Reading+list.

Books, articles and papers can all be found here and this page will probably expand to a number of pages. for the moment some key books. Main Course texts are in **RED**

The tabulation on this page is a bit squiffy from being copied over from another wiki. I'd advise against amending it - if you have books that you want to recommend, attach a comment with an amazon link to the page discussion.

The Official SASP reccomended texts and other stuff [CDROM etc] (no need to buy them all!)
(A Level) || Amazon Link || (A Level) || Amazon Link ||
 * **Author** || **Title (Date)** || **Publisher** || **Notes** || **What for?** || **Other bookstores are available** ||
 * **Keith Johnson** || **//Physics for you// (2006)** || **Nelson Thornes** || It's hard to find a book that satisfactorily //explains// the physics at GCSE (or IGCSE) level but this is probably the best || Subject Knowledge (GCSE) || Amazon link ||
 * ** Jim Breithaupt ** || **//Physics, 2nd edition//. (2003)** || ** Palgrave Macmillan ** || Explanation, not that detailed but covers all the physics. || Subject Knowledge
 * Steve Adams & J Allday || //Advanced Physics//( 2000) || OUP || Has explanations, but mainly of post-16 physics. || Subject Knowledge
 * John Nunn || //Virtual Physical Laboratory// || NPL || Simulations, available from John Nunn at NPL, I'll try and get this for everyone. || Subject Knowledge || Link 1 and Link 2 ||
 * David Sang || //Teaching Secondary Physics// (2000) || ASE/John Murray || Goes through the concepts needed at Key stage 3 and 4 and progression between them plus ideas about how to teach these. || Probably better for teaching from/with || Amazon Link ||
 * IOP || //SPT 11-14// || IOP || 5 CDROM set may still be available, otherwise the materials can be downloaded from the Talk Physics site. || Both SK and Teaching approaches || [|SPT] ||
 * Gatsby SEP || booklets in the series //Innovations in practical work// || SEP || Lots of good ideas for practical activities, sign up as an associate if you are not already signed up. We will use lots of these ideas in the sessions || Practical work || SEP ||

A couple of other recommendations from Neil.
Expensive newer editions but older editions will still give a good grounding in most of the areas of physics Amazon link is to an older edition for a couple of quid. || Subject knowledge (A level) Exercises || [|Amazon] || on DVD with the book. The old hardback is full of gorgeous illustrations (linked) Lots of great science told through the story of cosmic evolution - really accessible. || Enrichment, knowledge, depth, enjoyment. || [|Amazon] ||
 * Author || Title || Publisher || Notes || What for? || From ||
 * Ken Dobson || Collins Advanced Science - Physics || Collins || Good A-Level textbook with high quality, readable explanations that address the subject in some depth.
 * Carl Sagan || Cosmos || Abacus/Random House || Beautiful book, one of the books that got me into science as a child. If you don't remember the TV series, you can often get it
 * Philip Plait || Bad Astronomy || Wiley || Frequently very amusing, points out the many sins committed against astronomy by sci-fi movies and the like. You know Han Solo couldn't possibly have made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, right? || Enjoyment, teaching ideas. || [|Amazon] ||

**Some of James de Winter's Personal Favourites**

 * **Author** || **Title** || **Publisher** || **Notes** || **What for?** || **Other bookstores are available** ||
 * Lewis Carroll Epstein || Thinking Physics || Insight Press || For me, one of the best 'good question to get students thinking' books covers across the range of levels and subjects, a real winner. One I would not be without. || Day to day and 5 mins left of lesson to fill emergencies || Amazon ||
 * Keith Gibbs || The Resourceful Physics Teacher || IOP || Seems out of print at the moment but worth tracking down if you can. Keith has a website School Physics with all kinds of free and pretty reasonable stuff.

// **I have a copy of this that I'm happy to lend out - Neil.** // || Ideas, demos and other stuff || Amazon (only pricey SHcopies when I looked) Perhaps e-mail author and see if he has any copies for sale. || (On about 8th edition now but older ones are fine) || John Wiley & Sons || For me, the one teaching physics book I could not be without. Its a US one and there is plenty of content that goes above A level but it is so well written and has lots of really good 'real world' examples that it is constant source of good worked examples and idea for my teaching. There is a pretty heavy maths content but you are taken through the steps one at a time and so it doesn't feel that painful. Lots of questions at the end of each chapter and worked examples (and plenty of extra web based stuff). || Everything! Just make sure that you are clear what your specification covers so you don't get to deep (unless you want to) || Amazon || (1996) 978-0435688387 || I know it's a few years old but this one is really good for Physics/Waves/Music Stuff. Part of a series of books on various physics applications - all worth checking out (even if the phones one may be a bit out of date) || Theory and practical ideas, lots of independent learning tasks || Out of print but there are a few cheapish copies on various Amazon marketplace sellers ||
 * Cutnell and Johnson || Physics
 * // Richard Skelding and Mike Bethel // || // Physics, Jazz and Pop (Supported Learning in Physics Project) // || Heinemann

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Research Methods Books



 * **Author** || **Title** || **Publisher** || **Notes** || **Other bookstores are available** ||
 * Elaine Wison (Ed) || School-based Research: A Guide for Education Students || SAGE || Probably the most acessable introductory book for this kind of thing. || Amazon ||
 * Judith Bell || Doing your research project || OUP || A well regarded staring point for education students || Amazon ||
 * Martin Denscombe || The Good Research Guide || OUP || More detailed than the previous two. Probably more than is needed for SASP but good and acessable. || Amazon ||
 * Colin Robson || Real World Research || Wiley and Sons || More detailed but really good. For those who get 'in' to educational research. || Amazon ||

The triple science support program produces some useful guides. The physics one looks like this And you can get it HERE or HERE