Physics GCSE

Oxford Open Learning

GCSE

Distance

£ 295 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    GCSE

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Class hours

    200h

The course is different from GCSE Physics courses of the past in that it attempts to look at the way Physics affects your everyday life and how you can evaluate the scientific material that you come across in newspapers, magazines and on television. Suitable for: The course is an ideal preparation for those who wish to go on to study Physics at AS and A2 level.

Important information

Government funding available

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Distance Learning Physics GCSE - The Course

Key Topics Covered The Physics GCSE course covers the entire syllabus in 32 lessons split by 3 modules, dealing with the following topics:

Physics 1
  • How is heat (thermal energy) transferred and what factors affect the rate at
    which heat is transferred?
  • What is meant by the efficient use of energy?
  • Why are electrical devices so useful?
  • How should we generate the electricity we need?
  • What are the uses and hazards of the waves that form the electromagnetic
    spectrum?
  • What are the uses and dangers of emissions from radioactive substances?
  • What do we know about the universe and how it continues to change?
    Physics 2
  • How can we describe the way things move?
  • How do we make things speed up or slow down?
  • What happens to the movement energy when things speed up or slow
    down?
  • What is momentum?
  • What is static electricity, how can it be used and what is the connection
    between static electricity and electric currents?
  • What does the current through an electrical circuit depend on?
  • What is mains electricity and how can it be used safely?
  • Why do we need to know the power of electrical appliances?
  • What happens to radioactive substances when they decay?
  • What are nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
    Physics 3
  • How do forces have a turning effect?
  • What keeps bodies moving in a circle?
  • What provides the centripetal force for planets and satellites?
  • What do mirrors and lenses do to light?
  • What is sound?
  • What is ultrasound and how can it be used?
  • How can electricity be used to make things move?
  • How do generators work?
  • How do transformers work?
  • What is the life history of stars?
    Syllabus Our Physics GCSE course prepares students for AQA GCSE Science: Physics syllabus 4451, for exams in 2008 and later years. We have chosen this syllabus as the most suited to home schooling.

    Assessment is by three written paper (75%) and coursework (25%).

    • Additional information

    Support: The course can funded by one initial payment of £295 or by a deposit of £59 and 8 monthly instalments of £29.50

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