Advanced Higher Physics topic pages
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Topic pages
One page per topic, in course order. The letter is the teaching order — the same letter the class deck carries, so the slides index and these pages line up. Pages are added as they are written.
Unit 1 — Rotational Motion & Astrophysics
a · Kinematics
Displacement, velocity and acceleration as calculus.
b · Angular Motion
Angular displacement, velocity and acceleration.
c · Rotational Dynamics
Torque, moment of inertia and angular momentum.
e · Gravitation
Fields, potential, escape velocity and black holes.
f · General Relativity
Spacetime, equivalence and gravitational time dilation.
g · Stellar Physics
Luminosity, the H–R diagram and stellar evolution.
Unit 2 — Quanta and Waves
p · Quantum Theory
Wave–particle duality, uncertainty and tunnelling.
k · Particles from Space
Cosmic rays, the solar wind and the aurora.
d · Simple Harmonic Motion
Definition, energy in SHM, damping and resonance.
m · Waves
The wave equation, phase, intensity and the Doppler effect.
n · Interference
Division of amplitude and division of wavefront.
o · Polarisation
Plane polarisation, Brewster's angle and applications.
Unit 3 — Electromagnetism
i · Electric Fields
Coulomb's law, field patterns, potential and charged particles.
j · Magnetic Fields
Force on a conductor, B-fields and the definition of the amp.
l · Circuits
Capacitors, inductors, and the growth and decay of current.
h · Electromagnetic Radiation
Maxwell's equations and the nature of EM waves.
Researching Physics
0 · Uncertainties
Scale, random and calibration uncertainty, and combining them.