Year 1 consists of 4 key modules Module 1: Development of practical skills in physics - Students are assessed how well they can construct and use practical equipment, measure and record observations, quantitatively analyse data graphically and estimate practical uncertainty to evaluate the methodology and validity of a process. Module 2: Foundations of physics - Looks at the fundamental ideas physical quantities and their units, the notion of scalars and vectors, orders, uncertainties and precision in numerical values. Module 3: Forces and motion - Includes the effect of forces on the motion of projectiles and vehicles, the effect of stress and strain on materials and the concept of forces in equilibrium. Module 4: Electrons, waves and photons - Develops the principles of conduction and current flow and wave motion and properties including interference, diffraction and polarisation started at GCSE and introduces quantum ideas and their effects on the very small including particle duality and photoelectric emission. Year 2 revisits the first year content and, in addition, covers two further modules Module 5 - Newtonian world and astrophysics - Develops understanding of a) Newton's laws of motion and the concepts of momentum and impulse and their behaviour in different collisions. b) Circular motion and the effect of gravity and gravitational fields. c) The behaviour of solids and gases during heating & cooling, temperature scales and development of the kinetic theory of matter. d) The development of the Universe and the bodies and processes within it. Module 6 - Particles and medical physics - Develops understanding of a) The sub-atomic world and the particles and their interactions that make up atoms and their nuclei. b) The use of physical ideas used in medical imaging devices such as ultrasound, x-ray and positron scanners.
Name: Physics Qualification title: - Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding - Created 20151104 08:51:18 Updated 20161109 14:34:45
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