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Among the many benefits, this new Course is designed to encourage students to develop:
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the principles of physics
- Hands-on practical skills and data analysis skills
And to:
- Appreciate How Science Works and its relevance beyond the laboratory
- See how physics links to other sciences and how the subject underpins important technologies
- Study optional topics so they can specialise in topics that generate interest
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At AS, the course introduces new topics as well as building on previous studies in physics.
Unit 1 will cover:
- The nucleus including particles, antiparticles and photons; hadrons and leptons; the quark model
- Quantum phenomena including photoelectricity, energy levels and photon emission, wave particle duality
- Electricity including electrical quantities, resistivity, circuits and components, alternating current
Unit 2 will cover:
- Mechanics, including motion along a straight line, projectile motion, Newton’s laws of motion, energy and power
- Properties of materials, including density and the Young modulus
- Waves, including longitudinal and transverse waves, progressive and stationary waves, refraction, diffraction and interference
Unit 3: will cover:
The practical skills which are an essential part of studying a Physics course at this level. These practical skills gained throughout the course include:
- Selection and use of various equipment
- Processing of data
- Making observations and Measurements
- Analysing and evaluation of results
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At A2, the course builds on AS physics and includes optional topics.
Unit 4 will cover:
- Further mechanics, including momentum, circular motion and simple harmonic motion
- Fields, including gravitational fields, electric fields, capacitors, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction
Unit 5 is in two parts :
Section A builds on key ideas about particles and energy from AS physics and covers probing the nucleus, radioactivity, nuclear instability and nuclear energy as well as the thermal properties of materials, ideal gases and the kinetic theory of gases
Section B will provide students and teachers with opportunities to study:
- Astrophysics: lenses and telescopes, nonoptical telescopes, classification of stars, cosmology
- Medical Physics: physics of the eye, physics of the ear, biological measurements, nonionising imaging, X-ray imaging
- Applied Physics: rotational dynamics, thermodynamics, engines
- Turning points in physics: the discovery of the electron, wave-particle duality, special relativity
Unit 6 will cover
Practical skills gained throughout the course include:
- Selection and use of various equipment
- Processing of data
- Analysing and evaluation of results
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Written Paper on Unit 1:
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Weighting: 40% of the total A Level marks
- This unit is comprised of 6/7 structured questions
- All questions are compulsory. The question paper will have 70 raw marks
Written Paper on Unit 2:
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Weighting: 40% of the total A Level marks
- This unit is comprised of 6/7 structured questions
- All questions are compulsory. The question paper will have 70 raw marks
Internal Assessment :
- Weighting: 20% of the total A Level marks
- This unit will involve the centre assessment of practical and investigative skills
Entry Requirements:
2 B grades in GCSE Core and Additional Science
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2 B grades in the separate Sciences
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Grade B in GCSE Maths
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