AQA Physics A Level
at Woodcote High School, Coulsdon · school or sixth form
What the college says
Year 1: Units 1-5 and 6.1 Unit 1: Measurements and their errors Unit 2: Particles and Radiation Unit 3: Waves Unit 4: Mechanics and Materials Unit 5 Electricity Unit 6.1 Periodic Motion Year 2: Units 6.2, 7 and 8 Unit 6.2: Thermal Physics Unit 7: Fields Unit 8: Nuclear Physics plus optional unit from: Unit 9: Astrophysics Unit 10: Medical physics Unit 11: Engineering physics Unit 12: Turning points in physics Unit 13: Electronics
What you need to get on
GCSE Grade 7+ in Physics or 7-6 in Combined Science and 6 in Maths
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Woodcote High School
Meadow Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2EH
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