Physics

Course summary

Physics is the area of Science that deals with matter, energy, and the relationships between them. It has given us the technology we now take for granted from computing and the internet to the vast array of diagnostic equipment such as PET scanners used in hospitals. It allows us to explain many aspects of the other sciences from rates of reaction in chemistry to transport across biological membranes. The course gives a broad vision of physics from the subatomic particles and their interactions to the structure of the universe. It builds on and extends many topics covered at the GCSE level. Physics is also fundamentally an experimental subject and there are 12 compulsory practicals aimed to link theory to reality. These along with other practicals carried out will equip students with the essential practical and analytical skills they need for employment both in a range of scientific courses and areas of employment. These skills are awarded with an endorsement of practical competency at the end of the course.