One page per syllabus topic, in Cambridge's own numbering. These build directly on the AS topics, so work through those first.
Motion in a circle
Uniform circular motion is motion at a constant speed round a circle, and it needs a resultant force of constant magnitude always directed towards the centre. This topic ...
9 questions · 28 marks
Revise this topicGravitational fields
Every mass produces a gravitational field of force, and the force between two masses is given by Newton's law of gravitation. This topic covers field strength and field l...
9 questions · 31 marks
Revise this topicTemperature
Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of the random motion of the molecules of a substance. This topic covers thermal equilibrium and the flow of energy from ho...
8 questions · 25 marks
Revise this topicIdeal Gases
An ideal gas obeys pV proportional to T, which gives the equation of state pV = nRT and its per-molecule form pV = NkT. This topic covers the mole and the Avogadro consta...
9 questions · 31 marks
Revise this topicThermodynamics
Thermodynamics tracks the energy inside a system. Internal energy is the sum of the random kinetic and potential energies of the molecules and is fixed by the state of th...
8 questions · 27 marks
Revise this topicOscillations
An oscillation is a repeated back-and-forth motion about an equilibrium position, and it is simple harmonic when the acceleration is proportional to the displacement and ...
8 questions · 27 marks
Revise this topicElectric Fields
An electric field is a field of force set up by electric charge, and its strength is defined as the force per unit positive charge. This topic covers field lines, the uni...
9 questions · 32 marks
Revise this topicCapacitance
A capacitor stores charge on two conductors separated by an insulator, and its capacitance is the charge stored per unit potential difference. This topic covers capacitan...
9 questions · 30 marks
Revise this topicMagnetic Fields
A magnetic field is produced by moving charges, and it exerts a force on currents and on moving charges. This topic covers field lines, the definitions of flux density, f...
9 questions · 30 marks
Revise this topicAlternating Currents
An alternating current reverses direction in a regular cycle, and its period, frequency and peak value describe the waveform. This topic covers the equation x = x0 sin om...
9 questions · 32 marks
Revise this topicQuantum Physics
Quantum physics explains why electromagnetic radiation delivers its energy in indivisible packets called photons. This topic covers the energy and momentum of a photon, t...
9 questions · 30 marks
Revise this topicNuclear Physics
Mass and energy are equivalent, so the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the mass of its separate nucleons appears as binding energy. This topic covers mass de...
8 questions · 29 marks
Revise this topicMedical physics
Medical physics uses waves and nuclear decay to see inside the body. This topic covers ultrasound generation and detection by a piezo-electric transducer, reflection at t...
9 questions · 31 marks
Revise this topicAstronomy and Cosmology
Astronomy and cosmology uses radiation to measure the stars. Luminosity and flux intensity give the distances to standard candles, Wien's displacement law and the Stefan-...
9 questions · 28 marks
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