What will I be doing in this course?
Both Preliminary and HSC courses in Physics investigates
natural phenomena, identifies patterns and applies models, principles
and laws to explain their behaviour.
Preliminary course
The Preliminary course develops a knowledge of waves, motion,
forces, fields, electricity and magnetism by focusing on increasing
students' understanding of current communication technologies, the use
of electricity in the home, interaction involving vehicles (such as
car crashes) and the mechanisms that maintain the physical conditions
of planet Earth.
| The World Communicates |
| Electrical Energy in the Home |
| Moving About |
| The Cosmic Engine |
HSC course
The HSC course builds on the concepts of the Preliminary
course by expanding on areas such as relativity, the motor effect and
solid state physics, and by focusing on space flight, motors and
generators and the scientific advances involved in the development of
semi-conductors and electronics. The options cover a variety of
interest areas and draw on the increased information and understanding
provided by improved technology to examine areas of current research.
| Space |
| Motors and Generators |
| From Ideas to Implementation |
| One option topic from: Geophysics, Medical Physics, Astrophysics, From Quanta to Quarks, The Age of Silicon |
How will this course help me in the future?
This course is designed for those who are interested in
careers such as Applied Science, Astronomy, Nuclear Physics,
Telecommunications, Engineering. It will have advanced standing for some
TAFE courses .
Those students wishing to pursue the study of Physics and
allied fields at tertiary level will have gained an excellent
background.
How will I be assessed?
Assessment in the Preliminary course will consist of a mix
of formal examination, knowledge tests and written reports. The HSC
course has a final external examination with reports and knowledge
tests accounting for the internal assessment component.
