Physics Resources (page 7)

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...

In my experience, teaching at university s as well as at other levels, one of the main ways many people lose marks when taking science exams is not answering the question which has ...

In the beginning it was simple. We lived on a perfect plane laid out under the heavens or, later in our history, a round orb at the centre of the universe. We discovered other worl...

We ve all grown up learning that there were nine planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Perhaps you even learned saying...

So you want to do a degree in Physics?Don t rush the decision.Physics qualifications are highly valued in the job market, but that isn t a good reason to choose to study it. Ultimatel...

So you want to do a PhD?Think carefully.The actual decision of whether you want to study for a PhD or not may be many years away, but it doesn’t hurt to get prepared. We live in ...

A Level PhysicsAnswering 6-mark exam questions about EXPERIMENTS.Try to include most or all of the following points. This looks like a lot of work but most of these can be covered...