Physics

Course summary

Section 1: Particles and radiation (subatomic particles, interaction, and quantum physics). Section 2: Waves and optics (stationary and progressive waves, wave properties, oscilloscopes, refection, reflection, diffraction, and interference). Section 3: Mechanics and materials (forces, moments, stability, dynamics, Newton’s law, momentum, energy, efficiency, density, Young Modulus, Hooke’s Law). Section 4: Electricity (current, charge, potential difference, resistance, circuits, electromotive force, internal resistance, potential dividers). Section 5: Skills in AS Physics. Section 6: Further mechanics and thermal physics (circular motion, simple harmonic motion, specific and latent heat, experimental gas law, ideal gas law, kinetic theory). Section 7: Fields (gravitational fields, satellite motion, electric fields, Coulomb’s law, capacitors, magnetic fields, induction, generators). Section 8: Nuclear Physics (the nucleus, alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, radioactive decay, isotopes, binding energy, fission, fusion, thermal nuclear reactors). Section 9: Turning points in physics (discovery of the electron, wave-particle duality, special relativity). Section 10: Skills in A-level Physics. Students who qualify A Level physics tend to gain entry into Higher Education institutions to study a wide range of courses in faculties of Science, Engineering, Business, Medicine, Law, Electronics, and a variety of combined courses leading to rewarding and satisfying employment.