Physics

Course summary

To provide a stimulating and rewarding educational experience allowing students to study core A A-level physics topics as well as giving them the opportunity to pursue their own interests in the subject through practical projects and information research. Year 12 Module 1: Development of practical skills - Over the course of two years 12 assessed experiments are planned and carried out. Module 2: Foundations of physics - This covers physical quantities and units, scalars and vectors, and measurements. Module 3: Forces and motion - This module is based on Newton’s laws of motion and mechanics. Module 4: Electrons, waves, and photons - This model looks at electricity and waves, as well as an introduction to quantum Physics. Year 13 Module 5: Newtonian world and astrophysics - This looks at thermal physics, gravitational fields, and linking mechanics to astrophysics. Module 6: Particle and medical physics - This covers electromagnetism, charges and fields, fundamental particles, and high energy. Physics and further work on nuclear physics and medical imaging.