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Physics A level

at The Burgate School and Sixth Form, Fordingbridge · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level24 monthsFull time

What the college says

A Level Physics is a two-year linear course, examined by three papers at the end of the Upper Sixth year. There is also a separate Practical Endorsement based on practical activities that will be reported alongside the A Level grade. In the first year you will go beyond the one-dimensional world of GCSE mechanics, using vectors and other new techniques to analyse and understand equilibrium and the dynamics of motion. You will also have the opportunity to delve deeper into the intricacies of electricity and explore the fascinating and sometimes counter-intuitive world of wave interference. You will take your first steps in the quantum world, with its curious language of photons, energy levels and wave-particle duality. In the second year you will start by focusing on the historically important and still highly relevant discipline of Newtonian physics: this will include Newton's Laws of motion and gravitation, circular motion and oscillations and various aspects of thermal physics, from the gas laws to the kinetic theory and absolute zero. You will apply the ideas covered throughout the course, both classical and quantum, together with several new techniques such as exponential mathematics, to situations on the frontiers of physics. These include nuclear physics, medical imaging techniques, astrophysics and electromagnetism.

What you need to get on

Students should have at least 6 GCSEs 9-4 including English, Maths (grade 6) and a grade 6 in GCSE Physics or Combined Science (Trilogy).

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

  • The Burgate School and Sixth Form

    Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ

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