Physics

Specification

Course Content

By studying Physics you will gain knowledge and understanding in the content areas described below. You will also learn how to think analytically, enabling you to analyse,

interpret and evaluate a range of scientific information, ideas and evidence. You will gain an appreciation of how scientific models are developed and evolved, the applications and

implications of science, the benefits and risks that science brings and the ways in which society uses science to make decisions.

Year 12 topics:

Topic 1: Working as a Physicist

Topic 2: Mechanics

Topic 3: Electric circuits

Topic 4: Materials

Topic 5: Waves and the particle nature of light

Year 13 topics (in addition to the above):

Topic 6: Further mechanics

Topic 7: Electric and magnetic fields

Topic 8: Nuclear and particle physics

Topic 9: Thermodynamics

Topic 10: Space

Topic 11: Nuclear radiation

Topic 12: Gravitational fields

Topic 13: Oscillations

Progression Routes

You could use Physics to support other qualifications or move on to further studies or employment, including:

• An undergraduate degree in Physics, Engineering, or just about anything else! Of all the subjects listed for entry on to a degree, physics came second only to maths in the number of times it was listed as essential in a recent report by the Russell Group of UK universities.

• A career in environment and climate, space, energy, medicine, building and structures, law and finance, education, sports and games, music and television, transport, cutting edge technology, or something completely different! Whatever you do the knowledge and skills you gain by studying physics will be useful.Physics is more than a subject - it trains your brain to think beyond boundaries.