AS Level Physics · OCR
Dates Available
Week 1: 1 April – 5 April
Week 2: 8 April – 12 April
Week 3: 15 April – 19 April
Board
OCR A H156
Not suitable for those studying OCR-B
Length of Course
20 hours
Times
9am to 1pm daily
The course examines key topic areas and extensive use will be made of previous exam questions to illustrate relevant principles. The course will focus on exam technique and relating principles to applications.
The course will cover the following topics:
Module 2: Foundations of Physics
Quantities and units
Vectors and scalar
Module 3: Forces and Motion
Motion
Motion in a straight line, SUVAT (constant acceleration), equations, projectile motion, freefall
Forces in Action
Force diagrams, terminal velocity, moments and couples, density and pressure, Archimedes principle
Work, Energy and Power
Conservation of energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, power and efficiency
Materials
Springs and Hooke's law, elastic potential energy, Stress-strain and the Young modulus
Newton's Laws of Motion and Momentum
Newton's laws, Linear Momentum, Impulse, Collisions
Module 4: Electrons, Waves and Photons
Charge and Current
Kirchoff's first law
Energy, Power and Resistance
Circuit components and symbols, I-V characteristics, resistance
Electrical Circuits
Kirchoff's law and circuits, resistor combinations, analysing circuits, internal resistance, potential dividers, sensing circuits
Waves
Progressive waves, wave properties, refraction and reflection, superposition and interference, Young's double slits, stationary waves
Quantum Physics
Photons, the photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality
Module 1 - Development of Practical Skills in Physics is not explicitly covered on this course, however relevant experiments and techniques will be discussed where appropriate throughout.