The approach we’ll be taking in this session will set the structure for the whole of the module. We’ll begin by introducing a problem that will cover the main learning objectives of the session. We’ll then look at what is required to solve this problem; We’ll build up this knowledge step by step, applying it to the solution of the problem as we proceed. When we get to the end we will have found a solution to the problem. Then we’ll invite you to try some problems covering again some of the topics that have arisen during the session, either on your own or with guidance. We’ll also invite you to raise any issues with these problems in the tutorial.
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In this section we’ll extend this to motion in more than one dimension, for example the motion of bodies orbiting under gravity. And we’ll also look at how we can treat the motion of an extended body.
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In this session we will be introducing electric currents. We will consider how an electric current behaves in DC and AC circuits, and how these circuits are described with circuit components like resistors, capacitors and inductors.
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This session will introduce you to electric and magnetic fields. We’ll look at what we mean by a field and at what electric charge is and relate the two through Gauss’s theorem. From this we’ll derive Coulomb’s law for the force between charges. Then we’ll look at the concept of electrical potential which is related to the work done in moving a charge through a field. We’ll return to the notion of capacitance which we used in session 4, this time looking at how capacitance is computed. Finally we’ll take out first look at magnetism from the point of view of the magnetic effects of current.
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In this session we’ll begin with Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. We’ll describe and use the analogy between a current loop and a magnetic dipole and study the magnetic energy in various situations, including the energy density of a magnetic field. Finally we’ll look at magnetic forces from the point of view of the interaction between moving electrical charges, the Lorentz force law, and describe the force between current carry wires, the Biot-Savart law.
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In this session we are going to study some of the properties of magnetic materials.
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In this session we’re going to look at how electricity and magnetism can be unified into a system of equations, named after James Clerk Maxwell, the Scottish physicist who first proposed them. Then we’ll see how this leads to an understanding of the nature of electromagnetic radiation.
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This section is concerned with Optics; we shall be interested in the behaviour of visible light as it interacts with plane and curved surfaces.
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Enhancing Physics Knowledge for Teaching – Wave Optics
In this session we shall basically be interested in the way visible light exhibits wavelike properties. These properties include the interference of light waves and the diffraction of light round obstacles.
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Laser Diffraction Virtual Experiment
The virtual experiment for this module can be downloaded from
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In this session we shall look at how light interacts with atoms. This will enable us to determine the internal structure of atoms and also the quantum behaviour of light.
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In this session we will look at the nuclei of atoms to explain phenomenon including radioactivity.
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In this session we will look at the ideas present in quantum physics.
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In this session we’ll begin our study of thermodynamics by looking at some of the properties of heat.
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In this session we’ll look at the basic laws and concepts of thermodynamics.
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In this session we’ll look at some of the properties of matter.
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In this session we’ll look at transport properties in fluids. By transport properties we mean the flows that restore a system to equilibrium, so for example, the flow of heat to eliminate a temperature gradient.
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In this session we’ll look at certain macroscopic properties of solids that result from the quantum mechanical behaviour of electrons. This field of physics initially concerned just the behaviour of solids so was referred to as solid state physics. It has been called condensed matter physics since the late 1960s, when it was realised that the type of collective behaviour extended beyond that of electrons in solids to many other systems such as, for example, superfluids.
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In this section we’ll look at both the special and general theories of relativity.
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In this session in this session four of the team from the Physics Innovations Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Leicester will write about one of their areas of interest.
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