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A'level Topic Sequence

The document outlines the topic sequence for an Edexcel Physics A-level course. It describes the main topics covered in each of the six units, including mechanics, materials, waves, electricity, light, thermodynamics, nuclear physics, oscillations and astrophysics. Key concepts are listed for each topic along with examples of related experiments.

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A'level Topic Sequence

The document outlines the topic sequence for an Edexcel Physics A-level course. It describes the main topics covered in each of the six units, including mechanics, materials, waves, electricity, light, thermodynamics, nuclear physics, oscillations and astrophysics. Key concepts are listed for each topic along with examples of related experiments.

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Description: Edexcel Physics Topic Sequence (NEW-2009/2010)

UNIT-1: (Physics on the go)

1) Mechanical Physics:
a. Rectilinear motion
i. Newtons Laws of Motion
ii. Determining speed and acceleration (using light gates).
iii. Situation involving Newtons Laws of motion
b. Forces
i. Scalar and Vector quantities.
ii. Vector calculations.
iii. Free-body force diagrams
iv. Pair of forces
v. Graphical Calculations
vi. Mass Equilibrium
c. Energy and Power
i. Work, energy and power
ii. Conversion of energies
iii. Principle of conservation of energy
iv. Calculation including gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.
2) Material Physics:
a. Flow of liquid and Viscosity
i. Laminar flow
ii. Streamline flow
iii. Terminal velocity
iv. Turbulent flow
v. Up-thrust and viscous drag
vi. Factors affecting viscosity
b. Strokes Law
i. Rate of flow of liquids
ii. Graphical calculations of force-extension, force compression and stress-strain.
c. Properties of Materials.
i. Breaking point
ii. Stiffness
iii. Yield point
iv. Differences between material
1. brittle, ductile, malleable
2. hard, stiff, tough
d. Hookes Law
i. Experiments and investigation
ii. Elastic limit
e. Youngs Modulus
i. Limit of proportionality
ii. Tensile/compressive stress and strains.
iii. Graphs
iv. Elastic Strain Energy

A LEVEL PHYSICS
Topic Sequence
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UNIT-2: (Physics at work)
1) Waves
a. Describing waves
i. Amplitude
ii. Frequency
iii. Wavelength
iv. Speed
b. Types and nature of Waves
i. Transverse and Longitudal waves.
ii. Progressive and stationary waves.
c. Electromagnetic Waves
d. Coherent and wave fronts
e. Phase and path difference
f. Interference and superposition
i. Principle of superposition
g. Standing and stationary waves
i. Experiments:
1. Using a loud speaker
2. Using a long string
h. Refractive index
i. Refractive index and their effect in materials.
ii. Measuring the refractive index of solids and liquids.
i. Polarization of waves
i. Affect of polarization on the angle of the Polaroid film
j. Refraction and diffraction of waves
i. Experiment: Ripple Tank
k. Evidence for particle and wave nature for electrons
l. Wave particle duality.
m. Transmission of wave at interference between media.
i. Experiment: Laser.
n. Effects of media on transmission of waves.
o. Dopplers effect
i. Recession velocity of Galaxies.
2) DC Electricity
a. Current and Average drift velocity
i. Factors affecting average drift velocity.
ii. Measuring current and voltages in series and parallel circuits
iii. Experiments:
1. Measuring current and voltage
2. Use of ohmmeter in series and parallel circuits
b. Potential difference and e.m.f.
i. In series and parallel circuits.
c. Resistance
i. Factors affecting resistance
d. Ohms law
e. Electric work
f. Non-ohmic materials.
g. Potential divider
h. Kirchhoffs current and voltage law
3) Nature of Lights
a. Quantum Phenomena
b. Photoelectric effect.
c. Wave and particle theory of light.
d. Wave nature of lights.
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e. Particle nature of light.
f. Electrons and energy levels.
g. Quantum theory
4) Efficiency of power output.


UNIT-3: (Exploring Physics)
1) Practical Skills and experience on various topics mentioned above.
2) Writing:
a. Planning
b. Implementation and measurement
c. Analysis
d. Report


UNIT-4: (Physics on the move)
1) Further Mechanics
a. Momentum
b. Newtons Second Law
c. Principle of conservation momentum.
d. Principle of conservation of energy
e. Elastic and inelastic collision.
f. Circular motion
i. Angular displacement
ii. Centripetal force and acceleration
2) Electric and Magnetic Field
a. Electric field
i. Coulombs Law
ii. Capacitors
iii. Charging and discharging.
iv. Time constant
1. Experiment: Using a Datalogger.
b. Magnetic field
i. Magnetic flux density
ii. Induction effect
iii. Flemings Left hand rule
c. Laws of electromagnetic induction
i. Faradays and Lenzs law.
3) Particle Physics
a. Atomic structure
i. Subatomic particle behavior
b. Particle Accelerators
c. Einsteins Theory of matter
d. Nuclear equation
e. de-Broglies theory

UNIT-5: (Physics from creation to collapse)
1) Thermal Physics
a. Thermal energy
b. Internal energy
c. Absolute temperature
d. Specific heat capacity
e. The ideal gas equation
2) Nuclear and Medical physics
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a. Nuclear Particles.
i. Penetrating power and ionizing ability
b. Radioactive decay.
c. Background radiation.
d. Radioactive materials and daily uses.
3) Oscillations
a. Simple harmonic motion
b. Damping
c. Resonance and natural frequency
d. Factors affecting the amplitude of the oscillations.
4) Astrophysics and Cosmology
a. Astronomical observation
b. Gravitational fields
i. Field due to a point mass
ii. Gravitational and Electric Field
c. Evolution of stars
i. Hubbles Law
ii. Age of the universe
iii.
d. History and the future of the universe
e. Life cycles of stars
f. Stefan-Boltzmann Law
g. Wiens Law
h. Recession velocity of the stars
i. Mass deficit
j. Nuclear fission and fusion

UNIT-6: (Experimental Physics)
1) Experimental physics
2) Planning
3) Implementation and measurement
4) Analysis


THE END

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