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Qualification => GCE AS & A2 Level => Queries => Topic started by: student on April 25, 2010, 12:34:28 pm

Title: Physics practical (Unit 6).
Post by: student on April 25, 2010, 12:34:28 pm

I've thought it will include only experiments from Units 4 & 5, but after looking at specimen paper..
There were also questions from Units 1 & 2.
So I should revise AS level experiments too?

PS Hope it's not a wrong section.

Title: Re: Physics practical (Unit 6).
Post by: T.Q on April 25, 2010, 05:24:26 pm

no i dont think u should revise the AS experiments  ;)

Title: Re: Physics practical (Unit 6).
Post by: student on April 25, 2010, 06:02:10 pm

I didnt think so too.. but why would they include that in the specimen paper? =\
I'd assume there will be more questions on uncertainties (percentage error), improving the experiment, safety precautions etc., like discussing the experiment.
While in Unit 3 we should mainly explain the experiment only.

Title: Re: Physics practical (Unit 6).
Post by: T.Q on April 25, 2010, 06:19:42 pm

they would include that in specimen , because they know u have already done the AS
SO they expect u to know about these things like , finding the density , drawing a extension experment

Title: Re: Physics practical (Unit 6).
Post by: student on April 25, 2010, 07:01:00 pm

Then why dont they put these in the exam paper too? :P

This text (http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCE%20New%20GCE/GCE-Physics-gdc-for-the-A2-pract-assesm-TSM.pdf) looks pretty usefull.