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Physics (9630)
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Free Physics (9630) study notes for Oxford AQA International A-level students. Each chapter covers a key topic with examples and practice prompts you can continue inside the thinka app.
Measurements and their errors
Measurements, errors and practical skills
Use of SI units and their prefixes (AS)
Limitation of physical measurements (AS)
Estimation of physical quantities (AS)
Practical apparatus and techniques (AS and A Level)
Data analysis and graph skills (AS and A Level)
Mechanics and materials
Particles, radiation and radioactivity
Mechanics: forces and motion (AS)
Scalars and vectors
Moments
Motion along a straight line
Projectile motion
Newton’s laws of motion
Momentum, energy and materials (AS)
Momentum
Work, energy and power
Conservation of energy
Bulk properties of solids
The Young modulus
Electricity
Electricity (AS)
Basics of electricity
Current–voltage characteristics
Resistivity
Circuits
Potential divider
Electromotive force and internal resistance
Oscillations and waves
Circular and periodic motion
Oscillations and waves (AS)
Oscillating systems
Forced vibrations and resonance
Progressive waves
Longitudinal and transverse waves
Principle of superposition of waves and formation of stationary waves
Interference
Diffraction
Refraction at a plane surface
Particles, radiation and quantum physics (AS)
Constituents of the atom
Elementary particles
Radioactivity
Collisions of electrons with atoms
Photoelectric effect
Wave particle duality
Gravitational fields and satellites
Electric fields and capacitance
Circular, rotational motion and gravitational fields (A Level only)
Circular motion
Simple harmonic motion
Rotational motion
Newton’s gravitational law
Gravitational field strength
Gravitational potential
Orbits of planets and satellites
Exponential change
Electric fields, capacitance and exponential change (A Level only)
Coulomb’s law
Electric field strength
Electric potential
Capacitors
Capacitor charge and discharge
Exponential changes in radioactivity
Magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction (A Level only)
Magnetic flux density
Moving charges in a magnetic field
Magnetic flux and flux linkage
Electromagnetic induction
Alternating currents
The operation of a transformer
Magnetic fields
Thermal physics and energy resources (A Level only)
Energy transfer by heating and doing work
Energy transfer by conduction
Ideal gases
Kinetic theory of gases
Wind energy
Solar energy
Hydroelectric power and pumped storage
Thermal physics
Nuclear energy (A Level only)
Radius of the nucleus
Mass and energy
Induced fission
Safety aspects nuclear reactors
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear energy
Energy sources
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