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Helping you decide...

Helping you decide. Why Physics? Why Trinity?. Why Physics?. 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:

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Helping you decide...

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  1. Helping you decide... • Why Physics? • Why Trinity?

  2. Why Physics?

  3. 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…

  4. “My immediate team is made up of: But the broader FX trading team is at least 80% Maths, Physics & Engineering graduates.” Finance / economics Physics and maths Engineering Chemistry Other Maths / Physics / Engineering

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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!

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

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