Slide Preview for EdExcel Unit 1 - Physics on the Go

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Mechanics: Standard prefixes, SI units, derived units, homogeneity, vector and scalar quantities, displacement-time graphs, velocity-time graphs, acceleration-time graphs, measuring acceleration, motion graphs for a bouncing ball, equations of motion, vertical projection, projectile motion, Newton's laws of motion, resolving vectors, the four types of force, Newton's Force Pairs, free body force diagrams, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, work done, power, conservation of energy. Materials: Density, pressure in fluids, floating, upthrust in fluids, Archimedes' Principle, aerodynamics, laminar flow and turbulent flow, viscosity, Stokes' Law, terminal velocity in fluids, force-extension graphs for springs, rubber and steel, calculating the spring constant, elastic strain energy, stress and strain, the Young Modulus, stress-strain graphs for different wires, hysterisis in rubber, ductility and malleability, example graph questions.