Roadmap
Module 1
1.01.3 Analysis graphs and uncertainties
1.01.4 Evaluation errors and improvements
Development of practical skills in physics
Practical skills assessed in a written examination
1.1.1 - Planning experiments
1.1.2 - Implementing experiments
1.1.3 - Analysing experimental data
1.1.4 - Evaluating experiments
Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement
1.2.1 - Practical endorsement skills
1.2.2(a)-(e) - Measurement apparatus and accuracy
1.2.2(f)-(j) - Circuits and wave apparatus
1.2.2(k)-(l) - ICT, data logging and ionising radiation
Foundations of physics
Physical quantities and units
2.1.1 - Physical quantities
2.1.2 - SI units, prefixes and graph labels
Making measurements and analysing data
2.2.1 - Measurements and uncertainties
Nature of quantities
2.3.1 - Scalars and vectors
Module 3
3.01.2b Investigating motion and free fall
3.04.1 Springs, Hooke's law and force-extension graphs
Forces and motion
Motion
3.1.1 - Kinematics and motion graphs
3.1.2(a)(i) - Constant-acceleration equations
3.1.2(a)(ii),(b) - Motion and free-fall investigations
3.1.2(c) - Reaction time and stopping distances
3.1.3 - Projectile motion
Forces in action
3.2.1 - Dynamics and free-body diagrams
3.2.2 - Drag and terminal velocity
3.2.3(a)-(d) - Moments, couples and centres of mass
3.2.3(e)-(f) - Equilibrium and triangle of forces
3.2.4 - Density, pressure and upthrust
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Work, energy and power
3.3.1 - Work and conservation of energy
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3.3.2 - Kinetic and gravitational potential energy
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3.3.3 - Power and efficiency
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Materials
3.4.1 - Springs and Hooke's law
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3.4.2(a)-(d) - Elastic energy, stress and Young modulus
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3.4.2(e)-(f) - Material behaviour and deformation
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Newton's laws of motion and momentum
3.5.1(a)-(c) - Newton's laws and momentum
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3.5.1(d)-(e) - Impulse and force-time graphs
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3.5.2 - Collisions and conservation of momentum
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Electrons, waves and photons
Charge and current
4.1.1 - Charge, current and Kirchhoff's first law
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4.1.2 - Mean drift velocity and number density
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Energy, power and resistance
4.2.1 - Circuit symbols and diagrams
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4.2.2 - E.m.f., p.d. and energy transfer
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4.2.3 - Resistance and I-V characteristics
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4.2.4 - Resistivity and temperature dependence
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4.2.5 - Electrical power, energy and cost
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Electrical circuits
4.3.1 - Series, parallel and multi-source circuits
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4.3.2 - Internal resistance
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4.3.3 - Potential dividers and sensors
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Waves
4.4.1(a)-(e) - Wave quantities, graphs and equations
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4.4.1(f)-(g) - Wave effects, polarisation and intensity
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4.4.2(a)-(c) - Electromagnetic spectrum and polarisation
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4.4.2(d)-(e) - Refraction and total internal reflection
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4.4.3(a)-(e) - Superposition, interference and coherence
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4.4.3(f)-(g) - Young's double slit and diffraction gratings
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4.4.4 - Stationary waves and harmonics
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Quantum physics
4.5.1 - Photons, the Planck constant and electronvolts
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4.5.2 - The photoelectric effect
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4.5.3 - Wave-particle duality and electron diffraction
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Module 5
5.01.4a Ideal gas law and gas practicals
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5.02.1 Angular measure and circular kinematics
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Newtonian world and astrophysics
Thermal physics
5.1.1 - Temperature and thermal equilibrium
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5.1.2 - Kinetic model, internal energy and phase change
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5.1.3 - Specific heat capacity and latent heat
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5.1.4(a)-(d) - Ideal gas model and gas experiments
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5.1.4(e)-(i) - Kinetic theory of ideal gases
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Circular motion
5.2.1 + 5.2.2(b) - Circular kinematics
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5.2.2 - Centripetal acceleration and force
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Oscillations
5.3.1 - Simple harmonic motion
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5.3.2 - Energy in simple harmonic motion
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5.3.3 - Damping, forced oscillations and resonance
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Gravitational fields
5.4.1 - Gravitational fields and field strength
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5.4.2 - Newton's law of gravitation
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5.4.3 - Planetary motion and geostationary orbits
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5.4.4 - Gravitational potential, energy and escape velocity
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Astrophysics and cosmology
5.5.1(a)-(f) - Star formation and evolution
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5.5.1(g) - H-R diagram and stellar classification
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5.5.2(a)-(h) - Spectra, energy levels and diffraction gratings
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5.5.2(i)-(k) - Wien's law, Stefan's law and stellar radius
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5.5.3(a)-(d) - Astronomical distances, parallax and the cosmological principle
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5.5.3(e)-(i) - Redshift, Hubble's law and expansion
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5.5.3(j)-(o) - Big Bang evidence, age and composition
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Module 6
6.03.3b Transformers and induction applications
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6.05.1b Xray imaging contrast media and cat scans
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Particles and medical physics
Capacitors
6.1.1 - Capacitance and capacitor combinations
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6.1.2 - Energy stored in capacitors
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6.1.3 - Capacitor charging and discharging
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Electric fields
6.2.1 - Electric fields and field strength
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6.2.2 - Coulomb's law and point-charge fields
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6.2.3 - Uniform electric fields and parallel plates
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6.2.4 - Electric potential, energy and isolated spheres
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Electromagnetism
6.3.1 - Magnetic fields and force on a conductor
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6.3.2 - Charged particles in magnetic fields
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6.3.3(a)-(e) - Magnetic flux, Faraday's law, Lenz's law and generators
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6.3.3(f) - Transformers
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Nuclear and particle physics
6.4.1 - The nuclear atom, radius and density
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6.4.2(a)-(g) - Particles, antiparticles, hadrons and leptons
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6.4.2(h)-(l) - Quarks, beta decay and particle decay
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6.4.3(a)-(c) - Nuclear radiation and decay equations
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6.4.3(d)-(h) - Activity, half-life, decay and dating
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6.4.4(a)-(f) - Mass-energy, binding energy and nuclear reactions
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6.4.4(g)-(k) - Fission, fusion and nuclear equations
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Medical imaging
6.5.1(a)-(d) - X-ray production and attenuation
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6.5.1(e)-(g) - X-ray imaging and CAT scans
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6.5.2 - Gamma cameras, PET and medical tracers
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6.5.3 - Ultrasound imaging, impedance and Doppler
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