Physics study guides

A deep-dive SQA Advanced Higher Physics guide to Area 1 Rotational Motion and Astrophysics. Covers kinematic relationships with calculus, angular motion and centripetal force, rotational dynamics with moment of inertia and angular momentum, gravitation with potential and orbits, general relativity and the Schwarzschild radius, and stellar physics with the H-R diagram and fusion.

A deep-dive SQA Advanced Higher Physics guide to Area 2 Quanta and Waves. Covers quantum theory with photons, de Broglie and the uncertainty principle, particles from space, simple harmonic motion, the travelling-wave equation and stationary waves, interference by division of amplitude and wavefront, and polarisation with Malus's law and Brewster's angle.

A deep-dive SQA Advanced Higher Physics guide to Area 3 Electromagnetism. Covers electric fields with Coulomb's law, field strength and potential, magnetic fields with the force on conductors and moving charges and Millikan's experiment, capacitors with energy and RC circuits, inductors with back emf and energy, and electromagnetic radiation with Maxwell and the speed of light.

A deep-dive SQA Advanced Higher Physics guide to Area 4 Investigating Physics. Covers SI units, prefixes and scientific notation, random, systematic and reading uncertainties, absolute and percentage uncertainties and how to combine them, presenting data with best-fit lines and error bars, and how to plan, carry out and report the 30-mark project.