The Physics AS-Level Thread

Does anyone know if an EPQ is good for applying for Physics at Uni?

For enrichment we have to do one of them, or general studies (big no) or work experience, but there is no relevant work for physics :frown:

So far I put myself down for an EPQ, but I can't think of a question to do (physics)!

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Original post by sneakbo2

loool i'm doing maths and further maths so m2 is being done this year, shouldn't be too difficult. Doing M1 atm in further maths though, which I think is actually a bit weird :s

Ahh i'm doing M2 for further and M1 for AS Maths ... but we're doing M2 first in FM and M1 last in Maths :rolleyes:

Original post by Tibbz2

Does anyone know if an EPQ is good for applying for Physics at Uni?

For enrichment we have to do one of them, or general studies (big no) or work experience, but there is no relevant work for physics :frown:

So far I put myself down for an EPQ, but I can't think of a question to do (physics)!

Hmmmm that's a strange question actually :holmes:

i guess there are 2 things possible here

EPQ. I would say it is worth it, but i understand the difficulty of finding a question especially since really in physics it will just be somebody else's work ... But i guess you could do like the development of some theory over a certain time as there will be a lot of research etc. :biggrin:

W/e: whilst there is no relevent w/e for physics does your school give you a list and you pick? or can you put forward an Idea? Either way i would have a word with your school and ask about Teaching physics to Year 7's (or being a TA :smile:

) OR at my school last year somebody arranged a week's placement thingy at a university in the labs :holmes:

(although this was for chemistry, but you could look into it) :smile:

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Original post by techno836

Ahh i'm doing M2 for further and M1 for AS Maths ... but we're doing M2 first in FM and M1 last in Maths :rolleyes:

Hmmmm that's a strange question actually :holmes:

i guess there are 2 things possible here

EPQ. I would say it is worth it, but i understand the difficulty of finding a question especially since really in physics it will just be somebody else's work ... But i guess you could do like the development of some theory over a certain time as there will be a lot of research etc. :biggrin:

W/e: whilst there is no relevent w/e for physics does your school give you a list and you pick? or can you put forward an Idea? Either way i would have a word with your school and ask about Teaching physics to Year 7's (or being a TA :smile:

) OR at my school last year somebody arranged a week's placement thingy at a university in the labs :holmes:

(although this was for chemistry, but you could look into it) :smile:

On the work experience front I can't really go to Unis on a Wednesday afternoon, however I am trying to get a placement in a physics lab for a holiday at some point!

I'm still stumped on a topic. We have had zero guidance on what we should be doing and it's really bugging me :frown:

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Original post by Tibbz2

On the work experience front I can't really go to Unis on a Wednesday afternoon, however I am trying to get a placement in a physics lab for a holiday at some point!

I'm still stumped on a topic. We have had zero guidance on what we should be doing and it's really bugging me :frown:

Ahhh i see, that's good but you could try the Year 7 thing :h:

and i was thinking more along the lines of how physics has changed how we view the simple atom over the past x Years :h:

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Original post by techno836

Ahhh i see, that's good but you could try the Year 7 thing :h:

and i was thinking more along the lines of how physics has changed how we view the simple atom over the past x Years :h:

True, but I don't think I can teach very well.

Does the title have to be an argument type thing with two sides, or can it just be a project researching about something like how the view of an atom changed?

I was thinking of doing something in astronomy, like variable stars or supernovae, but I don't know how I would make that into a topic to research

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Original post by Tibbz2

True, but I don't think I can teach very well.

Does the title have to be an argument type thing with two sides, or can it just be a project researching about something like how the view of an atom changed?

I was thinking of doing something in astronomy, like variable stars or supernovae, but I don't know how I would make that into a topic to research

Having been on the EPQ thread for ages i know it's alot easier if you can make it a question and not just research of you know what i mean :h:

.. I don't believe it has to be a two sided argument though :/

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

they should be hiring a new teacher!

They will be, but it'll be about a quarter way through the year they believe, which is apparently too late even though we're willing to teach ourselves. Screw them. :angry:

I might sit Physics as a private candidate though, I'm still thinking about it.

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Original post by techno836

Having been on the EPQ thread for ages i know it's alot easier if you can make it a question and not just research of you know what i mean :h:

.. I don't believe it has to be a two sided argument though :/

Okay, thanks :smile:

Going to be difficult to think of something for me, I'm not very creative :redface:

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Original post by sneakbo2

Phsyics has been alright so far, i'm yet to witness this "step-up" from gcse

They lie. If you're an 'alright' mathematician, I don't think Physics AS is hard at all really as long as you put in the effort. The concepts you study are hardly a step-up (though definitely more interesting, especially the particle stuff :biggrin:

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Original post by Tibbz2

Okay, thanks :smile:

Going to be difficult to think of something for me, I'm not very creative :redface:

Best of luck :h:

and google Physics related EPQ questions .... there must be something :lol:

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