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