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The blend of student’s books and supporting online resources allow you to personalise the delivery of the course to meet students’ needs, with plenty of practical activities to develop the skills required to tackle How Science Works.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This covers most of the core elements of the AS syllabus in a concise and accessible style. As AQA differs from most syllabus it's the only revision book that's really relevant and it does include a lot questions. However as the syllabus changed this year these are old style questions. Also not all the answers are given (my teacher says this is how they save paper) and even when they are the numbers for calculations are rounded up more than they would be in a exam. Also, some of the additional information is only available online at a site you have to pay for called Kerboodle - if your school doesn't pay for this be warned - it's expensive (I haven't used it as I can't afford it). In summary: great if you want to revise the basics and get your head around the syllabus, but for practicing past papers you're best off going to the AQA site and looking at the papers and mark schemes.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been teaching A level Physics AQA syllabus A for many years. This book is, as far as I know, the only one 'endorsed' by AQA for the revised course that started in 2007. I have bought a personal copy but we still issue our students with Advanced Physics for You by Keith Johnson et al. Why? Well, of course, education is big business and textbooks make money - especially if you have to buy 2 - one for AS one for A2. You are spending substantially more than on 1 copy of Johnson, the printface is less inviting to read and less colour is used. You may think this a minor point, but uninviting textbooks are read less often. Some of the theory content has been swapped between AS and A2 but it is all in Johnson, just not in the new sequence. As the previous reviewer stated, this has fewer past paper questions than Johnson. The main advantage of this book is the extensive treatment of the practical (Unit 3) which is the most substantial change from the old course.
29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book is ok, i suppose it is the only choice if u r doing the aqa
syllabus, only a few bad points, first few chapters there are practically no worked examples, at the end of each chapter there are
some summary questions with the answers at the back of the book,
sometimes i dont know how on earth did they arrive at that answer because
they dont have worked examples to help u,i had to ask teacher to explain how they got the answers.
Its only the last few units, they have some worked examples.
Also they put examination style questions, but no answers for that too,
so u dont know if you are right or wrong unless u get the teacher
to explain to u
this book is a little thin, should have more worked examples and
calculations to practise on, then it would be perfect
syllabus, only a few bad points, first few chapters there are practically no worked examples, at the end of each chapter there are
some summary questions with the answers at the back of the book,
sometimes i dont know how on earth did they arrive at that answer because
they dont have worked examples to help u,i had to ask teacher to explain how they got the answers.
Its only the last few units, they have some worked examples.
Also they put examination style questions, but no answers for that too,
so u dont know if you are right or wrong unless u get the teacher
to explain to u
this book is a little thin, should have more worked examples and
calculations to practise on, then it would be perfect
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We bought copies to distribute to our pupils, at great expense. And, as another reviwer has said, you have to get 2 books to cover the syllabus as opposed to only one if you buy... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Physics Teacher
A book designed for Physics Teachers, not Physics Students
I actually had been offered this book from school and had chosen to buy it from them. I expected this book to be excellent seeing as it is, "endorsed by AQA" and was being offered... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Chirag
A good guide to AQA AS Physics A
This textbook excellently explains all the concepts required for Unit 1 and 2 AQA AS Physics. As the book is endorsed by AQA you can be sure that all the topics in the 'Particles,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by William Percival
OK but embarrasing mistakes for a book endorsed by AQA
This book covers all the main points in some detail but the claim that it tells you that it is written by the experta, checked by the examiners and approved by AQA looks very silly... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ben H
Infuriating
I have this book as my set textbook for the course that I'm studying and I loathe it.
It has several mistakes which isn't exactly reassuring about whether or not you're... Read more
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Published 15 months ago by Beth
VERY wordy
I bought this book as it is the syllabus that I am currently studying at school, but from the begining I found this book very hard to really get into and understand; you kind of... Read more
Published 16 months ago by sophie
AMAZINGGGG BOOK
This is an amazing and outstanding book. AQA Physics explains everything in a lot of detail and I am surprised to see Nelson Thornes actually spending his time writing 2... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Derek
Worked well for me!
We used the Nelson Thorne book for AS and A2, and it is easy to understand and gives you a really thorough grounding in what you need to know, for A2 perhaps a little more detail... Read more
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