The third edition of Physics 2 HSC Course is revised and updated to meet all the requirements of the amended Stage 6 Physics Syllabus for Year 12 students in New South Wales. Written by a team of experienced Physics teachers, this text offers a complete resource with coverage of the core modules as well as three option modules: Quanta to Quarks, Astrophysics and Medical Physics. An additional option topic, The Age of Silicon, is available online. Features * Full colour, high quality illustrations that enhance students' understanding of physics concepts * Clearly written explanations and sample problems * Key terms highlighted and defined within chapters and in a complete glossary * Interest boxes focusing on up-to-date information, current research, issues and developments * Practical activities at the end of each chapter to support the syllabus investigations * Chapter reviews that provide a range of problem-solving and descriptive questions Physics 2 HSC Course 3E is now also supported by eBookPLUS! What are eBookPLUS? Physics 2 HSC Course 3E eBookPLUS is an electronic version of the student textbook as well as a complementary set of targeted digital resources. These flexible and engaging ICT activities are available to you online at the JacarandaPLUS website ( www.jacplus.com.au). Your eBookPLUS resources include: * the entire student textbook in electronic format * HTML links to other useful support material on the internet * Word documents designed for easy customisation and editing * interactive activities and a wealth of ICT resources

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Earth's Gravitational Field Chapter 2: Launching Into Space Chapter 3: Orbiting and Re-Entry Chapter 4: Gravity in the Solar System Chapter 5: Space and Time Chapter 6: The Motor Effect and Dc Electric Motors Chapter 7: Generating Electricity Chapter 8: Generators and Power Chapter 9: Ac Electric Motors Chapter 10: Cathode Rays and the Development of Television Chapter 11: The Photoelectric Effect and Black Body Radiation Chapter 12: The Development and Application of Transistors Chapter 13: Superconductivity Chapter 14: Looking and Seeing Chapter 15: Astronomical Measurement Chapter 16: Binaries and Variables Chapter 17: Star Lives Chapter 18: The Use of Ultrasound in Medicine Chapter 19: Electromagnetic Radiation as a Diagnostic Tool Chapter 20: Radioactivity as a Diagnostic Tool Chapter 21: Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool Chapter 22: The Atomic Models of Rutherford and Bohr Chapter 23: Development of Quantum Mechanics Chapter 24: Probing the Nucleus Chapter 25: Nuclear Fission and other uses of Nuclear Physics Chapter 26: Quarks and the Standard Model of Particle