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Systematic errors

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Result in all readings or measurements being always smaller or larger than the true value by a fixed amount

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Random errors

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Results in readings or measurements being scattered about a mean value. These errors have equal probability of being positive or negative

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Accuracy

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degree of closeness of the mean value of the measurements to the true value
it is affected by systematic error

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Precision

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degree of agreement between repeated measurements of the same quantity
it is affected by random error

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Newtons first law

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every object continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless an external resultant force acts upon it

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Newtons second law

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rate of change of momentum of a body is proportional to the resultant force acting on it and the change occurs in the direction of the force

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Newtons third law

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if body A exerts a force on body B, then body B exerts an equal but opposite force on body A

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Principle of conservation of momentum

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when a system of bodies interact the total momentum of the system remains constant provided no net external force acts on it

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Impulse

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product of the force acting on an object and the time for which the force acts

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Momentum

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product of the mass of an object and its velocity

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Hookes law

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extension of a spring is proportional to the applied force if the limit of proportionality is not exceeded

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Centre of gravity

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point through which the line of action of the entire weight of a body appears to act

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Pressure

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normal force acting per unit area, where the force is acting at right angles to the area

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Upthrust

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vertical upwards force exerted on a body by a fluid when it is fully or partially submerged in the fluid due to the difference in fluid pressure

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Principle of floatation

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For an object floating in equilibrium, the upthrust is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the weight of the object

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Moment

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of a force about a point is defined as the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action of the force

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Principle of moments

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For a body in rotational equilibrium, the sumo f all the clockwise moments about any axis must equal the sum of all the anticlockwise moments about the same axis

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Work done

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by a constant force is the product of the force and the displacement in the direction of the force

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Energy

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the capacity to do work

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Law of conservation of energy

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energy cannot be created or destroyed. it can only be converted from one form to another

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Power

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rate of work done or energy conversion with respect to time

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Angular displacement

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angle an object makes with respect to a reference line

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Angular velocity

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rate of change of its angular displacement wrt time

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Period

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time taken for an object/particle of a wave to make 1 complete revolution/oscillation

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Frequency
number of revolutions/oscillations made per unit time
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Newtons law of gravitation
states that 2 point masses attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
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Gravitational field
region of space in which a mass placed in that region experiences a gravitational force
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Gravitational field strength
at a point in space is defined as the g force experienced per unit mass at that point
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Gravitational potential energy
of a mass at a point in a g field is the work done by an external force in bringing the mass from infinity to that point
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Escape velocity
minimum speed needed for the object to just escape from the g influence of a massive body
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Gravitational potential
at a point in a g field is the work done per unit mass by an external force in bringing a small test mass from infinity to that point
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Geostationary satellite
remains in a fixed position in the sky when viewed from any location on Earths surface
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Simple Harmonic motion
motion of a particle about a fixed point such that its acceleration is proportional to its displacement from the fixed point and is always directed towards the point
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Angular frequency
rate of change of phase angle of the oscillation and is equal to the product of 2pi and its frequency
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Amplitude
magnitude of the max displacement of the particle (in a wave) from its eqm position
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Free oscillation
occurs when an object oscillates with no resistive and driving forces acting on it. its total energy and amplitude remain constant with time
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Forces oscillations
body is subjected to a periodic external driving force and made to oscillate at the frequency of the driving force, which may not be its natural frequency
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Resonance
System responds at max amplitude to an external driving force. this occurs when the freq of the driving force is equal to the natural freq of the driving system
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Progressive waves
transports energy from one point to another in the direction of wave propagation
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Displacement
distance in a specific direction of a particle of a wave from its eqm position
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Phase angle
angle that gives a measure of the fraction of a cycle that has been completed by an oscillating particle or by a wave (e pi is one full oscillation)
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Phase difference
between 2 particles in a wave/between 2 waves at a point is a measure of the fraction of a cycle which one is ahead of the other
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Wavefront
line or surface joining points on a wave that are in phase (wave travels perpendicular to the wavefront)
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Intensity
rate of transfer of energy per unit area normal to the direction of the energy transfer of the wave
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Transverse wave
particles oscillate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
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Longitudinal waves
particles oscillate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transfer
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Polarisation
oscillations of the wave particles in a transverse wave are restricted to one direction only and this direction is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
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Malus Law
intensity of a beam of plane polarised light after passing through a polariser varies with the square of the cosine of the angle through which the polariser is rotated from the position that gives max intensity
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Superposition
when 2 or more waves of the same type meet at a point in space, the resultant displacement at that point is equal to the vector sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point
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Stationary waves
result of the superposition of 2 progressive waves of the same type, frequency, amplitude and speed, travelling along the same line but in opposite directions
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Antinode
point in a stationary wave where amplitude is the max
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Node
point in a stationary wave where amplitude is 0
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Diffraction
bending of waves after passing through an aperture or round an obstacle
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Coherence
waves are coherent when they have a constant phase difference (same freq)
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Interference
superposition of 2 or more waves to give a resultant wave whose resultant amplitude is given by the principle of superposition
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Constructive interference
when 2 coherent waves arrive at the same point with a phase difference of 0 to produce a maximum
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Destructive interference
when 2 coherent waves arrive at the same point with a phase difference of pi to produce a minimum
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Path difference
diff in the distance that each wave travels from its source to the point where they meet
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Rayleigh criterion
states that 2 images are just resolved by an aperture when the central max of the diffraction pattern of 1 image falls on the 1st minimum of the diffraction pattern of the other image

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