A Level Physics

Course summary

Physics is crucial to understanding the world around us, the world inside us, and the world beyond us. It is the most basic and fundamental science. Physics is the study of the fundamental laws that govern all natural phenomena. As such it is crucial to understanding the world around us, the world inside us, and the world beyond us. Its methods and insights are widely applicable, and its practitioners widely sought. Physics has rarely been in such an exciting state as it is today. It concerns the challenge to discover the ultimate structure of matter and the universe. It also improves our everyday lives and the world we live in through the development of new technologies. What will I learn? Core content Measurements and their errors Particles and radiation Waves Mechanics and materials Electricity Further mechanics and thermal physics Fields and their consequences Nuclear physics Options Astrophysics Medical physics Engineering physics Turning points in physics Electronics