Physics (university)
Mechanics, fields, thermodynamics and modern physics. 10 parts, 103 concept cards and 90 flashcards. Each card explains one idea in plain English, with an analogy and an example.
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- Part 018 concepts
Motion and vectors
Describing how things move, using displacement, velocity, acceleration and vectors.
- Part 0210 concepts
Newton's laws and forces
How pushes and pulls change motion, from friction to inclined planes.
- Part 039 concepts
Work, energy and momentum
Energy bookkeeping and collisions: what is conserved and how to use it.
- Part 0411 concepts
Rotation and gravity
Spinning objects, circular motion, orbits and the law of gravitation.
- Part 0511 concepts
Oscillations and waves
Back-and-forth motion, springs, pendulums, sound and wave behaviour.
- Part 0610 concepts
Thermodynamics
Temperature, heat, gases, and the laws that limit engines.
- Part 0710 concepts
Electric fields and potential
Charge, Coulomb's law, fields, Gauss's law, potential and capacitors.
- Part 0812 concepts
Circuits and magnetism
Current, resistance and circuit rules, then magnetic fields and forces.
- Part 0911 concepts
Induction, light and optics
How changing magnetic fields make voltage, how light behaves as a wave and as rays.
- Part 1011 concepts
Relativity and quantum physics
How physics changes at very high speeds and very small sizes, plus radioactivity.