Heinemann Queensland Science Project Physics - A Contextual Approach Student Pack (2e)
David Madden
Tyson Stelzer
Ian Lindsay
Darryl Parsons
Tracy Gaze
Title
Heinemann Queensland Science Project Physics - A Contextual Approach Student Pack
Edition
2nd
ISBN
9781740819176
ISBN 10
1740819179
Published
21/12/2007
Published by
Pearson Australia
Pages
629
Format
Pack
In stock
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Description
Heinemann Queensland Science Project: Physics - A Contextual Approach second edition is written specifically to support the physics syllabus. An innovative layout and design makes the textbook easy and stimulating for students to use.
Table of contents
- Contexts
- Amusement park physics
- Car audio
- Cars - speed and safety
- Crime scene physics
- Discovering the solar system
- Electronic devices
- Medical physics
- Movie magic
- Physics in the home
- Rocket science
- Sport
- The search for understanding
- The sounds of music
- Visiting the reef
- Essential Physics
- Acceleration
- Atomic structure
- Bernoulli's principle
- Buoyancy
- Capacitors and inductors
- Centre of mass
- Charge and Coulomb's law
- Circular motion
- Collisions
- Critical velocity
- Density
- Direction
- Electric fields and potential
- Electricity
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Energy and work
- Equations of motion
- Equilibrium
- Escape velocity
- Fluid flow
- Friction
- Gravity
- Heat and its effect
- Heat and temperature
- Hooke's law
- Ideal gas laws
- Kinetic energy
- Kinetic theory of gas
- Kirchhoff's rules
- Lasers
- Latent heat
- Lenses
- Magnetic fields
- Magnetic forces
- Magnetism and electromagnetic induction
- Mass and weight
- Mass-energy equivalence
- Mirrors
- Momentum and impulse
- Newton's first law of motion
- Newton's second law of motion
- Newton's third law of motion
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Nuclear radiation
- Pascal's principle
- Pendulum
- Photoelectric effect
- Potential energy
- Power - electrical
- Power - mechanical
- Pressure
- Quantum theory
- Radioactive decay
- Relativity
- Rotational motion
- Seimconductors
- Simple harmonic motion
- Simple machines
- States of matter
- Terminal velocity
- Units
- Vectors
- Velocity
- Vertical and projectile motion
- Waves and refraction
- Waves and the Doppler effect
- Waves and their speed
- Waves in one dimension
- Waves in two dimensions
- Wave - particle duality
Features & benefits
Key features
- the content is presented in a modern and stimulating contexts with an emphasis on Queensland examples and case studies
- comprehensive physics that allows schools to develop programs that readily cover the key concepts and key ideas of the new syllabus
- clear explanations of concepts in language students can understand
- student friendly, easy to follow layout including clearly structured sections
- innovative, stimulating design with clear unambiguous features
- interactive student CD-ROM.
Recommended CD specifications
PC specifications
- 233 MHz or higher
- Windows® 2000, XP or Vista
- Microsoft® Office 2000 or 2007
- 128MB or more of installed RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
- Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8
Mac specifications
- G3 or higher
- OS X.2.8 or higher
- Microsoft® Office for Mac 2004
- 128MB or more of installed RAM
- Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8
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