Pearson Edexcel · International A Level

YPH11 International A Level Physics

6 components14 topics14 with lessons

International AS: Units 1, 2 and 3. International A Level: all six units.

Source: Pearson Edexcel YPH11 specification · Confirm the syllabus year with your school.

Mechanics
Equations of motion and graphs · Newton's laws and momentum · Moments, couples and equilibrium · Work, power and efficiency · SI units, prefixes and estimates · Projectile motion · Kinetic and potential energy · Scalars and vectors8 lessons
Materials
Stress, strain and the Young modulus · Density, pressure and upthrust · Elastic and plastic behaviour · Fluid flow and viscosity4 lessons

Waves and the particle nature of light
Progressive waves and intensity · Stationary waves · Photons and the photoelectric effect · Diffraction and interference · Wave–particle duality · Energy levels and line spectra · The diffraction grating · Electromagnetic spectrum and polarisation · Refraction and optical fibres9 lessons
Electric circuits
Electric current · E.m.f. and internal resistance · Potential difference and power · Kirchhoff's laws · Resistance and resistivity · Potential dividers6 lessons

Practical skills
Readings, uncertainties and tables · Errors and uncertainties · Graphs and evaluation3 lessons

Further mechanics
Kinematics of circular motion · Conservation of momentum and collisions · Centripetal acceleration and force3 lessons
Electric and magnetic fields
Force on a current-carrying conductor · Electric fields and uniform fields · Capacitors and capacitance · Coulomb's law · Energy stored in a capacitor · Force on a moving charge · Magnetic fields due to currents · Electric potential · Discharging a capacitor · Electromagnetic induction10 lessons
Nuclear and particle physics
Atoms, nuclei and radiation · Fundamental particles · Particle interactions · Particle accelerators and detectors4 lessons

Thermodynamics
Thermal equilibrium and temperature scales · The ideal gas equation · Internal energy · Specific heat capacity and latent heat · Kinetic theory of gases5 lessons
Space
Standard candles · Stars and the HR diagram · The Doppler effect · Stellar radii · Hubble's law and the Big Bang5 lessons
Nuclear radiation
Mass defect and binding energy · Radioactive decay2 lessons
Gravitational fields
Gravitational force and field strength · Gravitational potential and orbits2 lessons
Oscillations
Simple harmonic motion · Velocity and energy in SHM · Damping and resonance3 lessons

Practical skills
Planning an investigation · Errors and uncertainties · Graphs and evaluation · Analysis, error bars and evaluation4 lessons