Electromotive Force When charge passes through a power supply such as a battery, it gains electrical energy The electromotive force (e.m.f) is defined as: The amount of chemical energy conve...
Potential Divider Circuit When two resistors are connected in series, through Kirchhoff’s Second Law, the potential difference across the power source is divided between them Potential divid...
Binomial Theorem What is the Binomial Theorem? The binomial theorem (sometimes known as the binomial expansion) gives a method for expanding a two-term expression in a bracket raised to a power A b...
Energy & Power In mechanics, power P is defined as the rate of doing work The potential difference is the work done per unit charge Current is the rate of flow of charge Therefore...
What is proof by contradiction? Proof by contradiction is a way of proving a result is true by showing that the negation can not be true It is done by: Assuming the negation (opposite) of the resul...
Series & Parallel Circuits Current In a series circuit, the current is the same for all components In a parallel circuit, the current is split across the different branches (or junction)...
What is proof by induction? Proof by induction is a way of proving a result is true for a set of integers by showing that if it is true for one integer then it is true for the next integer It can b...
Resistors in Series & Parallel Resistors in Series When two or more components are connected in series: The combined resistance of the components is equal to the sum of individual resist...
Required Practical: Investigating Resistivity Aims of the Experiment The aim of the experiment is to determine the resistivity of a 2 metre constantan wire Variables: Independent variable = ...
