AS-Level Physics (2026 exam) – Term 2

Course Overview

The first three terms of this course cover the full content of the OCR A specification for AS-Level Physics. PX AS-Level Physics is a one-year course and assumes that GCSE-level Physics and Maths have already been achieved.

For a student of average ability, this course will require about 7.5 hours of self-study each week in addition to the 2.5 hours of lessons. Students who are not taking A-Level Maths are likely to require more self-study time.

At AS-Level, the assessment of practical skills is by written exams only.

Course Method

The lessons are live, interactive sessions where questions may be asked.

The lessons are not recorded unless there is a prior arrangement made for an unavoidable absence, such as an exam clashing with a lesson.

Homework is set each week from the textbook which needs to be procured in advance (A-Level Physics for OCR A: Year 1 & 2 Student Book with Online Edition; CGP Product Code: PRATB72; ISBN: 9781789086690). Usually, the homework is to study the pages in the textbook in advance of studying them together in the next lesson and to consolidate what was learnt in the previous lesson. By working in this way, students can study at their own pace. During the lessons the Teacher goes over the content from the prepared pages, often incorporating additional online resources.

The weekly homework email contains links to any online resources used in the previous lesson. Students should use this to consolidate what was covered in the lesson. Some of the science videos contain interactive questions at the end, which are automatically marked. As part of the consolidation process, students should ensure that they can answer these questions correctly.

The teacher of this course does not mark homework, believing that it is much better for the students to mark their own work from mark schemes, which are provided. This gives the students immediate feedback on anything they have got wrong so that they can then work out how to get the correct answer or improve their answer. For the longer questions they can check which points gain marks and also make notes of points which they missed. This method of working allows students to monitor their own progress and ensure that they have mastered each topic. It requires a certain maturity on the part of the students, but home-educated students should be capable of this. Learning to assess one’s own work and progress is excellent training for university and real life.

Course Details

Term 2 comprises two weekly lessons over 12 weeks. One lesson lasts 90 minutes and the other 60 minutes.

Term 2 covers:

• Module 4.1: Charge and Current
• Module 4.2: Energy, Power and Resistance
• Module 4.3: Electrical Circuits
• Module 4.4.1: Wave motion
• Module 4.4.2: Electromagnetic waves
• Module 4.4.3: Superposition
• Module 4.4.4: Stationary waves.

This PX Classroom is held on Mondays at 9.00am until 10.30am and on Thursdays at 9.30am until 10.30am (London time zone) starting from Monday 5th January 2026. There will be no lessons on 16th or 19th February during the half-term break. The last lesson is due to be on 2nd April 2026.