Physics A-Level
Numerical modelling using spreadsheets
What Numerical modelling using spreadsheets means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Numerical modelling using spreadsheets
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Reference: OCR
A small time step Δt is used to update Q iteratively as Q_new = Q_old + (ΔQ/Δt) × Δt, with ΔQ/Δt calculated from the current Q.
Topics that use Numerical modelling using spreadsheets
- Charging and discharging capacitors (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Capacitor charging and discharging
- Circuit setup for capacitor investigations
- Current, charge and voltage graphs
- Differential equation for discharging a capacitor
- Discharging circuit
- Exponential charging and discharging
- Exponential decay and growth
- Exponential decay graph
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