Course description
Physics is the study of nature, matter, and energy; it is the fundamental study of the science behind not only the world we live in, but everything that has ever and will ever exist. This GCSE Physics Higher Tier course is ideal for anyone considering a career in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) industries as well as medical and teaching fields too! Open your mind to a world of possibilities with our AQA GCSE Physics qualification. Please note: this GCSE Physics Higher Tier course will allow you to achieve up to a grade 9; in comparison, the GCSE Physics Foundation Tier course will allow you to achieve up to a grade 5. You can also choose to add your exams and practical sessions to your enrolment. If you choose this option, we will book and pay for your exams and practical sessions for you, taking the hassle out of booking and paying for these yourself. Both the exams and the practical sessions are compulsory for you to achieve your GCSE Physics qualification.
Course Content
Unit 1 Energy
- Energy changes in a system
- Ways energy is stored before and after changes
- Conservation and dissipation of energy
- National and global energy resource
Unit 2 Electricity
- Current, potential difference and resistance
- Series and parallel circuits
- Domestic uses and safety
- Energy transfers
- Static electricity
Unit 3 Particle model of matter
- Changes of state and the particle model
- Internal energy and energy transfers
- Particle model and pressure
Unit 4 Atomic structure
- Atoms and isotopes
- Atoms and nuclear radiation
- Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation
- Nuclear fission and fusion
Unit 5 Forces
- Forces and their interactions
- Work done and energy transfer
- Forces and elasticity
- Moments, levers and gears
- Pressure and pressure difference in fluids
- Forces and motion
- Momentum
Unit 6 Waves
- Waves in air, fluids and solids
- Electromagnetic waves
- Black body radiation
Unit 7 Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields
- The motor effect
- Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid
Unit 8 Space physics
- Solar system
- Red-shift
- Stability of orbital motions
- Satellites
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