Students of the Edexcel A level physics online course will be expected to demonstrate and apply the knowledge, understanding and skills described below. In addition, they will be expected to analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of scientific information, ideas and evidence using their knowledge, understanding and skills.
- Physical quantities and units; measurement techniques
- Kinematics; dynamics; forces, density and pressure; work, energy and power; deformation of solids
- Waves; superposition; electric fields; current of electricity; D.C. circuits; particle and nuclear physics
- Motion in a circle; gravitational fields; ideal gases; temperature; thermal properties of materials; oscillations;
- Communication; capacitance; electronics; magnetic fields; electromagnetic induction; alternating currents; quantum physics
Students of the Edexcel physics A level course will sit three written papers.
Additional practical components will be available (in Year 12 only) to achieve the practical endorsement that goes alongside the A-Level qualification to gain a certificate of competency.
Prior learning
There are no prior learning or other requirements for this qualification. Students who would benefit most from studying this qualification are likely to have a Level 2 qualification. This might be a GCSE in Double Award Science or Physics, for example.
Progression
Students can progress from this qualification to:
- A range of different relevant academic or vocational higher education qualifications
- Employment in a relevant sector
- Further training
