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OCR A-level Physics

OCR Physics A (H556)14 topics178 lessons

OCR A-level Physics revision for OCR Physics A (H556): 14 topics and 178 short lessons, each with R.E.C.I.P.E. recall steps and a quiz. The topics follow the OCR specification.

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1. Thermal Physics

4 lessonsSpec 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3

  1. Internal Energy
  2. Temperature
  3. Specific Heat Capacity
  4. Latent Heat

2. Gases

5 lessonsSpec 5.1.4

  1. Boyle's Law
  2. Charles' Law
  3. Pressure Law
  4. The Ideal Gas Equation
  5. Kinetic Theory of Gases

3. Circular Motion

9 lessonsSpec 5.2.1, 5.2.2

  1. Uniform Circular Motion
  2. Angular Displacement
  3. Angular Speed
  4. Centripetal Acceleration
  5. Proof - centripetal acceleration
  6. Centripetal Force
  7. On the Road
  8. The London Eye
  9. A Spin Dryer

4. Simple Harmonic Motion

9 lessonsSpec 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3

  1. Oscillations
  2. Phase Difference
  3. Simple Harmonic Motion
  4. Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
  5. Mass-Spring System
  6. A Simple Pendulum
  7. Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion
  8. Damping
  9. Resonance

5. Gravitational Fields

14 lessonsSpec 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4

  1. Gravitational Fields.
  2. The Strength of a Gravitational Field.
  3. Free fall in a gravitational field.
  4. The Earth's gravitational field
  5. Gravitational Potential Energy
  6. Gravitational Potential.
  7. Equipotentials.
  8. The potential gradient.
  9. Newton's Law of Gravitation.
  10. Gravitational Field Strength - g.
  11. Gravitational Potential.
  12. Potential Gradients
  13. Area Under a Force vs Distance Graph
  14. Satellites

6. Astrophysics and Cosmology

24 lessonsSpec 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3

  1. The Solar System and Galaxies
  2. Formation of a Star
  3. Evolution of a Low-Mass Star
  4. Evolution of a Massive Star
  5. White Dwarfs and the Chandrasekhar Limit
  6. Neutron Stars and Black Holes
  7. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
  8. Energy Levels in Atoms
  9. Emission and Absorption Line Spectra
  10. Using Diffraction Gratings to Analyse Starlight
  11. Wien's Displacement Law
  12. Stefan's Law
  13. Estimating the Radius of a Star
  14. The Astronomical Unit, Light Year and Parsec
  15. Stellar Parallax
  16. The Cosmological Principle
  17. The Doppler Effect and Red Shift
  18. Hubble's Law
  19. The Big Bang Theory
  20. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
  21. The Age of the Universe
  22. Evolution of the Universe
  23. Dark Matter
  24. Dark Energy

7. Capacitors

12 lessonsSpec 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3

  1. A Capacitor
  2. Charging a Capacitor and Constant Current
  3. Capacitance
  4. Use of Capacitors
  5. Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
  6. Measuring the Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor.
  7. Energy stored in a Thundercloud
  8. Discharging a Capacitor through a Fixed Resistor
  9. Exponential Decay.
  10. The Time Constant RC
  11. Measurement with Oscilloscope. Capacitor Smoothing
  12. Charging a Capacitor through a fixed resistor

8. Electric Fields

17 lessonsSpec 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4

  1. Static Electricity
  2. Shuttling Ball Experiment
  3. Gold Leaf Electroscope
  4. Electric Fields
  5. Electric field strength
  6. Lightning Conductor
  7. Electric Field between Two Parallel Plates
  8. Permittivity of free Space - ε0
  9. Van de Graaf generator
  10. Electric Potential
  11. Equipotentials
  12. Potential gradient
  13. The Force between Two Charged Objects
  14. Coulombs Law
  15. Point Charges
  16. Electric Field Strength
  17. Electric Potential

9. Magnetic Fields

8 lessonsSpec 6.3.1, 6.3.2

  1. Magnetic Field
  2. Force on a current-carrying wire
  3. Magnetic Flux density
  4. Couple on a coil in a magnetic field
  5. An Electric Motor
  6. Force on a moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
  7. Cyclotron
  8. The Mass Spectrometer

10. Electromagnetic Induction

12 lessonsSpec 6.3.3

  1. Electromagnetic Induction
  2. Energy Transfer
  3. A Dynamo
  4. Solenoid
  5. Lenz's Law
  6. Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
  7. The Alternating Current Generator
  8. Power Station Alternators
  9. Back e.m.f.
  10. Transformers
  11. Transformer Efficiency
  12. The National Grid

11. Fundamental Particles

11 lessonsSpec 6.4.1, 6.4.2

  1. Fundamental Particles
  2. Antiparticles
  3. Hadrons and Leptons
  4. The Strong Nuclear Force
  5. Quarks and Antiquarks
  6. Quark Composition of Protons and Neutrons
  7. Baryons and Mesons
  8. Beta-Minus Decay and Quarks
  9. Beta-Plus Decay and Quarks
  10. The Weak Interaction
  11. Conservation of Charge, Baryon Number and Lepton Number

12. Radioactivity

25 lessonsSpec 6.4.1, 6.4.3

  1. Rutherford's α-Particle Scattering Experiment.
  2. Rutherford's Interpretation
  3. Radioactivity
  4. Radioactivity Observations
  5. Geiger Tube
  6. The nature of α, β and γ Radiation.
  7. Gamma radiation
  8. Radioactive Change
  9. The Dangers of Radioactivity
  10. Background Radiation
  11. Radioactive Decay and Half-life
  12. Activity
  13. Radioactive Decay
  14. Decay Constant
  15. Radiocarbon dating
  16. Argon Dating
  17. Radioactive Tracers
  18. Thickness monitoring and Engine Wear
  19. Power Sources
  20. N-Z Graph
  21. Decay Series
  22. Energy Levels
  23. Technetium
  24. Electron Diffraction
  25. Nuclear Radius and Density

13. Nuclear Energy

8 lessonsSpec 6.4.4

  1. Mass-Energy Equivalence
  2. Strong Nuclear Force
  3. Binding Energy and Nuclear Stability
  4. Quantum Tunnelling
  5. Nuclear Fission
  6. Nuclear Fusion
  7. Nuclear Reactors
  8. Safety

14. Medical Imaging

20 lessonsSpec 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3

  1. Production of X-rays
  2. X-ray Tubes
  3. X-ray Attenuation Mechanisms
  4. Photoelectric Effect, Compton Scattering and Pair Production
  5. Attenuation of X-rays
  6. Contrast Media
  7. CAT Scanning
  8. Medical Tracers
  9. Technetium-99m and Fluorine-18
  10. The Gamma Camera
  11. Diagnosis with a Gamma Camera
  12. PET Scanning
  13. Ultrasound
  14. The Piezoelectric Effect
  15. Ultrasound Transducers
  16. A-scans and B-scans
  17. Acoustic Impedance
  18. Reflection at Boundaries
  19. Impedance Matching and Coupling Gel
  20. Doppler Imaging