Helping you decide...
• Why Physics?
• Why Trinity?
Why Physics?
Destinations of employed graduates from Imperial
2011
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
From Imperial’s website, of their 2011 Physics graduates, only 5% were left still
seeking employment, 40% went into academia and 50% went into business…
“My immediate team is made up of:
Physics and maths
Engineering Chemistry
Finance /
economics
But the broader FX trading team is at least 80% Maths,
Physics & Engineering graduates.”
Other
Maths /
Physics /
Engineering
Why Trinity?
• Great teachers - all Physics specialists.
• Great resources & lots of imagination.
• Great extra-curricular activities
• Great exam results:
77% A/B at AS, 88%A*- B at A2 in 2013
EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS
Further Physics
Oxbridge type preparation club. Runs weekly for a year; boys
solve challenging A-level problems.
LMF
L6th – U6th
The UK Space Design
Competition
Students design a space settlement and make a video about their
design. If successful they progress on to national finals at Imperial
MM
5, L6th
Senior Science Society
Lecture series on various topics (not engineering or medical
related), delivered by students and external speakers.
MM
5&6
LMF
L6th
COMPETITIONS
British Physics Olympiad Preparation for sitting the prestigious national Physics competition
at which Trinity has had great success over the last three years
AS Physics Challenge
LMF
Surrey Satro Competition
Physics / engineering problem-solving competition aimed at the
brightest GCSE boys
WST
6th
Weizmann Safe Cracking
competition
Students design a safe using physical principles that other
competitors have to hack into using physical principles
WST
L6
Boys receive a lecture on particle Physics. They are then given a
guided tour of the site. We also visit the particle Physics museum
at CERN (microcosm).
LMF
L6th
A day of Physics lectures held in London by IOP
DGK
L6th
TRIPS / OUT OF SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES
Trip to CERN
lower 6th Physics in
Action Study Day
Cambridge Summer
School
Students attend three days of lectures and practical sessions at Cambridge. The school is
aimed at the most gifted students.
Why Trinity?
• Great teachers - all Physics specialists.
• Great resources & lots of imagination.
• Great extra-curricula activities
• Great exam results:
79% A/B at AS, 80%A*- B at A2 in 2012
The What... AS Physics Course
Content
Unit 1 – Mechanics
• Motion, forces, work and energy
Unit 2 – Electrons, Waves and Photons
• Electric current, resistance, voltage, DC Circuits
• Waves
• Quantum Physics
Unit 3 – Practical Skills
• Developed through routine activities.
• Assessed using OCR set tasks, internally marked and
externally moderated
What do I need?
• Mathematics (I)GCSE, at grade A or above
• (but not further study of Maths at AS)
• Physics or Double Award Science GCSE
or IGCSE,
at grade A or A*, achieved really quite
easily
• A willingness to think, work and learn!
AS Physics Examination
A. Written papers
• Unit G481 – Mechanics
• 1 hour
• 60 marks
• 30% of AS total
• Unit G482 – Electrons, Waves and Photons
• 1 hr 45 mins
• 100 marks
• 50% of AS total
AS Physics Examination
B. Assessment of practical skills
• Unit G483 – Practical Skills
• 3 set tasks, each with 3 elements:
– Qualitative
[10 marks]
– Quantitative
[20 marks]
– Evaluative
[10 marks]
• Internally assessed but externally moderated
• Tasks and mark schemes closely prescribed by
OCR
• Raw mark scaled to 60, i.e. 20% of total AS mark
Why OCR Syllabus A?
• Established but not old-fashioned
• Well-balanced coverage of key topics
• Solid basis for progression to degree courses
• Sensible internal assessment
• Specification has clear learning outcomes