AQA Physics PHYA4 - Thursday 11th June 2015 [Exam Discussion Thread]

Anyone know how the exam is given out? Do you get 45 mins for section A then an hour for section B, or do you get both papers together and it's up to you how much you spend on each?

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Original post by ubisoft

Anyone know how the exam is given out? Do you get 45 mins for section A then an hour for section B, or do you get both papers together and it's up to you how much you spend on each?

That's the recommended time expenditure but you could split your time however you want

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Original post by ubisoft

Anyone know how the exam is given out? Do you get 45 mins for section A then an hour for section B, or do you get both papers together and it's up to you how much you spend on each?

The latter - you get both, with the recommended split being 45/60 mins.

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Original post by Mehrdad jafari

I don't know why I don't get notification from this thread, it's annoying.

It's cheating because Newton merely wanted to explain things according to their appearances, however he could with all the possible means. But i guess he's still in a strong position

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Ah, that's frustrating.

Oh I see. Ha, I guess it's just another thing we have to accept.

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I put together a list of all the six markers that have come up so I can refer back to them more easily and figured I might as well post them here in case anyone else finds it useful, so here's the unit 4 ones:

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Original post by Lau14

I put together a list of all the six markers that have come up so I can refer back to them more easily and figured I might as well post them here in case anyone else finds it useful, so here's the unit 4 ones:

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I guess the examiners can make a six marks question out of an one mark question. The pattern is unpredictable

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Original post by Lau14

I put together a list of all the six markers that have come up so I can refer back to them more easily and figured I might as well post them here in case anyone else finds it useful, so here's the unit 4 ones:

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Again, thank you! Added to the first post - your contribution to the thread is really appreciated :smile:

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Original post by Mehrdad jafari

I guess the examiners can make a six marks question out of an one mark question. The pattern is unpredictable

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They can. That's why the subject is so hard. What are your personal predictions for each exam?

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Original post by Lau14

I put together a list of all the six markers that have come up so I can refer back to them more easily and figured I might as well post them here in case anyone else finds it useful, so here's the unit 4 ones:

Spoiler

Thanks, but could you also write the question instead of just the answer?

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Original post by ubisoft

Thanks, but could you also write the question instead of just the answer?

Those are the questions?

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Original post by CD223

Those are the questions?

Oops, I meant answers as well as questions

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Original post by ubisoft

Oops, I meant answers as well as questions

Oh I see!

Hows your revision going?

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Original post by CD223

They can. That's why the subject is so hard. What are your personal predictions for each exam?

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To be honest I was not too concerned about the six marks questions but when i looked at the list then my predictions faded away. What I think now is that the six marks questions could be anything from momentum to kinetic theory of gases. But I would still say for unit 4 the six marks is either from Gravitational or Magnetic fields and for unit 5 from Radio activity. What's yours from Unit 5?

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Original post by CD223

Oh I see!

Hows your revision going?

I keep meaning to revise physics but I keep going back to maths lol. Finding A2 physics really boring compared to AS. The field stuff really bores me. Haven't even started unit 5 yet :s-smilie:

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Original post by Mehrdad jafari

To be honest I was not too concerned about the six marks questions but when i looked at the list then my predictions faded away. What I think now is that the six marks questions could be anything from momentum to kinetic theory of gases. But I would still say for unit 4 the six marks is either from Gravitational or Magnetic fields and for unit 5 from Radio activity. What's yours from Unit 5?

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Hmm I think the same really. A comparison between electric and magnetic fields would be interesting.

As for PHYA5, it could be a horrid proof of the kinetic theory of gases question, or an experiment for specific heat capacity.

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Original post by Mehrdad jafari

To be honest I was not too concerned about the six marks questions but when i looked at the list then my predictions faded away. What I think now is that the six marks questions could be anything from momentum to kinetic theory of gases. But I would still say for unit 4 the six marks is either from Gravitational or Magnetic fields and for unit 5 from Radio activity. What's yours from Unit 5?

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How much ums/300 did you get at AS?

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Original post by ubisoft

I keep meaning to revise physics but I keep going back to maths lol. Finding A2 physics really boring compared to AS. The field stuff really bores me. Haven't even started unit 5 yet :s-smilie:

Oh no aha. When's your first exam? Mines 5th June with Core 3.

I preferred AS physics but it's still pretty interesting in places - especially astrophysics personally.

It's my weakest subject so I really need to press on with it but I've had next to no time lately.

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