Physics (KS5 - Post 16)
Edexcel's GCE in Physics (new specification) comprises six units and contains an Advanced Subsidiary subset of three units. This subset forms the first half of the GCE course and may be awarded as a discrete A/S qualification, or contribute 50% of a student's Advanced GCE marks. The full Advanced GCE qualification is awarded on the basis of the three AS units plus three further A2 units.
Teachers
- Dr L. Finkelstein
- Mr C. Kaminer
- Mrs S. Mineva
- Mr N. Ordman
- Mrs R. Reuben
Years 12-13 (A/S & A2 levels)
Diagram of the main concepts studied in A/S and A2 level Physics
Year 12 (A/S)
Unit 1: Physics on the go
Mechanics:
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- Forces
- Equilibrium
- Energy
- Power.
Materials:
- Fluid flow
- Elastic/plastic deformation
- Properties
- Compression.
Unit 2: Physics at work
Waves
- Characteristics
- Standing waves
- Refraction
- Diffraction
- Polarisation.
Electricity
- Series/parallel circuits
- Ohms law
- Resistivity
- Potential divider
- emf and internal resistance
- Negative coefficient temperature thermistors.
Nature of light
- Photons
- Einstein's photoelectric equation
- Efficiency.
Unit 3: Exploring physics
An internal assessment is undertaken involving an experiment based on a visit or a case-study.
Year 13 (A2)
Year 13 (A2)
Unit 4: Physics on the move
Further mechanics
- momentum
- circular motion
Electric and magnetic fields
- electric field strength
- potential
- capacitance
- resistor-capacitor circuits
- magnetic flux
- flux linkage
- Fleming's left hand rule
- Faraday's law
- Lenz's law.
Particle physics
- the nuclear atom
- thermionic emission
- particle accelerators
- particle tracks
- quark-lepton model
- De Broglie's equation.
Unit 5: Physics from creation to collapse
Thermal energy
- specific heat capacity
- ideal gas equation
- internal energy
Nuclear decay
- types of radiation
- penetrating power
- ionising ability
- half life
Oscillations
- simple harmonic motion
- free, damped and forced oscillations.
Astrophysics and cosmology
- gravitational fields
- Hertsprung-Russell diagram
- Stefan-Boltzmann law
- fate of the universe.
Unit 6: Experimental Physics
An internal assessment is undertaken centred on planning and carrying out an experiment.
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