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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 marksAS Unit G482: Electrons, Waves and Photons
50% of the total AS GCE marks
1 h 45 min written paper
100 marksAS 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 marksA2 Unit G485 Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics
25% of the total Advanced GCE marks
2 h written paper
100 marksA2 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:
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