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Course contents and assessment
ourse contents and assessment
Quote of the month
“All science is either Physics or stamp collecting”
Ernest
Rutherford
Unit 1 - Key Resources
Specification Reference: 3.1.1 Particles and Radiation
Constituents of the atom
Stable and unstable nuclei
Particles, antiparticles and photons
Particle interactions
Classification of particles
Quarks and antiquarks
Specification Reference: 3.1.2 Electromagnetic Radiation and Quantum Phenomena
The Photoelectric Effect
Collisions of electrons with atoms
Energy levels and photon emission
Wave-particle duality
Specification Reference: 3.1.3 Current Electricity
Charge, current and potential difference
Current / voltage characteristics
Resistivity
Circuits
Potential divider
Electromotive force and internal resistance
Alternating currents
Oscilloscope
Classification of Particles
Particle Interactions
Specific Charge
Feynman Diagrams
Photons and Lasers
Resistivity
Diodes
Potential Dividers
EMF & Internal Resistance Problems
EMF & Internal Resistance
Pair Production and Annihilation
De-Broglie Wavelength
The Photoelectric Effect 1
The Photoelectric Effect 2
Worked Examples
Useful Weblinks
Classification of particles 1, Classification of particles 2, Classification of particles 3
Assessments
Worked Examples
Photoelectric Effect, Energy Levels
Useful Weblinks
Photoelectric effect 1, Photoelectric effect 2, Photoelectric effect 3, Photoelectric Effect 4