Grade 9/10 GCSE, HSC

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These physics tutorials relate to content in the GCSE physics syllabus i.e. for high school students in grades 9 and 10. Pick from the topics below.

Solids, Liquids and Gases

• Basics of Solids, Liquids and Gases
• Density

Motion

• An Introduction to Speed
• Distance-Time Graphs
• Distance-Time Graphs #2: Return Journeys
• Scalar and Vector Measurements
  • Related: What are Scalars and Vectors
• Distance and Displacement: What are they and What's the difference?
• Speed vs Velocity
• Acceleration
  • Acceleration and Deceleration
• Velocity-Time Graphs
  • Mixed Velocity-Time Graphs

Forces

• What are Forces?
• Newton units
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Newton's Laws of Motion
• Newton's First Law of Motion
• Newton's Second Law of Motion
• Newton's Third Law of Motion
• Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
• Work and Energy (introduction only)
• Energy Transfer
• Calculation tutorial : Work done walking vs. running
• Power
• Energy Rating
• Different Types of Forces
• Contact Forces
• Applied, Contact and Normal Forces
• Friction
• Air resistance and Terminal Velocity
• Deforming Forces
• Variations in Elastic Reversible Deformation
• Hooke's Law
• Elastic Potential Energy
• Turning Forces
• Balancing Moments
• Levers
• Different types of Levers
• Mechanical and Velocity Ratios
• Pressure
• Non-Contact Forces
• Gravity (or Gravitational forces)
• Gravitational Constant
• Gravitational Force vs Weight
• Weight vs mass
• Gravitational Pull on Earth
• Electromagnetism (still to come)