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Measurements and their errors

SI units, prefixes and estimates · Errors and uncertainties2 subtopic lessons

Particles and radiation

Photons and the photoelectric effect · Atoms, nuclei and radiation · Fundamental particles · Wave–particle duality · Particle interactions · Energy levels and line spectra6 subtopic lessons

Waves

Progressive waves and intensity · Stationary waves · Diffraction and interference · The diffraction grating · Electromagnetic spectrum and polarisation · Refraction and optical fibres6 subtopic lessons

Mechanics and materials

Equations of motion and graphs · Newton's laws and momentum · Moments, couples and equilibrium · Work, power and efficiency · Stress, strain and the Young modulus · Projectile motion · Density, pressure and upthrust · Kinetic and potential energy · Elastic and plastic behaviour · Conservation of momentum and collisions · Scalars and vectors11 subtopic lessons

Electricity

Electric current · E.m.f. and internal resistance · Potential difference and power · Kirchhoff's laws · Potential dividers · Resistance and resistivity6 subtopic lessons

Periodic motion

Circular motion and simple harmonic motion (section 3.6.1)Kinematics of circular motion · Simple harmonic motion · Centripetal acceleration and force · Velocity and energy in SHM · Damping and resonance5 subtopic lessons