AQA A-Level Physics

< A-level Physics

This book is designed to help students who are studying the AQA Specification A syllabus to understand the topics covered, as well as explaining the way in which questions are asked in exams and how they differ from other examining bodies. Edited for the new Syllabus - from 2016)

Measurements and their Errors
Use of SI Units

Limitation of Physical Measurements

Estimation of Physical Quantities

Particles and Radiation

 * /Atomic structure/[[File:100%.svg]]
 * /Particles and Anti-particles/[[Image:25%.svg]]
 * Constituents of the particle
 * Forces
 * Particle-Antiparticle interactions
 * Creation and annihilation
 * Creation and annihilation 2
 * Conserving and illustrating interactions
 * /Quarks and sub-atomic particles/[[File:00%.svg]]

Electromagnetic Radiation and Quantum Phenomena

 * The photoelectric effect[[File:00%.svg]]
 * The photon[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Energy Levels and Spectra
 * Mass and energy[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Waves and particles[[File:00%.svg]]

Waves

 * Progressive waves[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Longitudinal and transverse waves[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Superposition and Stationary Waves
 * Interference
 * Diffraction
 * Reflection, refraction and optics[[File:00%.svg]]

Mechanics

 * Scalars and vectors[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Moments[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Motion along a straight line[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Projectile motion[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Newton's laws of motion[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Momentum
 * Work, energy and power[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Conservation of energy[[File:00%.svg]]

Materials

 * Density[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Springs[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Deformation of Solids[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Momentum
 * Materials Summary Page[[File:00%.svg]]

Current Electricity

 * Charge and Current[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Voltage and Power[[File:00%.svg]]
 * IV Characteristics[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Resistivity[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Circuits[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Potential divider[[File:00%.svg]]
 * EMF and Internal resistance[[File:00%.svg]]

Further Mechanics

 * Circular Motion
 * Simple Harmonic Motion
 * Forced Vibrations, Damping and Resonance

Thermal Physics

 * Thermal energy[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Ideal gases[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Scalars and vectors??[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Molecular kinetic theory model[[File:00%.svg]]

Fields

 * Gravitational Fields
 * Electric Fields
 * Capacitance
 * Magnetic Fields
 * Alternating currents[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Oscilloscope[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Comparison of Fields

Thermal Physics
Specific Heat Capacity

Latent Heats

Gas Laws

Kinetic Theory

Radioactivity

 * /Evidence for the nucleus/[[File:75%.svg]]
 * /Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiation/[[File:00%.svg]]
 * /Radioactive decay/[[File:25%.svg]]
 * /Nuclear Instability/[[File:25%.svg]]
 * /Nuclear Radius/[[File:25%.svg]]

Nuclear Energy

 * mass and energy[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Induced fission[[File:00%.svg]]
 * Safety aspects[[File:00%.svg]]
 * /Binding Energy/

Optional Topics
Pupils study one of these:

Astronomy and Cosmology

 * /Telescopes/
 * /Astronomical Telescopes with Two Converging Lenses/
 * /Reflecting Telescopes/
 * /Single Dish Telescopes (Radio, IR, UV, X-ray)/
 * /Large Diameter Telescopes and their Merits/
 * /Classification of Stars/
 * /Luminosity/
 * /Absolute Magnitude/
 * /Temperature/
 * /Spectral Classes/
 * /HR Diagram/
 * /Supernovae, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes/
 * /Cosmology/
 * /Doppler Effect/
 * /Hubble's Law/
 * /Quasars/
 * /Detection of Exoplanets/

General Resources

 * /List of formulas/[[File:00%.svg]]
 * /Past paper questions/