Pearson Physics 11 NSW Skills and Assessment, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (30 September 2026) © 2027

  • Matt Dodds et al

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ISBN-13: 9780655723868
Pearson Physics 11 NSW Skills and Assessment
Published 2026

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Overview

Pearson Senior Science New South Wales is the science series NSW teachers trust, updated for the new Year 11–12 (2025) syllabuses for Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

Building on the success of the first edition and refined through collaboration with NSW teachers and assessment experts, Pearson Senior Science NSW provides a dependable foundation schools can trust.


Included in this bundle:

Fully updated for the New South Wales 11 (2025) syllabus for Physics, this bundle includes:

  • Pearson Physics NSW 11, 2nd Edition Skills and Assessment Book - A dedicated write-in resource that supports practice, application and exam preparation. Exam-style questions with space for written responses, scaffolded practical activities and mandatory investigations help students build confidence and apply their learning. Depth study guidance and clear knowledge summaries support ongoing revision and exam readiness.


Specific Features:

  • Clear structure from first lesson to final assessment: Pearson Senior Science NSW follows a clear learning sequence, so teachers always know what comes next and how each lesson aligns to the syllabus. Lessons prioritise understanding before moving into practice and application.
  • Built for explicit teaching: Our approach simplifies complex concepts into manageable, intuitive building blocks, setting learners up for confident, rigorous application.
  • Understanding before exam practice: Students build knowledge and skills before tackling exam-style questions. Assessment preparation is introduced gradually, helping students develop confidence without unnecessary pressure.
  • Designed for real NSW classrooms: Developed with Prime Minister’s Prize-winning educator Matt Dodds and expert NSW teachers, this series provides a trusted, ready-to-use foundation that reduces planning time and empowers confident teaching.


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Table of contents

Working Scientifically

Chapter 1: Working Scientifically Toolkit

  • 1.1 Questioning and predicting — 1
  • 1.2 Planning scientific investigations — 3
  • 1.3 Conducting scientific investigations — 9
  • 1.4 Processing data and information — 24
  • 1.5 Analysing data and information — 41
  • 1.6 Problem-solving — 58
  • 1.7 Communicating — 64
  • Chapter 1 review — 70

Focus Area 1: Fundamentals of Mechanics

Chapter 2: Quantities of Motion

  • 2.1 Scalars and vectors — 74
  • 2.2 Displacement, speed and velocity — 82
  • 2.3 Acceleration — 84
  • 2.4 Vectors in two dimensions — 95
  • 2.5 Vector components — 107
  • Chapter 2 review — 113

Chapter 3: Motion Relationships

  • 3.1 Graphing displacement, velocity and acceleration over time — 115
  • 3.2 Equations of motion — 127
  • 3.3 Relative motion — 131
  • 3.4 Vertical motion — 136
  • Chapter 3 review — 142

Chapter 4: Forces and Motion

  • 4.1 Newton's first law — 147
  • 4.2 Newton's second law — 157
  • 4.3 Newton's third law — 163
  • 4.4 Forces and friction — 169
  • Chapter 4 review — 182

Chapter 5: Motion on Inclined Planes

  • 5.1 Inclined planes — 186
  • Chapter 5 review — 194

Chapter 6: Momentum and Energy

  • 6.1 Work — 196
  • 6.2 Kinetic and gravitational potential energy — 204
  • 6.3 Conservation of energy — 211
  • 6.4 Conservation of momentum — 220
  • 6.5 Impulse and net force — 230
  • Chapter 6 review — 239

Focus Area 1 review — 242

Building exam skills — 248

Focus Area 2: Waves

Chapter 7: Wave Properties

  • 7.1 Transverse and longitudinal waves — 254
  • 7.2 Analysing waves — 259
  • Chapter 7 review — 269

Chapter 8: Light and Sound

  • 8.1 Sound as a wave — 272
  • 8.2 Light as a wave — 276
  • 8.3 Electromagnetic spectrum — 281
  • Chapter 8 review — 290

Chapter 9: Wave Behaviours

  • 9.1 Wave interactions — 292
  • 9.2 Reflection and refraction — 298
  • 9.3 Superposition and standing waves — 306
  • 9.4 Doppler effect — 315
  • Chapter 9 review — 320

Focus Area 2 review — 323

Building exam skills — 328

Focus Area 3: Electricity and Magnetism

Chapter 10: Electrostatics

  • 10.1 Electric charge — 334
  • 10.2 Electric fields — 341
  • 10.3 Coulomb's law — 350
  • Chapter 10 review — 356

Chapter 11: Electric Circuits

  • 11.1 Electric current and circuits — 360
  • 11.2 Energy and power — 368
  • 11.3 Resistance — 376
  • 11.4 Series and parallel circuits — 390
  • Chapter 11 review — 407

Chapter 12: Magnetism

  • 12.1 Magnetic fields — 412
  • 12.2 Calculating magnetic fields — 422
  • Chapter 12 review — 427

Focus Area 3 review — 429

Building exam skills — 434

Answers — 436

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