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Physics Why pick it for the Leaving Cert???

Physics Why pick it for the Leaving Cert???. S. McMahon. INTRODUCTION. Lab Manual. “High achievement always take place in the framework of high expectation” Charles Kettering, American Engineer. HEAT ELECTRICITY MAGNETISM MECHANICS/FORCES. Topics Covered. LIGHT SOUND WAVES.

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Physics Why pick it for the Leaving Cert???

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  1. Physics Why pick it for the Leaving Cert??? S. McMahon

  2. INTRODUCTION Lab Manual “High achievement always take place in the framework of high expectation” Charles Kettering, American Engineer

  3. HEAT ELECTRICITY MAGNETISM MECHANICS/FORCES Topics Covered LIGHT SOUND WAVES MODERN PHYSICS PARTICLE PHYSICS

  4. Do not need Higher Level Maths- myth!! Logical Analytical Graph Calculator Would you be suited to Physics?? • Higher Level Science at Junior Cert Engineering Medicine Astronomy Finance Statistics I.T./ Coding JOBS

  5. STATISTICS “Failure rate- 7% Chemistry – 9 % Physics students do Best with almost ¾ Getting A, B, or C” Irish Times 2012 HL 2012!! - 4753 sat Physics 19.8 % A’s • 6705 Chemistry • 19.9 % A’s • 22,740 Biology 16.7 % A’s Input today jobs in physics on www.indeed.ie 286 available! "My problems all started with my early education. I went to a school for mentally disturbed teachers." Woody Allen

  6. Approx 25 EXPERIMENTS- SPEED OF SOUND MEASURE GRAVITY COUNT RATE OF DIFFERENT SOURCES FREQUENCY VARIES WITH TENSION/LENGTH (GUITAR) STRING OHMS LAW ELECTROMAGNETISM ACCELERATION DAY TRIPS!! ATTEND EXPERIMENT DAY – 6TH YEAR NUIM NOBEL TALKS – D.C.U. TALK ON RADIATION – R.P.I.I. SCIENCE GALLERY T.C.D. http://www.careersportal.ie/ed_training/leaving_cert_subjects.php?menu_parent_id=2&ed_sub_cat_id=7&course_id=26&course_name=Physics

  7. http://www.physics.org/careers.asp?contentid=381

  8. You decide your future!! • Take time to consider all the possible career choices with Physics • Consider present economic climate, high job prospects in Science • Physics leads into I.T.- Ireland is “Silicon Valley of Europe” • Degree in Physics gives broad education, problem solving skills- valued by employers • Ask present 6th Years their experience • www.iop.orgwww.physics.org www.careersportal.ie

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