Physics

Course summary

YEAR 12 During the A level course you will complete the following units: Particles and radiation Waves and optics Materials and Mechanics Electricity There is a great emphasis on continual assessment of practical work. It provides an exciting challenge for students interested in finding out about the world around us. There is some mathematical work in the A level course. This is covered as part of the A level teaching. The study of mathematics is NOT a pre-requisite of this course. YEAR 13 The units are: Further mechanics and thermal physics Fields and their consequences Nuclear physics We study the Astrophysics option topic. Again there is a continual assessment of the practical work.