Edexcel Physics Unit 2 "Physics at work" June 2013

Poll

The last question - Does resistance increase or decrease?

Hello guys
How is your revision going?
I made this thread for the upcoming exam in June. After the deadly Jan 2013 paper who knows what they have in store for us this time :frown:

Reply 1

Mimi85

Hey, unit 1 phy was tge worst exam ever!!! Dont knw abt unit two, im repeating unit 1 and ill be doing units 2&3 for the first time in june.. Hope they turn out to be easy... Didnt really start much with phy, and im dying with electricity.. Its soo hard, i really need help with it

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Reply 2

ahiseni

1

I'm resitting the first unit too; and am quite curious to know what will come up.. Has anyone got any revision tips on either exam?

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Reply 3

x0x

OP

7

Original post by Mimi85

Hey, unit 1 phy was tge worst exam ever!!! Dont knw abt unit two, im repeating unit 1 and ill be doing units 2&3 for the first time in june.. Hope they turn out to be easy... Didnt really start much with phy, and im dying with electricity.. Its soo hard, i really need help with it

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Indeed that was a nightmarish paper
I hope they don't make a mess of the 2013 June papers.

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Reply 4

x0x

OP

7

Original post by arnishiseni

I'm resitting the first unit too; and am quite curious to know what will come up.. Has anyone got any revision tips on either exam?

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Do all the past papers and make sure you fully understand everything in one paper before moving to the next one
I tend to learn things parrot-fashion (mostly definitions and key points)

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Reply 5

ahiseni

1

Original post by x0x

Do all the past papers and make sure you fully understand everything in one paper before moving to the next one
I tend to learn things parrot-fashion (mostly definitions and key points)

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The thing is; I seem to understand it, either without any help, or by checking for a key term.. However, when I come across some new exam questions, it all looks familiar, although I don't seem to get anywhere near 100% overall

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Reply 6

krisshP

14

Original post by arnishiseni

I'm resitting the first unit too; and am quite curious to know what will come up.. Has anyone got any revision tips on either exam?

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Original post by Mimi85

Hey, unit 1 phy was tge worst exam ever!!! Dont knw abt unit two, im repeating unit 1 and ill be doing units 2&3 for the first time in june.. Hope they turn out to be easy... Didnt really start much with phy, and im dying with electricity.. Its soo hard, i really need help with it

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See my post here
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=40593645#post40593645

It's got a LOT of useful good stuff for all units in Edexcel A level Physics including unit 2 stuff.

Reply 7

Zoeyyy

The unit 2 January 2013 wasn't thaaaaat bad. Unit 1 was horrible!!!
I'm hoping June 2013s will be easy peasy! *fingers crossed*

Reply 8

TheKingOfTSR

13

Do you think that 71 raw is enough for the full UMS? :biggrin:

Reply 9

Zoeyyy

Original post by TheKingOfTSR

Do you think that 71 raw is enough for the full UMS? :biggrin:

did you get 71 in the January exam? :O

Reply 10

TheKingOfTSR

13

Original post by Zoeyyy

did you get 71 in the January exam? :O

No..

That would have been.... :cool:

Reply 11

Zoeyyy

Original post by TheKingOfTSR

No..

That would have been.... :cool:

Yeah if I get a score in the 70s range I'D THROW THE WHOLE UNIVERSE A PARTY

Reply 12

x0x

OP

7

So how are your preparations going for paper three ?

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Reply 13

Zoeyyy

Guys, if anyone's got something to share like the possibility of a certain question showing up in the paper or something likely to be asked in this or that way bla bla , do share thanks :biggrin:

Reply 14

CharlieTT

4

I'd say the best thing to do is as many past papers as you can. Once you've done one, look over the mark scheme particularly at the written questions. Certain words in exams tend to trigger the same answer. If its about the work function, 9 times out of 10 by saying "Work function is the minimum amount of energy required by a photon to displace a single electron from the surface of metal. Work Function is a constant, depending on the type of metal." Will get you every mark for example. I'm doing it right now for my particle-wave theory.

This method helped me get a high B in January. Hopefully I'll get an A in this one. :smile:

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Reply 15

leafy9

11

In unit 2, I'd say waves will be my downfall... just too vague to picture.. and definitions.. need to be specific on those... will have to revisit unit 1 definitions again soon..