Overview of course
This engaging online course is designed for A-level Physics students who want to master the Materials topic and boost their exam performance. It’s perfect for anyone aiming for top grades or needing clear explanations of tricky concepts like stress and strain, Young modulus, force–extension graphs, and elastic potential energy.
The course includes step-by-step video tutorials, worked examples, and plenty of exam-style questions with detailed solutions. Each lesson breaks complex ideas into simple, easy-to-understand parts — helping you gain confidence and achieve exam success.
Whether you’re revising for tests or preparing for your final exams, this course will strengthen your understanding and make the Materials topic finally “click.”
This course should take approx. 8 hours to complete in full.
Course content
This course has lessons on the following topics:
- Hooke’s law and spring constant
- Force-extension graphs
- Elastic and plastic deformation
- Stress, strain, and Young modulus
- Strain energy in stretched materials
- Material categories and behaviour
Exam board content
The majority of the content of the Materials unit is the same for the main exam boards (OCR, AQA, Edexcel and WJEC/Eduqas).
A direct comparison is provided here. Any differences will be highlighted in the course lessons.