1. Forces & Motion

Movement & Position

Distance-Time Graphs

Speed

Core Practical: Investigating Motion

Acceleration

Velocity-Time Graphs

Area under a Velocity-Time Graph

Calculating Uniform Acceleration

Forces, Movement & Changing Shape

Types of Forces

Scalar & Vectors

Resultant Forces

Unbalanced Forces

Weight

Stopping Distance

Terminal Velocity

Core Practical: Investigating Force & Extension

Hooke's Law

Momentum

Momentum

Forces & Momentum

Newton's Third Law

Momentum & Safety Features

Moments

Moments

The Principle of Moments

Centre of Gravity

2. Electricity

Current, Potential Difference & Resistance

Charge & Current

Voltage & Energy

Resistance

Components in Series & Parallel Circuits

Current in Series & Parallel

Voltage in Series & Parallel

Resistors in Series

IV Graphs

Electrical Components

Electrical Power & Mains Electricity

Electrical Power & Fuses

Calculating Energy Transfers

Electrical Safety

Electricity & Heat

AC & DC

Static Electricity

Conductors & Insulators

Core Practical: Investigating Charging by Friction

Electric Charge

Uses & Dangers of Static Electricity

3. Waves

Waves & The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Describing Wave Motion

The Wave Equation

The Doppler Effect

Electromagnetic (EM) Waves

Applications of EM Waves

Dangers of EM Waves

Reflection & Refraction

Light & Sound Waves

Reflection & Refraction

Core Practical: Investigating Refraction

Snell's Law

Core Practical: Investigating Snell's law

Total Internal Reflection

Sound

Core Practical: Investigating the Speed of Sound

Sound & Oscilloscopes

Core Practical: Using an Oscilloscope

Pitch & Loudness

4. Energy Resources & Energy Transfers

Energy Stores & Transfers

Energy Stores & Transfers

Conservation of Energy

Efficiency

Conduction, Convection & Radiation

Core Practical: Investigating Thermal Energy

Reducing Energy Loss

Work, Power & Energy Resources

Work Done

Gravitational Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Work, GPE & KE

Power

Energy Resources

Comparing Energy Resources

5. Solids, Liquids & Gases

Density & Pressure

Density

Core Practical: Determining Density

Pressure

Pressure in Liquids

Changes of State

Solids, Liquids & Gases

Changes of State

Core Practical: Investigating Changes of State

Specific Heat Capacity

Core Practical: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity

Ideal Gases

Kinetic Theory

Absolute Zero

Temperature

The Gas Laws

The Pressure Law

Boyle's Law

6. Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Magnetism

Magnetic Fields

Permanent & Induced Magnets

Core Practical: Investigating Magnetic Fields

Electromagnetism

The Motor Effect

Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

Electromagnets

Magnetic Field Patterns

Magnetic Force on a Charge

Electromagnetic Induction

Electromagnetic Induction

Generators & Dynamos

Transformers

Transformer Equations

7. Radioactivity & Particles

Properties of Radiation

Atomic Structure

Isotopes

Types of Radiation

Core Practical: Investigating Radiation

Decay Equations

Detecting Radiation

Radioactivity, Uses & Dangers

Activity & Decay

Half-Life

Uses of Radioactivity

Contamination & Irradiation

Dangers of Radiation

Fission & Fusion

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear Fusion

The Conditions for Fusion

8. Astrophysics

Motion in the Universe

Objects in Space

Gravitational Field Strength

Orbital Motion

Orbital Period

Stellar Evolution

Classification of Stars

The Life Cycle of Solar Mass Stars

The Life Cycle of Larger Stars

The Brightness of Stars

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams

Cosmology

The Big Bang Theory

Doppler Shift

Galactic Red-shift

Exam boards

• Edexcel IGCSE Physics (Modular): Unit 1
• Edexcel IGCSE Physics (Modular): Unit 2
• Oxford AQA IGCSE Physics
• Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Physics

Study tools

• Edexcel IGCSE Physics · Exam Questions
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• Edexcel IGCSE Physics · Past Papers

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