The physics companion/ Anthony C Fischer-Cripps

pt. 1. Mechanics

Scalars and vectors

Statics

Equilibrium

Free body diagram

Moment of inertia

Centroid and centre of mass

Centroids of areas

Linear motion

Velocity and acceleration

Kinematics

Projectile motion

Newton's Laws

Inertia

Ropes and pulleys

Friction

Gravitation

Rotational motion

Linear and circular motion

Centripetal force

Planetary motion

Rotation

Rotational kinematics

Moment of inertia

Composite bodies

Radius of gyration

Dynamic equilibrium

Rolling motion

Work and energy

Variable force

Work done by a spring

Rotational kinetic energy

Power

Impulse and momentum

Impulse and momentum

Angular momentum

Impulse-momentum equation

Conservation of momentum

pt. 2. Thermal physics

Temperature

Thermodynamic systems

Kelvin temperature scale

Thermometers

Heat and solids

Thermal expansion

Atomic bonding in solids

Specific heat

Latent heat

Internal energy

Heat transfer

Conduction

Thermal conductivity

Composite wall

Rate of cooling

Convection

Thermal radiation

Radiation emission

Radiation emission spectrum

Absorption and emission

Radiative heat transfer

Equilibrium temperature

Gases

Solids, liquids and gases

Pressure

Gas laws

Phases of matter

Gas

1st Law of Thermodynamics

p-V diagram

Gas processes

Heat engines

Cyclic processes

Otto Cycle

Thermal efficiency

Carnot Cycle

Heat sink in an engine

Reversibility

Entropy

Entropy and reversibility

Entropy change of the universe

Entropy in a cycle

The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Kinetic theory of gases

Statistics of motion

Pressure

Temperature

Molecular motion

Equipartition of energy

Specific heat and adiabatic index

Internal energy

Statistical mechanics

Statistical weight

Boltzmann energy distribution

Velocity distribution

Maxwell velocity distribution

Collisions per unit area

Statistical entropy

Adiabatic expansion of a gas into a vacuum

Classical and statistical entropy

Constant volume heating of a gas

Entropy and the flow of natural processes

The partition function

Statistical mechanics

Partition function and average energy

Density of states

Energy distribution for a harmonic oscillator

Average energy.

pt. 3. Waves & optics

Periodic motion

Initial phase angle

Simple harmonic motion

Waves

Wave motion

Wavelength

Velocity, frequency and wavelength

Wave velocity

Particle displacement

Wave equation

Energy transfer by wave motion

Superposition

Interference

Fourier analysis

Standing waves

Resonance

Beats

Longitudinal waves

Sound waves

Sound intensity

Hearing

Reflection and absorption of sound

Intensity variations

Light

Light rays

Reflection

Refraction

Dispersion

Mirrors

Sign conventions

Ray diagrams

Lenses

Thin lens

Lens action

Ray diagrams

The eye

Near point and far point

Lens equations

Magnifying glass

Magnification

Lens aberrations

Optical instruments

Microscope

Astronomical telescope

Interference

Fringe spacing

Fringe intensity

Thin film interference

Optical path length

Diffraction

Polarisation

Polarised light

Malus' Law

pt. 4. Electricity

Electric charge

Electric flux

Conductors and insulators

Electric current

Conventional current

Potential difference

Resistance

Resistivity

Electromotive force

Capacitance

Dielectrics

Inductance

Inductors

Energy and power

Circuits

Kirchhoff's Laws

Magnetism

Magnetic field

Charged particle in a magnetic field

Force on a current-carrying conductor

Biot-Savart Law

Ampere's Law

Magnetic moment

Magnetic force

Permeability

Magnetic materials

Ferromagnetism

Hysteresis

Induction

Faraday's Law

Electromagnetic induction

Lenz's Law

Mutual inductance

Self-inductance

Solenoids and toroids

Electromagnetic induction

Magnetic circuits

Magnetomotive force

Reluctance

RC & RL circuits

Time constant and half-life

Filter

Integrator/differentiator

AC circuits

AC voltage

Resistance

rms voltage and current

Capacitive reactance

Inductive reactance

Reactive power

LCR series circuit

Impedance

Power in LCR circuit

Electromagnetic waves

Ampere's Law

Maxwell's equations

Electric and magnetic fields

Electromagnetic waves.


pt. 5. Properties of matter

Solids

Hooke's Law

Stress

Strain

Poisson's ratio

Mechanical properties of materials

Linear elasticity

Viscoelastic materials -

Griffith energy balance

Fluids

Hydrostatic pressure

Archimedes' Principle

Surface tension

Contact angle

Capillary action

Bernoulli's Equation

Viscosity

Fluid flow

Turbulent flow

pt. 6. Atomic physics

The atom

Atoms

The electron

Electrostatic deflection

Magnetic deflection

Millikan's oil drop experiment

Mass of a proton

The Bohr Atom

Black body radiation

Photoelectric effect

Line spectra

Energy levels

The Rydberg Constant

Electron absorption

Photon absorption

Matter waves

Electron-volt

Black body radiation

Radiation emission spectrum

Classical cavity radiation

Density of states

Rayleigh-Jeans Radiation Law

The ultraviolet catastrophe

Statistical mechanics

Planck's Radiation Law

Stefan-Boltzmann Law

Wien Displacement Law

X-rays

Radiation

X-ray absorption

X-ray scattering

Compton Effect

X-ray diffraction

Quantum mechanics

Schrödinger Equation

Interpretation of the wave function

The time-dependent equation

Solutions to the wave equation

Zero potential

Particle in a box

Infinite square well

Harmonic oscillator

Coulomb Potential : Bohr Atom

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Solids

Density of vibrational states

Lattice waves

Einstein Harmonic Oscillator Model

Debye Lattice Model

Phonons

pt. 7. The nucleus

Radioactivity

Rutherford's experiment

Specifying an element

Radioactive decay

Radioactive series

Half-life

Isotopes

Nuclear reactions

Quarks

Nuclear forces

Nuclear binding energy

Artificial nuclear reactions

Fission

Stability

Fission and fusion

Chain reaction.

pt. 8. Relativity

Absolute rest

Wave motion

Doppler Effect

Velocity of light

Electromagnetic waves

Luminiferous ether

Ether drift

Michelson-Morley Experiment

Special relativity

Distance

Velocity & acceleration

Time dilation

Proper time

Length contraction

Lorentz Transformations

Lorentz Velocity Transformations

Momentum and mass transformations

Mass and energy transformations

Energy and momentum

Doppler Effect for light waves

General relativity

Space-time

Light-cone

Distance in space-time

Invariance in space-time

Gravity

Gravity and space-time

Einstein Field Equations

Gravity and Quantum Theory

pt. 9. Universe

Solar System

Copernicus, Tycho and Kepler

Kepler's Laws

Formation of stars and galaxies

Luminosity

Lifecycle of stars

Energy and matter

Sun

Solar atmosphere

Solar wind

Solar radiation

Earth

Earth's magnetic field

Atmosphere

Universe

Size of the universe

Expansion of the universe

Beginning of the universe

Forces of nature

Particles of nature

The BIg Bang