Electricity
A 6.0 V supply drives a current of 0.40 A through a resistor. Calculate the resistance.
Use R = V / I, so R = 6.0 / 0.40 = 15 ohms. Include the equation and units; this protects method marks if arithmetic slips.
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A-Level Physics topics to prioritise
Use these as starting points for board-aligned revision. The same physics idea can be assessed differently by AQA, Edexcel and OCR, especially practical skills and multi-step calculations, so these launch guides stay method-first.
Measurements & Their Errors (Paper 1 — Particles, Waves & Electricity)AQAEdexcelOCRWJECEduqasCCEACIESQAIBAPWaves (Paper 1 — Particles, Waves & Electricity)AQAEdexcelOCRWJECEduqasCCEACIESQAIBAPCurrent Electricity (Paper 1 — Particles, Waves & Electricity)AQAEdexcelOCRWJECEduqasCCEACIESQAIBAPElectric Fields (Paper 2 — Thermal, Fields & Nuclear)AQAEdexcelOCRWJECEduqasCCEACIESQAIBAPElectromagnetic Induction (Paper 2 — Thermal, Fields & Nuclear)AQAEdexcelOCRWJECEduqasCCEACIESQAIBAPPractical Skills & Data Analysis (Paper 3 — Practical Skills & Optional Topics)AQAEdexcelOCRWJECEduqasCCEACIESQAIBAP
Example questions
Quick checks before full practice
Waves
A wave has frequency 250 Hz and wavelength 1.2 m. Find its speed.
Use v = f lambda. The speed is 250 x 1.2 = 300 m s^-1. Check the answer is plausible and not confused with period.
Practical skills
Why repeat readings when measuring a physical quantity?
Repeats help identify anomalies and allow a mean to reduce random error. They do not remove systematic error, so a strong answer names the type of uncertainty.
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