Physics

Course summary

Physics as a subject has the potential to unlock many career opportunities and is required for courses in Engineering and Physical Sciences at university. Skills are developed in asking key questions together with problem solving. Following the AQA A Level specification, topics studied include Mechanics, Materials, Waves, Electricity, Fundamental-particles, Quantum-phenomena, Thermal, Fields, Nuclear and Astrophysics. There is also the potential of a visit to CERN and the Large Hadron Collider to see how the fundamentals of the universe are being discovered.