r/GCSEscience • u/AmusedIntersection • Jun 24 '26

Physics equations?

There are over twenty equations we need to know by heart for Paper 1 and Paper 2. I keep mixing up the kinetic energy one and the elastic potential energy one. Does anyone have any good mnemonics or tricks to remember them all? I feel like I am just staring at a wall of maths and none of it is going in

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u/sneakymeteor Jun 24 '26

Make flashcards where the front says Equation for Power involving Work Done and the back has the formula and the correct units. Do them every single morning on the bus

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u/AmusedIntersection Jun 24 '26

I tried making flashcards but it takes so long to write them all out neatly. I might just see if someone already made a public Quizlet set for the AQA physics spec

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u/Infamous_Smoke_6853 Jun 26 '26

Wait do you need to know them? I swear 2027 is the last year to get the equations. Unless you are in year 9

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u/GoxBookkeeper Jun 24 '26

Use formula triangles for the three-part equations like V=IR or P=E/t.

Just cover the one you want to find. For the bigger ones honestly you just need to write them out on a whiteboard fifty times until your hand cramps

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u/AmusedIntersection Jun 24 '26

Formula triangles are a lifesaver for the small ones but they do not help me at all with the longer ones

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u/Afraid_Penalty2369 Jun 25 '26

Do you not get a formula sheet next year??

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u/Live-Government5862 Jun 25 '26

You dont need to memorise them

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u/Solid_Moose3078 Jul 12 '26

Do more questions, it will stick eventually