Opening Soon: 60-Hour PhysicsBowl D1 + AI Research Hybrid Course

PhysicsBowl preparation is the entry point, not the ceiling. The goal of this course is to build a genuine, lasting framework for physics — one that can support competition work, AP coursework, and eventually undergraduate-level research. The sixty hours are organised to move from foundations through to original research methods without breaking stride.

Course objectives

1. Build a clear and complete framework for physics as a discipline — how it developed historically and what it has done for the world.
2. Cover the bulk of high-school physics content, supporting school courses and AP exams alongside competition preparation.
3. Develop genuine physical intuition: the ability to think your way through a problem under pressure, not just retrieve a formula.
4. Introduce the basics of physics research: reading papers, writing in LaTeX, understanding what a research project looks like.
5. Introduce programming and computational physics: simulating systems, visualising variables, building understanding through code.
6. Integrate AI tools and teach you how to use them productively for physics and adjacent subjects.
7. Cover the essential mathematics — calculus, vectors, basic linear algebra — with emphasis on how mathematical language describes physical reality precisely.

Who this is for

Students in grades 8–10 preparing for PhysicsBowl, who are also planning ahead for applications to US or UK universities in physics or engineering. The course content — calculus, physics, programming, research methods, LaTeX — is designed to connect seamlessly to more advanced work. The sequence is intended to make the step into research-level physics feel like a continuation, not a jump.

Course outline (20 sessions)

1. Introduction to Physics Bowl and LaTeX
2. Vectors and Applications in Kinematics
3. Calculus Fundamentals and Connection to Kinematics
4. Forces and Newton's Laws; Physics Research Introduction
5. Python Introduction and Physics Simulation
6. Work, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy; AI in Problem Solving
7. Power, Momentum and Impulse; Using Cursor for Physics Programming
8. Rotation of Rigid Bodies; Some Integration Techniques
9. Fluid Mechanics and Gravitation — The Start of Physics
10. Oscillations of Physical Systems
11. Mechanical Waves and Wave Properties
12. Temperature and Heat; Ideal Gas Law
13. First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics — How They Shape Science Fiction and the World
14. Electric Charge, Field, Potential
15. Capacitance, Circuits
16. Optics and Light Waves
17. Modern Physics: Photons, Nuclear Physics
18. PhysicsBowl Problem-Solving Skills
19. PhysicsBowl Recent-Year Hard Questions
20. Miscellaneous Topics and Summary

Optional follow-on

After the course: a personalised physics study plan; continuation into BPhO or PUPC preparation; help scoping a research project and identifying the right competition; and guidance on building a coherent physics or engineering profile for university applications.