Why Study Physics?

How does your mobile phone work?  How can you receive TV signals from a satellite 1000s of kilometres away in outer space?  Why does a musical instrument produce the sounds that it does?.  Is teleportation possible?  These are all questions that physics can answer, because physics is about the way the world works, and why things behave the way they do.

Physics gives us knowledge which we can use to develop the technology that changes the world we live in.  It helps to diagnose and cure illness.  Want to study nursing? – A physics qualification helps with a career in medical technology.  Applying physics provides the energy we need to keep our x-box on, and makes the internet possible.

By studying Physics you will:

• Develop high level communication skills.
• Engage in a wide range of investigative tasks and develop critical thinking skills to become creative, inventive and enterprising.
• Evaluate environmental and scientific issues, consider risk, and make informed choices.

National 4 and 5 Physics Study Resources

BBC Bitesize N4/N5- all units notes and tests
National 4 www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/
National 5 www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/
SQA Past Papers www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/

Mr Mackenzie fizzics website- access National 5 exam questions and solutions for all 3 units
Dynamics and Space: mrmackenzie.co.uk/national-5-dynamics-and-space/
mrmackenzie.co.uk/national-5-dynamics-and-space/
Electricity and Energy: mrmackenzie.co.uk/national-5-electricity-and-energy/
mrmackenzie.co.uk/national-5-electricity-and-energy/
Waves and Radiation: mrmackenzie.co.uk/national-5-waves-and-radiation/
mrmackenzie.co.uk/national-5-waves-and-radiation/

Mr Homer’s National Physics – notes and quizzes
Waves :sites.google.com/site/home/waves
Radiation:sites.google.com/site/home/radiation
Dynamics:sites.google.com/site/home/dynamics
Space: sites.google.com/site/home/space
Electricity:sites.google.com/site/home/electricity
Energy:sites.google.com/site/home/energy

Higher Physics Study Resources

mrmackenzie.co.uk/higher-revision/
SCHOLAR- use your user name and password to log on courses.scholar.hw.ac.uk/vle/scholar/
SQA Past Papers www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/

Advanced Higher Physics Study Resources

Fizzics- CFE Advanced Higher mrmackenzie.co.uk/advanced-higher/

SCHOLAR- use your user name and password to log on courses.scholar.hw.ac.uk/vle/scholar/
SQA Past Papers www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm

Careers in Physics

A knowledge of Physics is a gateway to careers in engineering, information technology, medicine, architecture, accountancy, car mechanics, aviation, computer game design and many others.