Practical Physics
A Collection of Experiments for Upper Forms of Schools and Colleges Together with the Relevant Theory

Originally published in 1950, this book was designed to practically teach upper-level school students the properties and behaviours of materials in elementary physics.

Cyril Ashford (Author)

9781107586284, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 December 2015

188 pages
20.3 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm, 0.22 kg

Originally published in 1950, this book was designed to practically teach upper-level school students the properties and behaviours of materials in elementary physics. The book is divided into three principal sections, 'Mechanics,' 'Light' and 'Heat', and presents a collection of theories, experiments and observations on each topic. Notably, the experiments are based on previously set examination questions and include 'Torsional oscillations of a suspended bar', 'Oblique incidence on a lens' and 'Resistance of a stretched wire'. Linear equations and diagrams are included throughout to support the text, and an introduction is also provided. This book will be of great value to researchers and scholars of physics and to anyone with an interest in the history of education.

Note J. L. Brereton
Preface
Introduction. The reduction of observations
Part I. Mechanics: 1. Stretched elastic string, I
2. Stretched elastic string, II
3. Rigid pendulum
4. Simple pendulum
5. Bending of a lath, I
6. Bending of a lath, II
7. Bending of a lath, III
8. Compound pendulum
9. Resonance
10. Bifilar suspension
11. Torsional oscillations of a suspended bar
12. Moments of inertia
13. Effects of fluid friction
14. Measurement of viscosity of water
15. Steady flow through a siphon
16. Emptying a vessel of liquid
17. Measurement of surface tension
Part II. Light: 18. Critical angle
19. Wave fronts
20. Planning for agency
21. Newton's lens formula
22. Lens and plane mirror
23. Focal length of a convex mirror
24. Lens formula for a concave lens
25. Focal length of a concave lens
26. Oblique incidence on a lens
27. Focal lines
28. Focal length of a compound lens, I
29. Focal length of a compound lens, II
30. Principal points of a compound lens
31. Camera lens giving variable magnification
32. Telescopes
33. Thick lenses in contact
Part III. Heat and Electricity: 34. Change of viscosity with temperature
35. Cooling graphs
36. Thermal capacity of a vacuum flask
37. Newton's law of cooling
38. Immersion heater
39. Change of resistance with temperature
40. Resistance of a coil carrying a current
41. Resistance of a voltameter
42. Resistances in parallel
43. Errors due to inadequate voltameter resistance
44. Resistance of a stretched wire
45. E.M.F. in galvanometer circuit of a Wheatstone's bridge, I
46. E.M.F. in galvanometer circuit of a Wheatstone's bridge, II
47. E.M.F. in galvanometer circuit of a Wheatstone's bridge, III
48. Kirchhoff's laws
49. Uniformity of a bridge wire
50. Effect of an oblique magnet on a magnetometer
Appendix A. Parallax methods with lenses
Appendix B. Thick lenses
Appendix C. Bending of a beam
Index.

Subject Areas: Physics [PH]