Physics (9702)
Preparing for Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics 9702? Use this page to check the topic sequence and how the AS and A Level papers fit together.
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Topic 01
Physical quantities and units
- 01Physical quantities
- 02SI units
- 03Errors and uncertainties
- 04Scalars and vectors
Topic 02
Kinematics
- 01Equations of motion
Topic 03
Dynamics
- 01Momentum and Newton’s laws of motion
- 02Non-uniform motion
- 03Linear momentum and its conservation
Topic 04
Forces, density and pressure
- 01Turning effects of forces
- 02Equilibrium of forces
- 03Density and pressure
Topic 05
Work, energy and power
- 01Energy conservation
- 02Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
Topic 06
Deformation of solids
- 01Stress and strain
- 02Elastic and plastic behaviour
Topic 07
Waves
- 01Progressive waves
- 02Transverse and longitudinal waves
- 03Doppler effect for sound waves
- 04Electromagnetic spectrum
- 05Polarisation
Topic 08
Superposition
- 01Stationary waves
- 02Diffraction
- 03Interference
- 04The diffraction grating
Topic 09
Electricity
- 01Electric current
- 02Potential difference and power
- 03Resistance and resistivity
Topic 10
D.C. circuits
- 01Practical circuits
- 02Kirchhoff’s laws
- 03Potential dividers
Topic 11
Particle physics
- 01Atoms, nuclei and radiation
- 02Fundamental particles
Topic 12
Motion in a circle
- 01Kinematics of uniform circular motion
- 02Centripetal acceleration
Topic 13
Gravitational fields
- 01Gravitational field
- 02Gravitational force between point masses
- 03Gravitational field of a point mass
- 04Gravitational potential
Topic 14
Temperature
- 01Thermal equilibrium
- 02Temperature scales
- 03Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
Topic 15
Ideal gases
- 01The mole
- 02Equation of state
- 03Kinetic theory of gases
Topic 16
Thermodynamics
- 01Internal energy
- 02The first law of thermodynamics
Topic 17
Oscillations
- 01Simple harmonic oscillations
- 02Energy in simple harmonic motion
- 03Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
Topic 18
Electric fields
- 01Electric fields and field lines
- 02Uniform electric fields
- 03Electric force between point charges
- 04Electric field of a point charge
- 05Electric potential
Topic 19
Capacitance
- 01Capacitors and capacitance
- 02Energy stored in a capacitor
- 03Discharging a capacitor
Topic 20
Magnetic fields
- 01Concept of a magnetic field
- 02Force on a current-carrying conductor
- 03Force on a moving charge
- 04Magnetic fields due to currents
- 05Electromagnetic induction
Topic 21
Alternating currents
- 01Characteristics of alternating currents
- 02Rectification and smoothing
Topic 22
Quantum physics
- 01Energy and momentum of a photon
- 02Photoelectric effect
- 03Wave-particle duality
- 04Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
Topic 23
Nuclear physics
- 01Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
- 02Radioactive decay
Topic 24
Medical physics
- 01Production and use of ultrasound
- 02Production and use of X-rays
- 03PET scanning
Topic 25
Astronomy and cosmology
- 01Standard candles
- 02Stellar radii
- 03Hubble’s law and the Big Bang theory
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