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This course is intended to provide students with a grounding in the discipline of Physics, as the students
who take it may subsequently engage in further study of the subject. Students who plan to continue in Science
and Engineering should definitely consider taking both Physics 11 and Physics 12. Physics 12 students should
also possess an appropriate background in senior level Mathematics.
The treatment of the topics is mathematically more rigorous than in Physics 11 and there is a greater emphasis on problem solving and inquiry. Because of this more detailed treatment, the range of topics is narrower than in Physics 11. The topics include Vector Kinematics and Dynamics, Mechanical Energy and Vector Momentum, Electricity and Magnetism, etc. The Ministry of Education has made many resources for Physics 12 available online . . . the Physics Integrated Resource Package (IRP), the 2004 Physics 12 Examination Specifications and sample exams from previous years are available at: |
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