Foundation Physics 2 - SSS048

Extend your understanding of some essential concepts in Physics!

If you have completed Foundation Physics 1 and would like to know more, this subject extends your knowledge of measurement, vectors, force, motion and energy. Waves (Electromagnetic, Light and Sound), Electricity and Atomic and Nuclear Physics.

In this short preparatory subject, we’ll cover these concepts in Physics:

  • Waves
    • Topic 1: Electromagnetic waves
    • Topic 2: Light
    • Topic 3: Sound
  • Electricity and Magnetism
    • Topic 4: Electrostatics
    • Topic 5: Current and circuits
    • Topic 6: Electromagnetism
  • Atomic and Nuclear Physics
    • Topic 7: Atomic Physics
    • Topic 8: Nuclear Physics

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Time commitment: 16-18 hours

Subject Coordinator: Amy Dennis

Amy Dennis

Availability and details

You can start any time to suit you between Term start date and the close of applications. Check our calendar for start times

Subject relevance

This subject will be useful if you're studying:

This subject will be useful in the majority of science degrees but especially if you need to understand the technical aspects of medical imaging. Physics is the science underpinning how X rays interact with the body and how imaging equipment works.

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