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Physics Advanced Higher
Everything you need is accessible using the links below
All the Knowledge & Skills covered in the course (the mandatory content) is detailed in a single document. This is it:
The SQA AH Physics Course Specification.
(In other words, this is the 'What You Should Know' document.)
AH Rotational Motion & Astrophysics
For the Knowledge & Skills content in this unit please refer to the relevant pages in the AH Physics course spec document (at top of page).
Summary Notes: Rotational Motion
RMA Tutorials Solutions (fully worked)
AH Quanta & Waves
For the Knowledge & Skills content in this unit please refer to the relevant pages in the AH Physics course spec document (at top of page).
QW Tutorials Solutions (fully worked)
AH Electromagnetism
For the Knowledge & Skills content in this unit please refer to the relevant pages in the AH Physics course spec document (at top of page).
Summary Notes: Electromagnetism
Electromagnetism Tutorial Questions
Electromagnetism Tutorials Solutions (fully worked)
AH PowerPoints for the whole course.....
Please note: Microsoft have updated Equation Editor. These PowerPoints were originally produced with Equation Editor 3.0. They are all in the process of being updated so that the equations will display properly on iOS versions of PowerPoint (iPhone & iPad)...please bear with us....they work fine on PC.
| Introductory Experiment & Uncertainties (including LINEST): |
| The AH Pendulum Experiment with Uncertainties 2020 |
| Unit 1: Rotational Motion & Astrophysics PowerPoints |
| 1. Kinematic relationships (calculus) |
| 2. Circular Motion 2020 |
| 3. Radial Acceleration 2020 |
| 4. Centripetal Force 2020 |
| 5. Torque & Moment of Inertia |
| 6. Gravitation |
| 6b. Stanford Torus |
| 8. Stellar Physics 2023 |
| Unit 2: Quanta & Waves PowerPoints |
| 1. Intro to Quantum Mechanics |
| 2. Particles from Space |
| 3. SHM The Pendulum Experiment 2020 |
| 4. Simple Harmonic Motion |
| 5. Travelling wave |
| 6. Interference |
| 7. Polarisation |
| Unit 3: Electromagnetism PowerPoints |
| 1. Electrostatics |
| 2. Magnetic Fields |
| 3. Capacitors & Inductors |
| 4. Maxwell |
AH Physics SQA Past Papers
Advanced Higher Physics Past Papers by Key area 2016-2024: Thanks to Mr Davie & Mr White for this updated version of this resource.
AH Past Papers:
| Question Paper | Marking Instructions |
| 2025 AH Physics (scan) | published August 2025 |
| 2024 AH Physics | 2024 Marking Instructions |
| 2023 AH Physics | 2023 Marking Instructions |
| 2022 AH Physics | 2022 Marking Instructions |
| 2021 AH Physics | 2021 Marking Instructions |
| 2020 | No paper |
| 2019 AH Physics | 2019 Marking Instructions |
| 2019 AH Physics Specimen | answers at back of paper |
| 2018 AH Physics | 2018 Marking Instructions |
| 2017 AH Physics | 2017 Marking Instructions |
| 2016 AH Physics | 2016 Marking Instructions |
| 2015 AH Physics Specimen | answers at back of paper |
| 2015 AH Physics Exemplar | answers at back of paper |
| 2015 AH Physics Revised | 2015 Marking Instructions |
| 2014 AH Physics Revised | 2014 Marking Instructions |
| 2013 AH Physics Revised | 2013 Marking Instructions |
Older Past Papers:
These papers were produced for the AH course before the Curriculum for Excellence updates. Thanks to Mr Mackenzie for these. They still have relevant questions although the course content has changed. Use these carefully:
SQA Past Papers and SQA Marking Schemes found here are exclusively for supporting studies of SQA qualifications. Their use for any other purpose requires explicit permission from SQA.
AH Useful Documents & Websites
AH Physics Relationships Sheet 2025 (subject to change)
AH Physics Data Sheet (subject to change)
AH Full Course Specification (from SQA)
Demos of experiments and walkthroughs of past papers are available on:
mrstewartphysics on YouTube
