Fantastic and detailed presentation covering all the topics needed for Turning Points in A-level Physics. teachingisgood is proud to present this resource with covers examples, history, and the key content needed for Turning Points, along with a few light-hearted jokes here and there!

The presentation is broking down into 3 key chapters:

(1) The discovery of the electron

• Cathode rays
• Thermionic emission
• Specific charge of an electron
• Thomson’s experiments
• Millikan’s oil drop experiment

(2) Wave particle duality

• Newton vs Huygens
• Young’s double slit experiment
• Fizeau’s speed of light experiment
• Maxwell’s EM waves
• Hertz’s radio waves
• Blackbody radiation & ultraviolet catastrophe
• Discovery of photoelectricity

(3) Special relativity
Aethers
Michelson-Morley experiment
Einstein’s theory of special relativity
Time dilation
Length contraction
Relativistic mass
Relativistic energy