The Physics syllabus of the Advanced Level Foundation includes:
- Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Geometrical Optics
- Waves and the Wave Properties of Light
- Thermodynamics
- Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
- Electronics
- Relativity / Doppler effect
At the end of the Advanced Level Foundation Physics module you will:
- be familiar with the principles of mechanics, electrical theory, thermal physics and wave motion
- be able to devise experiments to test physical laws derived from these principles
- have a sound grasp of algebra and basic calculus as used in the development of theories in physics
- understand the relationship between theory and experiment and the role of mathematics in this relationship
- understand the effects of experimental errors on the outcome of an experiment
- understand the principles on which scientific method in physics is based.
