Course Specifics

AQA AS Level Physics (7407)

Students are entered for two examinations for the IAS level Paper 1 and Paper 2.

Each paper has a duration of 1 hour 30 minutes and is marked out of 70.  Paper 1 is made up of short and long response questions split by topic. Paper 2 is made up of three sections:
Section A: 20 marks of short and long answer questions on practical skills and data analysis
Section B: 20 marks of short and long answer questions from across all areas of AS content
Section C: 30 multiple choice questions

Each paper is worth 50% of the AS level qualification.

The content is split into 5 main teaching topics:

• 1 Measurements and their errors
• 2 Particles and radiation
• 3 Waves
• 4 Mechanics and materials
• 5 Electricity

Syllabus

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