Physics

Course summary

The course is split into modules: Year 1 1 Measurements and their errors 3 Waves 2 Particles and radiation 4A Mechanics 4 B materials 5 Electricity Year 2 6 Further mechanics and thermal physics 7 Fields and their consequences 8 Nuclear physics 9 Options (including astrophysics, medical physics and engineering physics) A Level Units – there are three papers Paper 1: Sections 1 to 5 and 6.1 (Periodic motion) Assessed: written exam: 2 hours 85 marks 34% of A-level Paper 2: Sections 6.2 (Thermal Physics), 7 and 8 Paper 3: Practical skills and data analysis and the option