Advancing Physics - Aims and Objectives

Advancing Physics aims and objectives

Advancing Physics is a contemporary course, developed by the Institute of Physics as part of a response to the falling numbers of students studying physics beyond 16.

Our core aims and objectives are that the course: Is contemporary in content and modes of delivery Is attractive and accessible to the widest possible variety of students Sets physics in a variety of contexts, illustrating connections with everyday life, people, places and cultures Rewards students for initiative and commitment and allows them to develop their own interests Fully supports and recognises the use of essential mathematical methods in physics, helping students to understand them Fully supports teachers using extensive tried and tested resources and ongoing support Makes physics exciting and relevant

The course is based on 9 chapters in each year, grouped in thematic clusters. A final chapter uses examples to review the whole course.

Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Course

Designed to attract students and give them a good basis for future decisions, the AS course offers a broad vision of physics as it is today. Providing an introduction to physics and its uses, it prepares the way for further study and focuses on the wide range of future careers for which physics is valuable.

Teaching and assessment are designed to give students opportunities to pursue and develop their own interests and examines their understanding of physics.
Structure of the AS course

Advanced Level (A2) Course

Carefully balancing technological and applied approaches to physics in use, the A2 course deepens understanding of crucial ideas, giving students a wide-ranging and fundamental view of the nature of matter and the Universe. Mathematics in physics is further developed using modelling software.

Teaching and assessment provides opportunities for personal student involvement and individual initiative.
Structure of the A2 course