Project 2026+ Resources

Some really important information before starting out on your project. Plus some references you might wish to consult.

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Notes for setting Exams

Here are some documents for setting exam papers which should be of use for teachers and some practice at answering questions from the command words. Whilst the document below was written for covid times there are some great nuggets if you can read through it all. My thanks to Mr S Farmer and Mr A...

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Writing Up Your Project

A set of videos to help you write up your advanced higher project report.

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Rotational Motion Background Documents

Welcome to the AH Physics course. Another year, another journey together. I hope you feel that this site meets your requirements and that you can find the materials that you need. Check out MrStewart’s YouTube channel for some great clear explanations from this course. Higher Revision 1 Jumper and building Answers 1b Mechanics Learning Outcomes...

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Me and the Faulkes

I got an email today from Alison Tripp from the Faulkes Telescope saying “We wondered who had been promoting us as we’ve had a few people sign up recently” So as I’ve been promoting it, I suppose I ought to be telling people how I use it and what it’s all about.   When a...

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Quanta & Waves Resources

AH-Quantum-Mechanics-questions-from-the-videoDownload Resources: Notes and video (flash learning AH CfE Virtual Physics) Read the notes, watch the video and answer the questions below, in a way that makes them form a good note about the subject. I’ve struggled to find information on DAMPING relevant to the CfE AH Course, so I’ve made this. I hope you...

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AH Uncertainties

This is a presentation I gave on AH Uncertainties for the IoP. It was the end of term and that’s why I am nearly falling asleep. I had to update it as I had indeed taken the absolute and not fractional uncertainty in T to double for the uncertainty in T2. https://vimeo.com/470128824 The above file...

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Week 1: Get to know the Course

Focus Success Criteria TASKS NB You do not have to do these in any particular order, although it would be easier to do some before the others! http://mrmackenzie.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ah_cphy_unit1.pdf

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Revision

Here is a little document to start you on some revision. The answers are given at the end, but don’t cheat. definitions RM&A pdf   definitions RM&A word I’ll add some more on other topics later. Thanks to H Stark for her 10 week Revision Plan, you’ve just enough time if you start NOW! Fed up of...

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Quantum Mechanics

But here is a great video to help you understand what is happening Quantum Theory Full Documentary The link below is to the brilliant video with Brian Greene- this should get you thinking. https://youtu.be/CBrsWPCp_rs?t=207  this link is set up so you miss the blurb at the beginning. Or closer to home check out this video...

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General Relativity

By Mysid (Own work. Self -made in Blender & Inkscape.) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons There are some great videos that can explain General Relativity much better than I can. A few are given below: Youtube Remember at Advanced Higher you are expected to have a BASIC knowledge, not a...

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Units, Prefixes, Scientific Notation and Uncertainties

Here is a link to a presentation that I gave for the IoP on AH Uncertainties. The slides are 1GB, so you might want to ask me to share those some other way. Here is a pdf of the slides, including example SQA Uncertainty questions Below is attached various useful documents to assist you in...

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