b'Physics Advanced General Certificate of EducationSubject OverviewHow lessons are taughtStudents who study Physics will excel in numericalPhysics lessons are taught using a wide range of reasoning and will have the ability to provide evidence fortechniques. Students will carry out experimental their understanding. This A Level course will encouragework on a regular basis in order to deepen their students to problem solve across a variety of topics, allowingunderstanding of the theoretical concepts. Lessons them to transfer this valuable skill in to further educationwill involve group work, individual work, interactive and employment. The wide selection of topics taught willsimulations and you will have access to video lessons give students an understanding in classic physics suchoutside the classroom. as Newtons laws and motion whilst also studying moreProgressionmodern ideas about astrophysics and quantum physics. 6.1Studying A-Level Physics provides skills that can be transferred to many different areas of work. Solving The first year has three broad areas of study: problems, analysing data and drawing connections that Foundations of physicsthis unit aims to introduceare not obvious to others. Physics will not give all the the important conventions and ideas that flowanswers, but it will teach how to ask the right questions. throughout all of physics. Understanding of physicalIt will prepare students for a wide range of future quantities, S.I. units, scalars and vectors helpscareers including: astrophysics, engineering, banking, physicists to effectively communicate their ideas. software development, nuclear energy, optometry, architect, plus many more. Physics A Level is recognised Forces and motionstudents will learn how toas a facilitating A Level by most universities, including model the motion of objects using mathematics,the Russell Group.appreciate how forces cause deformation and understand the importance of Newtons laws of motion. Students will have the opportunity toExam Board OCR A Physicsinvestigate the motion of objects and also analyseSubject Leader Mr S Kettleand interpret experimental data. Electrons, waves and photonsthis unit aims toSpecific Entry Requirements: introduce the idea of quantum physics. Students will6 GCSEs at (Grades 95), including Grade 5 in English, study electromagnetic waves that exhibit both waveGrade 6 in Mathematics and Grade 7 in Physics orand particle-like behaviour. Students will also learn7,7 in Combined Scienceabout electrons, electric current, electrical circuits and complete required practicals using electrical circuits. 6.2The second year has two broad areas of study:Newtonian world and astrophysicsthe aim of this module is to show the impact Newtonian mechanics has on physics. Students will study the microscopic motion of atoms and how it can be modelled using Newtons laws through to predicting the motion of planets and distant galaxies. In the final section students will explore the intricacies of stars and the expansion of the Universe by analysing the electromagnetic radiation from space.Particles and medical physicsin this module students will learn about many different particles in the context of capacitors, electric fields, electromagnetism, particle physics and nuclear physics. At the end of this section, they will explore how physics is used in medicine through the use of medical imaging.42 www.ttsonline.net'