Master the Oxford AQA International A-Level Physics (9630) exam with this expert, evidence-based guide. Discover the exact areas where students lose marks, understand structural paper requirements across all five units, and learn high-yielding exam strategies to secure an A*.
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試験の概要
試験数
5
満点
400
制限時間
10時間
出題形式
3
試験
時間
配点
問題数
配点比率
出題形式
Unit 1: Mechanics, materials and atoms
2時間
80
24
20%
Structured, Multiple Choice
Unit 2: Electricity, waves and particles
2時間
80
25
20%
Structured, Multiple Choice
Unit 3: Fields and their consequences
2時間
80
22
20%
Structured, Multiple Choice
Unit 4: Energy and Energy resources
2時間
80
21
20%
Structured, Multiple Choice
Unit 5: Physics in practice
2時間
80
6
20%
Structured Practical
評価段階
A*ABCDEU
電卓の規定
A scientific or graphical calculator is permitted. Graphical calculators must be in exam mode with all stored programs and data cleared before the exam; the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.
AO1: Knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures (35%)
AO2: Application of knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures (35%)
AO3: Analyze, interpret and evaluate scientific information, ideas and evidence (20%)
AO4: Practical and experimental skills, including safety, uncertainty, and analysis of graphical data (10%)
過去問と採点基準にもとづいて作成（2023–2025）。
電卓プログラム
Graph: zeros, intersections & turning points
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: Plot a function to read its roots (zeros), points of intersection, and maxima/minima.
使う場面: Checking solutions, sketching, or solving where an analytic method is hard.
手順
Graph the function(s) and use the built-in zero, intersect and maximum/minimum tools.
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
Numerical equation solver
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: Solve an equation or find a variable numerically when an algebraic route is long or implicit.
使う場面: Iterative or implicit equations, or to confirm an algebraic solution.
手順
Use the equation/zero solver, entering the equation and a sensible starting estimate.
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
Numerical integration & differentiation
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: Evaluate a definite integral \(\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\) or a gradient \(f'(x)\) at a point.
使う場面: Checking calculus answers, or where only a numerical value is needed.
手順
Use the GDC's numeric integral / derivative function with the limits or the point.
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
Statistics & probability distributions
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: 1-var/2-var statistics, linear regression, and cumulative binomial / normal / Poisson probabilities without tables.
使う場面: Statistics questions and hypothesis tests.
手順
Enter data in the statistics editor, or use the distribution menu (binomial cdf, normal cdf, …).
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
よくあるミス
1high影響する配点: 3Use of SI units and their prefixes
Failing to convert units to SI base units before entering them into equations (e.g. leaving frequencies in THz, currents in mA, or dimensions in mm).
回避方法: Develop a habit of writing down the SI base equivalent in scientific notation (e.g., 462 THz = 4.62 x 10^14 Hz) before performing any calculation.
2medium影響する配点: 4Energy transfer by heating and doing work
Using the wrong specific heat capacity (SHC) value during state-change calculations, such as using liquid sodium's SHC when the substance is still solid.
回避方法: Draw a quick temperature-time cooling curve and label the phases (solid, liquid, phase transition) to match the correct SHC values from the data table.
3high影響する配点: 2Ideal gases
Using Celsius instead of Kelvin in ideal gas law (pV = nRT) calculations.
回避方法: Always add 273.15 to any temperature value in Celsius before inserting it into ideal gas or kinetic theory equations.
4high影響する配点: 2Limitation of physical measurements
Drawing gradient triangles on lines of best fit that are too small, failing to cover at least half of the line's length.
回避方法: Explicitly draw a large right-angled triangle that spans more than half the length of your drawn line of best fit, and use the vertices' coordinates to calculate the gradient.
5medium影響する配点: 3Wind energy
Confusing radius and diameter when calculating the swept area of wind turbines (A = pi * r^2) or rates of thermal conduction.
回避方法: Always check if the given dimension is a diameter; if so, divide it by 2 to get the radius before squaring it in the area formula.
6medium影響する配点: 2Gravitational potential
Omitting the minus sign when describing negative gravitational potentials or negative charges in electric fields.
回避方法: Remember that gravitational potential is always negative relative to infinity, and verify sign conventions for work done on or by the system.
7high影響する配点: 2Radioactivity
Failing to subtract the background radiation count rate when describing or calculating the corrected count rate of a radioactive source.
回避方法: Measure the background count rate over a long period first without the source, then subtract this value from the total count rate measured with the source.