Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Physics: Revision Notes

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Concise revision notes for the Edexcel (9-1) IGCSE Physics course

1. Movement & Position

Distance-Time Graphs

Speed

Practical: Investigating Motion

Acceleration

Velocity-Time Graphs

Equations of Motion

2. Forces, Movement, Shape & Momentum

Forces: Basics

Vectors & Scalars

Forces & Motion

F = ma

Gravity

Stopping Distances

Falling Objects

Practical: Hooke’s Law

Hooke’s Law

Momentum (Paper 2)

Moments (Paper 2)

3. Mains Electricity

Electrical Safety

Electricity & Heat

Electrical Power

Electrical Energy

Alternating & Direct Currents

4. Energy & Voltage in Circuits

Series & Parallel Circuits

Electrical Components

Resistance

Charge & Current

Voltage in Circuits

Combined Resistance

Voltage & Energy

5. Electric Charge

Conductors & Insulators (Paper 2)

Practical: Charging by Friction (Paper 2)

Positive & Negative (Paper 2)

The Uses & Dangers of Static (Paper 2)

6. Properties of Waves

Waves

Wave Calculations

The Doppler Effect

Reflection & Refraction

7. The Electromagnetic Spectrum

EM Waves: Basics

EM Waves: Uses & Dangers

8. Light & Sound

Reflection

Ray Diagrams

Practical: Refraction

Refraction

Practical: Snell’s law

Total Internal Reflection

Sound

Practical: The Speed of Sound (Paper 2)

Oscilloscopes (Paper 2)

Practical: Using an Oscilloscope (Paper 2)

Pitch & Loudness (Paper 2)

9. Energy Transfers

Energy

Efficiency

Thermal Energy Transfer

Practical: Conduction, Convection & Thermal Radiation

Insulation

10. Work & Power

Work

KE & GPE

Power

11. Energy Resources & Electricity Generation

Energy Resources (Paper 2)

12. Density & Pressure

Density

Practical: Density

Pressure

13. Change of State

States of Matter (Paper 2)

Practical: Changes of State (Paper 2)

Specific Heat Capacity (Paper 2)

Practical: Specific Heat Capacity (Paper 2)

14. Ideal Gas Molecules

Kinetic Theory

Temperature

The Gas Laws

15. Magnetism

Magnetic Materials

Magnetic Fields

Practical: Magnetic Fields

Creating a Uniform Field

16. Electromagnetism

Electromagnetism

The Motor Effect

17. Electromagnetic induction

Electromagnetic induction

Transformers (Paper 2)

18. Radioactivity

Atomic Structure

Radiation

Practical: The Properties of Radiation

Decay

Detecting Radiation

Background Radiation

Half-Life

Uses of Radioactivity

Contamination & Irradiation

Dangers of Radiation

19. Fission & Fusion

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear Fusion

20. Motion in the Universe

Objects in Space

Gravity

Orbits

Orbital Period

21. Stellar Evolution

The Colour of Stars

Lifecycle of Stars

The Brightness of Stars

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams

22. Cosmology

Evidence for the Big Bang

Doppler Shift

Galactic Redshift

23. Units & Formulae

Units

Formulae