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Episode 226: Preparation for Materials Topic

From the Institute of Physics, these resources focus on some important mechanical properties of materials. They provide a good opportunity for calculations using scientific notation as well as unit conversions.

The learning episodes in this series include:

 Episode 227: Hooke’s law

Episode 228: The Young modulus

Episode 229: Stress-strain graphs

The aims of this topic are to enable students to:

1. interpret stress-strain graphs

2. measure the Young modulus of a selection of materials

3. solve problems involving the Young modulus

4. compare materials by comparing their stress-strain graphs.

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