F4 Chp 1

Physical Quantity Base Quantity Derived Quantity Random Error

Scalar Quantity Vector Quantity Consistency Parallax Error
Accuracy Sensitivity Systematic Error

F4 Chp 2

Linear Motion Distance Displacement

Speed Velocity Acceleration
Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s Second Law of Motion Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Inertia Mass Momentum
Principle of Conservation of Elastic Collision Impulsive Force
Momentum
Gravitational Field Gravitational acceleration Free Fall
Gravitational Field Strength Weight Forces in Equilibrium
Work Energy Kinetic Energy
Gravitational Energy Principle of Conservation of Energy Power
Efficiency Elasticity Hooke’s Law

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Pressure Atmospheric pressure Pascal’s Principle

Bernoulli’s Principle Buoyant Force Archimedes’ principle

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Thermal Equilibrium Heat Temperature

Heat Capacity Specific Heat Capacity Latent heat of fusion/vaporisation
Charles’ law Boyles’ law
Pressure law Specific Latent heat of fusion/vaporisation

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Law of reflection Focal Point (lens/mirror) Focal Length (lens/mirror) Apparent depth
Real Image Virtual Image Refraction of Light
Snell’s law Refractive Index Critical Angle
Total Internal reflection Linear Magnification Real Depth

F5 Chp 1

Wave Transverse wave Longitudinal wave

Wavefront Amplitude Period
Frequency Wavelength Damping
Wave speed Natural Frequency Resonance
Refraction Diffraction Principle of Superposition
Constructive Interference Destructive Interference Coherent
Compression Rarefaction Electromagnetic wave
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Electric current is the rate of electric charges flow through a conductor

Electrostatic force / Coulomb’s force – the electric force between two charges
Van de Graff generator- produce a large and continuous supply of electrical charges
An electric field is a region in which an electric charge experiences an electric force
The potential difference between two points in an electric field is defined as the work done or the
energy that would be required to move one coulomb of charge from one point to another.
Ohm’s law states that the current passing through an ideal conductor is directly proportional to the
potential difference between its ends, provided that the temperature and other physical factors of the
conductor are kept constant.
The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor is a measure of the difficulty to pass an electric
current through that conductor. （网上）

The electromotive force (e.m.f.) is the work done by a source by driving a unit of charge around a
complete circuit
e.m.f. of a cell can also be defined as the potential difference across the cell in an open circuit.
In a close circuit, the potential difference across the cell is aka the terminal potential difference.
The internal resistance of a source or cell is the resistance against the moving charge due to the
electrolyte in the cell (RATMC)(rat the mighty challenge)
Power is defined as the rate of electrical energy dissipated or transferred. (into other forms of energy?)
Electrical energy is the energy carried by electrical charges which can be transformed to other forms
of energy by use of an electrical device or appliance.
Series circuit is a circuit where all the components are connected one after the other in one single
path.
A parallel circuit is a circuit where all the components are connected with their corresponding ends
joint together at common points to form separate and parallel path.
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Electromagnet Electromagnetic Induction Lenz’s law

Faraday’s law The National Grid Network Direct Current
Alternating Current Transformer

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Thermionic Emission Semiconductor Intrinsic semiconductor

Doping Half-wave Rectification Full-wave Rectification
Holes Extrinsic Semiconductor Depletion Region
Logic gate