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.

Please note that the formulae included in this syllabus do not represent an exhaustive list of formulae which may be used within the test. Syllabus for the Mathematics content Elementary mathematics: If for any reason your school or college cannot apply for centre authorisation or you are no longer in education, please read the information below on taking your test at an open centre. As well as practising PAT questions, you can boost your chances of success with our PAT Tutoring programme.Elementary trigonometry including relationships between sine, cosine and tangent (sum and difference formulae will be stated if required). Ensure that you’ve used the PAT Syllabus as much as possible when revising, as this document details literally everything you need to know. It’s important to know this by heart so you don’t miss any topics or revise something that won’t be covered in the exam. Use of the binomial expansion for expressions such as (a+bx) n, using only positive integer values of n. Past papers are a useful revision tool. They enable you to gauge your subject knowledge and uncover your strengths and weaknesses, enabling you to understand what areas you need to devote more time to and conversely, what areas you can devote less time to. Basic knowledge of bodies in our Solar System, including planets, moons, comets and asteroids. (Name and relative positions of the planets should be known but detailed knowledge of their physical parameters is not required).

The 2023 test will still take the same question format as the past papers from 2018, 2019 and 2020: these and the older papers will still be of use when preparing 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 Circular motion including equations for centripetal force (F=mω 2r or F=mv 2/r) and acceleration (a=v 2/r or a=ω 2r). The PAT is a subject-specific admissions test, lasting for 2 hours and sat under timed conditions. It is a hybrid test - with online questions and a paper answer booklet. You will need to take this test at an authorised test centre which, in most cases, will be your school or college. All applicants taking this test will be able to practise by taking the 2022 past paper (or equivalent) as a hybrid test in advance of your test day. Please note that as the syllabus and structure of this test has not changed, all the existing resources and practice materials available here are still valuable preparation for you and we strongly recommend exploring these. Description of reflection at plane mirrors, where the angle of incidence (the angle between the incident ray and the normal) = angle of reflection (angle between the reflected ray and the normal).Conservation of energy and momentum (=mass x velocity); power ( = energy transfer/time) and work ( = force x distance moved in direction of force). A digital scientific calculator will be included as part of the online interface for the PAT from October 2023 onwards. Candidates must use this and may not bring their own calculators, of any description, into the exam. You will be able to try out the online digital calculator when practising the online practise test available below. The WJEC Publication Policy explains when WJEC examination documents such as past papers and mark schemes are made available to registered examination centres and to members of the public. 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 the force between two point charges (Force= kQ 1Q 2/r 2(where k is a constant)) and on a point charge in a constant electric field (Force = charge x electric field).

Atomic structure; that atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons, definition of the atomic number, Bohr model of the atom. The PAT is typically taken on paper, so you may want to print off your past papers for a more authentic experience. Just be aware that you will then need to set up your own timer.Don't worry if you find the past or specimen papers very difficult - they're supposed to be!All our tests are designed to stretch you further than you have been stretched before – most candidates will find them really hard. Simplifying integrals by symmetry arguments including use of the properties of even and odd functions (where an even function has f(x)= f(-x), an odd function has f(-x)= - f(x)).