Physics

Course summary

In the Lower Sixth the teaching of the specification is shared between two members of the Physics Department. One teacher will lead you through further ideas behind electricity, including internal resistance, resistivity and potential dividers. They will then move on to more complex descriptions of wave motion including polarisation, interference and stationary waves. Meanwhile, your other teacher will cover ideas behind forces, motion and energy including projectile motion, systems in equilibrium and material science. Once again the teaching is shared in the Upper Sixth. You will follow more ideas behind Newtonian mechanics including circular motion, oscillations and Newton`s famous law of gravitation. You will then cover the popular topics of astrophysics and cosmology where you will discover that the light from stars tells us so much more about our universe.