OCR • Physics A

Summary of Chapter 3 of OCR A Physics textbook and class notes for quicker and more simplified revision. Includes definitions and equations needed for this chapter.

This is a summary of Chapter 4 of the OCR A Physics textbook (Oxford). Textbooks can be overly complicated with information and a lot you do not end up using when doing exam practice and tests. Textbooks are really overwhelming and a lot of times fail to give the basic information needed. This is a summary from the textbook and videos watched to put together a simple summary sheet for quick revision, with definitions and equations.

This document is a summary-type note containing all definitions and formulae related to the following: Physical Quantities & unit, Kinematics, Dynamics, Work-Energy-Power, Circular motion, Simple harmonic motion, Elasticity & Deformation, Electricity & Capacitors, Gravitation, Magnetism, Electrostatic forces, Temperature & Thermal properties of matter, Ideal gas, Particle physics & Radioactivity, Communication, Waves & Superposition

This last page of this topic describes how it is that light is both: a particle and a wave and therefore it talks about the wave and the particle theories separately. This past it's just needed for an in-depth knowledge but not for the exam(for this exam board)

This page of this topic provides and overview of what and how does the photoelectric effect work with diagrams to make the understanding easy.

This page provides the important keywords which need to be used to answer "explain" and "describe" type of questions and also the important formulas for answering calculations questions and talks about also how is energy conservation linked to this topic

Topics covered: -Pendulums -Mass-spring systems -Displacement, velocity and acceleration graphs -Energy changes -Practical: determining the spring constant of a spring -Practical: determining the period of pendulum -Damping -Resonance

Everything you will need to know for forces and motion up to archemides principle. This document is appealing to the eye and is very concise so is brilliant when studying for an exam or for filling in gaps where there is lack on knowledge. There is also some walkthrough questions to help you if you don’t understand yet.

This document contains everything you will need to know on electricity in Physics, layed out and presented in a way that will maximise your learning. This has helped people I know to improve by a whole grade and some by even more when being tested on this specific area.

Topics: -Energy of a photon -Wave-particle duality -Electron diffraction -Photoelectric effect

Topics: -Transverse and longitudinal waves. -Wave phenomena including polarisation, diffraction, reflection and refraction. -Electromagnetic waves -Stationary waves -Reflection and refraction Includes tables, diagrams and equations.

Topics: -Charge -Current -Voltage and e.m.f. -Resistance -Resistivity -Voltage/Current graphs -Circuit components -Series and parallel circuits Includes diagrams and equations.

The foundations in physics topics included. -Units -Orders of magnitude -Standard form -Errors -Uncertainties -Vectors -Scalars and vectors Worked examples, tables and diagrams are included

An introduction to the foundations in physics. Topics: - SI base units, - Orders of magnitude, - Standard form, -Errors, -Uncertainties, -Scalars and Vectors, -Trigonometry. Tables, diagrams and worked examples are included!

Continuation of previous notes

Class notes on foundations of physics in line with OCR A level physics A. Includes physical quantities and units, measurements and uncertainties & nature of quantities. Practice questions and worked answers also included

OCR_AS LEVEL Physics A_H156/02 Mark Scheme OCT 2021 | Depth in physics

OCR_AS LEVEL Physics A_H156/02 Mark Scheme OCT 2021 | Depth in physics

Some past paper exam questions and worked solutions to circular motion questions

this notes/summary is written for OCR A level physics (A level) It covers the entire specification