Physics
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Equipment needed for Sixth Form study Scientific Calculator Suggested book/reading list/website links: • Head Start to A-level Physics (CGP A-Level Physics) • A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson • Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman (or any other book by this author) Super-curricular reading
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Both theories get broken down when required to Physicist Brian Cox teams up with comedian Robin Ince to explain combine, so now physicists are searching for an overarching theory, interesting physics phenomena. This show sets out to explain the able to explain both the small and the big. world of science to anyone, even a ""stupid comedian"". This witty show gives an unique angle on today's science. Climate science Currently the world is reliant on fossil fuels, which are inextricably Relevant films linked with climate change. Climate scientists have used physics to Particle Fever create models that will predict what will happen if we continue Mark Levinson, United States, 2014 our current use of these and look at ways in which humans can use Particle Fever gives a unique perspective on the people working at alternative forms of energy to help lessen the damage. CERN and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), telling physics through human stories. 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He worked on the Manhattan project and managed David Brenner https://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/science- to emerge with a new theory of quantum electrodynamics, the study and-technology/physics/ of how light and matter interact at a small scale. He was also able to Wolfram Alpha is well known for its mathematical help capabilities, distil the extremely complicated maths down to some intuitive but less known for its physics resources. It can do calculations for diagrams called Feynman diagrams. everything from relativistic speeds to optics. In addition to that it canbe used to search up physical laws and constants. This often- Isaac Newton United Kingdom, 1643-1727 unexplored section of Wolfram Alpha can be of great use to Newton invented a new form of mathematics, calculus. In addition to physicists.. that, Newton paved the way for modern physics with his famous three laws. His laws were able to describe everything from an apple falling, to the way our earth moves in the solar system. He was a real Bridging the gap to Sixth Form studies Physics Click on https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/physics/AQA-7407-7408-TG.PDF OR https://www.aylesfordschool.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=2716&type=pdf The booklet on this link is perfect in helping you make a successful transition to A level Physics. From Page 8 are a series of activities you can start working through. Email [email protected] with your answers.