Overview of course
Taught by an experienced A-Level Physics teacher, this course focuses on what examiners expect, common student errors, and the strategies that consistently lead to higher grades.
This A Level Physics online course on Circular Motion provides a clear, structured, and exam-focused exploration of a challenging Physics topic. It covers radians and angular displacement, angular velocity, centripetal acceleration, and centripetal force, before applying these ideas to a wide range of classic and real-world scenarios including hump-backed bridges, conical pendulums, banked corners, Ferris wheels, and vertical circular motion. Concepts are explained in a step-by-step, intuitive way, linking mathematics to physical understanding, and are reinforced through worked examples, targeted practice questions, multiple-choice quizzes, and full exam-style questions. The course is designed to build confidence, eliminate common misconceptions, and prepare students thoroughly for assessment, with exam questions up to Grade A*.
This course should take approx. 6 hours to complete in full.
What's included in the course?
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1Circular Motion
Course content
This course has lessons on the following topics:
- radians
- angular velocity
- centripetal force
- centripetal acceleration
- real world applications e.g. Ferris wheels and hump back bridges
Exam board content
The majority of the content of the Circular Motion 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.