Course information
Physics
London Academy - Barnet
02082381100
Spur Road, Edgware, HA8 8DE
Course summary

Students will cover key concepts and developments in physics in great depth. Students will be able to appreciate, from historical and conceptual viewpoints, the significance of major paradigm shifts for the subject in the perspectives of experimentation and understanding. Many present-day technological industries are the consequence of these key developments and students will learn how unforeseen technologies can develop from new discoveries. 1. Measurements and their errors 2. Particles and radiation 3. Waves 4. Mechanics and materials 5. Electricity 6. Further mechanics and thermal physics 7. Fields and their consequences 8. Nuclear physics 9. Option component: Turning point in physics

Entry requirements

• 5 pass grades at GCSE • Sat higher tier GCSE Science and achieved a grade 6+ in Physics GCSE or 6,6 in Combined Science GCSE as well as a 6+ in GCSE Mathematics.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1 Topics 1-6 (2 hours written exam) Paper 2 Topics 1-8 (2 hours written exam) Paper 3 Topics 9 (2 hours written exam)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityBarnet
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressSpur Road, Edgware, HA8 8DE