1. Development of Practical Skills in Physics

1.1 Experimental Design

1.1.1 Experimental Design

1.1.2 Control Variables

1.1.3 Refining of Experimental Design

1.1.4 Investigative Approaches & Methods

1.1.5 Using Practical Equipment & Materials

1.1.6 Appropriate Units for Measurements

1.2 Handling Data

1.2.1 Presenting & Interpreting Results

1.2.2 Analysing Quantitative Data

1.2.3 Plotting & Interpreting Graphs

1.2.4 Evaluating Results & Drawing Conclusions

1.2.5 Observations & Measurements

1.2.6 Presenting in a Scientific Way

1.2.7 Use of Software & Tools

1.2.8 Research & Citation Skills

1.2.9 Precision, Accuracy & Experimental Limitations

1.2.10 Significant Figures

1.2.11 Methods to Increase Accuracy

1.3 Use of Measuring Instruments & Electrical Equipment

1.3.1 Using Appropriate Instruments & Techniques

1.3.2 Analogue Apparatus & Interpolation

1.3.3 Use of Digital Instruments

1.3.4 Stopwatch & Light Gates

1.3.5 Calipers, Micrometers & Vernier Scales

1.3.6 Circuits

1.3.7 Signal Generators & Oscilloscope

1.3.8 Using a Laser or Light Source

1.3.9 Computer Modelling & Data Logger

1.3.10 Ionising Radiation & Detectors

2. Foundations of Physics

2.1 Physical Quantities & Units

2.1.1 Physical Quantities

2.1.2 SI Units

2.1.3 Homogeneity of Physical Equations & Powers of Ten

2.1.4 Labelling Graphs & Tables

2.2 Measurements & Uncertainties

2.2.1 Sources of Uncertainty

2.2.2 Calculating Uncertainties

2.2.3 Determining Uncertainties from Graphs

2.3 Scalars & Vectors

2.3.1 Scalars & Vectors

2.3.2 Combining Vectors

2.3.3 Resolving Vectors

3. Forces & Motion

3.1 Kinematics

3.1.1 Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration

3.1.2 Motion Graphs

3.1.3 Displacement & Velocity-Time Graphs

3.2 Linear & Projectile Motion

3.2.1 SUVAT Equations

3.2.2 Investigating Motion & Collisions

3.2.3 Acceleration & Free Fall

3.2.4 Braking & Reaction Times

3.2.5 Projectile Motion

3.3 Dynamics

3.3.1 Force & Acceleration

3.3.2 Weight

3.3.3 Tension, Normal force, Upthrust & Friction

3.3.4 Motion in One & Two Dimensions

3.3.5 Drag Forces

3.3.6 Terminal Velocity

3.3.7 Investigating Terminal Velocity

3.4 Moments

3.4.1 Moments

3.4.2 Couples & Torque

3.4.3 Centre of Mass

3.4.4 Equilibrium

3.5 Density & Pressure

3.5.1 Density

3.5.2 Pressure

3.5.3 Archimedes' Principle

3.6 Work, Energy & Power

3.6.1 Work Done

3.6.2 Conservation of Energy

3.6.3 Energy & Work

3.6.4 Kinetic Energy

3.6.5 Gravitational Potential Energy

3.6.6 Power

3.6.7 Efficiency

3.7 Materials

3.7.1 Deformation & Compression

3.7.2 Hooke's Law

3.7.3 Force-Extension Graphs

3.7.4 Elastic Potential Energy

3.7.5 Stress, Strain & Tensile Strength

3.7.6 Young's Modulus

3.7.7 Stress-Strain Graphs

3.7.8 Elastic & Plastic Deformation

3.8 Newton's Laws of Motion & Momentum

3.8.1 Newton's Three Laws of Motion

3.8.2 Linear Momentum

3.8.3 Impulse

3.8.4 Impulse on a Force-Time Graph

3.8.5 Conservation of Momentum

3.8.6 Collisions

4. Electrons, Waves & Photons

4.1 Charge & Current

4.1.1 Electric Current & Charge

4.1.2 Electric Current & Electron Flow

4.1.3 Kirchhoff's First Law

4.1.4 Current in a Current Carrying Conductor

4.1.5 Conductors, Semiconductors & Insulators

4.1.6 Circuit Symbols & Diagrams

4.2 Resistance & Resistivity

4.2.1 Resistance

4.2.2 Ohm's Law & I-V Characteristics

4.2.3 Investigating Electrical Characteristics of Components

4.2.4 The Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR)

4.2.5 Resistivity

4.2.6 Determining the Resistivity of a Metal

4.2.7 Thermistors

4.3 Series & Parallel Circuits

4.3.1 Power

4.3.2 Electrical Energy

4.3.3 Kirchhoff's Second Law

4.3.4 Kirchhoff's Laws in Circuits

4.3.5 Resistors in Series & Parallel Circuits

4.3.6 Series & Parallel Circuits

4.3.7 Circuits with Multiple Sources of e.m.f

4.4 EMF & Internal Resistance

4.4.1 E.m.f & Internal Resistance

4.4.2 Calculating E.m.f

4.4.3 Determining Internal Resistance

4.4.4 E.m.f & Potential Difference

4.4.5 Energy Transfer

4.5 Potential Dividers

4.5.1 Potential Divider Circuits

4.5.2 Variable Resistance Components

4.5.3 Investigating Potential Divider Circuits

4.6 Longitudinal & Transverse Waves

4.6.1 Progressive Waves: Longitudinal & Transverse

4.6.2 Calculating Frequency

4.6.3 The Wave Equation

4.6.4 Graphical Representations of Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

4.6.5 Intensity of a Wave

4.7 EM Waves

4.7.1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

4.7.2 Polarisation

4.8 Refraction & Reflection

4.8.1 Refraction

4.8.2 Total Internal Reflection

4.8.3 Wave Phenomena

4.9 Superposition & Stationary Waves

4.9.1 Superposition

4.9.2 Graphical Representation of Superposition

4.9.3 Interference

4.9.4 Two-Source Interference

4.9.5 Young Double-Slit Experiment

4.9.6 Determining the Wavelength of Light

4.9.7 Stationary Waves

4.9.8 Stationary vs Progressive Waves

4.9.9 Nodes & Antinodes

4.9.10 Determining the Speed of Sound in Air in a Resonance Tube

4.9.11 Harmonics

4.10 The Photoelectric Effect

4.10.1 The Photoelectric Effect

4.10.2 Demonstrating the Photoelectric Effect

4.10.3 The Photoelectric Equation

4.10.4 Work Function & Threshold Frequency

4.10.5 Maximum Kinetic Energy & Intensity

4.11 Photons & Wave-Particle Duality

4.11.1 The Photon

4.11.2 The Electronvolt

4.11.3 Determining the Planck Constant

4.11.4 Electron Diffraction

4.11.5 The de Broglie Equation