PHYSICS A LEVELat MGS

Essential Maths skills•Algebra – re-arranging

equations

•Trigonometry

•Graphs

•Indices/powers

Overview

YEAR 12 consists of

• Particles, Quantum Phenomena and

Electricity

• Mechanics, Materials and Waves

OverviewYEAR 13 consists of

•Fields and Further Mechanics

•Nuclear and Thermal Physics

•and

•OPTION - Turning Points in Physics

Experimental Skills

Students are assessed on their practical

skills (Similar to GCSE) & investigative

skills.

Students carry out 12 experiments over

the 2 years which are examined in a

written paper

There are core practicals you must

complete – if you are away you must

catch them up

Overview of Course

Teacher 1 Particles and Quantum Phenomena,

Materials and Waves

4 (or 5) Periods every 2 weeks

Teacher 2 Mechanics and Electricity

5 (or 4) Periods every 2 weeks

•In addition students will have study periods (“+1 lessons”)

Support

Downloadable Student notes

Revision/review video streaming

Physics Clinic

Revision Classes

Help during free periods

Self study sheets

Assessment

Homework Sheets

- on Teams & Forms

- per topic

- based on previous AQA papers

Tests - Several tests throughout the

year, based on past AQA exams

Practical (CPACs) assessed

Self-Study

Students are expected to complete

many self-study activities to consolidate

their knowledge of the course.

These are to be completed during non

contact periods

Following a tracker sheets, the

summary questions are from the class

AQA textbook; answers are provided

Exam Structure –

Paper 1

written exam: 2 hours

85 marks

60 marks of short and long answer

questions and 25 multiple choice

questions on content.

Paper 2

written exam: 2 hours

85 marks

60 marks of short and long answer

questions and 25 multiple choice

questions on content.

Paper 3 –

Experimental/Optionwritten exam: 2 hours

80 marks

Questions

Section A – practical based, 45 marks, not

recall of experiments but skills based

Section B – Option topic, 35 marks, short &

long style questions, no m/c

OPTION TOPIC

Turning Points in Physics

3 key concepts for Modern Physics

1. What is an electron?

2. What is light?

3. What is Special Relativity?

Recent Results

How to get that A*

Keep on top of the self-study; these short 4 questions often

mirror a single lesson

Use the textbooks (Advanced Physics For You) to go through

the work covered in the lesson. The summary questions have

the answers in the back – PRACTICE!

Keep up with the homework sheets – all past paper questions

covering that specific topic.

Treat tests seriously – you cannot get that top grade by

cramming at the end, review your mistakes – this is when you

really learn!

Exam practice – PhysicsandmathsTutor.com is great

Make use of the help – your teachers are there to help – you

can easily message on Teams if you like

Subjects continued from

GCSETeacher 1

1. Atomic structure & quantum phenomenon

2. Electricity & circuits

Teacher 2

1. Vectors & Scalars

2. Forces, 3 laws of motion & moments

3. Motion - displacement & velocity graphs

4. Materials

5. Waves

Try these out…….

1. Re-arrange these equations with the underlined character as the subject:-

F = ma; v=u+at; ε = IR + Ir; v2 = u2 + 2as

2. Using SOH,CAH,TOA calculate the height of a tree if you are 20m away from the base and angle of 240 .

3. If the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 30m long; how long is the adjacent side if the angle there is 200 ?

See how you did…….

1. m = F/a; a = (v-u)/t;

I = ε/(R+r); u = √(v2 - 2as)

2. tan 24o = opp/adj

height = 20 x tan 24o

= 8.9 m

3. cos 20o = adj/30

adj = 30 x cos 20 = 28 m

•

24o

•20m

•

20o•30m

Indices

1,000,000 can be re-written as ……….

106

10-5 can be re-written as ……………

0.00001

106 / 10-3 is

109