IGCSEScienceEdexcelScience (Double Award)PhysicsRevision Notes

Edexcel IGCSE Science (Double Award): Physics
Revision Notes

Exam code: 4SD0

Concise resources for the Edexcel IGCSE Science (Double Award): Physics course.

1. Forces & Motion

Distance-Time Graphs

Core Practical: Investigating Motion

Velocity-Time Graphs

Area under a Velocity-Time Graph

Calculating Uniform Acceleration

Types of Forces

Scalar & Vectors

Resultant Forces

Unbalanced Forces

Stopping Distance

Terminal Velocity

Core Practical: Investigating Force & Extension

2. Electricity

Charge & Current

Voltage & Energy

Current in Series & Parallel

Voltage in Series & Parallel

Resistors in Series

Electrical Components

Electrical Power & Fuses

Calculating Energy Transfers

Electrical Safety

Electricity & Heat

3. Waves

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Describing Wave Motion

The Wave Equation

The Doppler Effect

Electromagnetic (EM) Waves

Applications of EM Waves

Dangers of EM Waves

Light & Sound Waves

Reflection & Refraction

Core Practical: Investigating Refraction

Core Practical: Investigating Snell's law

Total Internal Reflection

4. Energy Resources & Energy Transfers

Energy Stores & Transfers

Conservation of Energy

Conduction, Convection & Radiation

Core Practical: Investigating Thermal Energy

Reducing Energy Loss

Gravitational Potential Energy

5. Solids, Liquids & Gases

Core Practical: Determining Density

Pressure in Liquids

The Pressure Law

6. Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Magnetic Fields

Permanent & Induced Magnets

Core Practical: Investigating Magnetic Fields

Electromagnetism

The Motor Effect

Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

Electromagnetic Induction

Generators & Dynamos

7. Radioactivity & Particles

Atomic Structure

Types of Radiation

Core Practical: Investigating Radiation

Decay Equations

Detecting Radiation

Activity & Decay

Uses of Radioactivity

Contamination & Irradiation

Dangers of Radiation

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Reactors

The Conditions for Fusion

8. Astrophysics

Objects in Space

Gravitational Field Strength

Classification of Stars

The Life Cycle of Solar Mass Stars

The Life Cycle of Larger Stars

Exam boards

Study tools

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