Year 13 Course Structure and Resources Year 13 students continue to study OCR Physics A – H158, H558 which is also known as OCR Specification A. This is split into a number of modules, G481 to G486. A2 Level – Year 13 Unit Assessment Method and Description of Content Title Weighting G484: The Newtonian World Newton’s laws and 1 hour 15 minute written momentum G484 exam Circular motion and A Level – 15% oscillations Thermal Physics G485: Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics Electric and magnetic fields 2 hour written Capacitors and exponential exam G485 decay A Level – 25% Nuclear physics Medical imaging Modelling the universe G486: Practical Skills in Physics 2 Qualitative Internal assessment G486 Quantitative A Level – 10% Evaluative
Year 13 Course Structure and Resources Year 13 students continue to study OCR Physics A – H158, H558 which is also known as OCR Specification A. This is split into a number of modules, G481 to G486. A2 Level – Year 13 Unit Title Description of Content Assessment Method and Weighting G484 G484: The Newtonian World Newton’s laws and momentum Circular motion and oscillations Thermal Physics 1 hour 15 minute written exam A Level – 15% G485 G485: Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics Electric and magnetic fields Capacitors and exponential decay Nuclear physics Medical imaging Modelling the universe 2 hour written exam A Level – 25% G486 G486: Practical Skills in Physics 2 Qualitative Quantitative Evaluative Internal assessment A Level – 10%
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