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Curricula AS-Level OCR Physics4. Electrons, Waves & Photons

4. Electrons, Waves & Photons

1

Charge & Current

Current in a Current Carrying Conductor

Kirchhoff's First Law

Electric Current & Charge

Electric Current & Electron Flow

Circuit Symbols & Diagrams

Conductors, Semiconductors & Insulators

2

Resistance & Resistivity

The Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR)

Ohm's Law & I-V Characteristics

Determining the Resistivity of a Metal

Investigating Electrical Characteristics of Components

3

Series & Parallel Circuits

Electrical Energy

Resistors in Series & Parallel Circuits

Kirchhoff's Laws in Circuits

Kirchhoff's Second Law

Circuits with Multiple Sources of e.m.f

Series & Parallel Circuits

4

EMF & Internal Resistance

E.m.f & Internal Resistance

Determining Internal Resistance

E.m.f & Potential Difference

Calculating E.m.f

Energy Transfer

5

Potential Dividers

Potential Divider Circuits

Variable Resistance Components

Investigating Potential Divider Circuits

6

Longitudinal & Transverse Waves

Graphical Representations of Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Progressive Waves: Longitudinal & Transverse

Calculating Frequency

Intensity of a Wave

The Wave Equation

7

EM Waves

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

8

Refraction & Reflection

Total Internal Reflection

9

Superposition & Stationary Waves

Determining the Wavelength of Light

Stationary vs Progressive Waves

Nodes & Antinodes

Graphical Representation of Superposition

Determining the Speed of Sound in Air in a Resonance Tube

Two-Source Interference

Stationary Waves

Young Double-Slit Experiment

10

The Photoelectric Effect

Demonstrating the Photoelectric Effect

The Photoelectric Equation

Maximum Kinetic Energy & Intensity

Work Function & Threshold Frequency

The Photoelectric Effect

11

Photons & Wave-Particle Duality

The Electronvolt

Determining the Planck Constant

The de Broglie Equation

Electron Diffraction