Physics

Advice on choosing a topic in Physics

1. Topic chosen should be focused mainly on physics concepts. While your investigation may have aspects of other subjects (DT, maths, chemistry, etc…) the main ideas need to have a basis in physics.

2. The investigation should be based on experimental data that you will need to collect under supervision from your supervisor. Theoretical EE are usually much harder to score full marks on so we do not recommend these

3. Avoid investigations that are too simplistic and/or where the is already a well-proven relationship.

4. Choose a research question which will allow a challenging investigation addressing a subject which will allow for plenty of discussion of ideas and analysis of your data.

Advice for research in Physics

1. Use reputable sources to find papers or information (google scholar, textbooks, JSTOR on the school library intranet, Institute of Physics, Perimeter Institute, etc…)

2. Try not to choose investigations where you will need to spend a lot of time building equipment as you should be able to complete your EE within approximately 40 hours

Advice for write-up in Physics

1. Collect your data as quickly as possible

2. Take notes and keep a diary of your progress

3. Physics must be present in all of your EE not just the introduction and background information so make sure you are referring to theory and physics concepts throughout your work.