Pearson Edexcel · International GCSE
4PH1 International GCSE Physics
Untiered. Paper 1P covers the core content; Paper 2P covers all content, including the content shown in bold and marked P in the specification.
Source: Pearson Edexcel 4PH1 specification · Confirm the syllabus year with your school.
Paper 1PPaper 1 (core content)9 topics
- Forces and motion
Physical quantities and measurement · Speed, velocity and acceleration · Forces and motion · Springs and Hooke's law · Turning effect and centre of gravity · Momentum and impulse6 lessons - Electricity
Charge, current and potential difference · Resistance · Series and parallel circuits · Electrical power, energy and safety4 lessons - Waves
General properties of waves · Reflection and refraction of light · Electromagnetic spectrum · Sound4 lessons - Energy resources and energy transfers
Transfer of thermal energy · Energy, work and power · Energy resources3 lessons - Solids, liquids and gases
Kinetic particle model and gases · Thermal expansion and specific heat capacity · Mass, weight and density · Melting, boiling and evaporation · Pressure5 lessons - Magnetism and electromagnetism
Magnetism and magnetic fields · Electromagnetic induction and generators · Electromagnets and motors · Transformers4 lessons - Radioactivity and particles
The nuclear atom · Radioactive emissions and decay · Half-life, uses and safety · Fission and fusion4 lessons - Astrophysics
Earth and the Solar System · Stars and the Universe2 lessons - Practical skills
Experimental skills are assessed within both written papers
Measurements, tables and graphs1 lessons
Paper 2PPaper 2 (all content)9 topics
- Forces and motion
Physical quantities and measurement · Speed, velocity and acceleration · Forces and motion · Springs and Hooke's law · Turning effect and centre of gravity · Momentum and impulse6 lessons - Electricity
Charge, current and potential difference · Resistance · Series and parallel circuits · Electrical power, energy and safety4 lessons - Waves
General properties of waves · Reflection and refraction of light · Electromagnetic spectrum · Sound4 lessons - Energy resources and energy transfers
Transfer of thermal energy · Energy, work and power · Energy resources3 lessons - Solids, liquids and gases
Kinetic particle model and gases · Thermal expansion and specific heat capacity · Melting, boiling and evaporation · Mass, weight and density · Pressure5 lessons - Magnetism and electromagnetism
Magnetism and magnetic fields · Electromagnetic induction and generators · Electromagnets and motors · Transformers4 lessons - Radioactivity and particles
The nuclear atom · Radioactive emissions and decay · Half-life, uses and safety · Fission and fusion4 lessons - Astrophysics
Stars and the HR diagram · Earth and the Solar System · Stars and the Universe3 lessons - Practical skills
Experimental skills are assessed within both written papers
Measurements, tables and graphs1 lessons