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Comment on higher revision by mrmackenzie

mrmackenzie — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:36:05 +0000

I don’t have any resources specifically for the new course, sorry.

Comment on higher revision by carol holder

carol holder — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:19:52 +0000

Hi, do you have any questions on the revised physics course. Will be doing the higher exams in a few weeks and finding difficulty with it. Thanks.

Comment on answers to unit 3 practice nab by mrmackenzie

mrmackenzie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:16:40 +0000

Best advice I can give you is try again later if there are too many people trying to access the site at once. The downloads are quite slow around exam time, I’m afraid.

Comment on answers to unit 3 practice nab by chewy175

chewy175 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:39:27 +0000

works now

Comment on answers to unit 3 practice nab by chewy175

chewy175 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:14:34 +0000

PDF doesn’t open

Comment on standard grade revision by mrmackenzie

mrmackenzie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:29:02 +0000

Try asking your Physics teacher when you go in to school this week. I don’t have them.

Comment on standard grade revision by Gillian

Gillian — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:42:01 +0000

NEED HELP

where would i get access to Standard Grade Physics past papers from 1990 to 2000 asap?

Comment on higher revision by mrmackenzie

mrmackenzie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:23:36 +0000

I don’t have many unit 3 videos as I tend to be getting people through nab resits, 2nd prelims etc. by then.
I have some older ones on my Vimeo channel. Try these examples on interference and refraction.
http://vimeo.com/4331762
http://vimeo.com/4331755
http://vimeo.com/4331749
http://vimeo.com/4331716
http://vimeo.com/4331710
http://vimeo.com/4331698
http://vimeo.com/4331689
http://vimeo.com/4331710
http://vimeo.com/3703313
http://vimeo.com/3701744
http://vimeo.com/4331689

Comment on higher revision by Hayley

Hayley — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:04:17 +0000

Hi Sir, I am crashing Higher Physics this year and I am finding Unit 3 the most challenging units of all. I do not understand the entire topic at all, no matter how much notes I’ve revised on. When it comes to answering questions, I just go blank. Do you have any worked examples of unit 3 questions posted as a video? where you are speaking it while doing the solutions? I find it easier to understand when someone is there directing you. Thankyou! (i have my nab tomorrow!!!!)

Comment on higher revision by mrmackenzie

mrmackenzie — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:52:13 +0000

Have you tried "starter questions"? These are the kind of questions you might do in class as you meet a new topic. Your teacher might be able to lend you a booklet, or you can find some online here and here. Both documents have numerical answers at the back, use these to check your progress as you go. The purpose of these is to make sure you don't just know the equations but can use them to solve problems. You'll get better with practise. Look for signs that you are improving, such as;

anticipating what the question is about
thinking about equations you need as you read the question
looking for information in the question while you are still reading it

This page has links to revision notes for whole units and small sections of the course. Use these to improve your understanding; knowing facts alone is not enough, problem solving questions require a deeper level of understanding. Have you tried working through the higher materials on BBC Bitesize? These do not cover everything, but taking the tests as you go will help identify areas upon which to focus. There is also a new message board on Bitesize where you can ask questions. Leave past papers for now. They will only be useful once you have made progress with the shorter questions I mentioned earlier. Good luck!