Full alphabetical index

A

aberration
absolute error
absolute maximum
absolute minimum
absolute temperature
absolute value
absolute zero
absorbed dose
absorption
absorption line spectrum
absorption lines
absorption spectrum
absorption transition
AC circuit, a.c. circuit
AC, a.c.
acceleration
acceleration due to gravity
accommodated (eye)
accuracy
achromatic doublet
acoustic energy
acoustic wave
acoustics
actinides
activity
activity law
acute angle
addition (of vectors)
addition formulae
addition identities
adiabat
adiabatic
adiabatic condition
adiabatic process
adjacent side
air friction
air resistance
Airy disc
Airy pattern
alcohol-in-glass thermometer
algebra
algebraic
algebraic division
algebraic expression
algebraic sum
alkali metals
alloy
alpha-decay
alpha-particle
alternate angles
alternating current, a.c.
alternator
ammeter
amount of substance
ampere, A
amplitude
angle
angle of contact
angle of deviation
angle of dip
angle of incidence
angle of inclination
angle of reflection
angle of refraction
angular acceleration
angular frequency
angular limit of resolution
angular magnification
angular momentum
angular position
angular probability density
angular resolving power
angular speed
angular velocity
angular wavenumber
angular wave vector
anharmonic oscillations
anharmonic oscillator
anion
annulus
anode
antidifferentiation
antilog
antilogarithmic function
antinode
antiparallel (vectors)
antiparticle
anti-phase
anti-reflection coating
antisymmetric function
aperture
aperture stop
apparatus
apparent depth
approximation
aqueous humour
arbitrary constants
arc
arc length
arccos, arcsin, arctan, arccosec, arcsec, arccot
arccosh, arcsinh, arctanh, arccosech, arcsech, arccoth
Archimedes' principle
area
area between two graphs
area under a graph
Argand diagram
argument (of a function)
argument (of a complex number)
arithmetic
arithmetic progression
arithmetic series
articulated body
aspheric lens
aspheric surface
astronomical telescope
asymptote
asymptotically
atmosphere, atm
atmospheric pressure
atom
atomic force microscope
atomic mass unit, u
atomic number
attenuation coefficient
auxiliary equation
average
average a.c. power
average acceleration
average angular speed
average speed
average value of a function
average velocity
Avogadro's constant
Avogadro's hypothesis
Avogadro's number
axes
axis of rotation

B

bac cab rule
balanced bridge
balanced forces
ballistic galvanometer
Balmer series
Balmer's formula
back e.m.f.
band theory
bar
barrier penetration
base (of a number system)
base (of a logarithm)
basic differentiation
basic identities
base units
battery
beam
beat frequency
beat period
beating
beats
becquerel, Bq
beta-decay
beta-particle
biconcave lens
biconvex lens
bimetallic strip
binding energy (of a nucleus)
binding energy (of an electron)
binomial coefficient
binomial expansion
binomial series
binomial theorem
bisection method
bisector
black body
black-body radiation
black-body spectrum
body
Bohr model
Bohr orbit
Bohr radius
Bohr's quantization condition
Bohr's quantum number
boiling point
Boltzmann's constant
bond
bonding electron
bonding energy
Born probability interpretation (hypothesis)
bound state
boundary conditions
Boyle's law
brackets
Bragg's law
branches
breaking point
breeder reactor
bremsstrahlung
bridge circuit
bridge circuit balance condition
brittleness
Brownian motion
bulk modulus
buoyancy
buoyancy force

C

caesium atomic clock
calculation
calculus
calibration
calibration points
calorimeter
calorimetry
camera
cancelling
candela, cd
capacitance
capacitive reactance
capacitive time constant
capacitor
capillarity
capillary
Carnot cycle
Carnot engine
Cartesian axes
Cartesian component vectors
Cartesian coordinate system
Cartesian coordinates
Cartesian form (of a complex number)
Cartesian form (of a vector)
Cartesian representation (of a complex number)
Cartesian scalar components
Cartesian sign convention
Cartesian unit vectors
cathode
cathode rays
cation
caustic curve
Cavendish's experiment
cell
Celsius temperature scale
centigrade
centigrade temperature scale
central force
centre
centre of gravity
centre of mass
centrifugal force
centripetal acceleration
centripetal force
chain rule
change of phase
changing the (dependent) variable
chaos
characteristic emission spectrum
characteristic X-ray spectrum
charge
charge carriers
charge sharing
charge-to-mass ratio
Charles' law
chemical bonding
chemical compound
chemical element
chemical formula
chemical reaction
chemical symbol
chord
chromatic aberration
ciliary muscles
circle
circle of least confusion
circuit
circuit components
circular
circumference (of a circle)
classical mechanics
classical physics
Clausius-Clapeyron equation
closed cycle
codomain (of a function)
coefficient
coefficient of friction
coefficient of mutual inductance
coefficient of self inductance
coefficient of sliding friction
coefficient of static friction
coefficient of thermal conductivity
coefficient of viscosity
coherence
coherent
coherent fibre bundle
coil
coincident roots
colinear
collimator
collision
coma
common denominator
common difference
common factor
common logarithm
common ratio
common tangent
commutator
complementary angles
complementary function
completed square form
completely inelastic collision
completing the square
complex
complex capacitive reactance
complex conjugate
complex impedance
complex inductive reactance
complex number
complex plane
complex variable
component vectors
components of a vector
composite function
compound
compound microscope
compression
Compton effect
Compton wavelength
concave downwards
concave lens
concave meniscus lens
concave mirror
concave surface
concave upwards
concentric
condensation
conductance
conduction (of electricity)
conduction (of heat)
conduction band
conduction electrons
conductivity
conductor (electrical)
conductor (thermal)
cone
cones
confinement
congruent
conic section
conical pendulum
conics
conjugate equation
conjugate equation for a single spherical surface
conjugate equation for a thin lens
conjugate planes
conjugate points
conservation of angular momentum
conservation of charge
conservation of energy
conservation of mass
conservation of mechanical energy
conservation of momentum
conservation of relativistic energy
conservation principle (or law)
conservative force
conserved quantity
constant
constant acceleration
constant acceleration equations
constant addition rule (for summation)
constant field
constant multiple rule (for integration)
constant multiple rule (for summation)
constant multiple rule (for differentiation)
constant of integration
constant of proportionality
constant speed
constant velocity
constant-volume gas thermometer
construction line
constructive interference
constructive superposition
continuous spectrum (emission or absorption)
continuous flow method
continuous function
continuous refraction
continuous variable
continuous X-ray spectrum
continuum
continuum level
contraction
control rod
convection
convective heat transfer coefficient
converge
convergent integral
convergent sequence
convergent series
converging lens
conversion factor
convex lens
convex meniscus lens
convex mirror
convex surface
coolant
coordinate axes
coordinate system
coordinates
Copenhagen interpretation
coplanar
correspondence principle
corkscrew rule
cornea
corresponding angles
cosecant, cosec
cosech
cosh
cosine rule
cosine, cos
cosmic rays
cotangent, cot
coth
Coulomb force
Coulomb's law
coulomb, C
couple
coupled oscillators
covalent bond
covalent bonding
creep
critical
critical angle
critical damping
critical mass
critical opalescence
critical point
critical pressure
critical temperature
critical volume
critically damped
cross product
cross-sectional area
crown glass
crystal
crystalline structure
cubic equation
cubic function
cuboid
current
current balance
current divider equations
curve
cut-off wavelength
cycle
cyclotron
cyclotron frequency
cyclotron motion
cyclotron period

D

d'Alembert ratio test
DC, d.c.
DC circuit, d.c. circuit
DC isolation, d.c. isolation
damped (electrical) oscillator
damped oscillator
damped (mechanical) oscillator
damped oscillation
damping
damping coefficient
damping constant
damping force
data
daughter isotope
daughter nucleus
de Broglie hypothesis
de Broglie wave
de Broglie wavelength
Debye model
decay
decay channels
decay constant
deceleration
decibel, dB
decimal number
decimal places
decreasing function
definite integral
degeneracy
degenerate
degree, °
degree Celsius, °C
degree (of a differential equation)
degree (of a polynomial)
degrees of freedom
Demoivre's theorem
denominator
density
dependent error
dependent variable
depth of field
depth of focus
derivative
derived function
derived units
destructive interference
destructive superposition
determinism
deterministic system
deuterium
deuteron
deviation
diameter
diatomic ideal gas
dielectric
dielectric constant
difference
differential equation
differential operator
differentiation
diffraction
diffraction grating
diffraction pattern
diffuse reflection
diffusion
digit
dimension
dimensional analysis
dimensionless
dimensionless ratio
dimensions
diminished
dioptre
dipole
dipole moment
direct current
direct integration
directed line segment
direction (of a vector)
direction (of propagation)
direction cosines
direction ratios
directly proportional
directrix
disc
discharge tube
discrete (variable)
discriminant
dispersion
dispersion relation
dispersive power
displacement
displacement-time graph
dissipation
dissipative forces
dissociation
distance
distance-time graph
distant-action force
distribution
divergent (integral)
divergent sequence
divergent series
diverging lens
divisor
domain (of a function)
Doppler effect
dose equivalent
dot product
dots (...)
double angle formulae
double bond
double cone
double-argument identities
doublet
driven oscillations
driven oscillator
driving force
ductile region
dummy variable
dynamic equilibrium
dynamic friction
dynamics
dynamo

E

e
e
Earth satellite
earth potential
earthed
earthing
eccentricity
eddy current
effective area
efficiency
efficiency (of a heat engine)
efficiency of a reversible heat engine
eigenfunction
eigenvalue
eigenvalue equation
Einstein model
Einstein's mass-energy equation
Einstein's photoelectric equation
Einstein's special theory of relativity
elastic
elastic body
elastic collision
elastic limit
elastic material
elastic modulus
elastic region
electric cell
electric charge
electric current
electric dipole
electric dipole moment
electric field
electric field lines
electric field strength
electric potential
electric potential difference
electric potential energy
electrical
electrical breakdown
electrical components
electrical conductor
electrical energy
electrical insulator
electrical interaction
electrical oscillator
electricity
electrochemical series
electrode
electrode potential (of an element)
electrolyte
electrolytic capacitor
electromagnet
electromagnetic force
electromagnetic induction
electromagnetic interaction
electromagnetic pick-up
electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic spectrum
electromagnetic wave
electromagnetism
electromotive force (e.m.f.)
electron
electron antineutrino
electron band
electron cloud
electron diffraction
electron microscope
electron neutrino
electron pair
electron shell
electron spin
electron spin magnetism
electron subshell
electron tunnelling
electronegativity
electronic configuration
electronic structure
electronvolt, eV
electrostatic constant
electrostatic force
electrostatic induction
electrostatic potential energy
electrostatic screening
electrostatics
element
element (chemical)
element (of a set)
element of integration
elementary entity
elementary functions
elementary particles
elimination (of a variable)
ellipse
ellipsis
emission
emission lines
emission line spectrum
emission spectrum
emission transition
emissivity
empirical
emulsion
energy
energy band
energy density
energy level
energy level diagram
enlarged
entrance pupil
entropy
envelope
environment
equating real and imaginary parts
equation
equation of a circle
equation of a line in three dimensions
equation of a plane
equation of a straight line
equation of motion
equation of state
equation of state of an ideal gas
equiangular
equidistant
equilateral
equilateral polygon
equilateral triangle
equilibrium
equilibrium state
equilibrium surface
equilibrium system
equipartition of energy theorem
equipotential contour
equipotential line
equipotential surface
equivalent circuit
erect (image)
erecting prism
error (of observation)
error bar
error function
escape speed
essential constants
Euler's formula
evaporation
even (function)
event
exchange particles
excitation
excited level
excited state
excluded volume
exit pupil
expansion
expand (an expression)
experiment
experimental data
exponent
exponential change
exponential decay
exponential form (of a complex number)
exponential function
exponential growth
exponential law
exponential representation (of a complex number)
exposure
exposure time
expression
extended body
extended image
extended object
extension
exterior angle
external force
extrapolation
eye lens
eyepiece

F

f-number
factor
factorial
factorization
factorized form
Fahrenheit
far point
farad, F
Faraday's law
fast neutrons
fast reactor
Fermat's principle
fermion
ferrites
ferromagnetic
fibre bundle
field
field ion microscope
field lens
field lines
field stop
filter circuit
final velocity
finite series
first derivative test
first focal point
first focus
first ionization energy
first law of thermodynamics
first-order differential equation
first term (of an arithmetic progression)
fissile
fission
fixed point
flint glass
fluid
flux
flux (in quantum mechanics)
flux linkage
flux of a vector field
fluxmeter
focal length
focal point
focus (of a conic section)
focus (of a lens)
focus (of a mirror)
force
force constant
force laws
forced convection
forced oscillations
forced oscillator
forced vibration
forces of adhesion
forces of cohesion
Fourier's law
fraction
fractional error
fracture
frame of reference
Fraunhofer diffraction
free convection
free fall
free particle
free space
freezing point
frequency
frequency-stabilized laser
Fresnel lens
friction
frictional force
fulcrum
function
function of a function
function of a function rule
function of state
function of two variables
fundamental
fundamental constant
fundamental force
fundamental frequency
fundamental interaction
fundamental particle
fundamental theorem of algebra
fundamental theorem of calculus
fusion
fusion curve

G

galvanometer
gamma-decay
gamma-radiation
gas phase
Gauss' law
Gaussian distribution
Gaussian integral
general solution
generator
generic PVT-surface
geometric figure
geometric progression
geometric series
geometric series for complex numbers
geometric vector
geometrical optics
geometry
geostationary
geosynchronous
global maximum
global minimum
graded-index fibre
gradient
gradient-intercept form
gram, g
graph
graph sketching
grating relation
grating spacing
gravitational constant
gravitational energy
gravitational field
gravitational field strength
gravitational force
gravitational interaction
gravitational mass
gravitational potential
gravitational potential energy
gravity
gray, Gy
grazing incidence
ground level
ground state
group
group speed
gyroscope

H

half-angle formulae
half-argument identities
half-life
half-power points
Hall effect
Hall probe
Hall voltage
halogens
Hamiltonian operator
harmonic oscillator
harmonically driven linearly damped harmonic oscillator
harmonics
heat
heat capacity
heat energy
heat engine
heavy damping
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
helical
helix
henry, H
hertz, Hz
hidden variable theory
high-pass filter
higher derivatives
histogram
hole
hole conduction
homogeneous differential equation
homopolar generator
Hooke's law
horizontal asymptote
horizontal point of inflection
horsepower, hp
Hund's rule
Huygens' principle
hydrogen bond
hydrostatic pressure
hyperbola
hyperbolic functions
hyperbolic function identities
hypermytropia (long sight)
hypotenuse

I

i
ideal elastic string
ideal gas
ideal gas absolute temperature scale
ideal gas equation of state
ideal gas law
ideal spring
ideal string
ideal transformer
ideal voltage generator
identity
ill-conditioned
image
image distance
image focus
imaginary axis
imaginary number
imaginary part
impedance (electrical)
impedance matching
implicit differentiation
implicit function
improper integral
impulse
impurity conduction
in anti-phase
in phase
incident ray
incoherent
incompressible
inconsistent
increasing function
indefinite integral
indefinite integration
independent
independent arbitrary constants
independent errors
independent oscillators
independent variable
index
induced current
induced fission
induced magnetisation
induced voltage
inductance
induction (electromagnetic)
induction (electrostatic)
induction (mathematical)
inductive reactance
inductive time constant
inductor
inelastic collision
inequality
inert gases
inertia
inertial confinement
inertial frame of reference
inertial mass
infinite potential well
infinite series
infinitesimal
infinitesimal calculus
infinity
infinity symbol
infrared (radiation)
inhomogeneous differential equation
initial conditions
initial phase
initial state
initial velocity
inner shell
insoluble
instantaneous a.c. power
instantaneous acceleration
instantaneous angular speed
instantaneous speed
instantaneous velocity
insulator (electrical)
insulator (thermal)
integer
integral
integral sign
integrand
integrating factor
integration
integration by parts
integration by substitution
integration element
integration variable
intensity
intensity level
interaction (fundamental)
interatomic or intermolecular forces
intercept
intercept form
interface
interference
interference filter
interference fringes
interference pattern
interior angle
intermolecular forces
internal energy
internal force
internal resistance
International Practical Temperature Scale 1990
interpolation
intersect
interval
intrinsic angular momentum
intrinsic conduction
invariant
inverse derivative
inverse differentiation
inverse function
inverse hyperbolic functions
inverse power
inverse reciprocal trigonometric functions
inverse square law
inverse square law of illumination
inverse trigonometric functions
inversely proportional
inversion rule
inverted
ion
ionic bonding
ionization
ionization energy
ionization level
ionization potential
ionized
ionizing radiation
iris
iris diaphragm
irradiation
irrational number
irreversible process
isobaric
isochoric
isolated system
isosceles triangle
isotherm
isothermal condition
isothermal phase transition
isothermal process
isotopes
iteration
iteration formula
iterative methods
I-V characteristic

J

Josephson junction
joule, J
Joule heating

K

kelvin, K
Kelvin temperature scale
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
kilogram, kg
kilowatthour, kWh
kinematics
kinetic energy
kinetic theory
kinetic theory of ideal gases
Kirchhoff's laws
Kirchhoff's current law
Kirchhoff's voltage law

L

lag
lanthanides
Laplace's equation
laser
laser action
latent heat
lateral magnification
lattice
law of inertia
law of physics
law of reflection
law of refraction
law of static moments
law of terrestrial gravitation
law of universal gravitation
Lawson criterion
LCR circuit
lead
lead-acid accumulator
least distance of distinct vision
Leclanché dry cell
left-handed (Cartesian) coordinate system
length
lens
lens (of eye)
lens maker's equation
lens transverse magnification
Lenz's law
lever arm
lepton
Lewis structure
light
light damping
light ray
light wave
limit
limit of a sequence
limits of integration
line
line integral
line of action (of a vector)
line segment
line source
line spectrum
linear
linear combination
linear component
linear differential equation
linear differential equation with constant coefficients
linear energy density
linear equation
linear form
linear function
linear homogeneous differential equation
linear inhomogeneous differential equation
linear mass density
linear momentum
linear motion
linear relationship
linear restoring force
linear second-order differential equation
linear system
linearity
linearization
linearly damped harmonic oscillator
linearly independent
linearly polarized
liquid phase
Lissajous figures
litre
load resistor
loading curve
local action
local extrema
local maximum
local minimum
localized particle
locus
logarithm to base 10
logarithm to base a
logarithm to base e
logarithmic decrement
logarithmic function
long sight
longitudinal wave
Lorentz force law
Lorentz force
low-pass filter
lower limit (of summation)
lower limit (of integration)
Lyman series

M

Mach number
macroscopic
magnet
magnetic
magnetic confinement
magnetic dipole
magnetic dipole moment
magnetic field
magnetic field lines
magnetic field strength
magnetic flux
magnetic flux density
magnetic flux linkage
magnetic force
magnetic induction
magnetic monopole
magnetic pole
magnetic (orbital) quantum number
magnetic (spin) quantum number
magnetically coupled
magnetically hard
magnetically soft
magnetism
magnetron
magnifying power
magnitude (of a complex quantity)
magnitude (of a real quantity)
magnitude (of a vector or vector quantity)
magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity
magnitude of the area under a graph
main group elements
mains voltage
major arc
major axis
major segment
many universe interpretation
mass
mass defect
mass energy
mass number
mass spectrometer
mass spectrometry
mass spectrum
mathematical
mathematical model
mathematics
matter
Maxwell-Boltzmann energy distribution
Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution
Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism
mean (of values)
mean (of a distribution)
mean collision frequency
mean free path
mean free time
measure
measurement
mechanical
mechanics
mechanical energy
mechanical equilibrium
mechanical impedance
mechanical oscillator
median
medium
medium (for elastic waves)
medium (for light)
melting point
meniscus
mercury barometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer
mesh
metal
metallic bond
metallic bonding
method of least squares
method of mixtures
method of undetermined coefficients
metre, m
microscope
microscopic
microstructure
microwave radiation
millibar, mbar
Millikan's oil drop experiments
minimum deviation
minor arc
minor axis
minor segment
minute of arc, '
mirage
mirror
mirror transverse magnification
missing mass
mixed partial derivative
mixed symmetry
mode
model
moderator
modes of vibration
modulus (of a complex number)
modulus (of a real number)
modulus of elasticity
molar gas constant
molar heat capacity
molar latent heat
molar mass
molar specific heat
mole, mol
molecular beam
molecule
moment
moment of a force
moment of inertia
moment of momentum
momentum
monatomic ideal gas
monochromatic
monolayer
most probable speed
motion
motional induction
moving-coil galvanometer
multi-electron atom
multi-valued function
multimeter
multiple roots
multiplicity
mutual inductance
mutual induction
myopia (short sight)

N

n-type semiconductor
n-dimensional
natural angular frequency
natural exponential function
natural frequency
natural logarithm
natural number
natural radioactive series
natural unit
near point
negative lens
nested (brackets)
net force
neutral equilibrium
neutral point
neutrino
neutron
neutron diffraction
newton, N
Newton's law of cooling
Newton's law of gravitation
Newton's law of viscosity
Newton's laws of motion
Newton's first law of motion
Newton's second law of motion
Newton's third law of motion
Newton's theorem
Newton's universal gravitational constant
Newton-Raphson formula
Newton-Raphson method
Newtonian fluid
Newtonian mechanics
noble gases
node (in a standing wave)
node (in a spatial wavefunction)
node (in a circuit)
non-conservative force
non-inertial frame of reference
non-linear differential equation
non-linear systems
non-negative integer
normal
normal distribution
normal incidence
normal modes
normalization
normalized wavefunction
normally distributed
north magnetic pole
nth root of unity
nuclear binding energy graph
nuclear chain reaction
nuclear decay chain
nuclear decay channel
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
nuclear model (of the atom)
nuclear fission reactor
nuclear fusion reactor
nucleon
nucleus
nuclide
number density
number line
numerator
numerical integration
numerical procedures

O

object
object distance
object focus
objective (lens)
observable
observation
observer
obtuse angle
odd (function)
ohm
Ohm's law
ohmic resistor
one-dimensional
one-dimensional box
one-dimensional SHM
one-dimensional wave
open circuit
open circuit voltage
operation (mathematical)
operations (of arithmetic)
operator
opposite side
optic nerve
optical
optical axis
optical density
optical element
optical fibre
optical medium
optical path length
optical power (of a lens)
orbit
orbital (in classical physics)
orbital (in quantum physics)
orbital angular momentum
orbital angular momentum quantum number
orbital electron
orbital magnetic quantum number
orbital period
order (of a derivative)
order (of a differential equation)
order (of a singularity)
order of degeneracy
order of diffraction
order of interference
order of magnitude
ordered pair
ordered multiple
ordered triple
ordinary differential equation
organic
origin
orthogonal
orthogonal component vector (of a vector)
orthogonal resolution (of a vector)
oscillatory
oscillation
out of phase
outer shell
output resistance
overdamping
overtones

P

p-type semiconductor
P-T diagram
pair annihilation
paired electrons
parabola
paraboloid
parallax
parallel
parallel (connection)
parallel (light)
parallel (vectors)
parallel-axis theorem
parallel LCR circuit
parallelogram
parallelogram rule (for addition of vectors)
parameter
parametric differentiation
parametric equations
parametric function
paraxial approximation
paraxial ray
parent isotope
parent nucleus
partial derivative
partial differential equation
partial fractions
partial reflection
partial sum
partially polarized
particle
particle (fundamental)
particle density function
particle flux
particular solution
pascal, Pa
Pascal's principle
Paschen series
path difference
path length
Pauli exclusion principle
peak value
pencil of rays
pendulum
pendulum clock
penetration depth
percentage
percentage error
perfect square
perimeter
period (of motion)
periodic function
periodic process
periodic series
periodic table
periodic wave
periodicity
permanent magnet
permanent magnetism
permeability
permeability of free space
permittivity
permittivity of free space
perpendicular
perpendicular bisector
perpendicular height
phase
phase angle
phase change
phase constant
phase difference
phase lag
phase lead
phase relationship
phase speed
phase transition
phases of matter
phasor
phasor model
photoelectric effect
photoelectron
photoelectron spectroscopy
photoelectron spectrum
photographic film
photoionization
photomultiplier
photon
physical
physical optics
physics
pi
piezoelectric
pinhole camera
pitch
Planck's constant
Planck's equation
Planck's function
Planck-Einstein formula
plane (geometric)
plane angle
plane mirror
plane of polarization
plane of rotation
plane polarized
plane wave
plane wavefront
plano-concave lens
plano-convex lens
plasma
plasma confinement
plasma state
plastic region
plasticity
plotting graphs
plum-pudding model
point
point discharge
point image
point object
point of incidence
point of inflection
point source
point-gradient form
poise, P
polar angle
polar axis
polar coordinates
polar form (of a complex number)
polar representation (of a complex number)
polarity
polarization (in a cell)
polarization (of electromagnetic radiation)
polarizing filter
polaroid
pole (of a lens)
pole (of a magnet)
pole (of a parabola)
polygon
polynomial equation
polynomial expression
polynomial function
population
Porro prisms
position
position coordinates
position of equilibrium
position vector
position-time graph
positive lens
positron
postulate
potential
potential barrier
potential difference, p.d.
potential divider
potential energy
potential energy function
potential step
potential well
power (mathematical)
power (physical)
power absorption curve
power factor
power law
power series
power supply
powers of ten
powers of ten notation
precession
precision
pressure
primary coil
primitive
principal maxima
principal molar specific heats
principal quantum number
principal rays
principal value (of the argument)
principle of conservation of charge
principle of conservation of mechanical energy
principle of entropy increase
principle of rectilinear propagation
principle of reversibility
principle of superposition
principle of virtual work
prism
prism angle
probability
probability density
probable error
produced
product
product formulae
product identities
product rule (of differentiation)
projectile
projection
propagation
proper integral
proportional
proportionality
proportionality constant
proton
pulse
pupil
PVT-surface
pyrometer
Pythagoras's theorem

Q

Q-factor (quality factor)
Q-value
quadrant
quadratic equation
quadratic expression
quadratic function
quadrilateral
quality factor (Q-factor)
quanta
quantization
quantization of charge
quantized quantity
quantum
quantum field theory
quantum harmonic oscillator
quantum mechanical exchange effects
quantum mechanics
quantum model (of the atom)
quantum number
quantum physics
quantum state
quantum theory
quantum theory of electromagnetic radiation
quantum tunnelling
quark
quartic equation
quartic function
quartz crystal oscillator
quasistatic process
quotient
quotient of two complex numbers
quotient rule (of differentiation)

R

r.m.s.
radial
radial coordinate
radial probability density
radian, rad
radiation (alpha-, beta-, gamma-)
radiation (electromagnetic)
radiation (general)
radiation (thermal)
radiation pressure
radiation weighting factor, RWF
radio waves
radioactive decay
radioactive decay equation
radioactive decay law
radioactive nucleus
radioactivity
radiocarbon dating
radioisotope
radionuclide
radius
radius of curvature
radius of gyration
radius vector
random error
random motion
range
range of integration
rarefaction
rate of change
ratio
ratio of specific heats
rational number
rationalization
rationalizing a (complex) quotient
ray
ray approximation
ray diagram
Rayleigh criterion
reactance
reaction
reaction force
reactive
reactor
real axis
real depth
real gas
real image
real line
real number
real part
rearrangement (of an equation)
reciprocal
reciprocal function
reciprocal hyperbolic functions
reciprocal rule (of differentiation)
reciprocal trigonometric functions
reciprocal trigonometric ratios
rectangle
rectangular block
rectangular hyperbola
rectilinear propagation
reduction formula
reflected ray
reflection
reflection coefficient
reflection diffraction grating
reflectivity
reflex angle
refracted ray
refraction
refractive index
regula falsi
regular polygon
relative abundance
relative atomic mass
relative maximum
relative minimum
relative molecular mass
relative permeability
relative permittivity
relative velocity
relativistic momentum
relativity
repeated root
reprocessing
resistance
resistance thermometer
resistive heating
resistivity
resistor
resolution (of a vector)
resolution
resolve
resolving power
resonance
resonance absorption bandwidth
resonance angular frequency
resonance frequency
rest energy
rest mass
rest mass energy
restoring force
resultant (vector)
resultant force
resultant moment
resultant torque
retina
reversed image
reversible
revolution
rhombus
right angle
right-angled triangle
right-hand grip rule
right-hand rule
right-hand screw rule
right-handed (Cartesian) coordinate system
rigid body
ringing time
rise
rods
root
root-mean-square (r.m.s.) current
root-mean-square (r.m.s) speed
root-mean-square value (r.m.s.)
root-mean-square (r.m.s.) voltage
roots of unity
rotation
rotational equilibrium
rotational kinetic energy
rounding
rounding-down
rounding errors
rounding-up
run
Rydberg atoms
Rydberg constant

S

s-p-d-f notation
sample
saturated bond
saturated vapour
saturated vapour pressure
scalar
scalar components (of a vector)
scalar field
scalar product
scalar quantity
scalar triple product
scalene triangle
scaling (of a geometric figure)
scaling (of a vector)
scanning tunnelling microscope, STM
scattering experiments
Schrödinger equation
Schrödinger model
scientific notation
search coil
secant, sec
sech
second, s
second derivative
second derivative test
second focal point
second focus
second law of thermodynamics
second of arc, "
second-order differential equation
secondary coil
secondary wavelets
sector
segment
self inductance
self-induction
semicircle
semiconductor
semi-major axis (of an ellipse)
semi-minor axis (of an ellipse)
sense
sense of rotation
separable
separable differential equation
separation constant
separation of variables
sequence
series (connection)
series (mathematical)
series (spectroscopic)
series expansion
series LCR circuit
series limit
set
set of complex numbers
shear modulus
shear strain
shear stress
shell
SHM equation
short circuit
short sight
shunt resistor
shutter speed
SI units
siemens, S
sievert, Sv
sign convention
significant figures
silicon p-n junction photodiode
similar
similar triangles
simple harmonic motion (SHM)
simple harmonic oscillations
simple harmonic oscillator
simple pendulum
simplify
simultaneous
simultaneous linear equations
sine, sin
sine rule
single-valued function
singular solution
singularity
sinh
sintered
sinusoidal
sinusoidal wave
sketching graphs
skew
skewed
sliding friction
slope
smooth function
Snell's law
solar cell
solenoid
solid of revolution
solid phase
solitary wave
soluble
solution (chemical)
solution (mathematical)
solving the equations
sound
sound energy
sound wave
south magnetic pole
space
spatial
spatial coherence
spatial part of the wavefunction
spatial wavefunction
specific activity
specific heat
specific latent heat
spectral brightness
spectral emittance
spectral lamp
spectral lines
spectrometer
spectroscopic series
spectroscopy
spectrum
speed
speed (of a film)
speed of light
speed of propagation
sphere
spherical
spherical aberration
spherical lens
spherical mirror
spherical mirror equation
spherical polar coordinates
spherical symmetry
spherical wave
spherical wavefront
spin (angular momentum)
spin angular momentum quantum number
spin magnetic quantum number
spiral
splitting the numerator
spontaneous fission
spring constant
square
square (of a number)
square roots
SQUID
stability line
stable
stable equilibrium
standards
standard atmosphere, atm
standard deviation
standard equations
standard error of the mean
standard form
standard integrals
standard temperature and pressure, s.t.p.
standing wave
standing wave mode
state
static equilibrium
static friction
statics
stationary
stationary (function)
stationary orbit
stationary point
stationary state
stationary wave
statistical mechanics
statistics
steady state (motion)
Stefan's constant
Stefan's law
step-down transformer
step-up transformer
stepped-index fibre
Stern-Gerlach experiment
stimulated emission
Stokes' law
stops
storage cell
straight line
straight line segment
strain
strain energy
strain potential energy
stress
strong interaction
strong interaction between nucleons
strong nuclear force
subatomic particle
subcritical
subject (of an equation or formula)
sublimation
sublimation curve
subscript
subset
subshell
subsidiary maxima
subsonic
substitution
subtended angle
successive ionization energies
sum
sum (of vectors)
sum formulae
sum identities
sum of a series
sum rule for differentiation
sum rule for integration
summation over addition rule
summation symbol
summation variable
superconductivity
superconductor
supercritical
superelastic collision
superposition
superposition principle
superscript
supersonic
supplementary angles
surface
surface energy
surface gravity
surface integral
surface of revolution
surface tension
suspensory ligaments
symmetric function
symmetry
symmetry argument
symmetry relations
system
systematic error

T

table of values
tangent
tangent, tan
tanh
Taylor expansion or series for f(x) near x = 0
Taylor expansion or series for f(x) near x = a
Taylor polynomial of degree n for f(x) near x = 0
Taylor polynomial of degree n for f(x) near x = a
telescope
temperature
temperature coefficient of resistance
temperature coefficient of resistivity
temperature gradient
temperature scale
temporal
temporal coherence
temporal part of the wavefunction
temporal wavefunction
tensile force
tensile strain
tensile stress
tension
term
terminal
terminal potential difference
terminal velocity
terrestrial telescope
tesla, T
test charge
test mass
theorem
theory
thermal
thermal conduction
thermal conductivity
thermal conductivity coefficient
thermal contact
thermal equilibrium
thermal expansion (or contraction)
thermal expansivity
thermal kinetic energy
thermal neutrons
thermal reservoir
thermistor
thermocouple
thermodynamic coordinates
thermodynamic equilibrium
thermodynamic Kelvin temperature scale
thermodynamics
thermometer
thermometric property
thermometric relation
Thévenin resistance
Thévenin voltage
Thévenin's theorem
thin lens
thin lens equation
third law pair
Thomson's e/m experiment
three-dimensional
threshold energy
threshold frequency
tides
time
time constant
time-dependent Schrödinger equation
time-independent Schrödinger equation
toroid
toroidal solenoid
torque
torr
torsional
torus
total force
total internal reflection
trajectory
transformer
transient
transient current
transient motion
transition
transition elements
transition temperature
translation
translational equilibrium
translational kinetic energy
transmission
transmission coefficient
transmission diffraction grating
transparent
transport process
transversal
transverse
transverse magnification
transverse wave
trapezium
travelling wave
triangle
triangle rule (for vector addition)
triatomic ideal gas
trigonometric functions
trigonometric identities
trigonometric ratios
trigonometry
triple bond
triple point
triple-point cell
triple-point line
triple-point pressure
triple-point temperature
triple-point volume
tritium
triton
tuning circuit
tunnel diode
tunnel junction
turbulence
turning point
turns ratio
two-dimensional
two-point form
typical elements

U

ultrasonic waves
ultraviolet radiation
unaccommodated (eye)
unbalanced bridge
unbound state
uncertainty
underdamping
uni-axial compressional strain
uni-axial compressional stress
uni-axial rotation
uniform
uniform acceleration
uniform acceleration equations
uniform circular motion
uniform field
uniform medium
uniform (linear) motion
uniform motion equations
uniform speed
uniform stress
uniform velocity
uniqueness theorem
unit
unit cell
unit area
unit potential difference
unit length
unit (point) charge
unit (point) mass
unit time
unit vector
unit volume
unit wavelength
universal constant
universal gas constant
universal gravitational constant
universal law of gravitation
Universe
unknown (variable)
unpaired electron
unpolarized
unstable equilibrium
unstable nucleus
upper limit (of integration)
upper limit (of summation)
upthrust

V

vacuum
valence band
valence electrons
valency
van der Waals bonding
van der Waals equation of state
van der Waals force
vaporization
vaporization curve
vapour
variable
vector
vector addition
vector algebra
vector difference
vector field
vector product
vector quantity
vector sum
vector triple product
velocity
velocity selector
velocity-time graph
vertex (of a parabola)
vertex (of a lens)
vertical asymptote
vertically opposite
vertices (of a polygon)
vibration
vibrational kinetic energy
virtual image
virtual object
viscosity
viscous
viscous forces
visible light
visible spectrum
visual acuity
vitreous humour
vitrification
volt, V
voltage
voltage difference
voltage divider
voltage divider equation
voltage drop
voltage generator
voltmeter
volume
volume of revolution
volume strain
volume stress

W

watt, W
wave
wave equation
wave form
wave group
wave mechanics
wave model of light
wave packet
wave profile
wave train
wave vector
wave/particle duality
wavefront
wavefunction
wavelength
wavenumber
weak interaction
weber, Wb
weight
weightlessness
white light
work
work done
work function
work-energy theorem

X

x-axis
X-rays
X-ray diffraction

Y

y-axis
y-intercept
yield point
Young's experiment
Young's modulus

Z

z-axis
Zeeman effect
zero point energy
zero vector
zeros (of a function)
zeroth law of thermodynamics

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