Physics Resources (page 6)

Newton's laws of motion Newton's laws of motion are the basis for our understanding of the mechanical world. While students may or may not know them by name, they underpin most of t...

Although this is written for physics this can be applied to ANY subject.Having your students try to revise for a specific topic can be helped by this method:1 - Have the student creat...

Physics is an inescapable consequence of mankind`s innate curiosity to fathom the universe, from its provenance to its destiny. It transcends the barriers of scale, time and dimension...

Photoelectric Effect If EM Radiation is incident on a metal surface, electrons may be emitted. Several features of the results observed cannot be explained using the traditional wav...

The would-be rationale idealists fifty years on continue to seek validation from the empirical scientists. It is not enough that the String theorists play in Plato s shadow world fo...

There is a well-known statement that the speed of the electric current is equal to the speed of light and is 300 thousand kilometers per second. An electromagnetic wave travels in...

In my last post, I talked about some of the problems A Level Physics students encounter in mass-energy (E=mc2) calculations. In passing, I mentioned use of unfamiliar units during ...

E = mc is the most famous equation of all time. It has become an icon of science, of knowledge and of learning, way beyond its origins in Einstein s work and its applications in...

The topic is ordered in a fashion which presents a narrative which echoes the historical development of our understanding of the universe. This makes good sense since students start...

Physics can be a hard subject for many students; even the most able can struggle with certain aspects of the course. It can be even harder identifying what needs to be done to imp...