Physics A Level
All students will study EDEXCEL A level Physics.
Students will also be assessed for the practical skills endorsement throughout their two year course.
All students will have end of unit tests and progress assessments. The end of unit tests assess the knowledge and understanding of the unit they have just completed. Students will have one every 2-3 weeks on average through the year.
The progress assessments are cumulative so will examine everything that they have been taught so far in the course. All students are expected to revise for these assessments and details will be placed on the Google Classroom for the students. Students will also have mock examinations
Students must be doing independent study and revision throughout the year in order to be successful. This will involve completing tasks set by their teacher during their own study time and returned for feedback.
Term 1
Mechanics
Waves
Electrical quantities
Term 2
Fluids
Energy
Behaviour of waves
Electric circuits
Momentum
Solid material properties
Term 3
Optics
Quantum physics
Further Mechanics
Electric fields
Term 4
Probing matter
Capacitors
Heat and temperature
Nuclear radiation
Term 5
Particle accelerators and detectors
Gravitational fields
Particle zoo
Space
Electromagnetic effects
Simple Harmonic motion
Term 6
Revision