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AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of astrophysics (3.9 — optional A): refracting and reflecting astronomical telescopes, non-optical telescopes (radio, IR, UV, X-ray), classification of stars by luminosity and magnitude, stellar spectra and the Stefan and Wien laws, stellar evolution and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, cosmological distance and the Doppler effect, Hubble's law and Big-Bang cosmology, exoplanets, quasars, supernovae and black holes. Optional unit — students only need this course if their school chose option A.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of electricity (3.5): charge, current and charge carriers, potential difference and EMF, resistance and Ohm's law, I-V characteristics, resistivity, series and parallel circuits, internal resistance, potential dividers, and Kirchhoff's laws, with Required Practicals RP5 (resistivity of a wire) and RP6 (EMF and internal resistance).

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of electronics (3.13 — optional E): discrete semiconductor devices and junction transistors; analogue vs digital signals; operational amplifiers (open-loop / inverting / non-inverting / summing) and negative feedback; filters and analogue signal processing (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass); logic gates and combinational Boolean algebra; sequential logic (flip-flops, counters, registers); data communication (modulation, transducers, channels). Optional unit — students only need this course if their school chose option E.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of engineering physics (3.11 — optional C): rotational dynamics and moment of inertia; angular momentum conservation and rotational energy; the first law of thermodynamics with the four ideal-gas processes (isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, isochoric); indicator diagrams and engine cycles (Otto, Diesel); the second law, entropy, and the Carnot cycle; reversed heat engines (refrigerators and heat pumps); engineering applications and efficiency analysis. Optional unit — students only need this course if their school chose option C.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics exam-technique course: paper structure and assessment objectives across Papers 1, 2 and 3; the 12 Required Practicals and CPAC criteria; mark-scheme patterns and command words; calculation strategy and significant-figures conventions; full specification map and revision strategy.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of further mechanics (3.6.1 — periodic motion): circular motion fundamentals (angular speed, radians, period and frequency), centripetal force and acceleration, applications of circular motion (banked tracks, vertical loops, charged particles), introduction to simple harmonic motion, SHM energy and phase relationships, mass-spring and pendulum systems, damping (light, critical, heavy) and resonance, and the Required Practical 10 investigation of SHM.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of fields 3.7.1–3.7.4: gravitational fields and field strength, gravitational potential and orbital motion, electric fields and Coulomb's law, electric potential and equipotentials, capacitance fundamentals, and capacitor charge/discharge behaviour. Phase 2 will add lessons on energy stored in capacitors and applications, and a Required Practical 9 capacitor-discharge deep dive.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of magnetic fields, induction and alternating currents (3.7.5): magnetic fields and the force on a current-carrying conductor, electromagnetic induction, alternating currents, and a synthesis lesson comparing gravitational, electric and magnetic fields. Phase 2 will add lessons on charged particles in magnetic fields (cyclotron, mass spec), Faraday's and Lenz's laws as a distinct topic, transformers and power transmission, and the Required Practical 11 force-on-current-wire deep dive.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of measurements and their errors (3.1): SI base and derived units, prefixes and orders of magnitude, estimation, systematic and random errors, precision and accuracy, uncertainty calculations and error propagation, and graphical analysis of experimental data. Phase 1 migrates the omnibus measurements lesson as a single lesson at order 0 (slug: si-units-and-derived-units). Phase 2 will split this into two distinct lessons (SI units / prefixes) and author the four further lessons on errors, uncertainty and graphical analysis.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of mechanics and materials (3.4): kinematics and SUVAT, projectile motion, Newton's laws of motion, momentum and impulse, work-energy-power, moments and equilibrium, stress-strain behaviour and Young's modulus, material properties, density and pressure, with Required Practicals RP1 (free-fall g) and RP2 (Young's modulus).

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of medical physics (3.10 — optional B): physics of the eye (lenses, defects, correction); physics of the ear (sensitivity, audiograms, intensity); biological measurement and ECG; non-ionising imaging (ultrasound, fibre optics, endoscopy, MRI); X-ray imaging (production, attenuation, CT); radionuclide imaging (gamma camera, PET) and therapy. Optional unit — students only need this course if their school chose option B.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of nuclear physics (3.8): atomic structure and the Rutherford scattering experiment, types of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma), the radioactive decay equation and half-life, nuclear binding energy and mass defect, and nuclear fission and fusion. Phase 2 expansion will add nuclear-radius and density (RP7 anchor), induced fission and reactor physics, and a full RP7 inverse-square-law deep dive.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of particles and radiation (3.2): the constituents of the atom, isotopes and nuclear stability, particles and antiparticles, the quark model and hadron/lepton classification, exchange particles and the four fundamental forces, Feynman diagrams, conservation laws in particle interactions, the photoelectric effect, atomic energy levels and line spectra, electron-atom collisions and the fluorescent tube, and wave-particle duality (de Broglie). Phase 2 will add the spec-3.2.1 introductory lessons and the spec-3.2.2 energy-levels and electron-collision lessons.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of thermal physics (3.6.2): internal energy and thermal energy, specific heat capacity, specific latent heat, the gas laws (Boyle, Charles, Gay-Lussac), the ideal gas equation, molecular kinetic theory, the relationship between kinetic energy and temperature, Brownian motion as evidence for the molecular model, and energy transfer mechanisms, with Required Practical RP8 (specific heat capacity).

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of turning points in physics (3.12 — optional D): the discovery of the electron (Thomson cathode-ray experiment, specific-charge measurement); Millikan oil-drop experiment and quantisation of charge; the wave-particle debate from Newton vs Huygens to the 19th century; electromagnetic waves and Maxwell's synthesis; the photoelectric effect and quantum pioneers (Planck, Einstein); electron diffraction and de Broglie wave-particle duality; the Michelson-Morley experiment and the aether problem; special relativity (time dilation, length contraction, mass-energy equivalence). Optional unit — students only need this course if their school chose option D.

AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of waves (3.3): progressive and stationary waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, superposition and interference, Young's double-slit experiment, single-slit and grating diffraction, refraction and total internal reflection, stationary waves on strings and in pipes, and polarisation, with Required Practicals RP3 (resonance in standing waves) and RP4 (two-slit interference).

Master electric circuits for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers charge, current, potential difference, resistance, Ohm's law, resistivity, EMF, internal resistance, Kirchhoff's laws, potential dividers, and circuit analysis.

Master electric and magnetic fields for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers electric field strength, Coulomb's law, capacitors, charging and discharging, magnetic flux density, the motor effect, electromagnetic induction, Faraday's law, and Lenz's law.

Prepare for your Edexcel A-Level Physics exams with targeted strategies. Covers paper structure, calculation technique, graph and data analysis, extended response writing, practical questions, common mistakes, and revision planning.

Master further mechanics for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers impulse, conservation of momentum in 2D, circular motion, centripetal force, angular velocity, and applications including banked curves and vertical circles.

Master gravitational fields and astrophysics for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers Newton's law of gravitation, gravitational field strength, gravitational potential, satellite orbits, escape velocity, stellar classification, the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, and cosmology.

Master materials physics for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers density, fluid pressure, upthrust, Hooke's law, stress, strain, Young modulus, elastic and plastic deformation, and material properties.

Master mechanics for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers kinematics, Newton's laws, forces, moments, work, energy, power, momentum, and conservation laws with worked examples and exam-style problems.

Master nuclear and particle physics for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers the nuclear atom, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, mass-energy equivalence, the Standard Model, quarks, leptons, exchange particles, and conservation laws in particle interactions.

Master oscillations and nuclear radiation for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers simple harmonic motion, energy in SHM, damping, resonance, forced oscillations, nuclear radiation detection, inverse square law for gamma, and nuclear energy calculations.

Master thermodynamics for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers internal energy, specific heat capacity, specific latent heat, ideal gases, the gas laws, the ideal gas equation, kinetic theory, and the molecular basis of pressure and temperature.

Master waves and the particle nature of light for Edexcel A-Level Physics. Covers wave properties, superposition, standing waves, diffraction, interference, the electromagnetic spectrum, the photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality, and energy levels.

Master the solar system, stellar lifecycle, red-shift, the expanding universe, and the Big Bang theory for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 7.

Master energy stores, transfers, efficiency, and thermal energy for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 3.

Master electric circuits, current, voltage, resistance, power, and static electricity for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0).

Master exam technique, command words, 6-mark questions, core practicals, and calculation strategies for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0).

Master the fundamental physics concepts including units, scalars, vectors, equations of motion, and forces for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0).

Master light behaviour, lenses, colour, and the electromagnetic spectrum for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 5.

Master magnets, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, motors, generators, and transformers for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 8.

Master motion, forces, pressure, and turning effects for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 2.

Master atomic structure, radioactive decay, half-life, nuclear radiation, and nuclear energy for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 6.

Master wave properties, sound, the electromagnetic spectrum, and wave behaviour for Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) Topic 4.

Covers atomic structure, isotopes, radioactive decay, half-life, nuclear equations, uses of radiation, fission and fusion for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers current, potential difference, resistance, circuits, domestic electricity, power and static electricity for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers energy stores, transfers, specific heat capacity, power, efficiency and energy resources for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers scalar and vector quantities, contact and non-contact forces, resultant forces, Hooke's law, moments, speed, velocity, acceleration and Newton's laws for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers magnetic fields, solenoids, electromagnetism, the motor effect, Fleming's left-hand rule, generators, transformers and loudspeakers for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers density, changes of state, internal energy, specific latent heat, gas pressure and the particle model for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers the solar system, life cycle of stars, orbital motion, red-shift, the Big Bang, dark matter, satellites and the Doppler effect for AQA GCSE Physics.

Covers transverse and longitudinal waves, wave properties, reflection, refraction, sound, the electromagnetic spectrum and required practicals for AQA GCSE Physics.

Master AQA GCSE Physics exam technique — paper structure, command words, all 10 required practicals, mark scheme patterns, equation lists, and a full specification revision checklist.

Covers stellar physics, the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, the Doppler effect for light, Hubble's law, and the Big Bang theory for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers capacitance, capacitors in circuits, charging and discharging, electric fields, Coulomb's law, electric potential, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, and transformers for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers circular motion, simple harmonic motion, damping, resonance, gravitational fields, Newton's law of gravitation, and Kepler's laws for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers charge and current, drift velocity, EMF and pd, resistance, resistivity, internal resistance, Kirchhoff's laws, series and parallel circuits, and potential dividers for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers SI base units, derived units, prefixes, measurements and uncertainties, scalars and vectors, and graphical analysis for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers kinematics, SUVAT equations, projectile motion, dynamics, density, pressure, equilibrium, work, energy, power, and material properties for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers Newton's three laws of motion, momentum, impulse, conservation of momentum, and elastic and inelastic collisions for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers radioactivity, nuclear physics, fundamental particles, the Standard Model, X-ray imaging, CT scanning, ultrasound, and PET scanning for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers the photon model, the photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality, energy levels and line spectra for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers temperature, thermal equilibrium, internal energy, specific heat capacity, latent heat, ideal gas laws, and the kinetic theory of gases for OCR A-Level Physics A.

Covers wave motion, electromagnetic waves, refraction, total internal reflection, superposition, interference, diffraction, and stationary waves for OCR A-Level Physics A.