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Cover -- Book title -- Contents -- Introduction -- Topic 1 General physics -- Measuring length, volume and time -- Speed, velocity and acceleration -- Mass and weight -- Forces and change of size and shape -- Turning effect and equilibrium -- Centre of mass -- Scalars and vectors -- Momentum -- Energy -- Energy sources -- Work, power and efficiency -- Pressure -- Topic 2 Thermal physics -- Kinetic theory of molecules -- Gas pressure -- Expansion of solids, liquids and gases -- Measurement of temperature -- Thermal capacity and specific heat capacity -- Changes of state -- Conduction, convection and radiation -- Topic 3 Waves -- Waves -- Light -- Lenses -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Sound -- Topic 4 Electricity and magnetism -- Magnetism -- Static electricity -- Electric current -- Electromotive force and potential difference -- Resistance -- Electrical energy and power -- Electric circuits -- Digital electronics -- Electromagnetic induction -- Transformers -- Electromagnetism -- The motor effect -- The d.c. motor -- Topic 5 Atomic physics -- Atomic structure -- Radioactivity -- Answers -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- V -- W -- X.