Menus Whiteboard Physics: A-Level LessonsSection 1: Particles and radiation1 Matter and radiationπ Matter and radiation notesπ¬ 1 Inside the atomπ¬ 2 Stable and unstable nucleiπ¬ 3 Photonsπ¬ 4 Particles and antiparticlesπ¬ 5 Particle interactions2 Quarks and leptonsπ Quarks and leptons notesπ¬ 6 The particle zooπ¬ 7 Particle sortingπ¬ 8 Leptons at workπ¬ 9 Quarks and antiquarksπ¬ 10 Conservation rules3 Quantum phenomenaπ Quantum phenomenaπ¬ 11 The photoelectric effectπ¬ 12 More about photoelectricityπ¬ 13 Collisions of electrons with atomsπ¬ 14 Energy levels in atomsπ¬ 15 Energy levels and spectraπ¬ 16 Wave-particle dualitySection 2: Waves and optics4 Wavesπ Waves notesπ¬ 17 Waves and vibrationsπ¬ 18 Measuring wavesπ¬ 19 Wave properties 1π¬ 20 Wave properties 2π¬ 21 Stationary and progressive wavesπ¬ 22 More about stationary waves on stringsπ¬ 23 Using an oscilloscope5 Opticsπ Optics notesπ¬ 24 Refraction of lightπ¬ 25 More about refractionπ¬ 26 Total internal reflectionπ¬ 27 Double slit interferenceπ¬ 28 More about interferenceπ¬ 29 Diffractionπ¬ 30 The diffraction gratingSection 3: Mechanics and materials6 Forces in equilibriumπ Forces in equilibrium notesπ¬ 31 Vectors and scalarsπ¬ 32 Balanced forcesπ¬ 33 The principle of momentsπ¬ 34 More on momentsπ¬ 35 Stabilityπ¬ 36 Equilibrium rulesπ¬ 37 Statics calculations7 On the moveπ On the move notesπ¬ 38 Speed and velocityπ¬ 39 Accelerationπ¬ 40 Motion along a straight line at constant accelerationπ¬ 41 Freefallπ¬ 42 Motion graphsπ¬ 43 More calculations on motion along a straight lineπ¬ 44 Projectile motion 1π¬ 45 Projectile motion 28 Newton’s laws of motionπ Newton’s laws of motion notesπ¬ 46 Force and accelerationπ¬ 47 Using F=maπ¬ 48 Terminal speedπ¬ 49 On the roadπ¬ 50 Vehicle safety9 Force and momentumπ Force and momentum notesπ¬ 51 Momentum and impulseπ¬ 52 Impact forcesπ¬ 53 Conservation of momentumπ¬ 54 Elastic and inelastic collisionsπ¬ 55 Explosions10 Work, energy, and powerπ Work, energy, and power notesπ¬ 56 Work and energyπ¬ 57 Kinetic and potential energyπ¬ 58 Powerπ¬ 59 Energy efficiency11 Materialsπ Materials notesπ¬ 60 Densityπ¬ 61 Springsπ¬ 62 Deformation of solidsπ¬ 63 More about stress and strainSection 4: Electricity12 Electric currentπ Electric current notesπ¬ 64 Current and chargeπ¬ 65 Potential difference and powerπ¬ 66 Resistanceπ¬ 67 Components and their characteristics13 Direct current circuitsπ Direct current notesπ¬ 68 Circuit rulesπ¬ 69 More about resistanceπ¬ 70 Electromotive force and internal resistanceπ¬ 71 More circuit calculationsπ¬ 72 The potential dividerSection 5: Year 12 skills14 Practical work in physicsπ Practical work in physics notesπ¬ 73 Moving on from GCSEπ¬ 74 Making careful measurementsπ¬ 75 Everyday physics instrumentsπ¬ 76 Analysis and evaluation15 About practical assessmentπ About practical assessment notesπ¬ 77 About practical assessment16 More on mathematical skillsπ More on mathematical skills notesπ¬ 78 Data handling, trigonometry, and more about algebraπ¬ 79 Straight line graphs, more on graphs, gradients and areasSection 6: Further mechanics and thermal physics17 Motion in a circle18 Simple harmonic motion19 Thermal physics20 GasesAd Hoc Videos1 Measurements and their errorsπ¬ Using and rearranging equationsπ¬ Derived and base SI unitsπ¬ Standard form and prefixesπ¬ Unit conversionsπ¬ Graphing skillsπ¬ Gradients and interceptsπ¬ Areas under graphsπ¬ Equations of graphsπ¬ Errors and uncertaintiesπ¬ Vernier scales2 Particles and radiationParticlesπ¬ Early models of matterπ¬ The nature of forcesπ¬ Particle massesπ¬ Detecting particlesπ¬ Particle zooπ¬ Sorting particlesπ¬ Fundamental particlesπ¬ Particle notationπ¬ Weak nuclear forceπ¬ Conservation rulesπ¬ Making quarksπ¬ Decaying composite particlesπ¬ GluonsQuantum phenomenaπ¬ Photoelectric effectπ¬ Work functionπ¬ Measuring Planck’s Constantπ¬ Gas discharge lampπ¬ Geissler tubeπ¬ Excitationπ¬ Electron tubesπ¬ Atomic Spectraπ¬ Ionising radiationπ¬ Quantum calculationsπ¬ Schrodinger Equation3 WavesProgressive and stationaryπ¬ Amplitude and intensityπ¬ Polarisationπ¬ Polarisation and birefringenceπ¬ Path differenceπ¬ Stationary waves introductionπ¬ Stationary wavesπ¬ Frequency of first harmonicπ¬ Chrome pipe harmonicsRefraction, diffraction and interferenceπ¬ Refraction and total internal reflectionπ¬ Deriving Snell’s lawπ¬ Diffractionπ¬ Deriving Young’s double slit equationπ¬ Interferenceπ¬ Deriving diffraction grating equationπ¬ Spectrometry4 Mechanics and materialsForce, energy and momentumπ¬ Adding vectorsπ¬ Vector componentsπ¬ Momentsπ¬ 1-D uniform accelerated motionπ¬ Deriving SUVAT equationsπ¬ Determining gπ¬ Trajectories π¬ Air resistanceπ¬ Falling with air resistanceπ¬ Equilibriumπ¬ Newton’s Third Lawπ¬ Braking distancesπ¬ Force and momentumπ¬ Momentum conservationπ¬ Collisionsπ¬ Work energy and powerMaterialsπ¬ Energy and springsπ¬ Stress, strain and Young’s Modulus5 Electricityπ¬ Series and parallel resistorsπ¬ Maximum powerπ¬ Circuit rulesπ¬ Diodesπ¬ Potential differenceπ¬ Using a multimeterπ¬ Potential dividersπ¬ Internal resistanceπ¬ Kirchhoff’s circuit lawsπ¬ Charge carriersπ¬ Combining resistors6 Further mechanics and thermal physicsπ¬ Units of rotary motionπ¬ Angular frequencyπ¬ Centripetal accelerationπ¬ Centrifugal forceπ¬ Constant circular motionπ¬ Charles’ Lawπ¬ Kelvin scaleπ¬ Deriving SHM equations7 Fields and their consequencesπ¬ Oscilloscopesπ¬ Faraday’s Lawπ¬ Using a Hall probeπ¬ Electrolytic capacitor safetyπ¬ Electric fields near point chargesπ¬ Uniform electric fields8 Nuclear physicsπ¬ Half-life12 Turning points in physicsπ¬ Minkowski Spacetimeπ¬ Maxwell’s Equationsπ¬ Measuring speed of lightπ¬ Interferometryπ¬ Special relativityRequired PracticalsRP1: Stationary Wavesπ¬ RP1: Videoπ RP1: LabΒ Bookπ RP1: DataRP2: Diffraction and Interferenceπ¬ RP2: Videoπ RP2: Lab Bookπ RP2: DataRP3: Measuring g by Freefallπ¬ RP3: Videoπ RP3: Lab Bookπ RP3: DataRP4: Measuring Young’s Modulusπ¬ RP4: Videoπ RP4: Lab Bookπ RP4: DataRP5: Measuring Resistivityπ¬ RP5: Videoπ RP5: Lab Bookπ RP5: DataRP6: Measuring Internal Resistance and emfπ¬ RP6: Videoπ RP6: Lab Bookπ RP6: DataRP7: Simple Harmonic Motionπ¬ RP7: Videoπ RP7: Lab Bookπ RP7: DataRP8: Boyle’s Law and Charles’ Lawπ¬ RP8: Videoπ RP8: Lab Bookπ RP8: DataRP9: Charging and Discharging Capacitorsπ¬ RP9: Videoπ RP9: Lab Bookπ RP9: DataRP10: Measuring Flux Densityπ¬ RP10: Videoπ RP9: Lab Bookπ RP10: DataRP12: Inverse Square Law for Gamma Radiationπ¬ RP12: Videoπ RP12: Lab Bookπ RP12: Data