Physics
The Physics course is an 'applications led' course, starting with what we see around us and then trying to find out in an experimental way how it all works.
The National 4 course and the national 4 course contain similar material. National 5 physics has more number work and is a more demanding course than National 4 but both courses will involve doing calculations. Pupils will need their own calculator.
The Higher course is more demanding again and only students that have been successful at National 5 level would be expected to start this course. It is a great preparation for many college and university courses and is essential for many engineering course at college or university.
There are three topics in each course,
For National 4 and 5
Electricity and Energy
Waves and Radiation
Dynamics and Space
For the Higher
Our Dynamic Universe
Particles and Waves
Electricity
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) publish the course contents and past papers and these are available free of charge at the following website,
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45729.html
The BBC Bitesize website also provides revision material and progress test that can be very useful,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
Senior students studying the Higher course also have access to the Scholar programme.
http://courses.scholar.hw.ac.uk/vle/scholar/
There are many other websites available to aid & add to study
Useful websites 2020