Physics Syllabus

Link to specification: https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/171726-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-physics-a-h556.pdf Exams: [[Physics - Exams]]^?

AS-Level

• [[Physics - Units and Prefixes]]^A
• [[Physics - Vectors and Scalars]]^A
• [[Physics - Distance and Velocity Time Graphs]]^?
• [[Physics - Vernier Callipers and Micrometers]]^A
• [[Physics - Uncertainty]]^A
• [[Physics - Galileo’s Slope Experiment]]^A
• [[Physics - Combining Vectors]]^A
• [[Physics - Resolving Vectors]]^A
• [[Physics - Syllabus]]^A
• [[Physics - SUVAT Equations]]^A
• [[Physics - Force and Newtons]]^A
• [[Physics - Stopping Distances]]^A
• [[Physics - Free Fall]]^A
• [[Physics - Moments]]^A
• [[Physics - Calculating Acceleration Due To Gravity]]^A
• [[Physics - Equilibrium]]^A
• [[Physics - Projectiles]]^A
• [[Physics - Density]]^A
• [[Physics - Pressure]]^A
• [[Physics - Archimedes’ Principle]]^A
• [[Physics - Hooke’s Law]]^A
• [[Physics - Work Done]]^A
• [[Physics - Energy]]^A
• [[Physics - Power]]^A
• [[Physics - Elastic Potential Energy]]^A
• [[Physics - Momentum]]^A
• [[Physics - Charge and Current]]^A
• [[Physics - Circuits]]^A
• [[Physics - Electron Drift Velocity]]^A
• [[Physics - Collisions in 2D]]^A
• [[Physics - Voltage and Potential Difference]]^A
• [[Physics - Resistance and Ohm’s Law]]^A
• [[Physics - Resistivity]]^A
• [[Physics - Waves]]^A
• [[Physics - Thermistors and LDRs]]^A
• [[Physics - Oscilliscopes]]^A
• [[Physics - Reflection and Refraction]]^A
• [[Physics - Diffraction]]^A
• [[Physics - Polarisation]]^A
• [[Physics - Intensity]]^A
• [[Physics - Electromagnetic Waves]]^A
• [[Physics - Young’s Modulus]]^A
• [[Physics - Internal Resistance]]^A
• [[Physics - Potential Dividers]]^A
• [[Physics - Quantum Physics]]^A
• [[Physics - Electromagnetic Radiation]]^A
• [[Physics - The Photoelectric Effect]]^A
• [[Physics - Superposition]]^A
• [[Physics - Wave-Particle Duality]]^A
• [[Physics - Standing Waves]]^A

Recall Questions for AS-Level

• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 3; Motion]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 4; Forces in Action]]^A
• [[Phyiscs - Recall for Chapter 5; Work, Energy and Power]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 6; Materials]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 7; Laws of Motion and Momentum]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 8; Current and Charge]]^A
• [[Phyiscs - Recall for Chapter 9; Energy, Power and Resistance]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 10; Electrical Circuits]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 11; Waves I]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 12; Waves II]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 13; Quantum Physics]]^A

A-Level

• [[Physics - Spectra]]^A
• [[Physics - Circular Motion]]^A
• [[Physics - Thermal Physics]]^A
• [[Physics - Oscillations]]^A
• [[Physics - Moles]]^A
• [[Physics - Ideal Gases]]^A
• [[Physics - Gravitational Fields]]^A
• [[Physics - Kepler’s Laws]]^A
• [[Physics - Satellites]]^A
• [[Physics - Gravitational Potential]]^A
• [[Physics - Stellar Evolution]]^A
• [[Physics - Objects in the Universe]]^A
• [[Physics - The Nuclear Atom]]^A
• [[Physics - Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams]]^A
• [[Physics - Black-Body Curves]]^A
• [[Physics - Standard Model]]^A
• [[Physics - Beta Decay]]^A
• [[Physics - Cosmology]]^A
• [[Physics - Radioactivity]]^A
• [[Physics - Electric Fields]]^A
• [[Physics - Capacitance]]^A
• [[Physics - Nuclear Physics]]^A
• [[Physics - Medical Imaging]]^A
• [[Physics - Magnetism]]^A

Recall Questions for A-Level

• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 14; Thermal Physics]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 15; Ideal Gases]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 16; Circular Motion]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 17; Oscillations]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 18; Gravitational Fields]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 19; Stars]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 20; Cosmology]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 21; Capacitance]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 22; Electric Fields]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 23; Magnetic Fields]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 24; Particle Physics]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 25; Radioactivity]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 26; Nuclear Physics]]^A
• [[Physics - Recall for Chapter 27; Medical Imaging]]^A

Spec

• Module 1: Development of Practical Skills in Physics (Y12 & Y13)
  • Practical skills assessed in a written exam
  • Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement
• Module 2: Foundations in Physics (Y12 & Y13)
  • Physical quantities and units
  • Making measurements and analysing data
  • Nature of quantities
• Module 3: Forces and Motion (Y12)
  • Motion
  • Forces in action
  • Work, energy and power
  • Materials
  • Newton’s laws of motion and momentum
• Module 4: Electrons, Waves and Photons (Y12)
  • Charge and current
  • Energy, power and resistance
  • Electrical circuits
  • Waves
  • Quantum physics
• Module 5: Newtonian World and Astrophysics (Y13)
  • Thermal physics
  • Circular motion
  • Oscillations
  • Gravitational fields
  • Astrophysics and cosmology
• Module 6: Particles and Medical Physics (Y13)
  • Capacitors
  • Electric fields
  • Electromagnetism
  • Nuclear and particle physics
  • Medical imaging

Info

This page was last updated 2022-03-17.