Subject talk
Website
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/physics-7407-7408/spec-at-a-glance
Units
Core content
1 Measurements and their errors
2 Particles and radiation
3 Waves
4 Mechanics and materials
5 Electricity
6 Further mechanics and thermal physics
7 Fields and their consequences
8 Nuclear physics
Optional topic
12 Turning points in physics
Assessments
Paper 1
What's assessed
Sections 1 to 5 and 6.1 (Periodic motion)
Assessed
written exam: 2 hours
85 marks
34% of A-level
Questions
60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 multiple choice questions on content.
Paper 2
What's assessed
Sections 6.2 (Thermal Physics), 7 and 8
Assumed knowledge from sections 1 to 6.1
Assessed
written exam: 2 hours
85 marks
34% of A-level
Questions
60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 multiple choice questions on content.
Paper 3
What's assessed
Section A Compulsory section: Practical skills and data analysis
Section B: Students enter for one of sections 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13
Assessed
written exam: 2 hours
80 marks
32% of A-level
Questions
45 marks of short and long answer questions on practical experiments and data analysis.
35 marks of short and long answer questions on optional topic.
Textbook(s)
https://global.oup.com/education/product/9780198351870/?region=uk