Oxford PAT 2015

Original post by runny4

Does anyone know any good websites that cover the PAT syllabus?

It seems the PAT is largely based on A-level material, so I suggest you find a textbook online or in the flesh, and just go through the sections in the syllabus. It would probably be beneficial for you to look at some other common topics, as we've already discussed here that the PAT sometimes contains some non-syllabus material.

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TheFarmerLad

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Original post by Duke Glacia

Which do you think ia tougher bpho round one or pat ?

bpho

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Original post by ombtom

Please could someone help me on this: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=60210397&highlight= :redface:

Which exam is this from? I'm pretty sure you can use similar shapes and ratios

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Original post by Crazecatlady

The syllabus is incredibly vague. I'm a post A-Level student and I can honestly say that having done A Level maths and further maths, there are still one or two questions in the maths section that bewilder me!

Being an IB alumni, I find Section A quite easy. Though Section B is a different story bc IB Physics is so different to that of A2.

Anyways, which sites do you use to revise the 'phases and moon and eclipses' and satellites?

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http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml

Original post by hermionegrangcr

Being an IB alumni, I find Section A quite easy. Though Section B is a different story bc IB Physics is so different to that of A2.

Anyways, which sites do you use to revise the 'phases and moon and eclipses' and satellites?

Heya, this is what I used for the moon stuff :smile:

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Original post by iscribbletoomuch

Which exam is this from? I'm pretty sure you can use similar shapes and ratios

Yes, it's mostly trigonometry. I usually draw a diagram so it's easier to calculate the ratios. I'm assuming this can come up bc it's closely related to the eclipses (especially lunar eclipse)?

Also I don't think this question is from a PAT past paper. It's most likely from the Physics Olympiad. I heard it's very useful for non-A2 topics c:

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Original post by hermionegrangcr

Yes, it's mostly trigonometry. I usually draw a diagram so it's easier to calculate the ratios. I'm assuming this can come up bc it's closely related to the eclipses (especially lunar eclipse)?

Also I don't think this question is from a PAT past paper. It's most likely from the Physics Olympiad. I heard it's very useful for non-A2 topics c:

Awesome xD I'll check some of those out! It is mostly that natural world stuff that isn't A2

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Crazecatlady

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[QUOTE=hermionegrangcr;60226603]Being an IB alumni, I find Section A quite easy. Though Section B is a different story bc IB Physics is so different to that of A2.

Anyways, which sites do you use to revise the 'phases and moon and eclipses' and satellites?

I agree about section A, although some questions can be tricky. Phases of the moon and satellites is common knowledge, but I think A2 AQA physics unit 4 can help with the satellites/ keplers law. As for moon phases, watch some YouTube videos, they explain it very well

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Jingram123

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Original post by PhysicsMathsTut

Grad = change in y / change in x. Change in x has the same magnitude but opposite sign

thanks

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ChronicBoredom

PAT 2011, question 3ii- can anyone explain what part of the triangle I'm trying to find? like draw it out

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Original post by ChronicBoredom

PAT 2011, question 3ii- can anyone explain what part of the triangle I'm trying to find? like draw it out

Easy. Find the area of the full triangle (with the length a) then minus that with the area of the small triangle with the length a-x

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ChronicBoredom

Original post by hermionegrangcr

Easy. Find the area of the full triangle (with the length a) then minus that with the area of the small triangle with the length a-x

Isnt that the answer to part i though?

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Original post by ChronicBoredom

Isnt that the answer to part i though?

No, but this time you need to take the original triangle in consideration. Try drawing the graph again with a line more towards to the right then shade everything to the left. You wil be left with a small triangle which is not shaded.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQRNzepe4wI

Hey guys, apparently we need to know about planetary motion
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/kepler.html
this helps quite a bit

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Crazecatlady

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Original post by iscribbletoomuch

Hey guys, apparently we need to know about planetary motion
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/kepler.html
this helps quite a bit

Hey, I thought we just needed to know basic circular motion and Kepler's 3rd law? The one that goes T^2=R^3

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Crazecatlady

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This may sound a bit primary school, but here is a song that I found to help memorise moon phases :tongue:

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