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Information for teachers of Stage 6 Physics

Resources from the Board of Studies
Online networking
Useful web sites
Internet site reviews
Textbooks
Bibliography
Other resources and professional development opportunities

Resources from the Board of Studies

Physics Stage 6 Syllabus, 2002.
The most recent versions are available at Board of Studies web site . Scroll down until you come to physics.

On-line networking

Science Teachers' Association of NSW

Useful web sites for stage 6 Physics

The Physics section of the web site of the Learning Materials Production (LMP) now subsumed by the Centre for Learning Innovation, a unit of the NSW Department of Education and Training that develops materials for delivery to distance education students. The site has recommended module-specific links.
The Physics section of the UniServe Science a site maintained by Sydney University, that seeks to enhance the quality of university and school science teaching by maintaining and disseminating information on up-to-date and innovative materials for use throughout Australia. The site also publishes reviews, criticism and ideas related to teaching and learning materials for science. It is a great starting point if you or your students are seeking information on syllabus content. The site has recommended module-specific links.
HSC physics resource guide for teachers A web site provided by the School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, for teachers. Papers are available from the 9th Biennial Science Teachers' Workshop, held in June 2000.
Astronomy: Resource suggestions for the new NSW Stage 6 Syllabus A site developed by the Australia Telescope National Facility. It refers specifically to those modules that deal with astronomical topics.

Textbooks

The following table indicates some of the textbooks published to support the Physics course. The information was provided by publishers and was current at October 2008.

Publisher	Physics
Aaron Butler and STANSW	Success 1 Physics (Sample Q&As)
Cambridge University Press	HSC Physics Study Guide (Sample Q&As)
Jacaranda Plus	Physics 2 HSC Course
Longman	Physics Context 1 (Preliminary) Physics Context 2 (HSC)
Macmillan	Butler, M., MacMillan Physics 1: text and CD ROM (Preliminary)2004 MacMillan Physics 2: text and CD ROM (HSC) 2003
McGraw Hill	Conquering Physics 1 (Preliminary) 2002 Conquering Physics 2 (HSC) 2001
Oxford University Press	Physics in Context: Forces of Life, HSC 2004 Physics in Context: Forces of Life, Preliminary 2005
Pascal	Excel Preliminary Physics N. Warren, 2000
Science Press	Spotlight Physics (Preliminary) 2nd Edition 2005 Spotlight Physics (HSC) 2004
Wiley (Jacaranda)	Andriessen, Physics 2 (HSC) 2003 Andriessen, Physics 1 (Preliminary) 2003

Bibliography

Bragg, M., 1998, On giants’ shoulders, Hodder & Stoughton.

Cutnell, J.R. & Johnson, K.W., 1998, Physics, 4^th ed. Wiley & Sons.

Hewitt, P.G., 1997, Conceptual physics, 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley.

Illingworth, V., 2000, Collins dictionary of astronomy, Collins Books.

Illingworth, V., and Cullerne, J.P., (editors) 2000, Penguin dictionary of physics, Penguin Books.

Isaacs, A., (editor), 1996, Oxford dictionary of physics, Oxford University Press.

Pollack, G., 1996, Active physics, Science Press.

Storen, A., & Martine, R., 1998, Nelson physics (VCE Units 3 & 4), 2^nd ed., Nelson.

Walding, R., et al., 1997, Senior physics: knowledge, processes and reasoning, Oxford University Press.

Other resources and opportunities

Macquarie University

Science Research Resources : This site is a collection of articles on research selected from the broad sciences and presented under the four primary fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics , and Earth and Environment.
Astronomy nights: Macquarie University's Foundation for Astronomy holds astronomy nights at the Macquarie Campus twice a year in March and October. On the open night up to 20 telescopes are in operation and there are displays of telescopes, books, maps and posters. Bookings are not required. Entry fees are $8 per adult and $4 per child (maximum of $20 per family). Enquiries: 02 9850 8904 or www.astronomy.mq.edu.au.