NSW Surfing Physics Focus Area 6

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
• Words to Watch
• Introduction To Depth Studies
• Electromagnetic Waves
• The Wave Model Of Light
• The Quantum Model Of Light
• Light and Special Relativity
• Topic Test: Nature Of Light
• Answers
• Data Sheet
• Formulae Sheet
• Index