{"id":9880,"date":"2026-02-11T22:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/?p=9880"},"modified":"2026-03-01T18:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:18:21","slug":"guide-to-preparing-prelims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/guide-to-preparing-prelims\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIDE TO PREPARING PRELIMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources for writing prelim papers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t forget to read the <strong>course reports<\/strong> for the level that you&#8217;re writing prelims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember that your marking instructions need to follow the General Marking Principle (GMP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/general-marking-principles-physics.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Mark Guide.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5eb3493d-5840-461e-8b90-cb299be79c42\" href=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/general-marking-principles-physics.pdf\">Mark Guide<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/general-marking-principles-physics.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5eb3493d-5840-461e-8b90-cb299be79c42\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please check that the details in these documents is up-to-date, remember the courses changed in 2018. 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