4th edition. — Pearson Australia, 2017. — 420 p. — ISBN 978 1 4886 1127 8.
This book has been fully revised and upgraded to match the content and focus of the VCE Physics Study Design 2017–2021. The book covers Units 3 and 4 in an easy-to-use resource..
Unit 3: How do fields explain motion and electricity?How do things move without contact?Gravity
Electric and magnetic fields
Applications of fields
Review
How are fields used to move electrical energy?Electromagnetic induction and transmission of electricity
Review
How fast can things go?Newtonian theories of motion
Special relativity
The relationship between force, energy and mass
Review
Unit 4: How can two contradictory models explain both light and matter?How can waves explain the behaviour of light? How are light and matter similar?Properties of mechanical waves
The nature of light
Light and matter
Review
Appendix A SI units
Appendix B Understanding measurement
Answers
Acknowledgements
Practical investigationBurrows K., Chapman R., Conibear A., Fry C., Hamilton M., Madden D., Stanger J.