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AQA · A-level

7408 A-level Physics

First teaching 2015
8 components30 topics30 with lessons

Source: AQA 7408 specification · Confirm the syllabus year with your school.

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Paper 1Paper 16 topics
  • Measurements and their errors
    SI units, prefixes and estimates · Errors and uncertainties    2 lessons
  • Particles and radiation
    Photons and the photoelectric effect · Atoms, nuclei and radiation · Fundamental particles · Wave–particle duality · Particle interactions · Energy levels and line spectra    6 lessons
  • Waves
    Progressive waves and intensity · Stationary waves · Diffraction and interference · The diffraction grating · Electromagnetic spectrum and polarisation · Refraction and optical fibres    6 lessons
  • Mechanics and materials
    Equations of motion and graphs · Newton's laws and momentum · Moments, couples and equilibrium · Work, power and efficiency · Stress, strain and the Young modulus · Projectile motion · Density, pressure and upthrust · Kinetic and potential energy · Elastic and plastic behaviour · Conservation of momentum and collisions · Scalars and vectors    11 lessons
  • Electricity
    Electric current · E.m.f. and internal resistance · Potential difference and power · Kirchhoff's laws · Potential dividers · Resistance and resistivity    6 lessons
  • Periodic motion
    Circular motion and simple harmonic motion (section 3.6.1)
    Kinematics of circular motion · Simple harmonic motion · Centripetal acceleration and force · Velocity and energy in SHM · Damping and resonance    5 lessons
Paper 2Paper 23 topics
  • Thermal physics
    Thermal equilibrium and temperature scales · The ideal gas equation · Internal energy · Kinetic theory of gases · Specific heat capacity and latent heat    5 lessons
  • Fields and their consequences
    Electric fields and uniform fields · Capacitors and capacitance · Characteristics of alternating currents · Force on a current-carrying conductor · Gravitational force and field strength · Gravitational potential and orbits · Coulomb's law · Energy stored in a capacitor · Force on a moving charge · Magnetic fields due to currents · Discharging a capacitor · Electric potential · Electromagnetic induction    13 lessons
  • Nuclear physics
    Mass defect and binding energy · Atoms, nuclei and radiation · Radioactive decay · Nuclear radius and fission reactors    4 lessons
Paper 3APaper 3 Section A: Practical skills and data analysis1 topics
  • Practical skills and data analysis
    Planning an investigation · Readings, uncertainties and tables · Graphs and evaluation · Analysis, error bars and evaluation · Errors and uncertainties    5 lessons
Paper 3BOption: Astrophysics3 topics
  • Telescopes
    Optical and radio telescopes    1 lessons
  • Classification of stars
    Stars and the HR diagram · Stellar radii    2 lessons
  • Cosmology
    Standard candles · The Doppler effect · Hubble's law and the Big Bang    3 lessons
Paper 3BOption: Medical physics6 topics
  • Physics of the eye
    The eye and lenses    1 lessons
  • Physics of the ear
    Hearing and intensity level    1 lessons
  • Biological measurement
    The electrocardiogram    1 lessons
  • Non-ionising imaging
    Ultrasound    1 lessons
  • X-ray imaging
    X-rays and CT scanning    1 lessons
  • Radionuclide imaging and therapy
    PET scanning    1 lessons
Paper 3BOption: Engineering physics2 topics
  • Rotational dynamics
    Moment of inertia and angular momentum    1 lessons
  • Thermodynamics and engines
    The first law of thermodynamics · Heat engines and heat pumps    2 lessons
Paper 3BOption: Turning points in physics3 topics
  • The discovery of the electron
    Cathode rays, specific charge and Millikan    1 lessons
  • Wave-particle duality
    Wave–particle duality    1 lessons
  • Special relativity
    Time dilation and length contraction    1 lessons
Paper 3BOption: Electronics6 topics
  • Discrete semiconductor devices
    Rectification and smoothing    1 lessons
  • Analogue and digital signals
    Signals, sampling and LC filters    1 lessons
  • Analogue signal processing
    Signals, sampling and LC filters    1 lessons
  • Operational amplifiers
    Operational amplifiers    1 lessons
  • Digital signal processing
    Logic gates and counters    1 lessons
  • Data communication systems
    Modulation and transmission    1 lessons