AQA Physics A Unit 5 - Nuclear and thermal physics

I think I remember my Physics teacher saying that actually, he likes sort of 'Pure' Physics, so the one he enjoys the most is Turning Points which is the only reason he wants to teach it I am, to study Physics actually - at Warwick, as long as I get 3A's yourself? Seeing as you do Maths and Physics I'm guessing its one of the two!

Maths at Lancaster, as long as I get AAB (so actually I only need a B in physics but it would be much nicer to get an A). I actually considered applying to Warwick to do the joint maths and physics degree. What other A2's do you do then?

Ahh nice one yeah I'm actually still considering asking to change to maths and physics when I get there, I couldn't decide between maths and physics when I was applying and I think doing a joint degree would suit me. Only Further Maths, Chemistry is taught badly at my sixth form (did it for AS) so I didn't really want to carry on with it this year. What about you?

I do further maths, maths and physics. Did music last year but didn't really want to do 5 at A2 level so dropped it. Which modules do you do for further maths then?

Last year for the AS I did FP1, M1 and D1, this year I've done S2 and M2 and I've just got FP2 left, that might not be the way its arranged in the end because M1 might go towards the normal Alevel and S3 that I'm doing now might go towards FM what about you? + which exam board are you on

Ah okay, that's pretty much the same as mine. For the AS I did FP1, D1 and S2, and this year I'm doing FP3, D2 and M2. I'm on OCR - what about you?

OCR MEI, no idea why they need 2 maths exam boards

Ohhh MEI is a weird board! They have weird things like Numerical Methods don't they? What's in your FP2?

PM me with your email address and I'll send the mark scheme to you.

Yeah, and theres a whole module on Differential Equations and Decision Computing or something, I've read that unis dont like people doing them so I steered clear Theres things like Hyperbolic Functions, Matricies (continued from FP1, so 3x3 matrices), more complex numbers, that sort of thing. At first I thought I wasn't going to manage it but I feel alright with it, the exam seems pretty straightforward. Did you not have to do FP2 then?

Oh yeah I read about the one that you have to do on the computer, seems like cheating to me really...ahhh I wish we'd have done hyperbolics, they sound good. Well we chose to do FP3, which is complex numbers, DE's, vectors/planes and groups. To be honest it's quite nice, especially the vector stuff.

We have loads of Vector stuff in our C4, I'm still trying to get the hang of it

Yeah I like Hyperbolics, its the only Section B question and it feels like the easiest few questions on the paper for me!

I have all the papers and mark schemes for all the AS/A2 units from 2000-2007 (the old spec) and 2008-2010 (the new spec). Of course, just PM me your email address and tell me which ones you want and I'll send them over.

I know this is a really old thread but im struggling to find them as well would you be able to email them to me as well? ))))