Absorb Physics for A-Level

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Both SCORM v1.2 and SCORM 2004 versions are available to suit the requirements of your VLE. Click the relevant link below to download a unit in the required format. For further information about SCORM versions and adding Absorb content to your VLE click here.

Kinematics

Speed	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Velocity and Acceleration	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Distance–Time Graphs	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Velocity–Time graphs	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
The Equations of Motion	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Projectiles	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Dynamics

Scalars and Vectors	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Newton's First Law	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Newton's Second Law	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Weight and Mass	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Newton's Third Law and Force Pairs	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Momentum and Energy

Impulse and Momentum	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Conservation of Momentum	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Energy, Work, and Power	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Collisions and Energy	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Statics, Moments & Turning Forces

Moments and Turning Forces	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Stable Structures	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Friction	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Circular Motion

Angular Velocity	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Centripetal Forces and Accelerations	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Circular Motion in Action	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Inertia and Angular Momentum	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Oscillations and SHM

Linking Oscillations and Circular Motion	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Pendulum Oscillations	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Oscillating Mass on a Spring	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Forced Oscillations and Resonance	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Mechanical Properties

Elasticity	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Young's Modulus	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Crystalline Structures	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Heat Retention and Flow

Heat and Thermometers	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Latent Heat of Vaporisation	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Latent heat of fusion	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Pressure and Upthrust

Pressure in Solids	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Pressure in Liquids	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Buoyancy and Upthrust	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Gas Pressures and Boyle's Law	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Charles's Law	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Third Gas law and Ideal Gas equation	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Kinetic Theory and Boltzmann Constant	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Basic Electricity

Voltage, EMF and Internal Resistance

Voltage Dividers Voltage Dividers	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
Wheatstone Bridges Wheatstone Bridges	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
EMF and Internal Resistance EMF and Internal Resistance	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]

Capacitors

Storing Charge and Energy	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Charging Capacitors	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Discharging Capacitors	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Capacitors in series and parallel	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Uses of Capacitors	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Amplifier Circuits

Features of Amplifiers	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Principles of Op-amp Circuits	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Inverting Amplifiers	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Non-inverting Amplifiers	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Summing and Difference Amplifiers	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Semiconductors

Semiconductors	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
The p-n Junction	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Basic Properties of Waves

Properties of Waves Properties of Waves	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
Wave Speed, Frequency, and Wavelength Wave Speed, Frequency, and Wavelength	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
The Electromagnetic Spectrum The Electromagnetic Spectrum	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]

Waves and Optics

Reflection	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Refraction	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Total Internal Reflection	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Lenses and Images	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Telescopes and microscopes	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Vision	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Interference	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Standing Waves	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Diffraction	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Fields

Gravitational Fields	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Electric Fields	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Magnetism	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Motion in Magnetic Fields	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Structure of the Atom	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Nuclear Changes	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Nuclear Stability	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Fission and Fusion	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Nuclear Power	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Decay Mathematics	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Radiation and Matter	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Radiological Protection	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Nuclear Debate	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Quantum Physics

Observing the Photoelectric Effect	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Explaining the photoelectric effect	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Emission Spectra	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]
Absorption Spectra	[SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004]

Current and Voltage Current and Voltage	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
Resistance and Resistivity Resistance and Resistivity	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
Series and Parallel Resistors Series and Parallel Resistors	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]
Alternating Current Alternating Current	[SCORM 1.2] [SCORM 1.2]	[SCORM 2004] [SCORM 2004]