Physics study guides
A-LEVEL-OCR Β· A-Level (OCR) Β· aligned to OCR.
- OCR A-Level Physics A Electrons, waves and photons: electricity, circuits, waves and quantum physics
A deep-dive OCR A-Level Physics A guide to Module 4, Electrons, waves and photons. Covers charge and current, energy, power and resistance, electrical circuits with Kirchhoff's laws and potential dividers, wave properties, superposition and interference, refraction and the electromagnetic spectrum, and quantum physics with the photoelectric effect and wave-particle duality.
π 18 min readH556 Module 4 - OCR A-Level Physics A Forces and motion: kinematics, forces, energy, materials and momentum
A deep-dive OCR A-Level Physics A guide to Module 3, Forces and motion. Covers kinematics and projectiles, forces in action with moments and equilibrium, work, energy and power, materials and the Young modulus, and Newton's laws with momentum and impulse, with the calculations OCR repeats.
π 18 min readH556 Module 3 - OCR A-Level Physics A Foundations of physics: units, vectors and uncertainty made exam-ready
A deep-dive OCR A-Level Physics A guide to Module 2, Foundations of physics. Covers SI base and derived units, prefixes and standard form, homogeneity checks, scalars and vectors with resolution into components, and measurement, precision, error and uncertainty, with the calculations OCR repeats in every paper.
π 15 min readH556 Module 2 - OCR A-Level Physics A Newtonian world and astrophysics: thermal physics, fields, oscillations and the cosmos
A deep-dive OCR A-Level Physics A guide to Module 5, Newtonian world and astrophysics. Covers thermal physics and internal energy, ideal gases and kinetic theory, circular motion, simple harmonic motion with damping and resonance, gravitational fields and orbits, stellar evolution and the HR diagram, and cosmology with Hubble's law and the Big Bang.
π 18 min readH556 Module 5 - OCR A-Level Physics A Particles and medical physics: capacitors, fields, nuclear physics and imaging
A deep-dive OCR A-Level Physics A guide to Module 6, Particles and medical physics. Covers capacitors with exponential discharge, electric fields and Coulomb's law, magnetic fields and the motor effect, electromagnetic induction and transformers, nuclear and particle physics with the standard model and binding energy, radioactive decay, and medical imaging with X-rays, PET and ultrasound.
π 18 min readH556 Module 6