OCR/H158/H558
WHY STUDY PHYSICS?
- Physics is crucial to understanding the world around us, inside us and beyond us. It is the most basic and fundamental science, challenging our imagination, leading to great discoveries that change our lives.
- Physics encompasses the study of the Universe from the largest galaxy to the smallest sub atomic particles. It is the basis of many other sciences.
- The importance of Physics isn’t limited to the ‘hard sciences’ increasingly physicists turn their talents to the application of Physics, for example medical physics.
- Physics has been the basis for many new technologies, mobile phones, the internet, have revolutionised the world, thanks to Physics.
- Physics is the basis of engineering.
- Physics equips young people to move on to many different courses and careers. In medicine, industry, labs, finance and business, engineering, the Forces – the list is endless. A Physics qualification tells a college or employer that you are multi skilled in manipulating data, problem solving, practical tasks, understanding theories, applying knowledge to new situations, and team work.
COURSE
OCR Physics - A
CONTENT
Teaching Units for
AS
Mechanics: G481
Motion, Forces in Action, Work and Energy
Electrons Waves and Photons: G482
Current, Resistance, Circuits, Waves, Quantum Physics
Practical Skills: G483
Teacher assessed, externally moderated tasks.
Teaching Units for
A2
Newtonian World: G484
Newton’s Laws and Momentum, Circular Motion and Oscillation, Thermal Physics
Fields Particles and Frontiers of Physics: G485
Electric and Magnetic Fields, Capacitors, Nuclear Physics, Medical Imagery, Modelling the Universe
Practical Skills: G486
Teacher assessed, externally moderated tasks.
ASSESSMENT AND WEIGHTING
| G481 |
1hr examination 30% of AS |
15% of A level |
| G482 |
1hr 45min examination 50% of AS |
25% of A level |
| G483 |
Internally assessed 20% of AS |
10% of A level |
| G484 |
1hr examination |
15% of A level |
| G485 |
1hr 45min examination |
25% of A level |
| G486 |
Internally assessed |
10% of A level |
TEACHING
In lessons students will follow a program of practical work and theory to build up a clear and thorough understanding of the underlying physical concepts involved. Students will need to be confident in their Mathematical ability although studying Mathematics at AS level is not required. (Note: to continue with Physics at degree level, an A level in Mathematics is almost always required.) Students will be supported with resources and their own textbook, but will be expected to keep their lesson notes and homework tasks up to date.
THE REQUIREMENTS
Grade B in Double Award Science or Physics GCSE. All must have at least grade B Mathematics at GCSE.
FURTHER INFORMATION
See Mr P Bunney, Subject Leader for Physics
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