This course covers most of the atomic and particle content of A-Level and IB physics, but excludes any quantum-related topics. Students will learn how everything we feel and see around us behaves on the smallest possible scale and about the fundamental forces and particles that govern the laws of our universe. The standard model, which is one of the most important scientific discoveries and at the heart of particle physics, will be covered in some depth and students will be able to classify all elementary particles. The course starts by constructing an atom and then slowly dives into the structure of matter and nuclear reactions. Students will learn about the evolution of the atom and how far we have come in understanding matter on a very small scale. Some topics, such as nuclear decay, expect some knowledge of exponential functions, which will be covered briefly, so that students without a strong mathematical background are not at a disadvantage.
Course Content
13 LESSONS
12 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
minutes
Lesson 2
How We Think an Atom Looks Like
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Nuclear Stability and the Most Important Graph in Nuclear Physics
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Emissions and Absorptions
60 minutes
Lesson 5
Fundamental Forces
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Radioactivity (Part I)
60 minutes
Lesson 7
Radioactivity (Part II)
60 minutes
Lesson 8
How to Calculate Half-Life
60 minutes
Lesson 9
The Standard Model and Its History
60 minutes
Lesson 10
Nuclear Reactions
60 minutes
Lesson 11
Fusion and Fission
60 minutes
Lesson 12
A Deep Insight Into the Structure of Matter
60 minutes
Lesson 13
Feynman Diagrams
60 minutes
Key Skills
The Structure of Matter
Chemistry
Atoms
Radioactivity
Educator
Simeon H
Maths and Physics Educator
Simeon is a mathematics and physics Educator who brings his passion, knowledge and enthusiasm to every lesson, ensuring students are challenged and supported appropriately.
