TURNING POINTS IN PHYSICS - AQA A-Level Physics Bundle

This bundle is a complete overview of the "Turning Points in Physics” (3.12) section of the AQA A-Level Physics Specification. It contains a comprehensive overview of the following topics:

3.12.1 The discovery of the electron (A-level only):

• 3.12.1.1 Cathode rays (A-level only)
• 3.12.1.2 Thermionic emission of electrons (A-level only)
• 3.12.1.3 Specific charge of the electron (A-level only)
• 3.12.1.4 Principle of Millikan’s determination of the electronic charge, e (A-level only)

3.12.2 Wave-particle duality (A-level only):

• 3.12.2.1 Newton’s corpuscular theory of light (A-level only)
• 3.12.2.2 Significance of Young’s double slits experiment (A-level only)
• 3.12.2.3 Electromagnetic waves (A-level only)
• 3.12.2.4 The discovery of photoelectricity (A-level only)
• 3.12.2.5 Wave–particle duality (A-level only)
• 3.12.2.6 Electron microscopes (A-level only)

3.12.3 Special relativity (A-level only):

• 3.12.3.1 The Michelson-Morley experiment (A-level only)
• 3.12.3.2 Einstein’s theory of special relativity (A-level only)
• 3.12.3.3 Time dilation (A-level only)
• 3.12.3.4 Length contraction (A-level only)
• 3.12.3.5 Mass and energy (A-level only)

Each document contains a comprehensive overview of its respective topics, equipped with detailed explanations, diagrams and illustrations, and a summary of each lesson.

All information students will ever need for this section is contained within this bundle.