Physics

Course summary

During this course you will build on your knowledge of the laws of physics, applying your understanding to solve problems on topics ranging from subatomic particles to the entire universe. Practical skills are embedded throughout all the content of the course, ensuring you develop a range of practical skills in preparation for the written examinations. Physical quantities and units, Measurements and analysing data, Nature of quantities, Motion, Forces in action, Work, energy and power, Materials Newton’s laws of motion and momentum, Formulas and Equations Charge and current, Energy, power and resistance, Electrical circuits, Waves, Quantum physics, Thermal physics, Circular motion, Oscillations, Gravitational fields, Astrophysics and cosmology, Capacitors, Electric fields, Electromagnetism, Nuclear and particle physics and Medical imaging.