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Physics
Pre-University

Grades 11–12 · A-Level, IB, JEE

Lower SecondaryUpper SecondaryPre-UniversityUniversity Foundations

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Mechanics Advanced

Kinematics with Calculus0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Velocity and acceleration as derivativescoming soon
  2. 02Kinematics problems using calculuscoming soon
  3. 03Non-uniform acceleration — the full treatmentcoming soon
Forces with Calculus0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Forces as vectors — resolving in 2D and 3Dcoming soon
  2. 02Newton's second law — ΣF=ma in vector formcoming soon
  3. 03Variable forces — using F=ma with calculuscoming soon
Energy Advanced0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Work done by a variable force — the integralcoming soon
  2. 02Power and energy in continuous processescoming soon
  3. 03Conservation of energy in complex systemscoming soon
Rotational Mechanics0 of 4 ready
  1. 01Torque and angular accelerationcoming soon
  2. 02Moment of inertia — for different shapescoming soon
  3. 03Rotational kinetic energy — half I omega squaredcoming soon
  4. 04Angular momentum and its conservationcoming soon
Gravitation Advanced0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Gravitational potential — U equals minus GMm over rcoming soon
  2. 02Orbital mechanics — speed period energycoming soon
  3. 03Gravitational field and potential for shells and spherescoming soon
Simple Harmonic Motion0 of 5 ready
  1. 01What is SHM — restoring force proportional to displacementcoming soon
  2. 02SHM equations — x v a as functions of timecoming soon
  3. 03Energy in SHM — kinetic and potentialcoming soon
  4. 04The simple pendulum and mass-spring systemcoming soon
  5. 05Damped and forced oscillations — resonancecoming soon

Thermal and Statistical Physics

Kinetic Theory Advanced0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Deriving pressure from molecular collisionscoming soon
  2. 02Temperature and mean kinetic energycoming soon
  3. 03The Maxwell speed distributioncoming soon
Thermodynamics0 of 4 ready
  1. 01The zeroth and first law of thermodynamicscoming soon
  2. 02Isothermal adiabatic isochoric isobaric processescoming soon
  3. 03The second law — entropy always increasescoming soon
  4. 04Carnot cycle and efficiencycoming soon

Waves and Optics

Wave Mechanics0 of 3 ready
  1. 01The wave equation — y equals A sin of kx minus omega tcoming soon
  2. 02Phase difference and path differencecoming soon
  3. 03Intensity — power per unit areacoming soon
Geometric and Physical Optics0 of 4 ready
  1. 01Refraction and Snell's law — full treatmentcoming soon
  2. 02Converging and diverging lenses — ray diagramscoming soon
  3. 03The lens equation and magnificationcoming soon
  4. 04Mirrors — concave and convexcoming soon
Interference and Diffraction0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Single slit diffraction — the pattern explainedcoming soon
  2. 02Diffraction grating — sharp fringescoming soon
  3. 03Thin film interference — Newton's rings and soap filmscoming soon

Electromagnetism

Electric Fields and Capacitors0 of 5 ready
  1. 01Electric field and potential — the relationshipcoming soon
  2. 02Electric potential near a point chargecoming soon
  3. 03Motion of charges in electric fieldscoming soon
  4. 04Capacitors — storing charge and energycoming soon
  5. 05Charging and discharging capacitorscoming soon
Magnetic Fields0 of 4 ready
  1. 01Magnetic force on a moving charge — F equals qvB sin thetacoming soon
  2. 02Magnetic force on a current-carrying conductorcoming soon
  3. 03The Hall effect — measuring B and carrier densitycoming soon
  4. 04Sources of magnetic fields — Biot-Savart lawcoming soon
Electromagnetic Induction Advanced0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Faraday's law — full treatmentcoming soon
  2. 02Self-inductance — the inductorcoming soon
  3. 03LRC circuits — oscillations and resonancecoming soon
Maxwells Equations0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Gauss's law for electricity and magnetismcoming soon
  2. 02Faraday's and Ampere's laws — fields creating fieldscoming soon
  3. 03Electromagnetic waves — how they propagatecoming soon

Modern Physics

Quantum Mechanics0 of 3 ready
  1. 01The photoelectric effect — Einstein's explanationcoming soon
  2. 02de Broglie wavelength — matter wavescoming soon
  3. 03Electron diffraction and the double slitcoming soon
Atomic Physics0 of 4 ready
  1. 01Bohr model of the hydrogen atomcoming soon
  2. 02Atomic spectra — emission and absorption linescoming soon
  3. 03Limitations of the Bohr modelcoming soon
  4. 04X-ray production and Moseley's lawcoming soon
Nuclear Physics0 of 4 ready
  1. 01Nuclear binding energy and mass defectcoming soon
  2. 02Nuclear fission — splitting heavy nucleicoming soon
  3. 03Nuclear fusion — combining light nucleicoming soon
  4. 04Radioactive decay series — chains of decaycoming soon

Astrophysics

Stars and HR Diagram0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Stellar luminosity — how bright is a star reallycoming soon
  2. 02The Hertzsprung-Russell diagramcoming soon
  3. 03Stellar evolution — life cycle of a starcoming soon
Cosmology0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Hubble's law — the expanding universecoming soon
  2. 02The Big Bang — evidence and timelinecoming soon
  3. 03Dark matter and dark energy — the missing piecescoming soon