CIE A Level Physics 2019-2021: Revision Notes

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Detailed revision notes for the CIE A Level Physics 2019-2021 (9702) syllabus

1. Physical Quantities & Units

1.1 Physical Quantities & Units

2. Measurement Techniques

2.1 Measurements & Errors

3. Kinematics

3.1 Equations of Motion

4. Dynamics

4.1 Newton’s Laws of Motion

4.2 Linear Momentum & Conservation

5. Forces, Density & Pressure

5.1 Force & the Turning Effect

5.2 Forces: Equilibrium, Density & Pressure

6. Work, Energy & Power

6.1 Energy Conservation

6.2 Energy: GPE & KE

6.3 Power

7. Deformation of Solids

7.1 Deformation: Stress & Strain

7.2 Deformation: Elastic & Plastic Behaviour

8. Waves

8.1 Waves: Transverse & Longitudinal

8.2 Transverse Waves: EM Spectrum & Polarisation

8.3 Determination of Frequency & Wavelength of Sound Waves

8.4 Doppler Effect

8.5 Electromagnetic Spectrum

9. Superposition

9.1 Stationary Waves

9.2 Diffraction & Interference

10. Electric Fields

10.1 Electric Fields

11. Current of Electricity

11.1 Current & Potential Difference

11.2 Resistance & Resistivity

12. D.C. Circuits

12.1 DC: Practical Circuits & Kirchhoff’s Laws

12.2 DC: Potential Dividers

13. Particle & Nuclear Physics

13.1 Atoms, Nuclei & Radiation

13.2 Fundamental Particles

14. Motion in a Circle

14.1 Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion

14.2 Centripetal Acceleration

15. Gravitational Fields

15.1 Universal Gravitation

15.2 Gravitational Potential

16. Ideal Gases

16.1 Ideal Gas Law

17. Temperature

17.1 Measuring Temperature

18. Thermal Properties of Materials

18.1 Phase Changes

18.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics

19. Oscillations

19.1 Simple Harmonic Motion

19.2 Damped Oscillations

19.3 Ultrasound & X-rays

20. Communication

20.1 Communication & Modulation

20.2 Digital Vs. Analoge & Attenuation

21. Electric Fields

21.1 Electric Fields

21.2 Electric Potential

22. Capacitance

22.1 Capacitors

23. Electricity & Circuits

23.1 Sensing Devices

23.2 Potential Dividers

24. Electronics

24.1 Amplifiers

24.2 Circuit Output Devices

25. Magnetic Fields

25.1 Concept of a Magnetic Field

25.2 Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

25.3 Force on a Moving Charge

25.4 Magnetic Fields due to Currents

25.5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

25.6 Electromagnetic Induction

26. Alternating Currents

26.1 Properties and Uses of Alternating Current

26.2 Rectification

27. Quantum Physics

27.1 The Photoelectric Effect

27.2 Wave-Particle Duality

27.3 Quantisation of Energy

27.4 Ultrasound & X-rays

28. Nuclear Physics

28.1 Mass Defect & Nuclear Binding Energy

28.2 Radioactive Decay