Waves & Radiation

• wave characteristics
• sound
• electromagnetic spectrum
• nuclear radiation.

Waves & Radiation

• wave parameters and behaviours
• electromagnetic spectrum
• refraction of light.
• nuclear radiation.

Particles & Waves

• forces on charged particles
• the Standard Model
• nuclear reactions
• inverse square law
• wave-particle duality
• interference
• spectra
• refraction of light.

Quanta and Waves

• introduction to quantum theory
• particles from space
• simple harmonic motion
• waves
• interference
• polarisation

Dynamics & Space

• speed and acceleration
• relationships between forces
• motion and energy
• satellites and cosmology

 Dynamics & Space

• vectors and scalars
• velocity–time graphs
• acceleration
• Newton’s laws
• energy
• projectile motion.
• space exploration
• cosmology.

 Our Dynamic Universe

• motion — equations and graphs
• forces, energy and power
• collisions, explosions, and impulse
• gravitation
• special relativity
• the expanding Universe

Rotational Motion and Astrophysics

• kinematic relationships
• angular motion
• rotational dynamics
• gravitation
• general relativity
• stellar physics

Electricity & Energy

• generation of electricity
• electrical power,
• electromagnetism,
• practical electrical and electronic circuits
• gas laws and the kinetic model

Electricity

• electrical charge carriers
• potential difference (voltage)
• Ohm’s law
• practical electrical and electronic circuits
• electrical power.

Properties of matter

• specific heat capacity
• specific latent heat
• gas laws and the kinetic model.

Electricity

• monitoring and measuring AC
• current, potential difference, power, and resistance
• electrical sources and internal resistance
•  capacitors
• semiconductors and p-n junctions

Electromagnetism

• fields
• circuits
• electromagnetic radiation