Physics

Assessment

This course is assessed using terminal examination and Non-Examined Assessment Paper 1: Written Examination 2 Hours 34% 60 mark questions from Chapters 1-5 and 25 multiple choice questions based around Measurements and their errors, particles and radiation, waves, mechanics and materials, and electricity. Paper 2: Written Examination 2 Hours 34% 60 mark questions from chapters 6-8 and 25 multiple choice questions based around Further mechanics and thermal physics, fields and their consequences, and nuclear physics Paper 3: Written Examination 2 Hours 32% 45 marks on practical experiments and data analysis and 35 marks on option topic Options topics: Either; Astrophysics, medical physics, engineering physics, turning points in physics, or electronics