PAT Practice Papers: 200 Questions in the style of the Physics Aptitude Test with Detailed Worked Solutions

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From 2023, the PAT questions will be delivered in an online format. Answers will be written in booklets. A digital calculator will be included as part of the online interface for the PAT The PAT is designed for candidates who have studied the first year of A-level (or equivalent) Maths and Physics, and covers similar material to that of the GCSE and A-level syllabus.

You’re allowed a calculator in the PAT, but you should still aim to only use it when absolutely necessary. You’re only going to be allowed a basic one anyway, so you’re going to have to do most of the complex calculations yourself. Kinetic energy (= 1/2 mv 2) and gravitational potential energy (= mgh in a constant gravitational field) and their inter-conversion; what other forms of energy exist (eg thermal, sound).Interpretation of graphs, eg force-distance, distance-time, velocity-time graphs and what the gradient of a curve or area underneath a curve represents. Sitat least one past paper in test conditions. This is really important as it will help you get used tohow much time to allocate to each question and keep within the two hour limit.

We upload past test papers and reports on test outcomes as they become available to help prospective students prepare for the PAT. Note that the PAT has evolved over time and that past papers dated before May 2006 are based on an earlier syllabus and are not relevant to the current test. While the more recent papers will more closely resemble what you are likely to see in terms of format, looking at all past papers will still provide a good steer as to the likely content of future papers. Changes to the PAT The PAT workbooks contain many questions of varying difficulty and subjectmatter, and the accompanying solutions manuals outline possible approaches toeach question in detail. Knowledge of circular orbits under gravity including orbital speed, radius, period, centripetal acceleration, and gravitational centripetal force. This may include equating the force between two masses due to gravity (F=GM 1M 2/r 2) to centripetal force of a smaller body orbiting a larger body (F=mω 2r or F=mv 2/r) and use of centripetal acceleration (a=v 2/r or a=ω 2r).Springs, including knowledge of Hooke's law (Force = - kx) and stored potential energy ( = 1/2 kx 2). Elementary trigonometry including relationships between sine, cosine and tangent (sum and difference formulae will be stated if required).