OCR Gateway Physics P4P5P6 - 18/06/13

Do you find the past papers really help your learning or are you just doing it to test yourself?

Both, because sometimes I feel I know a topic really well but then past papers reveal weaknesses which I wasn't aware of...and it also helps me to understand what the questions were asking for when I go through the mark scheme :smile:

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DeadUnicorn

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Original post by BP_Tranquility

Same here- I keep managing to confuse different features of generators and motors up :redface:

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Urgh I know right, and those pesky relays and logic gates :frown:

At least when if do the Fleming's left hand rule hand gesture on Tuesday the invigilators will be intrigued by the dance move... :biggrin:

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Red Fox

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Does swapping the polarity of the DC supply mean changing the direction of the current?

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BP_Tranquility

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Original post by DeadUnicorn

Urgh I know right, and those pesky relays and logic gates :frown:

At least when if do the Fleming's left hand rule hand gesture on Tuesday the invigilators will be intrigued by the dance move... :biggrin:

Haha, we should use this opportunity wisely... :colone:

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Elcor

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How much have you guys revised so far? :redface:

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BP_Tranquility

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Original post by Red Fox

Does swapping the polarity of the DC supply mean changing the direction of the current?

Yes, I think so, because switching the polarity would mean the magnetic field direction is reversed, so that switches the direction of the current :cool:

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BP_Tranquility

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Original post by andersson

How much have you guys revised so far? :redface:

I've revised the first half of P4 and the first half of P6, although I was planning to do all of P6 today but I spend too long in trying to understand and assimilate the first half, that I thought I would be overloading my brain if I did the rest today. :colondollar:

Tomorrow, I'll have to do the rest of P6, and P4 and then spend the morning on monday to do P5. :cool:

How much have you done so far? :smile:

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Elcor

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Original post by BP_Tranquility

I've revised the first half of P4 and the first half of P6, although I was planning to do all of P6 today but I spend too long in trying to understand and assimilate the first half, that I thought I would be overloading my brain if I did the rest today. :colondollar:

Tomorrow, I'll have to do the rest of P6, and P4 and then spend the morning on monday to do P5. :cool:

How much have you done so far? :smile:

Sounds good! Don't cram too much but don't leave it too late... it's quite hard to balance between the two :lol:

I've revised all of P4 and I'm just starting P5 now. I revise slowly though because I do questions on what I learned and mark it too so it's really stuck in my mind :colondollar:

It's annoying because I have Geography on Monday so I have to balance my revision. Physics is your last one, is it not?

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BP_Tranquility

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Original post by andersson

Sounds good! Don't cram too much but don't leave it too late... it's quite hard to balance between the two :lol:

I've revised all of P4 and I'm just starting P5 now. I revise slowly though because I do questions on what I learned and mark it too so it's really stuck in my mind :colondollar:

It's annoying because I have Geography on Monday so I have to balance my revision. Physics is your last one, is it not?

I have one more exam after this one- Statistics which is on Monday the week after physics :smile:

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L'Evil Fish

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Original post by BP_Tranquility

I have one more exam after this one- Statistics which is on Monday the week after physics :smile:

Same as me :five:

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BP_Tranquility

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

Same as me :five:

Cool, do you have statistics as well then (if so, which exam board)? :cool:

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Elcor

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Original post by BP_Tranquility

I have one more exam after this one- Statistics which is on Monday the week after physics :smile:

Original post by L'Evil Fish

Same as me :five:

As in A level maths or is it GCSE? Anyways good luck guys! At least you have a lot of time to revise without needing to revise for other stuff.

Do either of you have the physics specimen paper? Is so could you post it here please? :smile:

P.S: 10 more posts l'Evil! Ahhh

Reply 252

Mutleybm1996

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Original post by BP_Tranquility

I've revised the first half of P4 and the first half of P6, although I was planning to do all of P6 today but I spend too long in trying to understand and assimilate the first half, that I thought I would be overloading my brain if I did the rest today. :colondollar:

Tomorrow, I'll have to do the rest of P6, and P4 and then spend the morning on monday to do P5. :cool:

How much have you done so far? :smile:

How do you revise??

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Reply 253

L'Evil Fish

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Original post by BP_Tranquility

Cool, do you have statistics as well then (if so, which exam board)? :cool:

Edexcel

Original post by andersson

As in A level maths or is it GCSE? Anyways good luck guys! At least you have a lot of time to revise without needing to revise for other stuff.

Do either of you have the physics specimen paper? Is so could you post it here please? :smile:

P.S: 10 more posts l'Evil! Ahhh

Reply 254

BP_Tranquility

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

Edexcel

I'm on Edexcel as well (for GCSE Statistics) :wink:

Final countdown: 8 more posts :L

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sarahiscool

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Is this exam in the morning or afternoon ?

Reply 256

Mutleybm1996

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Original post by sarahiscool

Is this exam in the morning or afternoon ?

Morning

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BP_Tranquility

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Original post by benwalters1996

How do you revise??

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I use the specification as a checklist, go through the checklist, see what I know, recall information and then read through the relevant topic in my revision guide. Then to finish off the day, I'm doing 2/3 past papers from the old syllabus :cool:

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