Paper 1
Multiple Choice 1 hour 15 minutes
40 marks
40 multiple-choice questions Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.Externally assessed 31% of the AS Level 15.5% of the A Level
Paper 2
AS Level Structured Questions 1 hour 15 minutes
60 marks Structured questions Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.Externally assessed
46% of the AS Level 23% of the A Level
Paper 3
Advanced Practical Skills 2 hours
40 marks Practical work and structured questions Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus.The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.Externally assessed 23% of the AS Level 11.5% of the A Level
Paper 4
A Level Structured Questions 2 hours 100 marks Structured questions
Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required.
Externally assessed 38.5% of the A Level
Paper 5
Planning, Analysis and Evaluation 1 hour 15 minutes
30 marks Candidates answer two compulsory questions.Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus.The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content. Externally assessed 11.5% of the A Level
1. Physical quantities and units
2. Kinematics
3. Dynamics
4. Forces, density and pressure
5. Work, energy and power
6. Deformation of solids
7. Waves
8. Superposition
9. Electricity
10. D.C. circuits
11. Particle physics
1. Motion in a circle
2. Gravitational fields
3. Temperature
4. Ideal gases
5. Thermodynamics
6. Deformation of solids
7. Electric fields
8. Capacitance
9. Electricity
10. Magnetic fields
11. Alternating currents
12. Nuclear physics
13. Medical physics
14. Astronomy and cosmology
1. Good written as well as verbal English language skills
2. Punctuality and hard work
