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Resources for students of Stage 6 Physics
Useful web sites for stage 6 Physics
- The Physics section
of the web site of the
Learning Materials Production (LMP), a
unit of the NSW Department of Education and Training that
develops materials for delivery to distance education
students. The site has recommended module-specific
links. - The Physics section , of the UniServe Science , a site maintained by
Sydney University, that seeks to enhance the quality of
university and school science teaching by maintaining and
disseminating information on up-to-date and innovative
materials for use throughout Australia. The site also
publishes reviews, criticism and ideas related to teaching
and learning materials for science. It is a great starting
point if you or your students are seeking information on
syllabus content. The site has recommended module-specific
links.
- Home page, School of Physics, The
University of New South Wales . A web site that provides
much interesting and useful information for physics
students, such as information about current research and
career opportunities.
- Astronomy: Resource suggestions for the
new NSW Stage 6 Syllabus is a site developed by the
Australia Telescope National Facility. It refers
specifically to those modules that deal with astronomical
topics. Apart from the information on three syllabus
modules, The Glossary of astronomical terms and
the Astronomy careers section will be useful to
many students.
Textbooks
The following table indicates some of the textbooks
published to support the Physics course. The information was
provided by publishers and was current at July 2006.
| Publisher | Physics |
|---|---|
| Aaron Butler | Success 1 Physics (Sample Q&As) |
| Longman | Physics Context 1 (Preliminary)
Physics Context 2 (HSC) |
| Macmillan | Butler, M., MacMillan Physics 1:
text and CD ROM (Preliminary)2004
MacMillan Physics 2: text and CD ROM (HSC) 2003 |
| McGraw Hill | Conquering Physics 1 (Preliminary) 2002
Conquering Physics 2 (HSC) 2001 |
| Oxford University Press |
Physics in Context: Forces of Life, HSC 2004 Physics in Context: Forces of Life, Preliminary 2005 |
| Pascal | Excel Preliminary Physics N. Warren, 2000 |
| Science Press | Spotlight Physics (Preliminary) 2nd Edition
2005
Spotlight Physics (HSC) 2004 |
| Wiley (Jacaranda) | Andriessen, Physics 2 (HSC) 2003
Andriessen, Physics 1 (Preliminary) 2003 |
Bibliography
Bragg, M., 1998, On giants’ shoulders, Hodder & Stoughton.
Cutnell, J.R. & Johnson, K.W., 1998, Physics, 4th ed. Wiley & Sons.
Hewitt, P.G., 1997, Conceptual physics, 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley.
Illingworth, V., 2000, Collins dictionary of astronomy, Collins Books.
Illingworth, V., and Cullerne, J.P., (editors) 2000, Penguin dictionary of physics, Penguin Books.
Isaacs, A., (editor), 1996, Oxford dictionary of physics, Oxford University Press.
Pollack, G., 1996, Active physics, Science Press.
Storen, A., & Martine, R., 1998, Nelson physics (VCE Units 3 & 4), 2nd ed., Nelson.
Walding, R., et al., 1997, Senior physics: knowledge, processes and reasoning, Oxford University Press.
Other resources and opportunities
Macquarie University
- Science Research Resources:
This site is a collection of articles on research selected
from the broad sciences and presented under the four
primary fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics , and Earth and
Environment.
- Astronomy nights:Macquarie University's Foundation for Astronomy holds astronomy nights at the Macquarie Campus twice a year in March and October. On the open night up to 20 telescopes are in operation and there are displays of telescopes, books, maps and posters. Bookings are not required. Entry fees are $8 per adult and $4 per child (maximum of $20 per family). Enquiries: 02 9850 8904 or www.astronomy.mq.edu.au.