NSW Surfing Physics Focus Area 2

For the new Physics 11-12 Syllabus (2025) for Year 11 2027 / Year 12 2028 implementation

About the Surfing Series

Each Surfing book contains a summary, with occasional more detailed sections, of all the mandatory parts of the syllabus, along with questions and answers.

All types of questions – multiple choice, short response, structured response and free response – are provided. Questions are written in exam style so that you will become familiar with the concepts of the topic and answering questions in the required way. Answers to all questions are included.

A topic test at the end of the book contains an extensive set of summary questions. These cover every aspect of the topic, and are useful for revision and exam practice.

Sample data has been included for suggested experiments to give you practice to reinforce practical work in class.

Contents

• Introduction
• Introduction To Depth Studies
• Words to Watch
• Wave Properties
  
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Wave Properties
  • Electromagentic Waves
  • The Wave Equation
  • Displacement-Time Graphs
  • Use Of Waves By Aboriginal Peoples
• Light and Sound
  
  • Soundwaves
  • The Inverse Square Law
  • Photons and Light Speed
• Wave Behaviours
  
  • Reflection Of Waves
  • Refraction Of Waves
  • How Do Spectacles Work?
  • Diffraction
  • Progressive and Standing Waves
  • The Principle Of Superposition
  • The Doppler Effect
• Topic Test: Waves
• Answers
• Data Sheet
• Formulae Sheet
• Index