Please read the overview page for a description of the structure of Fathoming Physics classes.

Year 12 2020

New classes for students completing HSC physics in 2020 will begin in the October holidays with a two day intensive to cover the first HSC module (Advanced Mechanics).

This intensive will run from 9am-4pm (with a 1 hour lunch break and two short breaks) on Tuesday 8th Oct and on Thursday 10th Oct. A repeat of these classes may run on Wednesday 10th and Friday 12th (depending on numbers). The cost will be $480 (the equivalent of six 2 hour lessons at $80 each) with a $80 discount for new students (the equivalent of having the first lesson free).

Year 12 classes will run on Saturday mornings (10:45-12:45pm) and Friday evenings (5:30-7:30pm).

There is also a possibility of running an additional class straight after school for local students if there is sufficient demand. Please let me know when you fill out the enrolment form if this would be something you would be interested in, thanks.

Please note that the lessons have been designed to meet the needs of students who are concurrently studying Extension 1 mathematics at school.

Fathoming Physics year 12 course details for 2019/2020

October holidays 2019

Module 5 “Advanced Mechanics”

Module 5 covers projectile motion, circular motion as well as Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, Newton’s law of Universal Gravitation and conservation of mechanical energy for objects moving under the force of gravity.

Term 4 2019

Module 6 “Electromagnetism”

Module 6 covers the motion of charges in electric and magnetic fields, the motor effect, electromagnetic induction and applications of the motor effect.

Term 1 2020

Module 7 “The nature of Light”

Module 7 covers electromagnetic radiation, the wave and quantum models of light, and special relativity.

Term 2 2020

Module 8 “From the Universe to the atom”

Module 8 covers the big bang and stellar evolution, the structure of the atom, nuclear physics and the standard model.

We will also spend a significant amount of class time revising for trial exams.

Term 3 2020

Revision for trials and the HSC

We will continue preparation for trials.

After student complete their trials we will begin our revision for the HSC.