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The course will concentrate on core material, highlighting the ideas that are less easy to understand. Features of the course: • You will be given a concise set of revision notes. • As each topic is covered you will be given questions to answer and be given help when necessary. • There will be regular quick tests to monitor your understanding objectively. • The group size will be small so you can ask about any of the ideas you find difficult. • We have at least two parallel groups at each level, so the course has great flexibility and you can concentrate on what is in your own syllabus. AS Topics he course consists of a common core + other topics in your particular syllabus. The Common Core Mechanics: Motion, Newton’s Laws, energy and power, equilibrium of forces. Electricity: Current, PD, EMF and resistance, I-V graphs, circuits, potential divider. Other Topics - you will study whichever of these are in your syllabus Radioactivity: α, β and γ emission, exponential decay, half-life. Atomic Physics: Photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality, energy levels. Particle Physics: Rutherford Scattering, classification of particles, quarks. Heat Theory: Specific heat capacity, latent heat, ideal gas equation, kinetic theory of gases. Refraction: Refractive index, critical angle. Waves: Types of wave, standing waves, interference, diffraction, imaging and sensing. A2 Topics The course consists of a common core + other topics in your particular syllabus The Common Core SHM: Displacement, velocity and acceleration formulae and graphs. gravitation: Force and field strength in radial and uniform gravitational fields. Electric Fields: Force and field strength in radial and uniform electric fields. Magnetism: F=BIl, charges in circular motion, electromagnetic induction. Capacitors: Capacitance, energy stored. Other Topics - you will study whichever of these are in your syllabus Waves: Types of wave, polarisation, superposition, interference, diffraction. Heat Theory: Specific heat capacity, latent heat, ideal gas equation, kinetic theory of gases. Atomic Physics: Photoelectric effect, energy levels, wave-particle duality. Nuclear Physics: Mass defect, binding energy graph, fission, fusion. Radioactivity: α, β and γ emission, exponential decay equations. Potentials: In gravitational and electric fields. Exponential Changes in Capacitor Circuits Particle Physics and other details from OCR B syllabus Towards the end of the course we shall concentrate on answering Synoptic questions. Please check the course details carefully to ensure they match your requirements. |
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