Physics

Course summary

Physics is a well-respected subject which is highly valued by the universities. It is known as a facilitating subject, which opens a wide range of career options including finance, architecture, astronomy, medical-related areas, the music industry, sports science and engineering. The course modules are: 1. Practical skills in physics: Skills of planning, implementing, analysis and evaluation 2. Foundations of physics: Physical quantities and units, Scalars and vectors, measurements 3. Forces and Motion: Motion, Forces in action, Work, energy and power, Materials, Newton’s laws of motion and momentum. 4. Electrons, Waves and Photons: Charge and current, Energy, power and resistance, Electrical circuits, Waves, Quantum physics. 5. Newtonian World and Astrophysics: Thermal physics, Circular motion, Oscillations, Gravitational fields, Astrophysics. 6. Particles and Medical Physics: Capacitors, Electric fields, Electromagnetism, Nuclear and particle physics, Medical imaging.