Physics Content and Contexts: Units 2A and 2B

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Heinemann Education, 2008 - 343 p.Heinemann Physics - Content and Contexts Units 2A & 2B is the most up-to-date and complete package for the Physics Course of Study in Western Australia. Physics is presented in meaningful contexts, and the unique structure offers teachers the flexibility to address the content in the way that suits the needs and interests of their students.ContentUnit 2AAerospace physicsMedical physics: atoms in actionMeasurement and dataMeasurement and unitsDataGraphicalanalysis of dataChapter reviewDescribing motionDescribing motion in a straight line Speed, velocity and acceleration Graphing motion: position, velocity and acceleration Equations of motion Chapter review Forces and their effectsForce as a vector Vector techniques Newton’s first law of motion Newton’s second law of motion Newton’s third law of motion Chapter review Energy and momentumThe relationship between momentum and force Conservation of momentum Work Mechanical energy Energy transformation and power Elastic and inelastic collisions Chapter review Nuclear energyAtoms, isotopes and radioisotopes Alpha, beta and gamma radiation Properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiationHalf-life and activity of radioisotopes Splitting the atom: nuclear fission Nuclear fission weapons Nuclear reactors Chapter review Unit 2B Controlling our environment Electricity at home Heating and cooling Heat: a historical perspective Kinetic theory Heat and temperature Specific heat capacity Latent heat Evaporation: heat energy in context Conduction and convection Radiation Chapter review Electricity Electrical charge Electric forces and fields Electric current, EMF and electric potential Resistance, ohmic and non-ohmic conductorsElectrical energy and power Simple electric circuits Circuit elements in parallel Cells, batteries and other sources of EMF Chapter review AppendixAnswersIndex