Sixth Form Reading

List 2014/15
AS & A2 Physics.
Recommended Books: Amazon price (July
2014)
The Meaning of it All Richard Feynman 6.99
In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat John Gribbin 6.90
Why Does E=mc2? Brian Cox 7.09
Mathematics for A Level Physics: A Course Companion 12.99 paperback
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes

6.29 paperback
5.89 Kindle
We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What everyday things tell us about the
universe
5.73 paperback
1.71 Kindle
The Quantum Universe: Everything that can happen does happen

6.29 paperback
5.89 kindle

Useful Websites:

There a loads of useful websites too many to list.

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/physics - revision website

http://www.physicsclassroom.com - revision website

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A-level_Physics_(Advancing_Physics) an online textbook with
questions and worked answers, written by teachers of the course.

http://phet.colorado.edu/ simulations that explain physics concepts

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce-physics-b-advancing-physics-h159-h559/ the
exam board and past exam papers

https://www.societyofbiology.org/careers-and-cpd/careers/career-resources - page with careers
advice

http://members.iop.org/16-19.asp - The IOP is the professional body for Physists, membership to
their online resources is free to 16-19 year old students.

http://Missmaddickphysics.blogspot.co.uk work may be issued on here


Other useful sources:
We set up lino groups for students shown to them in class
Twitter New scientist Free
Twitter - Ben Goldacre Free
Facebook I fucking love science Free (apologies for the site name)



Publications
New Scientist
Scientific American