Higher Physics, Second Edition
Published on 28. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-5104-5770-6 (ISBN)
Description
Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Physics
First Teaching: August 2018
First Exam: June 2019
Ensure that students are prepared for every aspect of their Higher Physics assessment with the only textbook that offers comprehensive coverage of the updated SQA syllabus requirements.
- Provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the specification with each section of the book matching a unit of the new syllabus and each chapter corresponding to a content area
- Supports the 'researching physics' section in an appendix, covering key skills required by physics students and deals with data analysis, what can reasonably be inferred and what cannot, how we arrive at conclusions and what those conclusions mean
- Helps students to prepare for exams: each chapter contains examples of numerical, open ended and discursive type questions and combines strong coverage of essential Physics for Higher with new material and innovative teaching approaches
Level: Higher
Subject: Physics
First Teaching: August 2018
First Exam: June 2019
Ensure that students are prepared for every aspect of their Higher Physics assessment with the only textbook that offers comprehensive coverage of the updated SQA syllabus requirements.
- Provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the specification with each section of the book matching a unit of the new syllabus and each chapter corresponding to a content area
- Supports the 'researching physics' section in an appendix, covering key skills required by physics students and deals with data analysis, what can reasonably be inferred and what cannot, how we arrive at conclusions and what those conclusions mean
- Helps students to prepare for exams: each chapter contains examples of numerical, open ended and discursive type questions and combines strong coverage of essential Physics for Higher with new material and innovative teaching approaches
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
702 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5104-5770-6 (9781510457706)
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Additional editions
Paul Chambers | Mark Ramsay | Iain Moore
Higher Physics, Second Edition
E-Book
07/2019
1st Edition
Hodder Gibson
€19.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Paul Chambers | Mark Ramsay | Iain Moore
Higher Physics for CfE
Book
01/2013
Hodder Gibson
€52.18
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Persons
Paul Chambers is Senior Lecturer in Science Education at the University of Strathclyde, leading the Physics PGDE programme. The author of over 20 books for schools, Paul has also taught in various schools in Glasgow and delivered teacher education globally. Mark Ramsay is Deputy Headteacher at George Watson's College, delivering Higher and Advanced Higher courses. A former Head of Physics, Mark was also a member of the SQA Qualification Design Team responsible for writing both the revised Higher and Advanced Higher courses. He is a highly experienced SQA marker, question setter and verifier. Iain Moore is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, a role that includes assisting with the science element of the Primary Teaching PGDE and the Physics PGDE. Formerly a Principal Teacher of Physics, he is currently a member of the Institute of Physics Scotland committee, has a PhD in semiconductor device modelling and has been an SQA marker and question writer.