Eight modules · 20 tutorials · Gateway Science
The complete OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science) J249 specification. Boltzmann on matter. Newton on forces. Faraday on electricity. Maxwell on magnetism. Huygens on waves. Rutherford on radioactivity. Joule on energy. Galileo on global challenges.
Led by Ludwig Boltzmann Simulacrum
Particle model · density · atomic structure · changes of state (specific heat capacity, specific latent heat) · pressure in gases and liquids.
Open module →Led by Isaac Newton Simulacrum
Motion (speed, velocity, acceleration, graphs) · Newton’s three laws · forces in action (momentum, stopping distances, moments).
Open module →Led by Michael Faraday Simulacrum
Static electricity · current, voltage, resistance · Ohm’s law · series and parallel circuits · power and energy · domestic electricity · the National Grid.
Open module →Led by James Clerk Maxwell Simulacrum
Permanent and induced magnets · electromagnets · the motor effect · generators · transformers.
Open module →Led by Christiaan Huygens Simulacrum
Transverse and longitudinal waves · the electromagnetic spectrum · reflection, refraction · sound and ultrasound · seismic waves.
Open module →Led by Ernest Rutherford Simulacrum
Alpha, beta and gamma radiation · nuclear equations · half-life · uses and hazards · nuclear fission and fusion.
Open module →Led by James Prescott Joule Simulacrum
Work done · energy stores and transfers · kinetic, gravitational and elastic potential energy · power · efficiency.
Open module →Led by Galileo Galilei Simulacrum
Transport safety and momentum · energy resources (fossil, nuclear, renewable) · the solar system · life cycle of stars · red shift and the Big Bang.
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