SGT Physics

The resources on this site are available for free download and use. I developed them during my teaching career and it seemed a pity, on my retirement, not to offer them to other teachers. They were originally part of an interlocked scheme of teaching but I have tried to make them as free-standing as possible.

Most of my career was at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford. This is an independent day school for boys of high academic ability so many of the resources involve at least an element of stretch and challenge. The majority are best suited to Physics A Level but some are useful in earlier years.

Some resources may be previewed within this site, particularly if you are logged in to Google Drive.

• Powerpoint Presentations. Some features will only work correctly from downloaded files, not within previews. If downloaded files will not open on your device due to security settings, right-click properties and unblock.

• Animations. Most are Flash and can be downloaded as small .swf files which need an appropriate player or as standalone .exe files.

• Small Executable Programs. These should run in Windows from XP to 10.

• Berkeley Madonna Models. These can be run using the free version of Berkeley Madonna. They are written to show A Level students examples of handling situations where we cannot find neat closed form solutions to mathematically formulated problems.

• Experimental Activities. My early teaching involved the Nuffield Physics courses and some of these activities have been inspired by them. I have included material which is either original or at least adds something new. There are some demonstrations but most are student activities with structured student sheets for recording work and analysing results.

• A Level Extension Questions. These are designed to take students beyond standard material with many but not all having increased mathematical challenge. Extensive answers are provided which often develop the ideas further.

• Practice Oxbridge Interview Questions. These were written to help students prepare themselves for university interviews, particularly those applying to Oxford or Cambridge. The degree of difficulty is quite varied.

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Disclaimers:

• All copyright in these resources is protected in the United Kingdom and throughout the world through various international treaties. The copyright belongs to the Royal Grammar School (RGS). I am licenced and permitted by RGS to make these resources available on this site in accordance with these disclaimers.

• It is a condition of my licence that the resources on this site are made available free of charge for bona fide educational use but they must not be sold or included in any packages that are sold or redistributed for commercial gain. Reproduction or redistribution for private study purposes only is permitted providing acknowledgement is always made in the form “Reproduced by kind permission of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, UK © Royal Grammar School 1997 – 2017. All rights reserved”.

• Whilst every possible care has been taking in their production, these resources are used without any representation or warranty as their accuracy or safety or fitness for use for any particular purpose being given either by myself or by RGS. No liability for any loss or damage in their use is accepted.

• Every attempt has been made to avoid the use of copyrighted or otherwise restricted material. If any has inadvertently been included it will be removed on notification.

Steve Thornhill