Written specifically for Edexcel's International GCSE Physics qualification in a clear and engaging style that stud
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English Pages 264 [258] Year 2009
Table of contents :
Contents
About this book
A - Forces and Motion
1 - Movement and Position
2 - Forces and Shape
3 - Forces and Momentum
4 - Momentum
5 - The Turning Effect of Forces
6 - Astronomy
B - Electricity
7 - Mains Electricity
8 - Electric Charge
9 - Current and Voltage in Circuits
10 - Electrical Resistance
C - Waves
11 - Properties of Waves
12 - Using Waves
13 - Light Waves
14 - Sound
D - Energy Resources and Energy Transfer
15 - Energy Transfers
16 - Thermal Energy
17 - Work and Power
18 - Energy and Electricity Generation
E - Solids, Liquids and Gases
19 - Density and Pressure
20 - Solids, Liquids and Gases
F - Magnetism and Electromagnetism
21 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism
22 - Electric Motors and Electromagnetic Induction
G - Radioactivity and Particles
23 - Atoms and Radioactivity
24 - Radiation and Half-life
25 - Applications of Radioactivity
26 - Particles
Appendices
A - Experimental and Investigative Skills
B - Electric Circuit Symbols
C - Formulae and Relationships
D - Physical Quantities and Units
Index