Leaving Certificate Physics Plus

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Tom Tierney

Special advisor: Pat Doyle

A new, exam-focused Leaving Certificate Physics textbook with online student tests and assessment tracker Contains up-to-date material presented in clear, concise and easily understandable language Full-colour diagrams and photographs throughout Chapter 21 Semiconductors You should be able to:

Activities and mandatory experiments are clearly explained

ELECTRICITY

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Calibration curve of a thermometer using the laboratory mercury thermometer as a standard Method 1

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Intrinsic conduction

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Includes a comprehensive selection of exam-style questions, reflecting ten years of Leaving Certificate exam papers

TEMPERATURE AND HEAT

Important terms and additional explanatory information are highlighted

Semiconduction

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A standard thermometer

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Results and conclusions

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Suitable for Ordinary and Higher Level students, it also features: Learning objectives at the start of each chapter

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Sample questions and answers

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Hundreds of follow-up exercises

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An answer section to questions within the book

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An index for easy reference

MECHANICS

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CHAPTER 12 DENSITY DENSITY,, PRESSURE AND MOMENTS

P = ρgh,

How is pressure created in a fluid?

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LIGHT, WAVES AND SOUND

CHAPTER 7 REVISION

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Tom Tierney is a teacher of Physics at Castleknock College in Dublin.

He has a vast amount of experience and is passionate about the subject. He is a member of the Leaving Certificate PDST Physics Group, and author of the hugely popular Revise Wise Physics revision book.

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Each unit features a full revision chapter with: ●

Leaving Certificate and exam-style revision questions

FREE student interactive resources and activities are available online at www.edco.ie/lcphysicsplus

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This comprehensive set of eLearning materials aids exam preparation, homework, study and revision, and helps to test students’ knowledge of the Leaving Certificate Physics course.

Interactive Resources Test Yourself Assessment Tracking: Test yourself

Scoring and feedback reports

Mandatory experiment resources,, allowing students to review experiments outside scheduled lab time, plus a range of interactive revision questions based on the experiments Flashcard definitions and searchable glossary Revise definitions

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A wide range of quizzes and activities by chapter

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Teachers can access the Online Interactive Textbook of Physics Plus at www.edcodigital.ie, the student revision site at www.edco.ie/lcphysicsplus and also gain access to a bank of free digital resources, including: ●

PowerPoints for each chapter with sample questions and answers

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Weblinks

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Diagrams from the book on separate PDFs

The Educational Company of Ireland If you would like a sample copy or to view our e-books please contact your local representative, or Ph: 01-4500611, Fax: 01-4500993, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie Physics flyer(14).indd 4

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