Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook with CD-ROM (2nd Edition)

Description

This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus (0625) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016.

Written by highly experienced author and teacher, Cambridge IGCSE Physics: Coursebook with CD-ROM (second edition) gives comprehensive and accessible coverage of the syllabus content.

Suggestions for practical activities are included, designed to help develop the required experimental skills, with full guidance included on the CD-ROM. Study tips throughout the text, exam-style questions at the end of each chapter and a host of revision and practice material on the CD-ROM are designed to help students prepare for their examinations. Answers to the exam-style questions in the Coursebook are provided on the CD-ROM. Mac users please note that CD-ROMS don’t autostart when used with Macs they will need to be started manually. If you have any queries please visit our customer support page or contact customer services.

Key Features

• Full coverage of all syllabus content.
• Definitions of key terms.
• Comprehensive support for exam preparation with study tips, revision guidance, checklists, self-assessment tests and model exam papers.
• Ideas for practical activities included in the text with full guidance for teachers and technicians included on the CD-ROM.
• Animations on the CD-ROM to help visualise concepts.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Making measurements
3. Describing motion
4. Forces and motion
5. Turning effects of forces
6. Forces and matter
7. Energy transformations and energy transfers
8. Energy resources
9. Work and power
10. The kinetic model of matter
11. Thermal properties of matter
12. Thermal (heat) energy transfers
13. Sound
14. Light
15. Properties of waves
16. Spectra
17. Magnetism
18. Static electricity
19. Electrical quantities
20. Electric circuits
21. Electromagnetic forces
22. Electromagnetic induction
23. The nuclear atom
24. Radioactivity
25. Answers to questions
26. Appendices
27. Glossary
28. Index
29. Activities
30. Notes on activities for teachers/technicians
31. Self-assessment checklists
32. Answers to end-of-chapter questions
33. Study and revision skills
34. Revision checklists
35. Self-assessment tests
36. Model papers and mark schemes
37. Animations