Advanced Physics Tom Duncan

Advanced Physics Fifth Edition Tom Duncan

Tom Duncan's Advanced Physics is firmly established as the leading textbook for those studying Physics at Advanced level or as part of a vocational course. This fully updated fifth edition has been produced to ensure complete coverage of the new AS and A level specifications.

New features

• use of full colour throughout
• revisions to the content to reflect the new specifications
• a new chapter on Cosmology and Astrophysics
• a revised chapter on Mathematics for Physics
• revised text and new photographs to reflect current knowledge and applications
• examples of the use of spreadsheets and dataloggers in Physics laboratories
• updated examination questions from recent past papers

Key features

• clear text and illustrations that provide thorough, yet accessible, information
• highlighted key laws or principles, and worked examples to support private study
• objective-type revision questions, with answers, at the end of each section to test understanding
• examination questions at the end of each chapter to prepare students for assessment

The author Tom Duncan is the well-known author of many bestselling Physics and Electronics books, including GCSE Physics and Physics for Today and Tomorrow.

The author has been assisted in this edition by Dr Heather Kennett, who teaches Physics at tertiary level and has a special interest in the use of computers in Physics laboratory classes, and by Jonathan Ling, a former teacher with a wide-ranging involvement in PhysicS education at school level and beyond.