Leaving Cert Physics Notes

Free Leaving Cert Physics revision notes for Higher Level. Browse 25 topics and read online without an account.

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Connect motion, forces and energy with heat, waves, sound, electricity and magnetism, then move on to the electron, radioactivity and nuclear energy.

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Strand 1: Forces and Motion: Kinematics and Dynamics

6 topics

1.1. Particle motion in a straight lineIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.12 min read 1.2. Forces acting on a particleIllustrated explanations.13 min read 1.3. Stretching and compressing objectsIllustrated explanations.3 min read 1.4. A work-energy model for analysing particle motionIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.9 min read 1.5. Forces acting in a gravitational fieldIllustrated explanations.6 min read 1.6. Uniform circular motionIllustrated explanations.4 min read

Strand 2: Wave Motion and Energy Transfer

7 topics

2.1. The transfer of heat energy and temperature changeIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.14 min read 2.2. Travelling waves as models of disturbances transferring energy without transferring matterIllustrated explanations.4 min read 2.3. Wave behaviour caused by the interaction of waves with their environmentIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.12 min read 2.4. Electromagnetic EnergyIllustrated explanations.3 min read 2.5. Sound EnergyIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.12 min read 2.6. Principle of superposition of wavesIllustrated explanations.5 min read 2.7. Wave effectsIllustrated explanations.9 min read

Strand 3: Electric and Magnetic Fields and Their Interactions

6 topics

3.1. Charge interactionsIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.13 min read 3.2. Modelling electric fieldsIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.11 min read 3.3. Electric CircuitsIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.13 min read 3.4. Magnetic fields around permanent and temporary magnetsIllustrated explanations.7 min read 3.5. The force experienced by a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic fieldIllustrated explanations.8 min read 3.6. Induced potential difference and the generator effectIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.11 min read

Strand 4: Modern Physics Atomic and Nuclear

6 topics

4.1. The electronIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.11 min read 4.2. Photoelectric emission and X-Ray productionIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.13 min read 4.3. Early models of the atomIllustrated explanations.4 min read 4.4 RadioactivityIllustrated explanations.11 min read 4.5. Mass energy equivalenceIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.13 min read 4.6. Harnessing energy from nuclear processesIllustrated explanations, key terms and self-check questions.10 min read

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