AS/A-level Physics: Mechanics and Materials, Electricity, Waves and Particles Flash Revise Pocketbook

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Table of Contents:
Fundamentals 1 Fundamentals 2 Scalars and vectors 3 Vector calculations Mechanics 4 Equations of motion 5 Dynamics 6 Conditions for equilibrium 7 Projectiles and free fall 8 Newton's first law 9 Newton's third law 10 Moments, torque and the principle of moments 11 Centre of gravity 12 Density 13 Pressure 14 Newton's second law and momentum 15 Collisions and impulse 16 Work, energy and power 17 Archimedes' principle and flotation 18 Drag and terminal velocity 19 Car safety 20 Law of conservation of energy 21 Energy from the environment I 22 Energy from the environment II Radioactivity 23 Background radiation and properties 24 Uses of radioisotopes 25 Isotopes and nuclear equations I 26 Isotopes and nuclear equations II 27 Random decay 28 Nuclear stability 29 Exponential decay and half-life I 30 Exponential decay and half-life II 31 Experiments with radioactivity I 32 Experiments with radioactivity II Particle physics 33 Scattering experiments 34 Exchange particles 35 Nuclear forces 36 Composition of particles 37 Particles and anti-particles 38 Conservation laws in particle physics 39 Feynman diagrams Electricity 40 Electric charge 41 Conduction in solids, liquids and gases 42 Ohm's law and I--V curves 43 Drift velocity of electrons 44 Metals, semiconductors and insulators I 45 Metals, semiconductors and insulators II 46 Resistivity 47 Effect of temperature and light on resistance 48 Electrical power 49 Kirchhoff's first and second laws 50 Ohm's law for a complete circuit 51 Internal resistance I 52 Internal resistance II 53 Resistors in series and parallel I 54 Resistors in series and parallel II 55 Potential dividers 56 DC circuit theory I 57 DC circuit theory II 58 AC circuit theory I 59 AC circuit theory II Solid materials 60 Hooke's law and spring constant 61 Stress--strain curves and Young's modulus I 62 Stress--strain curves and Young's modulus II 63 Work done in stretching wires 64 Ductility and brittleness 65 Structure of materials 66 Work hardening and annealing 67 Polymer and rubber properties 68 Composite materials Waves 69 Wave motion I 70 Wave motion II 71 Wave speed 72 Phase difference and path difference 73 Electromagnetic waves 74 Plane polarisation of waves I 75 Plane polarisation of waves II 76 Inverse square law I 77 Inverse square law II 78 Wavefronts I 79 Wavefronts II 80 Principle of superposition 81 Stationary (standing) waves I 82 Stationary (standing) waves II 83 Stationary (standing) waves III 84 Young's slits experiment 85 Diffraction 86 Diffraction grating 87 Wave--particle duality 88 Photoelectric effect 89 Energy levels and line spectra 90 Reflection and refraction at a plane surface 91 Snell's law and refractive index 92 Total internal reflection and critical angle 93 Refraction through lenses 94 Sums over paths: theory 95 Sum over paths: applications 96 Digital imaging 97 Analogue and digital signals 98 Signal spectra and bandwidth Experimental method 99 Errors of observation and their treatment 100 Mathematical and graphical methods