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Physics A Level

at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Measurements and their errors - use of SI units, limitation of physical measurements, estimation of physical quantities.Particles - The atom, stable and unstable nuclei, particles, antiparticles and photons, particle interactions, classification of particles quarks and antiquarks, conservation laws.EM radiation & quantum phenomena - the photoelectric effect, atomic collisions, energy levels, wave-particle duality.Waves - progressive waves, longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition, interference.Mechanics and materials - force, energy and momentum, moments, motion along a straight line, projectile motion, Newton?s laws, work and power, conservation of energy.Materials - properties of solids, Young modulus.Electricity - current electricity, characteristic graphs, resistivity, circuits, potential dividers, Emf and internal resistance.Further mechanics and thermal physics - Periodic motion, Motion in a circle, SHM, thermal energy transfer, ideal gas, kinetic theory model.Fields and their consequences - Gravitational fields, gravitational potential, orbits of planets and satellites, electric fields, capacitance, magnetic fields, EM induction.Nuclear Physics ?scattering, types of radiation, energy and mass.An Option module chosen from one of the following: Astrophysics, Medical physics, Engineering physics, Turning points in physics or Electronics.

What you need to get on

Minimum entry requirements are GCSE grades 6, 6, 5, 5, 5 and a 4 in English Language or Literature, including grade 6 or above in GCSE Physics. Grade 6 or above in Mathematics is desirable.

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

  • Bristol Cathedral Choir School

    College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS

    DaytimeClassroom based
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