Physics (2U)
Board Developed Course (240 hours)
Available in Years 11 and 12
The Senior Physics course provides students with a contemporary and coherent understanding of energy, matter, and their interrelationships. It focuses on investigating natural phenomena and then applying patterns, models, principles, theories and laws to explain the physical behaviour of the universe.
The study of Physics provides students with an understanding of systems that forms the basis of the development of modern technological applications. The interplay between concepts and technological and societal impacts is embodied in the history and philosophy of Science and forms a continuum relating our past to our future.
Students will be working individually and with others in active, practical, field and interactive media experiences that are related to the theoretical concepts considered in the course. It is expected that students studying Physics will apply investigative and problem-solving skills, effectively communicate the theoretical concepts considered in the course and appreciate the contribution that a study of Physics makes to our understanding of the world.
Students wishing to attempt this course must have a very strong basis in mathematics and have acquired an excellent understanding of Science through Years 7 – 10.
Course Structure
Preliminary Course (120 indicative hours)
The Preliminary course incorporates the study of the following modules:
Kinematics
Dynamics
Waves and Thermodynamics
Electricity and Magnetism
HSC Course (120 indicative hours)
The HSC course builds upon the Preliminary course. The Preliminary course content is a prerequisite for the HSC course.
The HSC course incorporates the study of:
Advanced Mechanics
Electromagnetism
The Nature of Light
From the Universe to the Atom