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    This document provides a topic list for an A-Level Physics course covering 12 units: 1) Measurements and their errors 2) Particles and radiation 3) Waves 4) Mechanics and materials 5) Electricity 6) Further mechanics and thermal physics 7) Fields and their consequences 8) Nuclear physics 9) Additional units on turning points in physics focusing on the discovery of the electron, wave-particle duality, and special relativity.

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    This document provides a topic list for an A-Level Physics course covering 12 units: 1) Measurements and their errors 2) Particles and radiation 3) Waves 4) Mechanics and materials 5) Electricity 6) Further mechanics and thermal physics 7) Fields and their consequences 8) Nuclear physics 9) Additional units on turning points in physics focusing on the discovery of the electron, wave-particle duality, and special relativity.

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    A-Level Physics – Topic list

    Unit 1 – Measurements and their errors Unit 2 – Particles and radiation


    1.1 Use of SI units and their prefixes 2.1 Particles
    1.2 Limitation of physical measurements 2.1.1 Constituents of the atom
    1.3 Estimation of physical quantities 2.1.2 Stable and unstable nuclei
    Unit 3 – Waves 2.1.3 Particles, antiparticles, and photons
    3.1 Progressive and stationary waves 2.1.4 Particle interactions
    3.1.1 Progressive waves 2.1.5 Classification of particles
    3.1.2 Longitudinal and transverse waves 2.1.6 Quarks and antiquarks
    3.1.3 Principle of superposition of waves and formation of 2.1.7 Application of conservation laws
    stationary waves
    2.2 Electromagnetic radiation and quantum phenomena
    3.2 Refraction, diffraction, and interference 2.2.1 The photoelectric effect
    3.2.1 Interference 2.2.2 Collisions of electrons with atoms
    3.2.2 Diffraction 2.2.3 Energy levels and photon emission
    3.2.3 Refraction at a plane surface 2.2.4 Wave-particle duality
    Unit 4 – Mechanics and materials Unit 5 – Electricity
    4.1 Force, energy, and momentum 5.1 Current electricity
    4.1.1 Scalars and vectors 5.1.1 Basics of electricity
    4.1.2 Moments 5.1.2 Current-voltage characteristics
    4.1.3 Motion along a straight line 5.1.3 Resistivity
    4.1.4 Projectile motion 5.1.4 Circuits
    4.1.5 Newtons laws of motion 5.1.5 Potential dividers
    4.1.6 Momentum 5.1.6 Electromotive force and internal resistance
    4.1.7 Work, energy, and power Unit 7 – Fields and their consequences
    4.1.8 Conservation of energy 7.1 Fields

    4.2 Materials 7.2 Gravitational fields


    4.2.1 Bulk properties of solids 7.2.1 Newton’s law
    4.2.2 The Young modulus 7.2.2 Gravitational field strength
    Unit 6 – Further mechanics and thermal physics 7.2.3 Gravitational potential
    6.1 Periodic motion 7.2.4 Orbits of planets and satellites
    6.1.1 Circular motion
    6.1.2 Simple harmonic motion (SHM) 7.3 Electric fields
    6.1.3 Simple harmonic systems 7.3.1 Coulomb’s law
    6.1.4 Forced vibrations and resonance 7.3.2 Electric field strength
    7.3.3 Electric potential
    6.2 Thermal physics
    6.2.1 Thermal energy transfer 7.4 Capacitance
    6.2.2 Ideal gases 7.4.1 Capacitance
    6.2.3 Molecular kinetic energy model 7.4.2 Parallel plate capacitor
    Unit 8 – Nuclear physics 7.4.3 Energy stored by a capacitor
    8.1 Radioactivity 7.4.4 Capacitor change and discharge
    8.1.1 Rutherford scattering
    8.1.2 Alpha, beta, and gamma radiation 7.5 Magnetic fields
    8.1.3 Radioactive decay 7.5.1 Magnetic flux density
    8.1.4 Nuclear instability 7.5.2 Moving charges in a magnetic field
    8.1.5 Nuclear radius 7.5.3 Magnetic flux and flux linkage
    8.1.6 Mass and energy 7.5.4 Electromagnetic induction
    8.1.7 Induces fission 7.5.5 Alternating currents
    8.1.8 Safety aspects 7.5.6 The operation of a transformer
    Unit 12 – Turning points in physics
    12.1 The discovery of the electron 12.2 Wave-particle duality 12.3 Special relativity
    12.1.1 Cathode rays 12.2.1 Newton’s corpuscular theory of light 12.3.1 The Michelson-Morley
    12.1.2 Thermionic emission of electrons 12.2.2 Significance of Young’s double slit experiment
    12.1.3 Specific charge of an electron experiment 12.3.2 Einstein’s theory of special
    12.1.4 Principle of Millikan’s determination 12.2.3 Electromagnetic waves relativity
    of the electronic charge, e 12.2.4 The discovery of photoelectricity 12.3.3 Time dilation
    12.2.5 Wave-particle duality 12.3.4 Length contraction
    12.2.6 Electron microscopes 12.3.5 Mass and energy

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