What will I study? Paper 1: Advanced Physics I Working as a Physicist: investigative skills. Mechanics: rectilinear motion, forces, moments, Newton’s laws, momentum, dynamics, mechanical energy and efficiency. Electric circuits: electric current and potential difference, resistivity and electrical power. Further mechanics: impulse, circular motion and momentum in two dimensions. Electric and Magnetic Fields: capacitance, electromagnetic induction and electromotive force. Nuclear and Particle Physics: particle accelerators, detectors, particle interactions and the Standard Model. Paper 2: Advanced Physics II Working as a Physicist: investigative skills. Materials: viscosity, Hooke’s law and Young modulus. Waves and Particle Nature of Light: superposition, refractive index, focal length and magnification of a lens, plane polarisation, photoelectric effect and wave-particle duality. Thermodynamics: internal energy, gas laws and specific latent heat. Space: life cycle of stars and Hubble constant. Nuclear Radiation: E = mc2 and radioactive decay. Gravitational Fields: point mass and radial gravitational fields. Oscillation: simple harmonic motion, resonance and damping. Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Physics This is a third paper that may draw on any of the above topics with synoptic questions and assessment of candidates’ conceptual and theoretical understanding of experimental methods.
Name: Physics A/AS level Qualification title: GCE A Level in Physics Qualification type: Assessment This course is one of the new LINEAR A levels . All examinations will take place at the end of the course. The AS qualification is completely separate. A separate Practical Endorsement will be awarded to A level candidates who can demonstrate competency in the laboratory. Awarding Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Created 20150930 10:33:53 Updated 20161003 09:52:24
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