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Nuffield Physics: Questions Book III
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: Introduction to waves
Section 2: Time intervals
Section 3: Ripple tanks
Section 4: Cameras - pinhole and lens
Section 5: Lenses
Section 6: Rays
Section 7: Magnifying glass, telescope, microscope
Section 8: The eye
Section 9: Ray diagrams and measurements
Section 10: Reflection (plane mirrors)
Section 11: Refraction (plane surfaces)
Section 12: Light particles
Section 13: Interference
Section 14: Waves and rays, speed of light
Section 15: Introductory questions about force and motion
Section 16: Vibrators and tickertape
Section 17: Speed and velocity, acceleration
Section 18: More experiments with tapes and vibrators
Section 19: Motion under balanced forces (or no force)
Section 20: Inertia
Section 21: Movement and forces
Section 22: A 'mixed bag' of experiments
Section 23: Molecules in motion (revision of Year I topics)
Section 24: Balls in motion in tubes, marbles in motion in tray
Section 25: Molecules in motion in gases
Section 26: Temperature, pressure and volume of gases
Section 27: Currents, compasses and filings
Section 28: Permanent magnets and electromagnets
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