑️ Working as a Physicist 8 topics
- Based and Derived Quantities and their SI Units
- Practical Skills and Techniques for Experiments
- Estimating Values for Physical Quantities
- Limitations of Physical Measurement
- Communicating Information and Ideas, Appropriate Terminology
- Application and Implication of Science and Associated Benefits and Risks
- The Role of Scientific Community in New Knowledge and Integrity
- Using Science to Inform Decision Making
☑️ Higher, Faster, Stronger (HFS) 19 topics
- Uniformly Accelerated Motion in One Dimension
- Displacement-Time, Velocity-Time and Acceleration-Time Graphs
- Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Independence of Vertical and Horizontal Motion of a Projectile Moving Freely under Gravity
- Free-Body Force Diagrams
- ∑F = ma
- Equations for Gravitational Field Strength
- Core Practical 1
- Newton’s Third Law of Motion
- Momentum p = mv
- Conservation of Linear Momentum
- The Moment of a Force
- The Centre of Gravity of an Extended Body
- Equation for Work
- The Kinetic Energy of a Body
- The Difference in Gravitational Potential Energy
- The Principle of Conservation of Energy
- Equations relating Power, Time and Energy Transferred or Work Done
- Efficiency
☑️ The Sound of Music (MUS) 14 topics
- Amplitude, Frequency, Period, Speed, Wavelength
- The Wave Equation
- Longitudinal Waves
- Transverse Waves
- Transverse and Longitudinal Wave Graphs
- Core Practical 6
- Wavefront, Coherence, Path Difference, Superposition, Interference, Phase
- Relationship between Phase Difference and Path Difference
- Standing/Stationary Wave
- Speed of a Transverse Wave on a String
- Core Practical 7
- The Behaviour of Electromagnetic Radiation
- The Photon Energy to the Wave Frequency
- Atomic Line Spectra
☑️ Good Enough to Eat (EAT) 12 topics
- The Equation Density
- Upthrust = weight of fluid displaced
- Viscous Drag (Stoke’s Law)
- Core Practical 4
- Hooke’s Law Equation
- Force-Extension and Force-Compression Graphs
- Limit of Proportionality, Elastic Limit, Yield Point, Elastic and Plastic Deformation
- The Interface between Medium 1 and Medium 2
- Critical Angle
- Total Internal Reflection
- Refractive Index of a Solid Material
- Plane Polarisation
☑️ Technology in Space (SPC) 17 topics
- Electric Current
- V = W / Q
- Resistance
- The Distribution of Current in a Circuit
- The Distribution of Potential Differences in a Circuit
- Combining Resistances in Series and Parallel
- P = VI, W = VIt
- Current-Potential Difference Graphs
- Electromotive Force (emf)
- Core Practical 3
- Changes of Resistance with Temperature
- Changes of Resistance with Illumination
- Intensity of Radiation
- Absorption of a Photon
- Threshold Frequency and Work Function
- Electronvolt (eV)
- The Photoelectric Effect
☑️ Digging up the Past (DIG) 10 topics
- R = pl / A
- Core Practical 2
- I = nqvA
- Potential Along a Uniform Current-Carrying Wire
- Potential Divider Circuit
- Diffraction
- Diffraction Grating
- Core Practical 8
- The Wave Nature of Electrons
- The de Broglie Equation
☑️ Spare-Part Surgery (SUR) 11 topics
- Stress/Strain Relationships
- Tensile or Compressive Stress-Strain Graphs
- Core Practical 5
- Elastic Strain Energy
- Focal Length
- Tracing the Path of Light Through a Lens (Ray Diagrams)
- The Power of a Lens
- Real Image, Virtual Image
- Magnification
- Transmitting and Reflecting Waves
- Pulse-Echo Technique
☑️ Transport on Track (TRA) 12 topics
- The Equation Impulse
- Core Practical 9
- Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
- Capacitance
- Charge and Discharge Curves for Resistor-Capacitor Circuits
- Core Practical 11
- Magnetic Flux Density, Flux and Flux Linkage
- Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule
- The Factors affecting the e.m.f.
- Lenz’s Law
- Faraday’s Law
- Frequency, Period, Peak Value, Root-Mean-Square Value
☑️ The Medium is the Message (MDM) 6 topics
- Electric Field (Force Field)
- Electric Field Strength
- Relation between Electric Field and Electric Potential
- Electric Field between Parallel Plates
- Radial and Uniform Electric Fields Diagrams
- Thermionic Emission
☑️ Probing the Heart of Matter (PRO) 24 topics
- The Conservation of Linear Momentum
- Core Practical 10
- The Kinetic Energy of a Non-Relativistic Particle
- Angular Displacement in Radians and Degrees
- Angular Velocity
- Centripetal Acceleration
- Producing and Maintaining Circular Motion
- Centripetal Force
- Force between Two Charges
- Electric Field due to a Point Charge
- Radial Field
- Charged Particles Moving in a Magnetic Field
- Nucleon Number, Proton Number
- Large-Angle Alpha Particle Scattering
- Electric and Magnetic Fields in Particle Accelerators and Detectors
- r = P / BQ
- Conservation of Charge, Energy and Momentum
- The Structure of Nucleons
- Creation and Annihilation of Matter and Antimatter Particles
- Energy, Mass
- The Standard Quark-Lepton Model Particles
- Particle - Corresponding Antiparticle
- Laws of Conservation of Charge, Baryon Number and Lepton Number
- Particle Equations
☑️ Build or Bust? (BLD) 11 topics
- Core Practical 12
- Core Practical 13
- Simple Harmonic Motion and Oscillator
- Displacement-Time Graphs
- Velocity-Time Graphs
- Resonance
- Core Practical 16
- Conservation of Energy in Damped and Undamped Oscillating Systems
- Free and Forced Oscillations
- The Amplitude of a Forced Oscillation
- Reducing the Amplitude of Oscillation
☑️ Reach for the Stars (STA) 28 topics
- Internal Energy
- Absolute Zero
- The Kinetic Theory Model
- Ideal Gas
- Core Practical 14
- Black Body Radiator
- The Stefan-Boltzmann Law Equation
- Wien’s Law Equation
- Astronomical Distances
- Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
- The Doppler Effect
- Redshift
- The Age and Fate of the Universe (Hubble constant, dark matter)
- Nuclear Binding Energy
- The Atomic Mass Unit
- Nuclear Fusion and Fission
- Background Radiation
- Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiations
- Nuclear Equations
- Core Practical 15
- Nuclear Decay
- Half-Life
- Gravitational Field
- G = F / m
- Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation)
- Radial Gravitational Field Equation
- Comparing Gravitational and Electric Fields
- Orbital Motion and Newton’s Laws
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Working as a Physicist
Based and Derived Quantities and their SI Units
Based Quantities and their SI Units
- Length: The metric for distance between two points. The SI unit, Metres (m), represents this.
- Mass: A measure of the amount of matter within a body. The SI unit, Kilogram (kg), signifies this.
- Time: The ongoing sequence of events. The SI unit, Seconds (s), denotes it.
- Electric Current: Measures the rate of flow of charge in a circuit. The SI unit, Ampere (A), establishes this.
- Thermodynamic Temperature: A scalar measure of hotness and coldness. The SI unit, Kelvin (K), corresponds to this.
- Amount of Substance: The quantity of matter measured by the number of atoms or molecules. This is denoted by the SI unit Mol (mol).
- Luminous Intensity: The amount of light emitted in a particular direction. The SI unit, Candela (cd), illustrates this.
Derived Quantities and their SI Units
- Area: Derived from the square of the base unit length (Metres). Si unit - Square Metre (m²).
- Volume: A derived unit from cube of length (Metres). SI unit - Cubic Metre (m³).
- Speed/Velocity: Derived from distance over time. SI unit - Metre per Second (m/s).
- Acceleration: The rate of change of velocity. SI unit - Metre Per Second Squared (m/s²).
- Force: Mass multiplied by acceleration, from Newton's second law of motion. SI unit - Newton (N).
- Pressure: Force per unit area. SI unit - Pascal (Pa).
- Energy: The capacity to do work. SI unit - Joule (J).
- Power: The rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy. SI unit - Watt (W).
- Frequency: The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. SI unit - Hertz (Hz).
- Electric Charge: Process of electric current for a period of time. SI unit - Coulomb (C).
Question: Which SI unit would you use to measure the rate of change of velocity?
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