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OCR physics A 2015

From September 2015 students will follow the new OCR A physics course. Click on the links to download the AS specification or the A level specification.
 
The differences between this new specification and legacy can be found here.  Modules 1 -4 are common to the AS and A level examinations.
 
The hyperphysics revision website is a useful resource to revise the topics below.
Module 1. Physics practical skills

 

1.1 Practical skills assessed in a written     examination

1.2 Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement

Module 4. Electrons, waves and photons

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4.1 Charge and current

4.2 Energy, power and resistance

4.3 Electrical circuits

4.4 Waves

4.5 Quantum physics

Module 2. Foundations in physics

 

2.1 Physical quantities and units

2.2 Making measurements and analysing data

2.3 Nature of quantities

Module 5. Newtonian worls and astrophysics

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5.1 Thermal physics

5.2 Circular motion

5.3 Oscillations

5.4 Gravitational fields

5.5 Astrophysics and cosmology

Module 3. Forces and motion

 

3.1 Motion

3.2 Forces in action

3.3 Work, energy and power

3.4 Materials

3.5 Momentum

Module 6. Particle and medical physics

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6.1 Capacitors

6.2 Electric fields

6.3 Electromagnetism

6.4 Nuclear and particle physics

6.5 Medical imaging

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