Physics provides the basis of our understanding of the Universe, from the smallest to the largest scale and reveals why it is the way it is and how it works. The understanding we gain as Physicists enables us to apply our knowledge to the world we live in. The things we use every day - from the cars on the roads, to the fabrics used to make the clothes we wear; from the electricity we use to boil a kettle to the components inside our computers – would not exist if it were not for the physicists who made discoveries and developed their ideas over generations. Physicists are needed to fulfil the human desire to find out how things work and to make the major discoveries that are of interest for the future of engineering and technology.

Curriculum

UIII     Static Electricity and Electrical Circuits; Colour and Optics; The Kinetic Theory of Solids, Liquids and Gases; Magnetism and Astronomy.

LIV     Sound; Forces and Motion; Mass and Weight; Density and Pressure; Heat Transfer.

UIV     Current Electricity; Magnetism and Electromagnets; The Earth and Beyond; Fluids; Energy, Work, Power and Efficiency.

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In LV and UV, we offer both dual award science and separate Physics GCSE.   

LV       Topics include Atomic Structure and Radioactivity; Waves; Energy, Work and Power; Electricity. (We will be following the Edexcel IGCSE course.)

UV       Topic include Forces and Acceleration; Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction; Mains Electricity; Solids, Liquids and Gases; Energy Resources and Energy Transfer. (We will be following the AQA syllabus.)

Following the Edexcel AS and A2 courses, the topics studied in the sixth form are as follows:

LVI    

Unit 2   Electric Current and Potential Difference; Electrical Circuits;Heating Matter; Pressure; The Behaviour of Gases; The Kinetic Model; The Heat Engine; Conservation of Energy.

Unit 3   Particle Physics Topic; Practical Physics.

UVI    

Unit 4   Circular Motion and Oscillations; Waves; Quantum Phenomena; The Expanding Universe.

Unit 5   Gravitational, Magnetic and Electric Fields; Capacitance; Electromagnetic Induction; Practical Physics.

Unit 6   Synthesis: Analogies in Physics; Accelerators

Staff Comment

“It is a privilege to teach Physics at Wycombe Abbey School because of the energy and enthusiasm that pupils bring to every lesson.” 

Clarence comment

“Physics is challenging but fun, and it is made a great deal easier by a fab team of Physics teachers.  We recommend this subject to anyone with a curious mind who wants to know how the world actually works.”