Master the Pearson Edexcel AS Level Physics (8PH0) exams with direct, evidence-based insights. This package covers Paper 1 and Paper 2 structures, core examiner feedback, structural calculations, practical skills, and grade-saving methods.
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試験の概要
試験数
2
満点
160
制限時間
3時間
出題形式
3
試験
時間
配点
問題数
配点比率
出題形式
8PH0/01
1時間 30分
80
17
50%
Multiple Choice, Structured Calculation and Explanation, Practical Investigation, Graph Plotting and Multi-Step Mechanics Calculation
8PH0/02
1時間 30分
80
15
50%
Multiple Choice, Structured Calculations and Explanations, Applied Context Analysis
評価段階
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電卓の規定
A scientific or graphical calculator that meets JCQ regulations may be used (some GCSE Mathematics and Science papers are non-calculator). Graphical calculators must be set to exam mode; you must clear any stored programs, notes or data before the exam, and the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.
AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures (35%)
AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures (42%)
AO3: Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific information, ideas and evidence (23%)
過去問と採点基準にもとづいて作成（2022–2024）。
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 under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
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 under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
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 under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
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 under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
よくあるミス
1high影響する配点: 4Working as a Physicist (Practical Skills)
Choosing a gradient triangle that is too small when calculating spring constants, Young's modulus, or acceleration from graphs.
回避方法: Select a large gradient triangle that covers at least 50% of the grid range on both axes to minimize graphical read errors.
2high影響する配点: 3Working as a Physicist (Practical Skills)
Forgetting to double the percentage uncertainty of diameter when assessing its contribution to the area's overall uncertainty.
回避方法: Since area depends on diameter squared (A = pi * d^2 / 4), the percentage uncertainty in diameter must be multiplied by two.
3medium影響する配点: 3Waves and Particle Nature of Light
Neglecting the factor of two in pulse-echo calculations where waves must travel to the target and back.
回避方法: Always divide the calculated distance by 2, or halve the travel time, to find the true one-way distance to the object.
4high影響する配点: 3Digging up the Past (Mechanics)
Identifying the slope component of weight as W cos(theta) instead of W sin(theta).
回避方法: The component of gravitational force acting parallel to a slope of angle theta to the horizontal is always W sin(theta).
5medium影響する配点: 2Working as a Physicist (General Theory)
Omission of intermediate formula substitution steps in 'show that' questions.
回避方法: State the algebraic equation first, then show the numerical substitution explicitly, and finally write the answer to more significant figures than the target.
6high影響する配点: 4Materials
Substituting diameter instead of radius (or vice versa) in wire cross-sectional area calculations.
回避方法: Always check if your measurement from a micrometer is diameter (d) and apply A = pi * d^2 / 4 or calculate radius r = d/2 and apply A = pi * r^2.
7medium影響する配点: 3Spare-part Surgery (Electricity)
Assuming potential difference across components in parallel behaves like series divisions.
回避方法: PD across parallel branches is equal. Adding more identical parallel resistors does not split PD further; it reduces the total parallel resistance.