A-Level Physics

Course summary

OVERVIEW The OCR A level Physics curriculum is divided into six teaching modules. In module one, students learn how practical skills can be used in physics to plan, carry out and evaluate experiments. In module two, students learn about physical quantities, their nature, measurements and uncertainties. In module three looks deeper into the concept of forces and motion. Students will examine kinematics, dynamics and other theories, including Newton’s laws of motion. In module four, students will study electrons, waves and photons. During this topic, students will look at the concepts of resistance and superposition in more detail, among other ideas. In module five, students look at the Newtonian world and how these laws apply to astrophysics. In module six, students will explore the physics behind particles and how these can be manipulated in a medical setting.