Atoms and Nuclei
Each topic is subdivided into a number of episodes.
An episode represents a coherent section of teaching – perhaps one or two lessons.
Each episode contains links to a number of activities.
Quantum physics
Episode 500: Preparation for quantum physics topic
Episode 501: Spectra and energy levels
Episode 502: The photoelectric effect
Lasers
Episode 503: Preparation for lasers topic
Episode 504: How lasers work
Wave particle duality
Episode 505: Preparation for wave-particle duality topic
Episode 506: Particles as waves
Episode 507: Standing waves
Radioactivity
Episode 508: Preparation for radioactivity topic
Episode 509: Radioactive background and detectors
Episode 510: Properties of radiations
Episode 511: Absorption experiments
Episode 512: Nuclear equations
Episode 513: Preparation for exponential decay topic
Episode 514: Patterns of decay
Episode 515: The radioactive decay formula
Episode 516: Exponential and logarithmic equations
Accelerators and detectors
Episode 517: Preparation for accelerators and detectors topic
Episode 518: Particle accelerators
Episode 519: Particle detectors
Rutherford’s experiment
Episode 520: Preparation for Rutherford scattering
Episode 521: Rutherford’s experiment
Episode 522: Rutherford’s experiment
Nuclear stability
Episode 523: Preparation for nuclear stability topic.
Episode 524: Stable nuclides
Episode 525: Binding energy
Nuclear fission
Episode 526: Preparation for nuclear fission topic
Episode 527: Nuclear transmutation
Episode 528: Controlling fission
X-ray and neutron diffraction
Episode 529: Preparation for X-ray and neutron diffraction topic
Episode 530: X-ray diffraction
Episode 531: Neutron diffraction
Particles and antiparticles
Episode 532: Preparation for particle physics topic
Episode 533: The particle zoo
Episode 534: Antiparticles and the lepton family
Episode 535: Particle reactions
Episode 536: Vector bosons and Feynman diagrams
Quarks
Episode 537: Preparation for deep scattering and quarks topic
Episode 538: Electron scattering
Episode 539: Deep inelastic scattering
Episode 540: Quarks and the standard model
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