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AQA 3.6 Mechanics and Thermal
Further mechanics topics are covered including circular motion and simple harmonic motion. The second part of this module covers thermal properties of materials, ideal gases and kinetic theory.
3.6.1 Periodic Motion
Angular Terminology - The motion of objects travelling in a circular path
Centripetal Force - The force that causes objects to travel in a circular path
Deriving Centripetal Acceleration - How to derive this important equation
Simple Harmonic Motion - The properties of a system that define it as undergoing SHM
SHM Equations - The equations used when working with simple harmonic motion
Timing SHM - How to accurately time an oscillator
Energy in SHM - Energy in an oscillating system
Resonance - The effect of resonance and how we can lessen these effects with damping
3.6.2 Thermal Physics
Particle Model - Particles and states of matter
Heat - Temperature, heat and internal energy
Changes of State - The energy supplied to a material and its state and temperature
Temperature - How we measure temperature and the absolute thermodynamic scale
Chemistry - A fundamental concept in Chemistry: the mole
Ideal Gases - Their corresponding equations, laws, constants and assumptions
Brownian Motion - The continuous movement of particles, even in stationary objects
Kinetic Theory Equation - How to derive the kinetic theory equation for an ideal gas
Gas Temperature - The relationship between temperature and the kinetic energies of particles
Required Practicals