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Flashcards for AQA A-level Physics (7408), split by the specification's numbered sections in order, 3.1 through 3.8, then one subdeck per option: Astrophysics, Medical physics, Engineering physics, Turning points in physics and Electronics. A separate subdeck covers all twelve required practicals. Equation cards say whether the equation is on the data and formulae booklet or must be recalled. Delete or suspend the option subdecks your course does not take.

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  • 3.1 Measurements and their errors67 cards
    • 3.1.1 Use of SI units and their prefixes30 cards
    • 3.1.2 Limitation of physical measurements32 cards
    • 3.1.3 Estimation of physical quantities5 cards
  • 3.2 Particles and radiation147 cards
    • 3.2.1.1 Constituents of the atom24 cards
    • 3.2.1.2 Stable and unstable nuclei9 cards
    • 3.2.1.3 Particles, antiparticles and photons24 cards
    • 3.2.1.4 Particle interactions7 cards
    • 3.2.1.5 Classification of particles29 cards
    • 3.2.1.6 Quarks and antiquarks21 cards
    • 3.2.1.7 Applications of conservation laws3 cards
    • 3.2.2.1 The photoelectric effect12 cards
    • 3.2.2.2 Collisions of electrons with atoms9 cards
    • 3.2.2.3 Energy levels and photon emission3 cards
    • 3.2.2.4 Wave-particle duality6 cards
  • 3.3 Waves89 cards
    • 3.3.1.1 Progressive waves21 cards
    • 3.3.1.2 Longitudinal and transverse waves13 cards
    • 3.3.1.3 Superposition and stationary waves15 cards
    • 3.3.2.1 Interference13 cards
    • 3.3.2.2 Diffraction9 cards
    • 3.3.2.3 Refraction at a plane surface18 cards
  • 3.4 Mechanics and materials109 cards
    • 3.4.1.1 Scalars and vectors12 cards
    • 3.4.1.2 Moments11 cards
    • 3.4.1.3 Motion along a straight line14 cards
    • 3.4.1.4 Projectile motion7 cards
    • 3.4.1.5 Newton's laws of motion10 cards
    • 3.4.1.6 Momentum16 cards
    • 3.4.1.7 Work, energy and power7 cards
    • 3.4.1.8 Conservation of energy6 cards
    • 3.4.2.1 Bulk properties of solids22 cards
    • 3.4.2.2 The Young modulus4 cards
  • 3.5 Electricity66 cards
    • 3.5.1.1 Basics of electricity7 cards
    • 3.5.1.2 Current-voltage characteristics10 cards
    • 3.5.1.3 Resistivity9 cards
    • 3.5.1.4 Circuits16 cards
    • 3.5.1.5 Potential divider9 cards
    • 3.5.1.6 Electromotive force and internal resistance15 cards
  • 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics88 cards
    • 3.6.1.1 Circular motion10 cards
    • 3.6.1.2 Simple harmonic motion12 cards
    • 3.6.1.3 Simple harmonic systems11 cards
    • 3.6.1.4 Forced vibrations and resonance8 cards
    • 3.6.2.1 Thermal energy transfer14 cards
    • 3.6.2.2 Ideal gases16 cards
    • 3.6.2.3 Molecular kinetic theory model17 cards
  • 3.7 Fields and their consequences120 cards
    • 3.7.1 Fields5 cards
    • 3.7.2.1 Newton's law of gravitation4 cards
    • 3.7.2.2 Gravitational field strength4 cards
    • 3.7.2.3 Gravitational potential11 cards
    • 3.7.2.4 Orbits of planets and satellites12 cards
    • 3.7.3.1 Coulomb's law5 cards
    • 3.7.3.2 Electric field strength7 cards
    • 3.7.3.3 Electric potential9 cards
    • 3.7.4.1 Capacitance4 cards
    • 3.7.4.2 Parallel plate capacitor8 cards
    • 3.7.4.3 Energy stored by a capacitor3 cards
    • 3.7.4.4 Capacitor charge and discharge8 cards
    • 3.7.5.1 Magnetic flux density6 cards
    • 3.7.5.2 Moving charges in a magnetic field4 cards
    • 3.7.5.3 Magnetic flux and flux linkage7 cards
    • 3.7.5.4 Electromagnetic induction7 cards
    • 3.7.5.5 Alternating currents7 cards
    • 3.7.5.6 The operation of a transformer9 cards
  • 3.8 Nuclear physics89 cards
    • 3.8.1.1 Rutherford scattering3 cards
    • 3.8.1.2 Alpha, beta and gamma radiation11 cards
    • 3.8.1.3 Radioactive decay24 cards
    • 3.8.1.4 Nuclear instability8 cards
    • 3.8.1.5 Nuclear radius7 cards
    • 3.8.1.6 Mass and energy18 cards
    • 3.8.1.7 Induced fission15 cards
    • 3.8.1.8 Safety aspects3 cards
  • 3.9 Astrophysics101 cards
    • 3.9.1.1 Astronomical refracting telescope6 cards
    • 3.9.1.2 Reflecting telescopes9 cards
    • 3.9.1.3 Radio, infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray telescopes3 cards
    • 3.9.1.4 Advantages of large diameter telescopes7 cards
    • 3.9.2.1 Classification by luminosity6 cards
    • 3.9.2.2 Absolute magnitude6 cards
    • 3.9.2.3 Classification by temperature, black-body radiation13 cards
    • 3.9.2.4 Stellar spectral classes10 cards
    • 3.9.2.5 The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram6 cards
    • 3.9.2.6 Supernovae, neutron stars and black holes15 cards
    • 3.9.3.1 The Doppler effect3 cards
    • 3.9.3.2 Hubble's law6 cards
    • 3.9.3.3 Quasars5 cards
    • 3.9.3.4 Detection of exoplanets6 cards
  • 3.10 Medical physics138 cards
    • 3.10.1.1 Physics of vision8 cards
    • 3.10.1.2 Defects of vision and their correction14 cards
    • 3.10.2.1 Ear as a sound detection system3 cards
    • 3.10.2.2 Sensitivity and frequency response11 cards
    • 3.10.2.3 Defects of hearing4 cards
    • 3.10.3.1 Simple ECG machines and the normal ECG waveform4 cards
    • 3.10.4.1 Ultrasound imaging14 cards
    • 3.10.4.2 Fibre optics and endoscopy8 cards
    • 3.10.4.3 Magnetic resonance (MR) scanner5 cards
    • 3.10.5.1 The physics of diagnostic X-rays9 cards
    • 3.10.5.2 Image detection and enhancement11 cards
    • 3.10.5.3 Absorption of X-rays9 cards
    • 3.10.5.4 CT scanner6 cards
    • 3.10.6.1 Radionuclide imaging techniques10 cards
    • 3.10.6.2 Physical, biological and effective half-life7 cards
    • 3.10.6.3 Gamma camera4 cards
    • 3.10.6.4 Use of high-energy X-rays4 cards
    • 3.10.6.5 Use of radioactive implants4 cards
    • 3.10.6.6 Imaging comparisons3 cards
  • 3.11 Engineering physics69 cards
    • 3.11.1.1 Concept of moment of inertia5 cards
    • 3.11.1.2 Rotational kinetic energy5 cards
    • 3.11.1.3 Rotational motion9 cards
    • 3.11.1.4 Torque and angular acceleration3 cards
    • 3.11.1.5 Angular momentum5 cards
    • 3.11.1.6 Work and power3 cards
    • 3.11.2.1 First law of thermodynamics4 cards
    • 3.11.2.2 Non-flow processes10 cards
    • 3.11.2.3 The p-V diagram3 cards
    • 3.11.2.4 Engine cycles10 cards
    • 3.11.2.5 The second law and engines6 cards
    • 3.11.2.6 Reversed heat engines6 cards
  • 3.12 Turning points in physics67 cards
    • 3.12.1.1 Cathode rays3 cards
    • 3.12.1.2 Thermionic emission of electrons4 cards
    • 3.12.1.3 Specific charge of the electron3 cards
    • 3.12.1.4 Millikan's determination of the electronic charge7 cards
    • 3.12.2.1 Newton's corpuscular theory of light3 cards
    • 3.12.2.2 Significance of Young's double-slit experiment3 cards
    • 3.12.2.3 Electromagnetic waves6 cards
    • 3.12.2.4 The discovery of photoelectricity6 cards
    • 3.12.2.5 Wave-particle duality3 cards
    • 3.12.2.6 Electron microscopes5 cards
    • 3.12.3.1 The Michelson-Morley experiment3 cards
    • 3.12.3.2 Einstein's theory of special relativity4 cards
    • 3.12.3.3 Time dilation6 cards
    • 3.12.3.4 Length contraction5 cards
    • 3.12.3.5 Mass and energy6 cards
  • 3.13 Electronics127 cards
    • 3.13.1.1 MOSFET9 cards
    • 3.13.1.2 Zener diode5 cards
    • 3.13.1.3 Photodiode4 cards
    • 3.13.1.4 Hall effect sensor4 cards
    • 3.13.2.1 Analogue and digital signals20 cards
    • 3.13.3.1 LC resonance filters7 cards
    • 3.13.3.2 The ideal operational amplifier4 cards
    • 3.13.4.1 Inverting amplifier configuration5 cards
    • 3.13.4.2 Non-inverting amplifier configuration3 cards
    • 3.13.4.3 Summing and difference amplifier configurations4 cards
    • 3.13.4.4 Real operational amplifiers3 cards
    • 3.13.5.1 Combinational logic17 cards
    • 3.13.5.2 Sequential logic11 cards
    • 3.13.5.3 Astables6 cards
    • 3.13.6.1 Principles of communication systems3 cards
    • 3.13.6.2 Transmission media8 cards
    • 3.13.6.3 Time-division multiplexing4 cards
    • 3.13.6.4 Amplitude and frequency modulation10 cards
  • Required practicals96 cards
    • Required practical 1: Stationary waves on a string9 cards
    • Required practical 2: Interference (Young's slits and diffraction grating)8 cards
    • Required practical 3: g by a free-fall method8 cards
    • Required practical 4: The Young modulus9 cards
    • Required practical 5: Resistivity of a wire8 cards
    • Required practical 6: EMF and internal resistance7 cards
    • Required practical 7: Simple harmonic motion8 cards
    • Required practical 8: Boyle's law and Charles's law9 cards
    • Required practical 9: Charge and discharge of capacitors7 cards
    • Required practical 10: Force on a current-carrying wire7 cards
    • Required practical 11: Search coil and flux linkage8 cards
    • Required practical 12: Inverse-square law for gamma radiation8 cards

Some of its cards

  • Inertial frame of reference
    A frame of reference that is not accelerating, in which Newton's first law holds
  • What is the equation for Hubble's law?
    v=Hdv = Hd
  • What does an ECG machine measure?
    The small electrical potential differences on the skin produced by the heart's electrical activity
  • The rate of flow of charge
    Electric current
  • What equation defines average velocity?
    v=ΔsΔtv = \dfrac{\Delta s}{\Delta t}
  • In Millikan's experiment, what is the condition for a charged oil droplet to be held stationary between two horizontal charged plates?
    QVd=mg\dfrac{QV}{d} = mg
  • What is the total resistance of resistors connected in series?
    RT=R1+R2+R3+…R_T = R_1 + R_2 + R_3 + \ldots
  • What is one parsec, in metres?
    3.08×10163.08 \times 10^{16} m
  • A particle that is subject to the strong interaction
    Hadron
  • How does the X-ray tube move during a CT scan?
    It rotates around the patient, taking measurements from many different angles

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