Physics is a mathematical science!

October 9, 2019
This is a quick note for those students who are just starting the IB Physics Diploma Course.  For most students, they take the HL course because they really like the subject or it is a requirement for their ultimate application to university (a physics or engineering...

Newton and his 3rd Law

A quick comment about this law – arguably the most complex of the three laws. My experience is that teachers often present Newton’s Laws in the way the books normally state them. This is something along the lines of … Newton’s 1: An object will move in a straight line...

Oxbridge or not Oxbridge?

August 7, 2019
Many schools will be expecting students to be thinking about university applications after this summer break, and most of those decisions need to be decided now, at least as a first step. This post considers the idea of a student possibly applying to Oxford or...

Newton and Mechanics

July 19, 2019
Isaac Newton is a name that comes up a lot in Physics (an understatement if ever there was one). In Mechanics I tend to lump the SUVAT equations and laws together, teaching them as a small section (effectively) under his name. This blog considers this short section of...

Phew – thank goodness that is over!

By the time this post gets ‘out there’, the IB exams are likely to be finished. And the DP students will be away from school and relaxing … and so they should. But is it all really over? The year 1 students are continuing of course. And also, there are the final year...