PHYSICS A LEVEL & AS LEVEL COURSES
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Physics
Course outline
Modules
Module 1
Development of practical skills in physics
- Practical skills assessed in a written examination
- Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement
Module 2
Foundations of physics
- Physical quantities and units
- Making measurements and analysing data
- Nature of quantities
Module 3
Forces and motion
- Motion
- Forces in action
- Work, energy and power
- Materials
- Newton’s laws of motion and momentum
Module 4
Electrons, waves and photons
- Charge and current
- Energy, power and resistance
- Electrical circuits
- Waves
- Quantum physics
Module 5
Newtonian world and astrophysics
- Thermal physics
- Circular motion
- Oscillations
- Gravitational fields
- Astrophysics and cosmology
Module 6
Particles and medical physics
- Capacitors
- Electric fields
- Electromagnetism
- Nuclear and particle physics
- Medical imaging
Assesment
AS Level
Component 01: Breadth in physics
- Assessment of content from modules 1-4
- 70 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50% of total AS level
Component 02: Depth in physics
- Assessment of content from modules 1-4
- 70 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50 % of total AS level
A Level
Component 01: Modelling physics
- Assessment of content from modules 1, 2, 3 and 5
- 100 marks
- 2 hour 15 minutes written paper
- 37% of total A level
Component 02: Exploring physics
- Assessment of content from modules 1, 2, 4 and 6
- 100 marks
- 2 hour 15 minutes written paper
- 37% of total A level
Component 03: Unified physics
- Assessment of content from all modules
- 70 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 26% of total A level
Practical Endorsement in physics
- Non-exam assessment
- At least 12 practical activities to be completed
- Reported separately as a pass or a fail
Set Texts
Reading List
- OCR AS/A Level Physics 2015: Student books 1 & 2 (OCR GCE Science 2015)
- ISBN-13: 978-1447990826, 978-1447990833
Specification
Tutors
BSc (Imperial), MA (King’s), MPhil (King’s)
Andrew Niven
BA MEng (Cambridge)
Anthony Korte
MA (Oxford), MSc (UCL), PhD (Imperial)
Helen Wicks
MSci (Imperial), PhD (Imperial)
Syed Hussain
MSci (Imperial), MSc (Imperial), PhD candidate
Tom Hyatt
MA (Oxford)
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