Nuffield Physics: Questions Book IV

In Nuffield Physics constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The purpose and nature of these questions was explained in chapter 1 of Nuffield Physics Tests and Examinations.

Contents
Section 1: Multiflash pictures
Section 2: Revision of vibrators and ticker-tape
Section 3: Finding out about force and acceleration
Section 4: Things move with constant velocity unless ...
Section 5: Arithmetic to Algebra via Geometry
Section 6: Measuring ‘g’
Section 7: On being pushed around
Section 8: Using gravity to compare masses.
Section 9: Problems on F = ma
Section 10: Impulse and momentum-change - Newton's Second Law
Section 11: F = ma applied to flow of liquids and gases
Section 12: More about momentum. The Third Law
Section 13: Fuels: work and energy. Revision
Section 14: Machines and Energy: friction
Section 15: Work done in producing Kinetic Energy
Section 16: Problems on Momentum and Kinetic Energy
Section 17: Revision of Kinetic Theory. (Introduction for those who missed Years I and II)
Section 18: Kinetic Theory applied to Boyle's Law
Section 19: Kinetic Theory: molecular velocity by 'uniform density' atmosphere
Section 20: Kinetic Theory: proof of PV = 1/3Nmv3
Section 21: Kinetic Theory: calculations of molecular velocity and mean free path
Section 22: How big is a molecule?
Section 23: Kinetic Theory: kinetic energy and heat
Section 24: Perpetual movement and perpetual motion
Section 25: The belief that energy is indestructible
Section 26: Conservation of Energy: equivalence of heat and mechanical energy
Section 27: Power
Section 28: Electric currents and charges
Section 29: Electrolysis
Section 30: Potential difference, voltmeters
Section 31: Transformers
Section 32: Cathode-ray oscilloscope, used with d.c. and a.c
Section 33: Millikan's Experiment

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