Sixth form AQA AS Physics Unit3 isa

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-16 15:49:14 - Similar - Report/Block

Yeah I'm just doing a physics ISA soon on electronics (unit 3Q or 3S) it's something along the lines of current and voltage characteristics of a component and including something about LED's and filaments and I really need help with it... If anyone has got anything helpful for me please pm me I have done a physics ISA before so If anyone...

Is This Possible At All In Sixth Form

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-11 23:23:48 - Similar - Report/Block

Hey in sixth form i want to do the following subjects; Biology Chemistry Physics Sociology BTEC Level 3 Applied Science (Assignments at home ) Stats (Self Teaching) Maths and Physics Open University Degree...

Sixth form A Level Statistics Self Teaching

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-10 00:21:58 - Similar - Report/Block

Hey, I really want to do statistics but my sixth form don't offer it. I would have to teach my self, I am not bothered about this. I was wondering if anyone has any recommended; textbooks or anything else. I am going to do the AQA Stat without course work. Dose anyone have any notes they don't mind sharing. I am doing in sixth form Bio, C...

Sixth Form What's the easiest AQA A2 Physics unit 5 option ?

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2012-09-02 21:19:21 - Similar - Report/Block

Hello ! I'm about to start A2 Physics, and I wanted to know which unit 5 option for the AQA spec A syllabus out of : Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Nuclear and Thermal Physics, Turning points in Physics and Medical Physics is the easiest?! I achieved an A at AS, and I would like to study Chemistry at university. I just want an option that...

Ashby School Sixth Form

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Hiya, My name's Aaliyah and I'll be moving house from Birmingham to Derbyshire just before college starts in August. I've secured a place at Ashby sixth form, it looks lovely there but I don't know the area very well and I will not know anyone at the sixth form prior to joining. I was wondering if anyone else is going there? Thanks! My A-...

Sixth form OCR A Physics Problem Booklet

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-08 23:42:24 - Similar - Report/Block

Can anyone recommend a good problems book which is useful for OCR A physics g481?...

Sixth form Help with AS Physics ISA??

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-20 13:27:00 - Similar - Report/Block

hi, i was wondering if anyone had done the physics ISA recently..the one with springs? i've got the evaluation paper coming up and hoped someone might have some good revision things for ISAs or tips?...

Sixth form Advice for tutoring Physics

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-11 23:52:49 - Similar - Report/Block

Hey guys. I was hoping I could get some of your help today. You see currently I'm a Physics graduate. While I'm waiting until October to start my MSc I'm finding some part time work here and there to save up some cash. I managed to get a gig tutoring A level students in a sixth form at a school where they did quite badly with their Januar...

Sixth form Difficult Physics A-level questions needed!

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-22 17:10:51 - Similar - Report/Block

I have a competition tomorrow in my physics class where the two top students are facing the rest of the class. I need some difficult physics questions to give them. I'm allowed to ask anything on the OCR A-Level Physics Course. So this is anything from G481, G482, G484 and G485. Answers to the questions would be very helpful too! Let's se...

Sixth form Your opinions on AS/A-Level physics?

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-02 18:33:17 - Similar - Report/Block

I'm considering taking it next year but without maths - I'll be taking biology, chemistry and Spanish... I've heard that physics is quite difficult but I know that it's very respected. So to the people who are taking or have taken it as an AS/A-level, what do you think of physics and which exam board are you with?...

Sixth form AQA UNIT3 Business Economics - Index calculations

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-22 10:10:02 - Similar - Report/Block

I can't figure out how to work out the calculation side of this question, the mark scheme poses no hints only states "Correct answer is 80". Cheers.

Sixth form AQA Physics

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-23 00:51:10 - Similar - Report/Block

A friend told me that I only need 80% or above overall and 90% in A2 to get an A* in Physics. If this is the case then this is great news as if I get 90% in Unit 5 then I got an A* :D But is this actually true?...

Sixth form physics unit 1 aqa on monday help!!

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-18 11:59:34 - Similar - Report/Block

I'm starting to panic as our physics teachers arent great and we havnt been taught the stuff very well. I need some help revising as it just isn't goin in. Please help...

Sixth form too early to start physics past papers for an exam on the 5th of june?

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-08 23:24:51 - Similar - Report/Block

I have a Physics exam on the 5th of June (G492 OCR Physics B) Is it too early to be getting stuck into pastpapers now? Considering I have just under 2 months until the exam? Any advice? Thanks :) Why was I negged? Any legit reason?...

Sixth form Urgent physics coursework help.

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-25 20:03:27 - Similar - Report/Block

Hi, for my physics coursework I have been measuring g in different ways. To find a value for g using a free fall method I plotted s against t^2, however my line of best fit does not go through the origin, and I have to explain why? I think it has something to do with uncertainties, any help would be appreciated!!!...

Sixth form AQA As physics - Unit 2 - Resources

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-01 15:25:53 - Similar - Report/Block

Hello, does anyone know of any good websites, such as examsolutions.com, but for physics. Preferably for AQA unit 2 physics. Anything from videos,websites,resources, notes etc THANKS!...

Sixth form S1 Regression

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-11 19:39:51 - Similar - Report/Block

In this question (and others like it) how do you know, when working out b I know you have sxy on the top but on the bottom how do you know which it will be sxx or syy Is it because the teacher is trying to measure the physics mark compared to the maths mark so the physics mark will be the dependant variable (syy)?...

Sixth form AS Physics Mechanics Question

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-14 10:53:02 - Similar - Report/Block

Do you guys know how to solve question 3.29(b)? It's from Hodder Practice in Physics, the answer given is 830W. Thank you very much :)...

Sixth form Unit 1

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-16 16:35:29 - Similar - Report/Block

Thought id just start a Unit 1 thread for the students of sixth form, unit 1 consisting of Particle physics, quantum phenomena and electricity.

Sixth form edexcel physics revision guide question

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-03 12:17:56 - Similar - Report/Block

i bought the edexcel physics revison guide and one question from unit 3 "exploring physics" : -can you use a multimeter to measure the resistance of a piece of wire, but not that of a light bulb when it is on. can you explain why? I could not figure out the answer, can someone help? :) thank you sooo much!...

Sixth form All 3 sciences at A-level without Maths?

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-09 07:56:40 - Similar - Report/Block

So I'm trying to choose my options for Sixth Form and I was wondering whether it'd be a really bad idea to take all sciences, particularly Physics, without Maths? I'm currently on high A's in Biology, Chemistry and Physics so I'm pretty confident with those. I'm basically scraping a B in Maths because I really don't like it so I'm only co...

stoke newington sixth form???

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-25 10:51:01 - Similar - Report/Block

hellooo!! i applied to the stoke newington sixth form. i just wanted to know if anyone here goes their. im still deciding if i should go there or not. So yeah share your experiences!...

AQA A Level Statistics Self Teaching

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-10 00:59:34 - Similar - Report/Block

Hey, I really want to do statistics but my sixth form don't offer it. I would have to teach my self, I am not bothered about this. I was wondering if anyone has any recommended; textbooks or anything else. I am going to do the AQA Stat without course work. Dose anyone have any notes they don't mind sharing. I am doing in sixth form Bio, C...

Sixth form Why is there no resources for AQA AS Physics

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-18 11:03:51 - Similar - Report/Block

The only helpful resources I've found are the Collins revision guides (which are very good) but other than that, can't seem to find anything on AQA Physics AS. There also arent many past papers since the syllabus changed in 2009...

Sixth form AS-Level Physics A Jan 2013 G481 and G482 Paper??

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-17 10:45:18 - Similar - Report/Block

Can anyone send me a link for these two papers and mark schemes: OCR Physics A Jan 2013 G481 and G482...

Best sixth form collage

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which would be the best state sixth form collage in london because im in year 11 and my teachers are saying to think about sixth form collages but i dont want to go to my schools sixth form ps how many subjects can you take in A level...

Sixth form Edexcel Physics Unit 3

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-18 23:41:44 - Similar - Report/Block

I done Edexcel Physics Unit 3 (the experiment and case study) last year and got a B. I was wondering whether it is possible to re-do this (in order to get a higher grade). Also what would happen if I achieved lower than my first attempt? Will the highest grade stand or the most recent one? Thanks...

Sixth form AQA physics ISA on forces

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-02-27 23:56:53 - Similar - Report/Block

Hey, has anyone done this ISA? if so i just wanted some tips thanks :)...

Sixth form Physics experiment help

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-10 18:28:57 - Similar - Report/Block

Hello, im resitting CCEA physics as1. Sometimes the question is asked to describe the experiment of measuring acceleration. To do this i use the experiment that uses light gates, a data logger and a card of specified length. However the mark scheme shows only a timing experiment using stopclock etc.. Will my method be accepted? Thanks. :)...

Sixth Form Outfit

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Hey I'm a year 11 student, nearly going into Sixth Form. I was wondering if Sixth Form students could post photos of outfits they wear or would wear to class so that me and other new Sixth Form Students can have an idea of what to wear. Because switching from wearing the same uniform everyday to having to decide on what to wear can be dif...

Sixth form Edexcel physics as jan 13

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Hi if anyone is looking for the January 2013 papers let me know !...

Sixth form OCR Physics ISA AS Grades

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-23 18:49:07 - Similar - Report/Block

Hi, I have achieved the following grades in my Physics ISA: Quantitative = 6/10 Qualitative = 17/20 Evaluative = 3/10 Total = 26/40 Can someone please tell me what grade it is? Also I am an idiot who has to retake everything to get better in it, so is it possible for me to retake everything the whole ISA to better my mark/grade/UMS?...

Where to go for Maths or Physics?

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-11 16:27:47 - Similar - Report/Block

Hi guys, First post on here, please don't bite! I'm a GCSE student in my last year of secondary school, and I've already successfully applied to my school's sixth form instead of going to college. I'm going to be taking Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. The only problem is, I have absolutely no idea about what to do after that!...

Sixth form Chemistry or Physics

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-22 18:03:33 - Similar - Report/Block

Currently im debating whether i should study chemistry at a level or physics. The a levels i have currently chosen are: Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Chemistry. Help? Posted from TSR Mobile...

Sixth form Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Which one is your favourite?

thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-05 10:00:06 - Similar - Report/Block

I'm interested to see everyone's different opinions on the subjects. My favs chemistry hand down. its just so interesting...Physics is a nice challenge, but biology has waay too much memorisation. Com Sci is the worst. Can't understand that c**p at all...


		Sixth form AQA AS Physics Unit3 isa thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-16 15:49:14 - Similar - Report/Block Yeah I'm just doing a physics ISA soon on electronics (unit 3Q or 3S) it's something along the lines of current and voltage characteristics of a component and including something about LED's and filaments and I really need help with it... If anyone has got anything helpful for me please pm me I have done a physics ISA before so If anyone...
		Is This Possible At All In Sixth Form thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-11 23:23:48 - Similar - Report/Block Hey in sixth form i want to do the following subjects; Biology Chemistry Physics Sociology BTEC Level 3 Applied Science (Assignments at home ) Stats (Self Teaching) Maths and Physics Open University Degree...
		Sixth form A Level Statistics Self Teaching thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-10 00:21:58 - Similar - Report/Block Hey, I really want to do statistics but my sixth form don't offer it. I would have to teach my self, I am not bothered about this. I was wondering if anyone has any recommended; textbooks or anything else. I am going to do the AQA Stat without course work. Dose anyone have any notes they don't mind sharing. I am doing in sixth form Bio, C...

		Sixth Form What's the easiest AQA A2 Physics unit 5 option ? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2012-09-02 21:19:21 - Similar - Report/Block Hello ! I'm about to start A2 Physics, and I wanted to know which unit 5 option for the AQA spec A syllabus out of : Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Nuclear and Thermal Physics, Turning points in Physics and Medical Physics is the easiest?! I achieved an A at AS, and I would like to study Chemistry at university. I just want an option that...
		Ashby School Sixth Form thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-21 20:20:30 - Similar - Report/Block Hiya, My name's Aaliyah and I'll be moving house from Birmingham to Derbyshire just before college starts in August. I've secured a place at Ashby sixth form, it looks lovely there but I don't know the area very well and I will not know anyone at the sixth form prior to joining. I was wondering if anyone else is going there? Thanks! My A-...
		Sixth form OCR A Physics Problem Booklet thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-08 23:42:24 - Similar - Report/Block Can anyone recommend a good problems book which is useful for OCR A physics g481?...
		Sixth form Help with AS Physics ISA?? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-20 13:27:00 - Similar - Report/Block hi, i was wondering if anyone had done the physics ISA recently..the one with springs? i've got the evaluation paper coming up and hoped someone might have some good revision things for ISAs or tips?...

		Sixth form Advice for tutoring Physics thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-11 23:52:49 - Similar - Report/Block Hey guys. I was hoping I could get some of your help today. You see currently I'm a Physics graduate. While I'm waiting until October to start my MSc I'm finding some part time work here and there to save up some cash. I managed to get a gig tutoring A level students in a sixth form at a school where they did quite badly with their Januar...
		Sixth form Difficult Physics A-level questions needed! thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-22 17:10:51 - Similar - Report/Block I have a competition tomorrow in my physics class where the two top students are facing the rest of the class. I need some difficult physics questions to give them. I'm allowed to ask anything on the OCR A-Level Physics Course. So this is anything from G481, G482, G484 and G485. Answers to the questions would be very helpful too! Let's se...
		Sixth form Your opinions on AS/A-Level physics? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-02 18:33:17 - Similar - Report/Block I'm considering taking it next year but without maths - I'll be taking biology, chemistry and Spanish... I've heard that physics is quite difficult but I know that it's very respected. So to the people who are taking or have taken it as an AS/A-level, what do you think of physics and which exam board are you with?...
		Sixth form AQA UNIT3 Business Economics - Index calculations thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-22 10:10:02 - Similar - Report/Block I can't figure out how to work out the calculation side of this question, the mark scheme poses no hints only states "Correct answer is 80". Cheers.
		Sixth form AQA Physics thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-23 00:51:10 - Similar - Report/Block A friend told me that I only need 80% or above overall and 90% in A2 to get an A* in Physics. If this is the case then this is great news as if I get 90% in Unit 5 then I got an A* :D But is this actually true?...

		Sixth form physics unit 1 aqa on monday help!! thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-18 11:59:34 - Similar - Report/Block I'm starting to panic as our physics teachers arent great and we havnt been taught the stuff very well. I need some help revising as it just isn't goin in. Please help...
		Sixth form too early to start physics past papers for an exam on the 5th of june? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-08 23:24:51 - Similar - Report/Block I have a Physics exam on the 5th of June (G492 OCR Physics B) Is it too early to be getting stuck into pastpapers now? Considering I have just under 2 months until the exam? Any advice? Thanks :) Why was I negged? Any legit reason?...
		Sixth form Urgent physics coursework help. thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-25 20:03:27 - Similar - Report/Block Hi, for my physics coursework I have been measuring g in different ways. To find a value for g using a free fall method I plotted s against t^2, however my line of best fit does not go through the origin, and I have to explain why? I think it has something to do with uncertainties, any help would be appreciated!!!...
		Sixth form AQA As physics - Unit 2 - Resources thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-01 15:25:53 - Similar - Report/Block Hello, does anyone know of any good websites, such as examsolutions.com, but for physics. Preferably for AQA unit 2 physics. Anything from videos,websites,resources, notes etc THANKS!...
		Sixth form S1 Regression thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-11 19:39:51 - Similar - Report/Block In this question (and others like it) how do you know, when working out b I know you have sxy on the top but on the bottom how do you know which it will be sxx or syy Is it because the teacher is trying to measure the physics mark compared to the maths mark so the physics mark will be the dependant variable (syy)?...
		Sixth form AS Physics Mechanics Question thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-14 10:53:02 - Similar - Report/Block Do you guys know how to solve question 3.29(b)? It's from Hodder Practice in Physics, the answer given is 830W. Thank you very much :)...

		Sixth form Unit 1 thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-16 16:35:29 - Similar - Report/Block Thought id just start a Unit 1 thread for the students of sixth form, unit 1 consisting of Particle physics, quantum phenomena and electricity.
		Sixth form edexcel physics revision guide question thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-03 12:17:56 - Similar - Report/Block i bought the edexcel physics revison guide and one question from unit 3 "exploring physics" : -can you use a multimeter to measure the resistance of a piece of wire, but not that of a light bulb when it is on. can you explain why? I could not figure out the answer, can someone help? :) thank you sooo much!...
		Sixth form All 3 sciences at A-level without Maths? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-09 07:56:40 - Similar - Report/Block So I'm trying to choose my options for Sixth Form and I was wondering whether it'd be a really bad idea to take all sciences, particularly Physics, without Maths? I'm currently on high A's in Biology, Chemistry and Physics so I'm pretty confident with those. I'm basically scraping a B in Maths because I really don't like it so I'm only co...

		stoke newington sixth form??? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-25 10:51:01 - Similar - Report/Block hellooo!! i applied to the stoke newington sixth form. i just wanted to know if anyone here goes their. im still deciding if i should go there or not. So yeah share your experiences!...
		AQA A Level Statistics Self Teaching thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-10 00:59:34 - Similar - Report/Block Hey, I really want to do statistics but my sixth form don't offer it. I would have to teach my self, I am not bothered about this. I was wondering if anyone has any recommended; textbooks or anything else. I am going to do the AQA Stat without course work. Dose anyone have any notes they don't mind sharing. I am doing in sixth form Bio, C...
		Sixth form Why is there no resources for AQA AS Physics thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-05-18 11:03:51 - Similar - Report/Block The only helpful resources I've found are the Collins revision guides (which are very good) but other than that, can't seem to find anything on AQA Physics AS. There also arent many past papers since the syllabus changed in 2009...

		Sixth form AS-Level Physics A Jan 2013 G481 and G482 Paper?? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-17 10:45:18 - Similar - Report/Block Can anyone send me a link for these two papers and mark schemes: OCR Physics A Jan 2013 G481 and G482...
		Best sixth form collage thestudentroom.co.uk - 2012-09-11 17:50:36 - Similar - Report/Block which would be the best state sixth form collage in london because im in year 11 and my teachers are saying to think about sixth form collages but i dont want to go to my schools sixth form ps how many subjects can you take in A level...
		Sixth form Edexcel Physics Unit 3 thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-18 23:41:44 - Similar - Report/Block I done Edexcel Physics Unit 3 (the experiment and case study) last year and got a B. I was wondering whether it is possible to re-do this (in order to get a higher grade). Also what would happen if I achieved lower than my first attempt? Will the highest grade stand or the most recent one? Thanks...

		Sixth form AQA physics ISA on forces thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-02-27 23:56:53 - Similar - Report/Block Hey, has anyone done this ISA? if so i just wanted some tips thanks :)...
		Sixth form Physics experiment help thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-10 18:28:57 - Similar - Report/Block Hello, im resitting CCEA physics as1. Sometimes the question is asked to describe the experiment of measuring acceleration. To do this i use the experiment that uses light gates, a data logger and a card of specified length. However the mark scheme shows only a timing experiment using stopclock etc.. Will my method be accepted? Thanks. :)...
		Sixth Form Outfit thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-06-09 15:52:04 - Similar - Report/Block Hey I'm a year 11 student, nearly going into Sixth Form. I was wondering if Sixth Form students could post photos of outfits they wear or would wear to class so that me and other new Sixth Form Students can have an idea of what to wear. Because switching from wearing the same uniform everyday to having to decide on what to wear can be dif...

		Sixth form Edexcel physics as jan 13 thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-18 02:19:15 - Similar - Report/Block Hi if anyone is looking for the January 2013 papers let me know !...
		Sixth form OCR Physics ISA AS Grades thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-23 18:49:07 - Similar - Report/Block Hi, I have achieved the following grades in my Physics ISA: Quantitative = 6/10 Qualitative = 17/20 Evaluative = 3/10 Total = 26/40 Can someone please tell me what grade it is? Also I am an idiot who has to retake everything to get better in it, so is it possible for me to retake everything the whole ISA to better my mark/grade/UMS?...
		Where to go for Maths or Physics? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-11 16:27:47 - Similar - Report/Block Hi guys, First post on here, please don't bite! I'm a GCSE student in my last year of secondary school, and I've already successfully applied to my school's sixth form instead of going to college. I'm going to be taking Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. The only problem is, I have absolutely no idea about what to do after that!...

		Sixth form Chemistry or Physics thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-22 18:03:33 - Similar - Report/Block Currently im debating whether i should study chemistry at a level or physics. The a levels i have currently chosen are: Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Chemistry. Help? Posted from TSR Mobile...
		Sixth form Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Which one is your favourite? thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-03-05 10:00:06 - Similar - Report/Block I'm interested to see everyone's different opinions on the subjects. My favs chemistry hand down. its just so interesting...Physics is a nice challenge, but biology has waay too much memorisation. Com Sci is the worst. Can't understand that c**p at all...
		Sixth form Physics STEP Papers thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-02-20 16:30:20 - Similar - Report/Block Hi, Does anyone have any physics STEP papers (from long ago)? I know they've been discontinued but I thought we could share them and discuss solutions (e.g. for Chemistry we have 2002, 2000 and 1998 - see the Chemistry forum).

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		Sixth form physics as internal resistance question thestudentroom.co.uk - 2013-04-09 14:48:16 - Similar - Report/Block Could someone tell me how to approach c). I have no clue what is going on at all; I am pretty bad at the topic.