Jacaranda Physics Series

About This Resource vii

Acknowledgements xiv

Unit 1 How Is Energy Useful to Society? 1

Area of Study 1 How Are Light and Heat Explained?

1 Electromagnetic radiation and waves 3

1.1 Overview 4

1.2 Explaining waves as the transmission of energy 5

1.3 Properties of waves 8

1.4 Energy from the Sun 15

1.5 The electromagnetic spectrum 25

1.6 Review 31

2 Investigating light 37

2.1 Overview 38

2.2 Refraction using Snell’s Law 39

2.3 Total internal reflection and critical angle 52

2.4 Dispersion 59

2.5 Optical phenomena 65

2.6 Review 69

3 Thermal energy and its interaction with electromagnetic radiation 77

3.1 Overview 78

3.2 Explaining heat using the kinetic theory 79

3.3 Transferring heat 88

3.4 Specific heat capacity 95

3.5 Understanding climate change and global warming 103

3.6 Review 110

Area of Study 1 Review 115

Practice examination 115

Practice school-assessed coursework 121

Area of Study 2 How Is Energy From the Nucleus Utilised?

4 Radiation from the nucleus and nuclear energy 123

4.1 Overview 124

4.2 Nuclear stability and nuclear radiation 125

4.3 Types of nuclear radiation 132

4.4 Radiation and the human body 143

4.5 Energy from mass 152

4.6 Energy from the nucleus 157

4.7 Fission chain reactions 166

4.8 Review 173

Area of Study 2 Review 181

Practice examination 181

Practice school-assessed coursework 186

Area of Study 3 How Can Electricity Be Used to Transfer Energy?

5 Concepts used to model electricity 189

5.1 Overview 190

5.2 Static and current electricity 191

5.3 Electric charge and current 195

5.4 Electric potential difference 203

5.5 Electrical energy and power 207

5.6 Electrical resistance 213

5.7 Review 225

6 Circuit electricity 233

6.1 Overview 234

6.2 BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Electrical circuit rules 235

6.3 Series circuits 242

6.4 Parallel circuits 250

6.5 Non-ohmic devices in series and parallel 261

6.6 Power in circuits 271

6.7 Review 274

7 Using electricity and electrical safety 283

7.1 Overview 284

7.2 Household electricity and usage 285

7.3 Electrical safety 293

7.4 Review 303

Area of Study 3 Review 309

Practice examination 309

Practice school-assessed coursework 316

Unit 2 How Does Physics Help US to Understand the World? 319

Area of Study 1 How Is Motion Understood?

8 Analysing motion 321

8.1 Overview 322

8.2 Describing movement 323

8.3 Analysing motion graphically 335

8.4 Equations for constant acceleration 352

8.5 Review 359

9 Forces in action 367

9.1 Overview 368

9.2 Forces as vectors 369

9.3 Newton’s First Law of Motion 382

9.4 Newton’s Second Law of Motion 385

9.5 Newton’s Third Law of Motion 395

9.6 Forces in two dimensions 400

9.7 Momentum and impulse 410

9.8 Torque 421

9.9 Equilibrium 424

9.10 Review 432

10 Energy and motion 439

10.1 Overview 440

10.2 Impulse and momentum 441

10.3 Work and energy 447

10.4 Energy transfers 452

10.5 Efficiency and power 466

10.6 Review 472

Area of Study 1 Review 479

Practice examination 479

Practice school-assessed coursework 485

Area of Study 2 Options: How Does Physics Inform Contemporary Issues and Applications in Society?

11 Socio-scientific issues

11.1 How does physics explain climate change?

11.2 How do fusion and fission compare as viable nuclear energy power sources?

11.3 How do heavy things fly?

11.4 How do forces act on structures and materials?

11.5 How do forces act on the human body?

11.6 How is radiation used to maintain human health?

11.7 How does the human body use electricity?

11.8 How can human vision be enhanced?

11.9 How is physics used in photography?

11.10 How do instruments make music?

11.11 How can performance in ball sports be improved?

11.12 How can AC electricity charge a DC device?

11.13 How do astrophysicists investigate stars and black holes?

11.14 How can we detect possible life beyond Earth’s solar system?

11.15 How can physics explain traditional artefacts, knowledge and techniques?

11.16 How do particle accelerators work?

11.17 How does physics explain the origins of matter?

11.18 How is contemporary physics research being conducted in our region?

Area of Study 3 How Do Physicists Investigate Questions?

12 Scientific investigations

12.1 Overview

12.2 Key science skills and concepts in physics

12.3 Characteristics of scientific methodology and primary data generation

12.4 Health, safety and ethical guidelines

12.5 Accuracy, precision, reproducibility, repeatability and validity of measurements

12.6 Ways of organising, analysing and evaluating primary data

12.7 Challenging scientific models and theories

12.8 The limitations of investigation methodology and conclusions

12.9 Conventions of science communication

12.10 Review

Appendix 1 Periodic table 492

Appendix 2 Astronomical data 494

Answers 495

Glossary 533

Index 539

Authors: Dan O'Keeffe, Graeme Lofts, Michael Rosenbrock

Format: Paperback

Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9781119887898

Publication date: 20221006