Physics (A-level)

A brief overview of AS and A2 level Physics based around the Physic A specification

| Subject classification: this is a physics resource.

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| Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource.

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| Completion status: Been started, but most of the work is still to be done.

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## AS Units

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### Unit 1 - Mechanics

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### Unit 2 - Electrons, waves and photons

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### Unit 3 - Practical skills in physics 1

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* Practical skills in physics

## A2 Units

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### Unit 4 - The Newtonian world

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* Newton's laws and momentum
* Circular motion and oscillations
* Thermal physics

### Unit 5 - Fields, particles and frontiers of physics

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* Electric and magnetic fields
* Capacitors and exponential decay
* Nuclear physics
* Medical imaging
* Modelling the universe

(Modules 3,4 and 5 were previously optional but in some specifications are now mandatory)

### Unit 6 - Practical skills in physics 2

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* Practical skills in physics

## See Also

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Chemistry (A-Level)