Hi all,

This is a new account to share my GCSE Physics App. It’s a question generator that produces an infinite amount of calculation questions. It’s different in that the high level 7-9 questions generate multi-stage calculation questions. There are also explanation questions for every topic, including required practicals. All questions come with full walk through solutions. Reminders for equations are also included.

There is a light/dark mode, includes “text to speech” for more accessibility. Topics also have links to my YouTube channel Williams Physics Education where I have taught the GCSE and A-level physics in full.

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The web app is mobile friendly:

Best of luck in your exams!

Hey there!

I'm a current Oxford Physics Undergrad and I gave the PAT a couple of years back, and since then I've helped many of my friends and peers get into Oxbridge! Over all the sessions I've had with them, solving questions and whatnot, I've managed to make a list of the most challenging questions I've ever solved from the PAT. I'll be making a text-based list of them, and I'll link the Oxford Physics PAT Past Paper Webpage at the end, for the sake of tidiness. I'll also link some webpages where you can find solutions, but keep in mind that the "correctness" of these solutions is not always 100%.

In this post, I will handpick some of the most challenging questions from the first 5 years of the PAT papers that are available (2006-2010)!

2006:

Physics: Q3, Q4, Q14

Math: Q1 (need to find the shortcut), Q12

2007:

Physics: Q10, Q12, Q14

Math: Q7 (time may not be your friend here), Q11, Q12

2008:

Math: Q3 (easy if you find the clue), Q11 (easy but might struggle if you don't know the basics), Q12

Physics: Q15, Q23, Q26 (easy but some might find it difficult to understand the question), Q27 (not too hard, but great prep on 1D/2D motion)

2009:

Math: Q9, Q10 (need to be fast, otherwise easy question), Q12 (easy if you get the clue on which method to use)

Physics: Q16 (I personally struggled with some of the Archimedes-principle based questions haha), Q18, Q20, Q24, Q27 (not too hard but need to be quick)

2010:

Math: Q2 (not extremely hard if you catch on to it), Q5 (might mess up if careless + need to time yourself), Q6, Q8 (easy if you get the clue on which method to use), Q10 (easy, but also easy to miss out on an event)

Physics: Q15, Q20 (easy if you know your basics and it needs to come to you while solving haha), Q24 (a diagram will really help here; this Q really tests your understanding), Q25 (again not too hard, but you need to be really quick!)

Links and Other Helpful Resources:

PAT Guide by UniAdmissions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Oxford-PAT-Guide-techniques/dp/1913683885/ref=sr_1_5?crid=31MN0ZWHAWOHJ&keywords=pat+guide&qid=1657967084&s=books&sprefix=pat+guide%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-5

Ultimate PAT Collection by UniAdmissions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38H13UJTVKGZ5&keywords=pat+collection&qid=1657966164&sprefix=pat+collection%2Caps%2C310&sr=8-1

The above books have excellent marking schemes that are fault-proof unlike most other online sources. The books also come with their own past papers (created by UniAdmissions) which had questions that were similar to those on the real exam. Some of the questions were very different and needed you to think more out-of-the-box than your regular PAT questions. One more thing, the marking schemes bridged a lot of gaps in my learning, and this was essential as I wasn’t getting any external support to prepare for the PAT and Interview!

Oxford Physics Past Papers Website: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/how-apply/physics-aptitude-test-pat/pat-past-papers

PMT for solutions: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/admissions/pat/

Oxford PAT for solutions: https://oxfordpat.wordpress.com/

Physics and Math Courses for solutions (but only available for few years): https://physicsandmathscourses.com/solutions/oxford-pat-solutions.html

ExamQA for solutions (but only available for few years): https://examqa.com/university/pat/

Hope this helps for now.

I will be making a series of posts over the next few weeks/months to help everyone applying to Oxford Physics this year!

Best of luck and feel free to comment below if you have any questions or need advice!

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Hi All,

Are you doing AQA Physics for GCSE?
I've been teaching physics for 10+ years and i'm running some free lessons over the weekend, if you're interested? Sunday 10am (UK time) - 5 spaces left

If you're interested, speak to your parents and register your interest here. LINK

You must complete some prep work before the lesson , see below( or you might find the lesson too hard).

Please watch these videos, take notes,  complete the questions at the end of the video and mark them.
GCSE Physics Prep work:

5.11 What is Newton's First Law

5.23 How to use conservation of momentum in collisions

5.24 How to conserve momentum in a explosion

5.26 How do most safety devices work?

Looking forward to seeing you at a lesson. Good luck with your studies!

We want to know what you think about the current system and any changes you would make. Your opinion matters.

Hi! I am a researcher from the University of Manchester. I am seeking to recruit Year 11 Students to complete an online survey exploring their views about how GCSEs are assessed.

Students are rarely consulted on their views around exams. We hope this research will give students the opportunity to voice to their opinions and contribute to any GCSE reform

If you are a Year 11 student aged 16 or over and are due to sit your GCSE exams this year, we want to hear from you!

To gather your views, I would ask you to complete an online questionnaire which asks about your views on what you are assessed on and how you are assessed. This should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete.

This project is led by Aletia Daly, Prof. Kevin Woods and Dr Tee McCaldin at the University of Manchester.

If you would like to take part in the survey and share your views, click here or visit www.mygcses.co.uk to find out more about the study and tell us about your views.

I have a question, do Physics and Maths Tutor's notes cover everything in the AQA Science GCSE Specifications, and if they don't what do they not cover that's in the specifications?

• GCSE Maths: 9

• GCSE Further Maths: 8

• GCSE Physics/Business: 9 {can teach these too- just DM me about it}

• A-level Maths/Further Maths: A|A (A star) (UCAS Predicted Grades)

• [ ] A-level Physics/Econ: A|A (A star)

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• [ ] You’re a grade 8/9 student who wants to start to learn AS/A-level material maths (not as difficult as you may think).

• [ ] You’re doing (or thinking of doing) GCSE further maths (I’ve covered all this content in A-level) and you want to master this content so you get a 9 in it !

• [ ] Ambitious student in years 7-10 and in top set? If you’re the top student in the year you may have the potential to be ready for your GCSE way before year 11. I can help you with this.

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DM me for more information😀

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hello. i have no clue what physics is, what i've learnt and how to apply it. physics is my WORST science, if not, subject. it just doesn't make sense! i thought it would be easy as i found maths super easy and completed the entire thing in 6 months (start of year 7, i work on other maths gcse subjects like statistics and a level maths) but apparently i was really wrong

i use free science lessons, cgp books, classroom textbooks and chatgpt (for practice questions + help understanding topics i don't get) but they don't help. nothing does. i need ti revise paper 2 content (triple aqa) for an exam on monday yet i have gotten nowhere.

i need help - how do you understand physics in general? because i've tried so many things but nothing is working and im lost. please tell me.

edit: forgot about this post, I got a grade 5 on the paper

Hi there

Last year my friend and I completed our A levels and we achieved A*'s in MATHS & PHYSICS. Before that we both got all 9's in our GCSE's. We found these subjects extremely difficult, but we learnt how to break the concepts down to be able to understand them better and be able to conquer exam questions.

Im putting this post out to see if anyone wants any help with these subjects as we know from first-hand experience how useless alot of Physics teachers are🤬🤬😡

We are both uni students now so our timings are in the evenings.

Just PM me if you are interested, and we will try to build something that fits around you

Thank you

Eesa

I have a physics equations sheet, but even in my homework stuff changes and I get calculations Ive never seen before. I'll get a question wrong and it will say the one thing, so i think I know how to do it but then I get a new question, new values of different thing and it'll ask me to work out the same thing with a different equation. Any apps or learning tools you guys can suggest I use? I have GCSE in a year and a half and I want to be able to be confident in what i am doing because this equation sheet makes as must sense as an addict in a wishing well.

So for months now, for revision i just used to read my notes, and well nothing used to happen.
Nothing went into my head and I didn't end up remember anything.

So I built a tool to help me revise, and it's definitely helped me since.
It's called Recallit, and it's a tool to turn your revision notes into a personalised learning assessment, where you get immediate feedback.

How Does recallit Work?

1. Upload: Snap a picture of your notes or a textbook page.

2. Recall: Speak out what you remember about the material.

3. Evaluate: Recallit compares your spoken recollection with the key points from the text.

4. Feedback: Receive a score and targeted feedback to identify areas for improvement.

Step-by-Step Workflow:

1. Input: Upload an image of your textbook or notes.

2. Text Conversion: The image is converted to text using OCR technology.

3. Speech Input: Speak into your microphone, recounting what you remember.

4. Speech-to-Text: Your spoken words are transcribed into text.

5. AI Analysis: The AI compares your transcription with the key points from the text.

6. Results: Receive a score and detailed feedback on your understanding.

here's a few reasons why recallit actually helps with revision

• Personalised Learning: Tailored feedback helps you focus on what you need to improve.

• Active Recall: Engages you in active recall, proven to enhance memory retention.

• Convenient: Use it anywhere, anytime, with just your study materials and a device.

If you want to revise in a way where you're actually remember information, visit our website and start transforming your notes into interactive learning experiences.

We're excited to hear your feedback and suggestions. Happy studying!

Feel free to ask any questions or share your thoughts in the comments. Let’s make studying smarter, not harder!

Cheers, VulcanWM

Yes I’m offering free tutoring sessions for struggling students over this summer, I cover maths, physics and computer science, Iv been tutoring online for about 3 years and Iv taught over 300 classes. I aim to improve my students grades in the shortest time possible.

So you will get 2 lessons free and then after that if you choose to continue the lessons will be paid but I charge below the market rate and prices are negotiable. if you can refer another student to me I can give you extra free classes.

If your interested please let me know and we can get started asap

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DhkJgnLo6clDXgCSHWfGIS

We want good vibes on this group so help fill it up! You can use group to vent about your GCSEs 😭 or help eachother out and ask questions. It has resources as well as gcse and a- level alumni’s to help you through your journey. Join as you wish! 🫡