advanced HYSICS fourth edition Tom Duncan BSc Formerly Senior Lecturer in Education University of Liverpool John Murray
advanced
HYSICS fourth edition
Tom Duncan BSc
Formerly Senior Lecturer in Education University of Liverpool
John Murray
Contents
Preface Acknowledgements About physics
MATERIALS
v viii
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1 Materials and their uses 2 Structure of materials 3 Mechanical properties 4 Electrical properties 5 Thermal properties 6 Optical properties
Objective-type revision questions 1
15 22 35 50 75 90
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MECHANICS
Statics and dynamics 135 Circular motion and gravitation 156 Mechanical oscillations 174 Energy and its uses 185 Fluids at rest 201 Fluids in motion 213 Objective-type revision questions 2 223
FIELDS
Electric fields 229 Capacitors 243 Magnetic fields 261 Electromagnetic induction 279 Alternating current 306 Objective-type revision questions 3 322
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WAVES
18 Wave motion 329 19 Sound 346 20 Physical optics 366
Objective-type revision questions 4 395
ATOMS
21 Kinetic theory and thermodynamics 401 22 Atomic physics 425 23 Electronics 450 24 Telecommunications 488 25 Nuclear physics 501
Objective-type revision questions 5' 527
Advanced Supplementary (AS) questions 531
Practical investigations 551 Mathematics for physics 555 Appendices 559 Answers 565 Photo acknowledgements 573 Index 575