FHSST Physics

The Free High School Science Texts:

A Textbook for High School Students Studying Physics.

Table of Contents



 * About FHSST
 * /Contributors/
 * /Introduction/

Units

 * PGCE Comments
 * TO DO LIST
 * Introduction
 * Unit Systems
 * The Importance of Units
 * Choice of Units
 * How to Change Units&mdash;the "Multiply by" Technique
 * How Units Can Help You
 * Temperature
 * Scientific Notation, Significant Figures, and Rounding
 * Conclusion

Waves and Wavelike Motion

 * Definition
 * Types of Waves
 * Properties of Waves
 * Practical Applications of Waves: Sound Waves
 * Practical Applications of Waves: Electromagnetic Waves
 * Important Equations and Quantities

Vectors

 * PGCE Comments
 * TO DO LIST
 * Introduction
 * Examples
 * Mathematical Properties
 * Techniques of Vector Addition
 * Components
 * Importance
 * Summary of Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts

/Forces/

 * TO DO LIST
 * Definition
 * Diagrams
 * Equilibrium of Forces
 * Newton's Laws of Motion
 * Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
 * Examples
 * Summary of Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts

/Rectilinear Motion/

 * Definition
 * Speed and Velocity
 * Graphs
 * Equations of Motion
 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Momentum/

 * Definition
 * The Momentum of a System
 * Change in Momentum
 * Properties
 * Impulse
 * Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts

/Work and Energy/

 * Definition
 * Work
 * Energy
 * Mechanical Energy and Energy Conservation
 * Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts
 * Sources

/Collisions and Explosions/

 * Essay 2: Tiny, Violent Collisions
 * Types of Collisions
 * Explosions
 * Energy and Heat
 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Newtonian Gravitation/

 * Properties
 * Mass and Weight
 * Normal Forces
 * Comparative Problems
 * Falling Bodies
 * Terminal Velocity
 * Drag Force
 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Pressure/

 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Heat and Properties of Matter/

 * Phases of Matter
 * Deformation of Solids
 * Ideal Gasses
 * Temperature
 * Thermal Properties of Materials
 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Electrostatics/

 * Definition
 * Charge
 * Electrostatic Force
 * Electric Fields
 * Electrical Potential
 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Electricity/

 * Flow of Charge
 * Circuits
 * Voltage and Current
 * Resistance
 * Voltage and Current in a Practical Circuit
 * How Voltage, Current, and Resistance Relate
 * Ohm's Law Analogy
 * Power in Electric Circuits
 * Calculating Electric Power
 * Resistors
 * Nonlinear Conduction
 * Circuit Wiring
 * Polarity of Voltage Drops
 * Series and Parallel
 * Simple Series Circuits
 * Simple Parallel Circuits
 * Power Calculations
 * Using Ohm's Law
 * Conductor Size
 * Fuses
 * Important Equations and Quantities

/Magnets and Electromagnetism/

 * Permanent Magnets
 * Electromagnetism
 * Magnetic Units of Measurement
 * Electromagnetic Induction
 * Alternating Current
 * Measurements of AC Magnitude

/Electronics/

 * Capacitive and Inductive Circuits
 * Filters and Signal Tuning
 * Active Circuit Elements
 * Logical Gates
 * Counting Circuits

The Atom

 * Models
 * Structure
 * Isotopes
 * Energy Quantization
 * Periodicity of Ionization Energy
 * Successive Ionization Energies
 * Bohr Orbits
 * Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
 * Pauli Exclusion Principle
 * Ionization Energy
 * Electron Configuration
 * Valency

/Modern Physics/

 * Quantum Introduction
 * Wave-particle Duality

Inside the Atomic Nucleus

 * Composition
 * Nucleus
 * Nuclear Force
 * Binding Energy and Nuclear Masses
 * Radioactivity
 * Nuclear Reactions
 * Detectors
 * Nuclear Energy
 * Nuclear Reactors
 * Nuclear Fusion
 * Elementary Particles
 * Beta Decay
 * Particle Physics
 * Quarks and Leptons
 * Forces of Nature
 * Origin of the Universe

This is part of a University of Cape Town project: RW James Building, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa. Contributors might consider checking http://www.fhsst.org/ for the current status of the book and can contact the SA team at http://www.fhsst.org/