Syllabus (O level, A level, IP, IGCSE, IB)
'O' Level / IP
| Term | Topic | Sec 3 / IP 3 [Pure only] - Pure Physics only |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 1 | Measurement |
| 2 | Kinematics | |
| 3 | Forces | |
| 4 | Mass, Weight and Density | |
| Term 2 | 5 | Turning Effect of Forces |
| 6 | Energy, Work and Power | |
| 7 | Pressure | |
| Term 3 | 8 | Temperature [Pure only] |
| 9 | Kinetic Model of Matter | |
| 10 | Transfer of Thermal Energy | |
| 11 | Thermal Properties of Matter | |
| Term 4 | 12 | Light |
| 13 | Waves | |
| 14 | Electromagnetic Waves | |
| 15 | Sound | |
| Term | Topic | Sec 4 / IP 4 [Pure only] - Pure Physics only |
| Term 1 | 16 | Static Electricity |
| 17 | Current Electricity | |
| 18 | D.C. Circuits | |
| 19 | Practical Electricity | |
| Term 2 | 20 | Magnetism |
| 21 | Electromagnetism | |
| 22 | Electromagnetic Induction [Pure only] | |
| Term 3 | Revisions | O Level / IP Preparation
|
| Term 4 | Revisions | O Level / IP Preparation
|
'A' Level / IP
| Term | Topic | JC 1 / IP 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 1 | Measurement |
| 2 | Kinematics | |
| 3 | Dynamics | |
| 4 | Forces | |
| Term 2 | 5 | Work, Energy and Power |
| 6 | Motion in a Circle | |
| 7 | Gravitational Field | |
| 8 | Temperature and Ideal Gases | |
| Term 3 | 9 | First Law of Thermodynamics |
| 10 | Oscillations | |
| 11 | Wave Motion | |
| Term 4 | 12 | Superposition |
| 13 | Electric Fields | |
| 14 | Current of Electricity | |
| Term | Topic | JC 2 / IP 6 |
| Term 1 | 15 | D.C. Circuits |
| 16 | Electromagnetism | |
| 17 | Electromagnetic Induction | |
| Term 2 | 18 | Alternating Current |
| 19 | Quantum Physics | |
| 20 | Nuclear Physics | |
| Term 3 | Revisions | A Level / IP Preparation
|
| Term 4 | Revisions | A Level / IP Preparation
|
IGCSE (Core / Extended)
| Topic | Chapter | IGCSE 9 |
|---|---|---|
| General physics |
1.1 | Length and time |
| 1.2 | Motion | |
| 1.3 | Mass and weight | |
| 1.4 | Density | |
| 1.5 | Forces | |
| 1.6 | Momentum | |
| 1.7 | Energy, work and power | |
| 1.8 | Pressure | |
| Thermal physics |
2.1 | Simple kinetic molecular model of matter |
| 2.2 | Thermal properties and temperature | |
| 2.3 | Thermal processes | |
| Waves Light Sound |
3.1 | General wave properties |
| 3.2 | Light | |
| 3.3 | Electromagnetic spectrum | |
| 3.4 | Sound | |
| Topic | Chapter | IGCSE 10 |
| Electricity Magnetism |
4.1 | Simple phenomena of magnetism |
| 4.2 | Electrical quantities | |
| 4.3 | Electric circuits | |
| 4.4 | Digital electronics | |
| 4.5 | Dangers of electricity | |
| 4.6 | Electromagnetic effects | |
| Atomic physics |
5.1 | The nuclear atom |
| 5.2 | Radioactivity | |
| Revisions | Revisions | IGCSE 9 and 10
|
International Baccalaureate (IB)
| Core | Topic | Chapter | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Measurements Uncertainties |
1.1 | Measurements in physics |
| 1.2 | Uncertainties and errors | |
| 1.3 | Vectors and scalars | |
| Mechanics | 2.1 | Motion |
| 2.2 | Forces | |
| 2.3 | Work, energy and power | |
| 2.4 | Momentum and impulse | |
| Thermal Physics |
3.1 | Thermal concepts |
| 3.2 | Modelling a gas | |
| Waves | 4.1 | Oscillations |
| 4.2 | Travelling waves | |
| 4.3 | Wave characteristics | |
| 4.4 | Wave behaviour | |
| 4.5 | Standing waves | |
| Electricity Magnetism |
5.1 | Electric fields |
| 5.2 | Heating effect of electric currents | |
| 5.3 | Electric cells | |
| 5.4 | Magnetic effects of electric currents | |
| Circular Motion Gravitation |
6.1 | Circular motion |
| 6.2 | Newton’s law of gravitation | |
| Atomic Nuclear Particle Physics |
7.1 | Discrete energy and radioactivity |
| 7.2 | Nuclear reactions | |
| 7.3 | The structure of matter | |
| Energy Production |
8.1 | Energy sources |
| 8.2 | Thermal energy transfer | |
| Additional higher level (AHL) | Topic | Chapter | Descriptions |
| Wave Phenomena |
9.1 | Simple harmonic motion |
| 9.2 | Single-slit diffraction | |
| 9.3 | Interference | |
| 9.4 | Resolution | |
| 9.5 | Doppler effect | |
| Fields | 10.1 | Describing fields |
| 10.2 | Fields at work | |
| Electromagnetic Induction |
11.1 | Electromagnetic induction |
| 11.2 | Power generation and transmission | |
| 11.3 | Capacitance | |
| Quantum and Nuclear Physics |
12.1 | The interaction of matter with radiation |
| 12.2 | Nuclear physics | |
| Options | Topic | Chapter | Core |
| A: Relativity | A.1 | The beginnings of relativity |
| A.2 | Lorentz transformations | |
| A.3 | Spacetime diagrams | |
| Additional higher level | ||
| A.4 | Relativistic mechanics (HL only) | |
| A.5 | General relativity (HL only) | |
| B: Engineering Physics |
B.1 | Rigid bodies and rotational dynamics |
| B.2 | Thermodynamics | |
| Additional higher level | ||
| A.3 | Fluids and fluid dynamics (HL only) | |
| A.4 | Forced vibrations and resonance (HL only) | |
| C: Imaging | C.1 | Introduction to imaging |
| C.2 | Imaging instrumentation | |
| C.3 | Fibre optics | |
| Additional higher level | ||
| C.4 | Medical imaging (HL only) | |
| D: Astrophysics | D.1 | Stellar quantities |
| D.2 | Stellar characteristics and stellar evolution | |
| D.3 | Cosmology | |
| Additional higher level | ||
| D.4 | Stellar processes (HL only) | |
| D.5 | Further cosmology (HL only) | |
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