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