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A-level Physics revision posters

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Astrophysics

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  The astronomical refracting telescopeDownload
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  Reflecting telescopesDownload
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  Telescopes beyond the visibleDownload
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  Resolving power, collecting power and the CCDDownload
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  The apparent magnitude scaleDownload
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  Stellar distances and absolute magnitudeDownload
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  Black-body radiation and spectral classesDownload
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  The HR diagram and the life of Sun-like starsDownload
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  Supernovae, neutron stars and black holesDownload
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  The Doppler effect and red shiftDownload
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  Hubble's law and the Big BangDownload
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  QuasarsDownload
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  Detecting exoplanetsDownload

Capacitance

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  Capacitors and the dielectricDownload
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  Energy stored and capacitor combinationsDownload
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  Charging and dischargingDownload
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  The time constant and exponential decayDownload

Electric fields

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  Coulomb's law and electric field strengthDownload
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  Electric potentialDownload
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  Comparing electric and gravitational fieldsDownload

Electricity

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  Current, charge and potential differenceDownload
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  Charge carriers, drift speed and resistanceDownload
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  Current-voltage characteristicsDownload
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  Resistivity and temperatureDownload
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  Light-dependent resistors and superconductivityDownload
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  Circuit symbols and Kirchhoff's lawsDownload
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  Series, parallel and powerDownload
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  The potential divider and its outputDownload
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  Sensing circuits and the potentiometerDownload
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  EMF and internal resistanceDownload

Electronics

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  The MOSFET as a switchDownload
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  Zener diodes and semiconductor sensorsDownload
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  Tuned circuits and the Q factorDownload
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  Band-pass, band-stop and RC filtersDownload
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  The ideal op-amp and the comparatorDownload
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  Negative feedback amplifiersDownload
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  Summing and difference amplifiersDownload
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  Combinational logicDownload
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  Flip-flops, counters and clocksDownload
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  Modulation and PCMDownload
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  Radio propagation and data securityDownload

Engineering physics

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  Rotational motion and the angular equationsDownload
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  Moment of inertia and rotational kinetic energyDownload
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  Torque and angular accelerationDownload
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  Angular momentum and rotational powerDownload
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  The first law of thermodynamicsDownload
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  Non-flow processes and p-V diagramsDownload
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  Heat engines and their efficiencyDownload
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  Heat pumps and combined heat and powerDownload

Gravitational fields

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  The field conceptDownload
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  Newton's law of gravitationDownload
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  Gravitational potentialDownload
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  Orbits and satellitesDownload

Magnetic fields

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  Magnetic flux density and the force on a wireDownload
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  Force on a moving chargeDownload
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  Magnetic flux and flux linkageDownload
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  Electromagnetic induction: Faraday and LenzDownload
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  Alternating currentsDownload
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  Rectification and smoothingDownload
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  TransformersDownload

Materials

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  Density and Hooke's lawDownload
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  The Young modulusDownload
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  Fluids and viscosityDownload

Measurements

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  SI base and derived unitsDownload
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  Prefixes, labels and unit conversionsDownload
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  Uncertainty and errorDownload
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  Estimation and orders of magnitudeDownload

Mechanics

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  Scalars and vectorsDownload
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  Moments and equilibriumDownload
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  Motion graphs and SUVATDownload
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  Projectile motionDownload
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  Newton's laws of motionDownload
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  Mass and weightDownload
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  Drag and terminal speedDownload
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  Momentum and impulseDownload
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  Work, energy and powerDownload
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  Conservation of energyDownload

Medical physics

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  Ultrasound imagingDownload
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  MR scanning and the endoscopeDownload
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  The physics of diagnostic X-raysDownload
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  X-ray detectors and CT scanningDownload
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  Radionuclide imaging and the gamma cameraDownload
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  PET scanning and radiotherapyDownload
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  The eye as an optical systemDownload
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  Defects of vision and their correctionDownload
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  The ear and the transmission of soundDownload
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  Intensity, loudness and the decibel scaleDownload
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  Biological measurementDownload

Nuclear physics

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  Rutherford scattering and the nuclear modelDownload
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  Alpha, beta and gamma radiationDownload
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  Radioactive decay and the decay constantDownload
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  Half-life and nuclear instabilityDownload
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  Nuclear radius and densityDownload
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  Mass-energy and binding energyDownload
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  Fission and fusionDownload
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  Nuclear reactors and safetyDownload

Particles

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  Constituents of the atomDownload
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  Stable and unstable nucleiDownload
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  Antimatter and photonsDownload
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  Particle interactions and exchange particlesDownload
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  Classification of particlesDownload
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  Quarks and antiquarksDownload
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  Decays at quark levelDownload
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  Conservation lawsDownload
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  Energy, momentum and particle tracksDownload

Periodic motion

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  Circular motionDownload
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  Simple harmonic motionDownload
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  The mass on a spring and the simple pendulumDownload
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  Energy in an oscillation and dampingDownload
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  Forced vibrations and resonanceDownload

Quantum phenomena

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  The photoelectric effectDownload
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  The photoelectric graph and measuring hDownload
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  Collisions of electrons with atomsDownload
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  Energy levels and photon emissionDownload
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  Wave-particle dualityDownload

Thermal physics

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  Internal energy and changes of stateDownload
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  Specific heat capacity and latent heatDownload
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  Ideal gases and the gas lawsDownload
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  The kinetic theory model and its derivationDownload
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  What temperature means for a gasDownload

Turning points

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  Cathode rays and the electron gunDownload
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  The specific charge of the electronDownload
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  Millikan's oil drop experimentDownload
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  Corpuscles, waves and Young's fringesDownload
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  Electromagnetic waves and the speed of lightDownload
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  Quanta and the photoelectric effectDownload
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  Matter waves and electron microscopesDownload
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  The Michelson-Morley experimentDownload
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  Time dilation and muon decayDownload
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  Length contraction, mass and energyDownload

Waves

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  Progressive wavesDownload
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  Longitudinal, transverse and polarisationDownload
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  Polarisation and electromagnetic wavesDownload
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  Stationary wavesDownload
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  Stationary waves in air columnsDownload
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  Refraction and Snell's lawDownload
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  Refraction and total internal reflectionDownload
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  Diffraction at a single slitDownload
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  Young's double-slit experimentDownload
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  Diffraction gratingsDownload
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  Lenses and imagesDownload

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