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A level Physics at Hinchingbrooke

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A Level Physics Course

All Hinchingbrooke School A Level Physics students are now studying for OCR Physics A.

There are 3 units at AS

Unit G481: Mechanics
30% of the total AS GCE marks
1 h written paper
60 marks

AS Unit G482: Electrons, Waves and Photons
50% of the total AS GCE marks
1 h 45 min written paper
100 marks

AS Unit G483: Practical Skills in Physics 1

20% of the total AS GCE marks
Coursework
40 marks

There are a further 3 units at A2

A2 Unit G484: The Newtonian World
15% of the total Advanced GCE marks
1 h 15 min written paper
60 marks

A2 Unit G485 Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics
25% of the total Advanced GCE marks
2 h written paper
100 marks

A2 Unit G486: Practical Skills in Physics 2
10% of the total Advanced GCE marks
Coursework
40 marks

Both G484 and G485 are synoptic.

The specification for OCR Physics A, past paper questions and formulae books can all be found on the OCR website:

OCR Physics A specification

OCR Physics A past papers

OCR Physics A formulae book

We no longer teach OCR Physics B (Advancing Physics) at Hinchingbrooke school, but an archive of older past questions can still be found on the school web site:

Download old Advancing Physics past papers here