Forces & Their Effects

Forces & Their Interactions

Scalars & Vectors

Contact & Non-Contact Forces

Mass & Weight

Changing Shape

Force & Extension

Investigating Force & Extension

Motion

Distance-Time Graphs

Speed & Velocity

Resultant Forces

Acceleration

Velocity-Time Graphs

Newton's Third Law

Resultant Forces

Newton's First Law

Newton's Second Law

Momentum

Momentum

Conservation of Momentum

Rate of Change of Momentum

Safety in Public Transport

Braking Force

Stopping Distance

Forces & Terminal Velocity

Drag Forces

Terminal Velocity

Streamlining

Centre of Mass

Finding the Centre of Mass

Stability

Moments & Levers

Moments

Law of Moments & Stability

Levers

Energy

Forces & Energy

Work Done

Elastic Potential Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Power

Energy Transfers, Conservation & Dissipation of Energy

Energy Transfers

Energy in Oscillations

Conservation & Dissipation of Energy

Efficiency

Sankey Diagrams

Energy Resources

Fuels

Energy Resources

Waves

General Properties of Waves

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Wave Motion

Wave Speed

Wave Behaviour

Refraction & Diffraction

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Infrared Radiation

Infrared Emissions & Black-Body Radiation

Uses of EM Waves

Dangers of EM Waves

X-Rays

Sound & Ultrasound

Sound Waves

Ultrasound

Reflection

Reflection

Refraction & Total Internal Reflection

Refraction

Dispersion

Refractive Index

Investigating the Refraction of Light

Total Internal Reflection

Lenses & the Eye

Lenses

Real & Virtual Images

Magnification

Structure of the Eye

Vision

The Eye & the Camera

Particle Model of Matter

Kinetic Theory

States of Matter

Specific Heat Capacity

Specific Latent Heat

Purity of Substances

Investigating Cooling Curves for Stearic Acid

Energy Transfers & Particle Motion

Conduction

Convection

Evaporation & Condensation

Factors Affecting Energy Transfer by Heating

Thermal Expansion

Electricity & Magnetism

Electrical Circuits

Charge

Static Electricity

Circuit Symbols

Current

Voltage & Potential Difference

Resistance

Resistors

Resistance of Filament Lamps

Thermistors, LDRs & Diodes

LEDs

Investigating V-I Characteristics

Series Circuits

Parallel Circuits

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Magnets

Induced Magnetism

Magnetic Fields

The Earth's Magnetic Field

Magnetic Effect of a Current

Electromagnets

Investigating the Strength of Electromagnets

Generating & Distributing Electricity & Household Use

Generating Electricity

The Generator Effect

Factors Affecting Induced Potential Difference

Generating Electricity

Electricity Transmission & Distribution

The National Grid

Transformers

Transformer Calculations

Switch Mode Transformers

Using Electricity in the Home

Direct & Alternating Current

Electrical Safety

The Motor Effect

The Motor Effect

Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

Transferring Electrical Energy

Energy Transfers in Appliances

Energy & Power in Appliances

Kilowatt-Hours

Nuclear Physics

Atomic Structure

Atomic Structure

Alpha Particle Scattering

Atoms & Ions

Isotopes

Ionizing Radiation from the Nucleus

Radioactive Decay

Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation

Background Radiation

Decay Equations

Half-Life

Contamination & Irradiation

Half-Life & Risk

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Fission

Fuels in Nuclear Reactors

Chain Reactions

Radioactive Waste

Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion

Space Physics

Life Cycle of a Star

Star Formation

Main Sequence Stars

The Life Cycle of Stars

Production of Elements

Solar System & Orbital Motion

The Solar System

The Universe

Orbiting Bodies

Centripetal Force

Orbital Speed & Radius

Red Shift & the Expanding Universe

The Doppler Effect

Red-Shift

The Big Bang Theory

Exam boards

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

Study tools

• Oxford AQA IGCSE Physics · Past Papers

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• IGCSE Physics · Revision Notes
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