Yr11/12 Physics Transition

Essential Knowledge!

These are the topics that we consider essential for you to have mastered in preparation for you to be a brilliant A level physicist

Great physics websites to explore

• https://www.alevelphysicsonline.com/
• https://isaacphysics.org/
• https://www.senecalearning.com/blog/a-level-physics-revision/
• http://physicsnet.co.uk/
• https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/physics-revision/

Great physics reading books for you to read over summer .....

• "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character - Richard P. Feynman
• For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics - Walter Lewin
• The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Jim Al-Khalili
• Why does E=mc2 - Brian Cox
• A Briefer History of Time - Stephen Hawking -Quite a tough read but accessible
• Dead Famous: Albert Einstein - Mike Goldsmith - an easy read that explains relativity very nicely

Useful A level physics resources

• A level physics specification - OCR A (and a shorter 'at a glance' version)
• The CGP Head Start to A Level Physics book is free on Amazon Kindle edition
• Data sheet for A level physics
• OCR A level physics Mathematical skills handbook
• OCR A level physics Practical skills handbook