1st Edition

Science Foundations: Physics

By Bryan Milner Copyright 2001

    This title was first published in 2001. The new edition of Science Foundations provides comprehensive coverage of single- and double-award GCSE science. It is fully revised and updated to match the new GCSE specifications, for teaching from September 2001. It contains all the material required for the foundation and higher tiers, with clear progression and explicit differentiation. 'Higher tier only' material is clearly marked in separate spreads. The language level is carefully controlled, with illustrations and layout specifically designed to make the concepts accessible. There are frequent opportunities for students to confirm their understanding of each key idea as it is introduced, via short questions and summary passages on each spread. The books include guidance for students on how to prepare for and answer their GCSE examinations, and a glossary of key words for ease of reference.

    Energy KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: How heat (thermal energy) is transferred; Electricity 1: Transferring energy through space; Energy 2: Reducing the thermal energy loss from buildings; Energy 3: How soon will it pay for itself?; Energy 4: Using the Sun’s energy to heat your home; Energy 5: Making use of electricity; Energy 6: How much electricity do we use?; Energy 7: Paying for electricity; Energy 8: Lifting things with electricity; Energy 9: Measuring power and energy; Energy 10: Energy where you want it; Energy 11: Energy of the sort you want; 12: What happens to all the wasted energy?; Energy KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Energy to make electricity; Energy 13: Using fuels to generate electricity; Energy 14: Comparing fuels for electricity; Energy 15: Generating electricity with water; Energy 16: Generating electricity with wind; Energy 17: Generating electricity from the Sun and the Earth; Energy 18: A review of renewable energy sources; Energy 19: Making electricity generation more efficient; Energy H1: Explaining conduction, convection and radiation; Energy H2 This extends Energy 18 for Higher Tier students: How should we generate our electricity?; Energy H3: Matching electricity supply and demand; Electricity 1: Are you a conductor or an insulator?; Electricity 2: Wiring a three-pin plug; Electricity 3: Some ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ that could save your life; Electricity 4: Why do plugs have fuses?; Electricity 5: V/a.c./d.c./Hz What do they all mean?; Electricity 6: Why is mains electricity a.c.? Why is it 230 volts?; Electricity KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Magnets and electromagnets; Electricity 7: How to make a magnet move a copper wire; Electricity 8: Two important electrical devices; Electricity 9: Electricity that can make your hair stand on end; Electricity 10: Why rubbing things together produces electricity; Electricity 11: Making use of static electricity; Electricity 12: Danger from sparks; Electricity 13: How to produce an electric current; Electricity KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Making a current flow; Electricity 14: Circuit diagrams; Electricity 15: Energy transfer in circuits; Electricity 16: How many ‘batteries’ do I need?; Electricity 17: Connecting several things to the same supply; Electricity 18: Different ways of connecting things in circuits; Electricity 19: How does current change with voltage?; Electricity 20: Measuring resistance; Electricity 21: Resistances that change; Electricity 22: Using electricity to split things up; Electricity H1 This extends Electricity 1 for Higher Tier students: Why metals conduct electricity; Electricity H2 This extends Electricity 6 and 13 for Higher Tier students: More about generators; Electricity H3 This extends Electricity 6 and 13 for Higher Tier students: How transformers work; Electricity H4 This extends Electricity 22 for Higher Tier students: A closer look at electrolysis; Electricity H5 This extends Electricity 15 and H4 for Higher Tier students: A closer look at voltage; Electricity H6 This extends Electricity H3 for Higher Tier students: Transmitting mains electricity efficiently; KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Reflection and refraction; Waves and radiation 1: Why do people say that light and sound are waves?; Waves and radiation 2: Looking at water waves: Part 1; Waves and radiation 3: Looking at water waves: Part 2; Waves and radiation 4: Two types of wave; Waves and radiation 5: Looking at sound waves; Waves and radiation 6: ’Sound’ you can’t hear; KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Why are there different colours of light?; Waves and radiation 7: Waves beyond the ends of the rainbow; Waves and radiation 8: What happens when electromagnetic waves hit things?; Waves and radiation 9: How a doctor can see inside your stomach; Waves and radiation 10: Waves bending round corners; Waves and radiation 11: Using gamma (?) radiation; Waves and radiation 12: Using X-rays; Waves and radiation 13: Using ultraviolet (UV) radiation; Waves and radiation 14: Using infrared (IR) radiation; Waves and radiation 15: Using microwaves; Waves and radiation 16: Using radio waves; Waves and radiation 17: Why is everything going digital?; Waves and radiation 18: Radiation that harms your body; Waves and radiation 19: How much harmful radiation do you get?; Waves and radiation 20: How safe are mobile phones?; Waves and radiation 21: Investigating radioactive substances; Waves and radiation 22: Alpha, beta, gamma: which is most dangerous?; Waves and radiation 24: How fast do radioactive substances decay?; Waves and radiation 24: Using radioactive substances safely; Waves and radiation 25: What are atoms made of?; Waves and radiation 26: Why are some atoms radioactive?; Waves and radiation H1 This extends Waves and radiation 4 for Higher Tier students: Looking inside the Earth; Waves and radiation H2 This extends Waves and radiation 6 for Higher Tier students: Using ultrasound to detect flaws; Waves and radiation H3 This extends Waves and radiation 17 for Higher Tier students: Why digital signals don’t deteriorate; Waves and radiation H4 This extends Waves and radiation 23 and 24 for Higher Tier students: More ways of using radioactive materials; Waves and radiation H5 This extends Waves and radiation 22 and 26 for Higher Tier students: A closer look at radioactive decay; Forces 1: What makes things stand still; Forces 2: Why do objects slow down?; Forces KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Taking the rough with the smooth; Forces 3: Stop that car!; Force 4: Travelling at speed; Forces KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: The light of day, the dark of night; KS3C Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Patterns in the sky; Forces 5: Distant suns; KS3D Ideas you need from Key Stage 3: Why do planets look like stars?; Forces 6: Why do the planets orbit the Sun?; Forces 7: Satellites; Forces 8: More about orbits; Forces 9: The Universe; Forces 10: Is there life elsewhere in the Universe?; Forces 11: SETI – the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence; Forces 12: The life history of a star; Forces 13: Lose weiaht – become an astronaut; Forces 14: Acceleration helps to win races; Forces 15: Sport and transport – a lot of pushing and pulling; Forces 16: Speed limits; Forces 17: All in a day’s work; Forces H1: How did the Universe begin?; Forces H2: Second generation stars and black holes; Forces H3 This extends Forces 14 for Higher Tier students: More about speed and acceleration; Forces H4 This extends Forces 15 for Higher Tier students: Experiments in space; Forces H5 This extends Forces 17 for Higher Tier students: A closer look at kinetic energy

    Biography

    Bryan Milner