Physics

Assessment

Paper 1 – Advanced Physics I: 1 hour 45 minute written paper (90 marks – 30% of A Level) - Paper 1 covers topics 1-3 and 6-8 and includes a mixture of multiple-choice, short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions that cover both familiar and unfamiliar concepts. Paper 2 – Advanced Physics II: 1 hour 45 minute written paper (90 marks – 30% of A Level) - Paper 2 covers topics 1, 4-5, and 9-13 and includes a mixture of multiple-choice, short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions that cover both familiar and unfamiliar concepts. Paper 3 – General and Practical Principles in Physics: 2 hour 30 minute written paper (120 marks – 40% of A Level) - Paper 3 covers all topics and will include synoptic questions that may draw on two or more different topics. and includes a mixture of short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions that cover both familiar and unfamiliar concepts. Some questions will assess conceptual and theoretical understanding of experimental methods and will draw on your experiences of the core practicals.