Course description
Fancy working your way up to becoming a top scientist, then follow this A Level course as it is perfect for anyone looking towards their career development. You will study a wide specification from particles and radiation through to electronics. If the subject matter is to help with career choices, you can be confident that there are a plethora of employment routes having studied and achieved this particular A Level qualification.
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Training Course Content
Qualification Title: A-Level Physics
Qualification Number: 601/4747/7
UCAS Points: Up to 56
Topic 1: Measurements and their Errors
- Fundamental (base) Units
- Mass, Length, Time, Quantity of Matter, and Temperature
- Electric Current
- SI Units
- SI Prefixes, Values and Standard
- Light Intensity
- Prefixes
- Unit Converting
- Random and Systematic Errors
- Uncertainty
- Graph Using Error Bars
- Gradient Uncertainties
- Straight-line Graph
- Magnitude
- Values of Physical Quantities
Topic 2: Particles and Radiation
- Constituents of the Atom
- Stable and Unstable Nuclei
- Particles, Antiparticles, and Photons
- Particle Interactions
- Classification of Particles
- Quarks and Antiquarks
- Applications of Conservation Laws
- The Photoelectric Effect
- Collisions of Electrons with Atoms
- Energy Levels and Photon Emission
- Wave-particle Duality
Topic 3: Waves
- Progressive Waves
- Longitudinal and Transverse Waves
- Interference
- Diffraction
- Refraction at a Plane Surface
Topic 4: Mechanics and Materials
- Scalars and Vectors
- Moments
- Motion along a Straight Line
- Projectile Motion
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Momentum
- Work, Energy and Power
- Conservation of Energy
- Bulk Properties of Solids
- The Young Modulus
Topic 5: Electricity
- Basics of Electricity
- Current-voltage Characteristics
- Resistivity
- Circuits
- Potential Divider
- Electromotive Force and Internal Resistance
Topic 6: Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics
- Circular Motion
- Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- Simple Harmonic Systems
- Forced Vibrations and Resonance
- Thermal Energy Transfer
- Ideal Gases
- Molecular Kinetic Theory Model
Topic 7: Fields and their Consequences
- Fields
- Newton’s Law
- Gravitational Field Strength
- Gravitational Potential
- Orbits of Planets and Satellites
- Electric Fields
- Electric Field Strength
- Electric Potential
- Capacitance
- Parallel Plate Capacitor
- Energy stored by a Capacitor
- Capacitor Charge and Discharge
- Magnetic Flux Density
- Moving Charges in a Magnetic Field
- Magnetic Flux and Flux Linkage
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Alternating Currents
- The Operation of a Transformer
Topic 8: Nuclear Physics Rutherford Scattering
- a, β and y Radiation
- Radioactive Decay
- Nuclear Instability
- Nuclear Radius
- Mass and Energy
- Induced Fission
- Safety Aspects.
Topic 9: Astrophysics
- Astronomical Telescope consisting of two Converging Lenses
- Reflecting Telescopes
- Single Dish Radio Telescopes, I-R, U-V and X-ray Telescopes
- Advantages of Large Diameter Telescopes
- Classification by Luminosity
- Absolute Magnitude, M
- Classification by Temperature, Black-body Radiation
- Principles of the use of Stellar Spectral Classes
- The Hertzsprung-Russel (HR) Diagram
- Supernovae, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
- Doppler Effect
- Hubble’s Law
- Quasars
- Detection of Exoplanets
Course delivery details
Comprised of 9 topics, each topic aims to enlighten your knowledge of different elements of physics, whilst bringing into context their role within the world we live in.
To earn this A Level qualification you will first complete the assessments included in your course materials. These will be marked by your dedicated tutor and will prepare you for your exam.
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