Level 2 Physics
12PHY Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr A. Townshend.
Topics CoveredThe topics covered are Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Electromagnetism and Electricity, Mechanics and Waves.
Students will use their abilities to think practically and analyse situations mathematically.
This subject is suitable for those wishing to progress in the fields of Architecture, Engineering, Health Sciences, Physics, Physical Education, and Physical Science at tertiary level.
It leads on to Year 13 Physics.
Level 2 Physics
Physics seeks to understand nature at its most fundamental level. The study of Physics seeks to discover the inner workings of nature in systems ranging in size from the smallest elementary particles such as quarks, protons, and neurons to superclusters of galaxies. Physicists - and students studying physics - attempt to discover and apply the general laws that govern force and motion, matter and energy, and space and time. Physics explains the science that underlies the behaviour of everyday things such as cars and bridges as well as abstract things such as the curvature of space-time near a black hole.
Prerequisite:
It is recommended that you attained at least a Merit grade in the Physics Topic assessment and passed all the other assessments in the Year 11 Diploma Science course.
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Career Pathways
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Subject CostsSciPad $25