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CIE AS Physics Revision Notes

Concise resources for the CIE AS Physics course.

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2020

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Last exams 2024

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1. Physical Quantities & Units

1.1.1 Physical Quantities

1.1.3 Homogeneity of Physical Equations & Powers of Ten

1.1.4 Scalars & Vectors

1.2.1 Errors & Uncertainties

1.2.2 Calculating Uncertainties

1.2.3 Measurement Techniques

2. Kinematics

2.1.1 Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration

2.1.2 Motion Graphs

2.1.3 Area under a Velocity-Time Graph

2.1.4 Gradient of a Displacement-Time Graph

2.1.5 Gradient of a Velocity-Time Graph

2.1.6 Deriving Kinematic Equations

2.1.7 Solving Problems with Kinematic Equations

2.1.8 Acceleration of Free Fall Experiment

2.1.9 Projectile Motion

3. Dynamics

3.1.1 Mass & Weight

3.1.2 Force & Acceleration

3.1.3 Newton's Laws of Motion

3.1.4 Linear Momentum

3.1.5 Force & Momentum

3.1.6 Drag Force & Air Resistance

3.1.7 Terminal Velocity

3.2.1 Conservation of Momentum

3.2.2 Elastic & Inelastic Collisions

4. Forces, Density & Pressure

4.1.1 Centre of Gravity

4.1.3 Turning Effects of Forces

4.1.4 Conditions for Equilibrium

4.2.3 Derivation of ∆p = ρg∆h

4.2.5 Archimedes Principle

5. Work, Energy & Power

5.1.1 Work & Energy

5.1.2 The Principle of Conservation of Energy

5.1.3 Efficiency

5.1.5 Derivation of P = Fv

5.2.1 Gravitational Potential Energy

5.2.2 Kinetic Energy

6. Deformation of Solids

6.1.1 Extension & Compression

6.1.2 Hooke's Law

6.1.3 The Young Modulus

6.2.1 Elastic & Plastic Behaviour

6.2.2 Elastic Potential Energy

7. Waves

7.1.1 Progressive Waves

7.1.2 Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope

7.1.3 The Wave Equation

7.1.4 Wave Intensity

7.1.5 Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

7.1.6 Doppler Effect for Sound Waves

7.2.1 Electromagnetic Spectrum

7.2.2 Polarisation

8. Superposition

8.1.1 The Principle of Superposition

8.1.2 Stationary Waves

8.2.1 Diffraction

8.2.2 Interference & Coherence

8.2.3 Two Source Interference

8.2.4 Young's Double Slit Experiment

8.2.5 The Diffraction Grating

9. Electricity

9.1.1 Electric Current

9.1.2 Electric Current: Calculations

9.1.3 Potential Difference

9.1.4 Electrical Power

9.2.1 Resistance

9.2.2 Ohm's Law

9.2.3 I-V Characteristics

9.2.4 Resistance in a Filament Lamp

9.3.1 Resistivity

9.3.2 Resistance in Sensory Resistors

10. D.C. Circuits

10.1.1 Circuit Symbols

10.1.2 Electromotive Force

10.1.3 Internal Resistance

10.1.4 Kirchhoff's First Law

10.1.5 Kirchhoff's Second Law

10.1.6 Solving Problems with Kirchhoff's Laws

10.1.7 Resistors in Series

10.1.8 Resistors in Parallel

10.2.1 Potential Dividers

10.2.2 Potential Divider Components

11. Particle Physics

11.1.1 Atomic Structure

11.1.2 Nucleon & Proton Number

11.1.3 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Particles

11.1.4 Decay Equations

11.2.1 Fundamental Particles

11.2.2 Quark Composition