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A-Level Physics Physics (9702) | Exam Exam Structure
A-Level Physics (9702) | Exam Structure Candidates may complete the A-Level Physics (9702) course in 2 ways: ! "nter #or the A$-Level Physics (ta%in& Papers ' 2 and in a sin&le eamination session * an A$-Level certi#ication is received)' then continue #or a #ull A-Level +uali#ication (ta%in& Papers , and in another session)! .he A$-Level mar%s will /e carried #orward! "ach o# these is usually completed in a year (total 2 years)! 2! "nter #or the #ull A-Level Physics (ta%in& all papers) in a sin&le session! .his is usually completed in 2 years! Candidates have the choice to not continue #or the #ull A-Level Physics i# they chose the #irst option! $ome details on each paper pape r is &iven /elow! •
Paper 1 (Multiple Choice) * Duration: hour minutes! Marks: ,0! Content: ,0 multiplechoice +uestions /ased on the A$ sylla/us! % of AS examination: 1! % of A-Leel examination: 1
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Paper ! (AS Structure" #uestions) * Duration: hour minutes! Marks: 0! Content: 3a 3aria/le ria/le num/er o# structured +uestions o# varia/le value! % of AS examination: ,1! % of A-Leel examination: 21
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Paper $ (A"ance Practical Skills) * Duration: 2 hours! Marks: ,0! Content: 2 eperiments ( hour each) drawn #rom di##erent area o# ph ysics! % of AS examination: 21! % of A-Leel examination: 21
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Paper (A Leel Structure" #uestions) * Duration: 2 hours! Marks: 00! Content: 3aria/le num/er o# structured +uestions o# varia/le value /ased / ased on the A Level sylla/us (materials encountered in the A$ Level sylla/us may /e included)! % of A-Leel examination: 41
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Paper & (Plannin' Analsis an" *aluation) * Duration: hour minutes! Marks: 0!Content: 2 +uestions o# e+ual mar% value v alue /ased on the practical s%ills o# plannin&' analysis and evaluation! % of A-Leel examination: 21
5ow #or each paper there are di##erent variants' dependin& on the countries' 6 Any Any one candidate will need to sit #or only one o# these variants!
A-Level Physics Physics (9702) | Exam Exam Tips Tips
A-Level Physics (9702) | Exam Tips ere are some advice hi&hli&htin& some common co mmon mista%es made /y learners! .hey are collected under various su/headin&s to help you when you revise a particular topic! +eneral a"ice •
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8ont &ive up! "ven i# the answer to the #irst part o# a +uestion is incorrect you can still score mar%s #or your #ollow-on answers in the remainin& parts o# the +uestion provided that your #ollow-on calculations are correct! Always show your wor%in& when answerin& a +uestion! .his will allow you to score mar%s #or your method' even i# you ma%e a mista%e with the #inal answer! s the calculated answer sensi/le and realistic; # it isnt' &o /ac% and chec% your wor%in&! "nsure that you are #ully aware o# o # what data and #ormulae are &iven & iven at the #ront o# the +uestion paper! Learn those #ormulae that are not &iven! 8urin& the eamination you should monitor your rate o# pro&ression throu&h the paper and ad
ma%e sure that you do not ne&lect the minus si&n o# any ne&ative powers and chec% that your #inal answer is reasona/le! All answers should have their correct unit! Pa y particular attention to +uestions that as% you to &ive the units o# your answer and any that do not &ive a unit in the answer space!
A"ice for the theor papers Paper 1 Multiple Choice •
Attempt all +uestions * a mar% is not deducted dedu cted #or a wron& answer!
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?se the space on the eamination paper to write down clear wor%in& #or each +uestion! # you try to do too much wor%in& solely on your calculator or in your head' you will ma%e mista%es * many o# the wron& answers to a +uestion can /e reached /y manipulatin& the data in a plausi/le' /ut incorrect' way! Care#ully consider every one o# the #our possi/le answers /e#ore ma%in& your #inal decision as to which one is correct * althou&h you may initially thin% that the #irst or second option is the ri&ht answer you will need to loo% at all #our /e#ore the correct answer /ecomes clear!
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# you are as%ed to sketch a "ia'ram ' this implies that a simple' #reehand drawin& is accepta/le! owever' care should /e ta%en over proportions and you should clearly show and la/el any important details! # you are as%ed to sketch a 'raph ' you should &ive as much in#ormation on your s%etch as possi/le! La/el each ais with the appropriate +uantity and unit! .hen draw on the shape o# the &raph' ensurin& that it is correctly positioned relative to the aes and that the di##erent parts o# the &raph line are in proportion to each other! 8ont #or&et to put on your s%etch &raph the value o# any applica/le intercept' asymptote' discontinuity or end point (i# these are %nown)! @emorise all de#initions * you will need to /e as precise as possi/le when +uotin& them in the eamination! Quantities are defined in terms of quantities. Units are defined in terms of units. emem/er to use Bper i# a ratio is essential to the de#inition> #or eample' Bpressure should /e de#ined as B#orce per unit area (not B#orce on unit area)! A non-numerical answer can sometimes /e made clearer /y addin& a s%etch' /ut remem/er to ensure that it is clearly la/elled and shows all the relevant in#ormation! Always &ive your answer to an appropriate num/er o# si&ni#icant #i&ures! .his can /e
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8o not panic i# the contet o# the practical eperiment appears un#amiliar! Ehere appropriate the +uestion paper will tell you eactly what to do and how to do it! # you #ind yoursel# in real di##iculty settin& up your practical e+uipment you may as% your supervisor #or help! Hou will only lose one or two mar%s #or this! .here are a num/er o# thin&s that you can do to save time: 8raw a sin&le ta/le #or your results in advance o# ta%in& any readin&s and enter your readin&s in the ta/le as you ta%e them (so that you do not waste time havin& to copy them up later)! .his is also important /ecause you must record all your raw readin&s /e#ore you calculate and record any avera&e readin&s! If the number of readings that you need to tak e is indicated in the question paper, do not waste time by exceeding this number ! epeat your readin&s' /ut remem/er that it is only necessary to repeat them once (so that you have two sets o# values) * do not waste time repeatin& them more than once! All the raw readings of a particular quantity should be recorded to the same number of decimal places which should in turn be consistent with the precision of the measuring instrument. .he uncertainty in a measurement can sometimes /e lar&er than the smallest interval that can /e measured /y the measurin& e+uipment! Gor eample' a stopwatch can measure time to a hundredth o# a second' /ut human reaction times will mean that the unc ertainty in the readin& &iven /y a stopwatch is (typically) 0! s to 0!, s! "ach column headin& in your ta/le must contain /oth a +uantity and its unit! Gor instance i# you have measured time t in seconds' your column headin& would /e written as BtFs (Bt in s or Bt(s) would also /e accepta/le)! .he + uantity or unit or /oth may also /e written in words rather than sym/ols! .he num/er o# si&ni#icant #i&ures used in a derived +uantity that you calculate #rom your raw readin&s should /e e+ual in num/er to (or possi/ly one more than) the num/er o# si&ni#icant #i&ures in the raw readin&s! Gor eample' i# you measure potential di##erence and current to 2 and si&ni#icant #i&ures respectively' then the correspondin& value o# resistance calculated #rom them should /e &iven to 2 or si&ni#icant #i&ures' /ut not or ,! # /oth were measured to si&ni#icant #i&ures' then the resistance could /e &iven to (or ,) si&ni#icant #i&ures! Ehen drawin& your &raph' do not #or&et to la/el each ais with the appropriate +uantity and unit' usin& the same #ormat #or epressin& column headin&s in a ta/le! Choose a scale such that the plotted points occupy at least hal# the &raph &rid in /oth the and y directions! .he ais scale should increase positively to the ri&ht and the y-ais scale should increase positively upwards! ?se a convenient scale such as ' 2 or units to a 2 cm s+uare as you will then /e less li%ely to ma%e a mista%e with the position o# your plotted points and it will /e easier #or you to read o## points #rom your &raph i# you are calculatin& the &radient or #indin& an intercept! $imilarly' it is &ood practice to mar% values on at least every other 2 cm s+uare! All your plotted points should /e on the &rid> points in the white mar&in area will /e i&nored! Plot all your o/servations and ensure that they are accurate to hal# a small s+uare! A
#ine cross (or an encircled dot) drawn with a sharp pencil is accepta/le' /ut /e care#ul not to o/scure the position o# your points /y your line o# /est #it or other wor%in&! •
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Ehen drawin& your line o# /est #it' ensure you have an even /alance o# points a/out the line alon& its whole len&th! # it is a strai&ht line' use a clear plastic ruler so that you can see points on /oth sides o# the line as it is /ein& drawn! $how all your wor%in& when calculatin& a &radient! t is help#ul to draw the trian&le used to calculate the &radient on the &raph and to clearly la/el the coordinates o# the vertices (accurate to hal# a small s+uare)! .hese values can then /e used in the &radient calculation! .he len&th o# the hypotenuse o# the trian&le should /e &reater than hal# the len&th o# the &raph line! # you are re+uired to &ive a value #or the y-intercept' it may /e possi/le to directly read it o## #rom your &raph #rom an ais where 0! # this is not possi/le you can instead calculate the y-intercept /y usin& the e+uation o# a strai&ht line! n this case you should su/stitute into this e+uation a pair o# and y values #rom your line o# /est #it alon& with your calculated value o# &radient!
Paper & Plannin' Analsis an" *aluation Plannin' ,uestion 8o not panic i# the contet o# the +uestion appears un#amiliar to you! 8urin& your A Level studies you will have used or learnt a/out suita/le apparatus #or completin& the tas%! # you are as%ed to Iuse any un#amiliar apparatus the +uestion will supply you with all the details that you need to %now a/out!
ead the +uestion very care#ully * it may &ive you &uidance on those aspects o# your plan to which you need to pay particular attention! t will also help you to identify the independent and the dependent variables! Ehen writin& your answer you will need to consider some or all o# the #ollowin&:
* what apparatus you will use * what eperimental arran&ement will /e used * what procedure will /e #ollowed * the independent and dependent varia/les * the means o# %eepin& other varia/les constant * use the word Iconstant when identi#yin& these varia/les' sayin& you will Icontrol them is insu##icient * how the raw data readin&s will /e processed to &ive the desired result' e!&! what derived +uantities you mi&ht calculate or what &raph you mi&ht plot * what relevant sa#ety precautions should /e in place .he relationship to /e tested' &iven to you in the introduction to the tas%' will su&&est the type o# &raph to /e epected! Hou will need to descri/e it as precisely as possi/le! Gor eample' is it linear' does it pass throu&h the ori∈ # you choose a lo&arithmic &raph' you will /e epected to predict its slope #rom the &iven epression!
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Ehen writin& your answer you must write down a ll the in#ormation clearly and eplicitly * the eaminer cannot &ive you mar%s #or thin&s that are va&uely implied! @any o# the mar%s can o#ten /e scored /y havin& a &ood wor%in& dia&ram (even i# the accompanyin& eplanation is wea%) and so you should spend time ma%in& sure that your
dia&ram shows all the relevant details and is #ully la/elled! Gor eample' ma%e clear the eact points /etween which measurements' such as distance' are to /e made! •
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.he e+uipment and procedures that you descri/e in your answer should /e realistic and wor%a/le! ne mark is available for describing safe working ! .his must relate speci#ically to the apparatus /ein& used! t is not su##icient to write' #or eample' I%eep all /a&s and coats out o# the way! Additional marks are available for detailed descriptions of apparatus!techniques. .here are always more possi/le answers than mar%s availa/le' so i# you write your plan care#ully' then some these mar%s should /e &ained as you &o alon&! t is not epected that you write a separate section solely #or the detail mar%s! As part o# your preparation #or this +uestion you should plan some o# your own eperiments' /ut this should /e done under the close supervision o# your teacher! Also practise answerin& past papers! A s%etch &raph is not necessary' /ut i# drawn it should /e consistent with your description o# the &raph! Analsis an" *aluation ,uestion $ee advice #or Paper : the comments re&ardin& si&ni#icant #i&ures' plottin& &raphs and calculatin& &radients and intercepts apply e+ually #or this pap er!
t is particularly important that the rules previously &iven #or si&ni#icant #i&ures are #ollowed! Hou will /e epected to use the uncertainty &iven in the raw data to #ind the uncertainty in calculated data! .he latter will o#ten involve a #unction such as a lo&arithm! .his re+uires plenty o# practice' i# you are to /e a/le do it with con#idence in the eamination! Hou will need to /e a/le to translate the calculated uncertainties into error /ars on your &raph and then to draw the worst accepta/le line! A&ain' this re+uires plenty o# practice! Dnce the &raph has /een drawn' you will /e epected to #ind uncertainties in /oth the &radient and the intercept * usin& your line o# /est #it and your worst accepta/le line! A lot o# mar%s depend on your /ein& a/le to calculate the uncertainties in the calculated data! "very candidate is provided with the same data and so the #inal values calculated should /e very similar!
A-Level Physics (9702) | Skills t !e teste"#
A-Level Physics (9702) | Skills t !e teste"# .he Cam/rid&e eaminations #or A-Level Physics (9702) would re+uire o# the candidates a proper level in di##erent s%ills! .his post provides some details a/out these s%ills! .he areas o# %nowled&e and s%ills are called assessment o.ecties ! •
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.he theory papers (paper ' 2 and ,) test mainly AO1 (Knowledge with understanding) and AO2 (Handling, applying and evaluating information) ! .he practical papers (paper and ) are used to test you on the AO3 (Eperimental s!ills and investigations) !
Let us now loo% #urther into each o# these s%ills! A/1 (0nole"'e ith un"erstan"in') Juestions testin& these o/
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A-Levels t .*AT - 4+tr"ucti+ .his sel#-study &uide is #or those who will /e attemptin& the @CA. (@edical Colle&e Admission .est) eams a#ter their A-levels! t is important to note that the topics are not eactly the same as in A-levels! @ore details are now re+uired! Girst' /e sure to have your MCA= sllaus with you * we will /e considerin& the 20 sylla/us in this &uide (in terms o# pa&e num/er)' /ut it should /e /asically the same #or other years! .he wei&hta&e o# each su/ ,uestions) *n'lish ($7 ,uestions) an" ?iolo' (>> ,uestions)@ .otal !!7 ,uestions in the @CA. (to /e solved in ! hours $7 minutes ) Gor details on the su/
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A-Levels t 6+AT - Physics /ui"e (part )
A-Levels t .*AT - Physics ui"e (part ') .he Physics &uide will /e divided into 2 parts! .his is the #irst part! *xpecte" "uration: 6 "as
Pa&e (.a/le o# $peci#ication) .he num/er o# +uestions each topic will have is &iven! 5very question counts. =ac% to pa&e 2 (start o# the learnin& outcomes) ead youre A-level notes on the particular chapter #irst' then move to your G$C /oo%s!
1@ P2BS4CAL #;A<=4=4*S M*AS;*M*<=S Chapter R Juestions as%ed: 02
.he entire chapter is included ecept the su/topic o# errors and uncertainties! .he N.id/itsN and N8o Hou MnowNs and NGor your n#ormationNs etc on the sides o# the pa&es are *B 4MP/=A<= 4< **B C2AP=*@
5ow it is very unli%ely that they will as% you a/out all o# the NAreas o# PhysicsN as mentioned on pa&e 2! =ut they can very well as% you the diameter o# a nucleus as &iven on pa&e ! Cram the #i&ures and values! Hou donNt really have a choice in it! And i# itNs &ettin& too hard to memorie' then cram the ones you thin% are important! Ehat seems to /e important are: S NGor you in#ormationN on pa&e S .a/le ! T !2 on pa&e , S .a/le !, on pa&e (er important) S NGor your n#ormationN on pa&e , =ut i# you can> try and memorie all o# the values &iven in the tet and ta/les! Practice the eample +uestions alon& the way /ecause they mi&ht as% you eactly them! 5ow as #or the learnin& outcomes mentioned!!! S Point (a) is covered on pa&es - S Point (/) is covered on pa&es - S Point (c) is covered on pa&es - 7 Pa&es - arenNt included so you donNt need to waste your time on them! # you still donNt #eel satis#ied with leavin& so many pa&es you can always
Gorces is a very small and easy chapter in the @CA. sylla/us contrary to the ANlevels one! A lot o# topics are s%ipped in the sylla/us! And many chapters are ecluded as well so you donNt need to do the entire /oo%! Chapter ' , and most o# 2 and arenNt included! # youNre &ivin& the 5?$. test' then the whole /oo% will /e included /ut not #or @CA. since the main #ocus is on =iolo&y and not Physics! D%ay' so: S Point (a) is covered on pa&es - 4 S Point (/) isnNt really in the /oo%! Hou should
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.his is an entirely di##erent and new chapter that you have never /e#ore! Hou mi&ht ta%e some time learnin& and understandin& it /ut once you do' it is a pretty easy and strai&ht#orward chapter! A&ain' you need to learn the tid/its on the sides o# the pa&es as with ever y chapter! can not stress this enou&h! .his chapter has a #ew con#usin& #ormulae /ut youNll &et the han& o# them eventually! ?nderstand how they are derived! ead every line care#ully! 5ow even thou&h some topics li%e N.orricelliNs .heoremN arenNt mentioned in the sylla/us' still did the hole chapter to stay on the side and you should too! $mall pieces o# in#ormation such as N torr !5m-2N as &iven on pa&e 7 are the eaminerNs pet +uestions! .he ?$ eaminers pic% out the smallest o# #i&ures and in#ormation and ma%e an @CJ out o# it so %eep your eyes peeled and watch out #or every word! .ry not to overloo% anythin&! S Point (a) is covered on pa&e 24 S Point (/) is covered on pa&e 0 S Point (c) is covered on pa&e S Point (d) is covered on pa&e 2 - , S Point (e) is covered on pa&e ' 7 - 4! @ L4+2= Chapter R 9 T R 0 Juestions: 0,
.his chapter is more or less the same as the one we studied in A$ Level! t does have a #ew more details that are new to you as well as a #ew more #ormulae! 5ote that the varia/les used in the G$C /oo%s arenNt always the same as those in ANlevel /oo%s! Gor eample' one o# the #ormulas we have studied #or N#rin&e distanceN in ANlevels was N U8 F aN =ut in G$C' it is Ny UL F dN! Hou have to learn and adapt to the G$C #ormulae now! =ecause the @CA. is purely G$C! S Point (a) is covered on pa&es 9 - 202 (8e#inition o# inter#erence is on pa&e no! 74! 8etails is @ichelsonNs in#erometer are not re+uired! ust learn the /asicsQ) S Point (/) is covered on on pa&e 20 - 20 S Point (c) is covered in pa&es 20 - 207 S Point (d) is covered on pa&es 209 - 220 S Point (e) is not in the G$C /oo%! # you have the MP$ M".s /oo%' cover it #rom there! # you donNt' Voo&le it or consult another /oo%! =asically all you should %now us what happens in /oth lon& T short si&htedness and how they are corrected! S Point (#) is covered on pa&es 2, - 2 S Point (&) is covered on pa&es 27 - 29 S Point (h) is covered on pa&es 22 - 22! .he .elescope and $pectrometer are 5D. included! Gor this chapter' would recommend
revisin& the DNL"3"L chapter o# NLi&htN' and the method o# ca lculatin& #ocal len&th etc! Juestions #rom this topic are not so strai&ht #orward so &et your conc epts stron&! &@ 9A*S Chapter R 7 T R 4 Juestions: 0,
A LD. has /een ecluded #rom this chapter in the @CA. sylla/us! 8oppler e##ect is a relatively new concept as is the speed o# $ound! =oth these topics are 3"H important! S Point (a) is covered on pa&es ,2 - ! Hou donNt need to study the &raphs or &o into too much details! ust learn the /asics and de#initions and the #ormulae! S Point (/) is covered on pa&es 2 - ! Personally' never had a &ood concept o# this particular su/topic! $o i# youNre con#used too then as% a Physics teacher! S Point (c) is covered on pa&es , - S Point (d) is covered on the pa&es - 7 S Point (e) is covered on pa&es 4, - 44 S Point (#) isnNt eactly in the /oo% so re#er to the MP$ /oo%! S Point (#) is on pa&es 7 - 7! .his is *B important su/topic! @a%e sure you have a solid &rip on it! 8o not #or&et to cram the values and #i&ures! S Point (h) is covered on pa&e 9 (under the /o N#or your in#ormationN) 8@ D*3/MA=4/< (.his chapter will /e dealt with in part 2!) 6@ 4D*AL +AS Chapter R Juestions: 02
.his topic and the net' Neat and .hermodynamicsN are /asically /oth inter-related and in chapter no!! =ut Nll deal with /oth o# them separately! S Point (a)' (/)' (c) T (d) are all #rom pa&es 27 - 2,! .he #ormulae are very important and the 2 relation o# one varia/le to another! Gor eample in the #ormula NP 2F 5F3 WX mv YN' you should %now that NPN is directly proportional to 25 and inversely to 3! @anipulatin& these #ormulas and understandin& one +uantityNs relation to another is very important' so your maths should /e stron&! >@ 2*A= =2*M/DB
Ehen you #irst read this chapter' your epressions will /e!!! what ever! .hatNs /ecause a lot o# the concepts that you have learned in your A-2 chapter o# .hermodynamics suddenly &et messed up
and con#usin&! $o Nll warn you /e#orehand how this chapter is di##erent #rom the one we studied /ac% in ANlevels! n ANlevels' we clearly studied that ;'ork done %y the gas on a system is taken as negative, whereas work done on the gas by the system is taken as positive.< owever in G$C' on pa&e num/er 2,' itNs written the eact opposite! $ince the concept has /een totally reversed' the #ormulas #or the law o# thermodynamics are also reversed! thin% youNll &et to %now what mean when you study the chapter yoursel#! .his chapter will con#use you at #irst /ut do it o ver and over and you will &et the han& o# it! Cram the values' tid/its and Gor Hour n#orrmation-s! CanNt repeat that enou&h! S Point (a) is not clearly mentioned in the /oo%' so re#er to the MP$ /oo%s! tNs not very important thou&h! S Point (/) T (c) are a&ain not in the /oo%! e#er to the MP$ /oo% or read it #rom your DNlevels chapter o# N.emperatureN S Point (d) is covered on pa&e 2, - 2,4' 22' 2,! eat "n&ine' @olar $peci#ic eat are 5D. re+uired! =ut the .hermodynamics scale on pa&e no! 2 is important! S Point (e) is covered on pa&es 2,, - 2,! .he &raph (#i&ure !2) is important too!
.he sylla/us #or Physics part ends here! Hou should view the part 2 net!
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A-Levels t 6+AT - Physics /ui"e (part 2)
A-Levels t .*AT - Physics ui"e (part 2) .his is the second part o# the Physics &uide #or transition #rom A-level to @CA.! .he Part 2 sylla/us carries more wei&hta&e so it shou ld /e o# your prime #ocus! *xpecte" "uration: 6 "as
8@ D*3/MA=4/< /3 S/L4DS
Chapter R 7 Juestions: 02 Dne o# the easiest chapters in Physics in Part ! t will hardly ta%e you 20 minutes ti learn! .he +uestions they as% a/out this chapter mi&ht not /e so strai&ht#orward thou&h! n #act the +uestions will pro/a/ly /e conceptual and A-level style! $o polish up your past %nowled&e /e#ore movin& on to G$C! S Point (a) to (c) are covered in only pa&es that are #rom 4 - ,0! S Point (d) is covered on pa&e ,2!
5@ *L*C=/<4CS Chapter R 4 T R, Juestions: 02
A&ain' a very small chapter /ut donNt /e deceived /y its len&th! .he tet is simple /ut you need to have the #unctions o# &ates on your tips to solve the @CJs! .hey will most pro/a/ly &ive you a dia&ram with several &ates attached and as% you #or the #inal output! # you have the MP$ past papers or /oo%s' youNll %now what mean! S Point (a) is covered on pa&es 7 - 9! (ZD and Z5D are not included) S Point (/) is covered on pa&es 4 - 70
17@ C;*<= *L*C=4C4=B Chapter R 2 T R Juestions: 0
.his chapter is the easiest in the whole o# the @CA. sylla/us! t has only /asic concepts! 5o details whatsoever! .he +uestions are simple too! S Point (a) and (/) are covered on pa&es -7 S Point (c) and (d) are covered on pa&es 22 - 2! .he details o# capacitor isnNt written in the sylla/us /ut did it anyway!
11@ MA+<*=4SM *L*C=/MA+<*=4SM Chapter R , Juestions: 0
Another easy chapter with only /asics! S Point (a) (i) is covered on pa&es 7 - 4! .he ma&netic #ield #ormula is not written in the G$C /oo%! $o recall the A-levels one i!e! = [F2\r
S Point (a) (ii) is not in the /oo%! .he #ormula is written in the sylla/us and all you have to do is apply it! (= [n) S Point (/) is not in the /oo% either! Hou will have to study it #rom the MP$ /oo% or youre Alevels /oo%s!
1!@ M/D*< P2BS4CS Chapter R 20 Juestions: 07
$even +uestionsQ 5ot thatNs a lot' ri&ht; $o you can epect this chapter to /e lon&! t isnNt hard' donNt worry! @ostly itNs
1$@ <;CL*A P2BS4CS Chapter R 2 Juestions: 07
Another lon& chapter as you can
.his ends the &uide #or the Physics part o# the @CA. sylla/us!
