Physics
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy - Northumberland
01670822795
Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Course summary

Section 1: Particles and radiation (subatomic particles, interaction, and quantum physics). Section 2: Waves and optics (stationary and progressive waves, wave properties, oscilloscopes, refection, reflection, diffraction, and interference). Section 3: Mechanics and materials (forces, moments, stability, dynamics, Newton’s law, momentum, energy, efficiency, density, Young Modulus, Hooke’s Law). Section 4: Electricity (current, charge, potential difference, resistance, circuits, electromotive force, internal resistance, potential dividers). Section 5: Skills in AS Physics. Section 6: Further mechanics and thermal physics (circular motion, simple harmonic motion, specific and latent heat, experimental gas law, ideal gas law, kinetic theory). Section 7: Fields (gravitational fields, satellite motion, electric fields, Coulomb’s law, capacitors, magnetic fields, induction, generators). Section 8: Nuclear Physics (the nucleus, alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, radioactive decay, isotopes, binding energy, fission, fusion, thermal nuclear reactors). Section 9: Turning points in physics (discovery of the electron, wave-particle duality, special relativity). Section 10: Skills in A-level Physics. Students who qualify A Level physics tend to gain entry into Higher Education institutions to study a wide range of courses in faculties of Science, Engineering, Business, Medicine, Law, Electronics, and a variety of combined courses leading to rewarding and satisfying employment.

Entry requirements

Grade 7 in Physics, Grade 7/7 in Combined Science, Grade 6 in Maths.

How you'll be assessed

To achieve an A Level qualification, you must sit 3 written papers at the end of Year 13. Each paper is 2 hours in duration. Paper 1: Marked out of 85, is 34% of the overall grade, which consists of 60 marks for qualitative questions and 25 marks for multiple questions on topics 1-5 and periodic motion. Paper 2: Marked out of 85, is 34% of the overall grade, which consists of 60 marks for qualitative questions and 25 marks for multiple questions on topics 6-9. Paper 3: Marked out of 80, is 32% of the overall grade, consisting of 45 marks on data analysis questions and 25 marks on the option topic.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressRidge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED