PHYSICS EXAMINATIONS – 2008 Bruce Walsh

REMINDERS  Calculators  Study design and textbooks  Examiners report  VASS system  SSMS  Exam format - detailed studies

JUNE EXAMINATION

STATISTICS  6846 students  Mean = 114 = 63.5%  Std dev = 40.5 = 22.5%  Number achieving 100% =12

GRADE MIN (/180) MIN (%) A A15284 B B11966 C+9854 C8044 D+6335 D4827 E+3117 E2011

 Accessible paper  Detailed studies (71%, 15%, 15%)  Explanations address specific question. Planning answer.  Show working GENERAL COMMENTS

 Converting units  Calculations – powers of 10 - raising to power eg. R 3 - raising to power eg. R 3 - simple mathematics - simple mathematics  Care reading scale on axes  Illegible writing – multiple choice

PROBLEM AREAS DETAILED STUDIES RELATIVITY  None MATERIALS & STRUCTURES  Questions 5, 12 FURTHER ELECTRONICS  None

STATISTICS  6754 students  Mean = 116 = 64.5%  Std dev = 37 = 21%  Number achieving 100% = 25

GRADE MIN (/180) MIN (%) A A14882 B B11463 C+9653 C7542 D+5430 D3620 E+1810 E116

GENERAL COMMENTS  Accessible paper  Detailed studies (16%, 6%, 78%)  Illegible writing – multiple choice  Explanations must address specific question. Planning answer.

 Explanations – one mark per point  Show working  Unit conversions, eg. nm to m  Powers of 10 calculations  Transformation of simple equations  Answers as decimal

PROBLEM AREAS DETAILED STUDIES SYNCHROTRON SYNCHROTRON  Questions 5, 10, 11, 13 PHOTONICS  Questions 8, 10, 11 SOUND  Question 13