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Physics Knowledge Guide

The Physics Knowledge Guide covers key concepts in mechanics, waves and oscillations, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and modern physics. It includes fundamental laws, equations, and principles such as Newton's Laws, wave properties, Ohm's Law, the laws of thermodynamics, and concepts from quantum and nuclear physics. This guide serves as a comprehensive overview for understanding essential physics topics.

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Physics Knowledge Guide

The Physics Knowledge Guide covers key concepts in mechanics, waves and oscillations, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and modern physics. It includes fundamental laws, equations, and principles such as Newton's Laws, wave properties, Ohm's Law, the laws of thermodynamics, and concepts from quantum and nuclear physics. This guide serves as a comprehensive overview for understanding essential physics topics.

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Physics Knowledge Guide

1. Mechanics
- Newton's Laws of Motion
1st Law: An object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a force.
2nd Law: F = ma (Force equals mass times acceleration)
3rd Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- Kinematics: Describes motion using displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
- Dynamics: Study of the forces and torques and their effect on motion.
- Energy: Kinetic Energy (KE = 1/2 mv²), Potential Energy (PE = mgh), Conservation of
Energy.
- Momentum: p = mv, Conservation of Momentum in collisions.

2. Waves and Oscillations


- Wave types: Transverse and Longitudinal.
- Key properties: Wavelength, Frequency, Speed, Amplitude.
- Wave Equation: v = fλ (speed = frequency × wavelength).
- Sound: Requires medium, travels faster in solids than gases.
- Light: Travels fastest in a vacuum, exhibits reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference.

3. Electricity and Magnetism


- Ohm’s Law: V = IR (Voltage = Current × Resistance).
- Series and Parallel Circuits.
- Electrical Power: P = VI.
- Magnetic Fields: Produced by moving charges or magnets.
- Electromagnetic Induction: Changing magnetic field induces current (Faraday’s Law).

4. Thermodynamics
- Temperature vs. Heat.
- Laws of Thermodynamics:
1st: Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
2nd: Entropy of an isolated system always increases.
- Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation.
- Specific Heat Capacity: Q = mcΔT.
5. Modern Physics
- Atomic Structure: Electrons orbit nucleus containing protons and neutrons.
- Quantum Physics: Energy is quantized; photons carry energy E = hf.
- Relativity: Time and space are relative; E = mc².
- Nuclear Physics: Radioactivity, Fission, Fusion.

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