Physics

Assessment

Paper 1: 34% – 2-hour exam Measurements and their errors, Particles, Electromagnetic radiation and quantum phenomena, Waves, Mechanics and materials, Electricity, Periodic motion. Paper 2: 34% – 2-hour exam Further mechanics and thermal physics, Fields and their consequences, Nuclear physics Paper 3: 32% – 2-hour exam Practical Skills and data analysis and Astrophysics. A separate endorsement of practical skills will be taken alongside the A-level. This will be based on direct observation of students’ competency in a range of skills that are not assessable in written exams.