PHYSICS UNIT 1&2

[monis]

Hi
What are the best textbooks and study guides/resources for Physics Unit 1&2?
Thanks in advance

[alchemy]

I used the Heinemann Physics 11 book because it was specified by the school. It's a decent book, for the most part, but some chapters are worded so badly that I had to rewrite them in my own words to comprehend. Notably, this was the Electricity chapter... Cambridge Checkpoints were really helpful too, as many of the test questions were essentially slightly modified Checkpoints questions.

Have a look at the VCAA study design and pick resources, even if it be non-specific to VCE there will be content you can cherry pick to give you a broader depth of knowledge.

The following are useful links that were provided to our class:
http://vcephysics.podomatic.com/
http://dev.physicslab.org/
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-01-physics-i-classical-mechanics-fall-1999/

For Error Analysis and practical assessment writing, this website is a MUST: http://phys.columbia.edu/~tutorial/

For end of year exam preparation and revision: http://www.vicphysics.org/hopkins.html

Physics is not very content heavy, as I'm sure most of the guys on ATARnotes will agree, but requires a lot of practice and precision to score well on.

[monis]

Thanks abacus. You are a legend!