CAIE · a-level
9702 Physics
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Topics
- P5Paper 5 Planning, Analysis & Evaluation
- 1.1Physical quantities
- 1.2SI units
- 1.3Errors and Uncertainties in Paper 5
- 1.4Scalars and vectors
- 2.1Equations of motion
- 3.1Momentum and Newton's laws of motion
- 3.2Non-uniform motion
- 3.3Linear momentum and its conservation
- 4.1Turning effects of forces
- 4.2Equilibrium of Forces
- 4.3Density and pressure
- 5.1Energy conservation
- 5.2Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
- 6.1Stress and strain
- 6.2Elastic and plastic behaviour
- 7.1Progressive waves
- 7.2Transverse and longitudinal waves
- 7.3Doppler effect for sound waves
- 7.4Electromagnetic spectrum
- 7.5Polarisation
- 8.1Stationary waves
- 8.2Diffraction
- 8.3Interference
- 8.4The diffraction grating
- 9.1Electric current
- 9.2Potential difference and power
- 9.3Resistance and resistivity
- 10.1Practical circuits
- 10.2Kirchhoff's laws
- 10.3Potential dividers
- 11.1Atoms, nuclei and radiation
- 11.2Fundamental particles
- 12.1Kinematics of uniform circular motion
- 12.2Centripetal acceleration
- 13.1Gravitational field
- 13.2Gravitational force between point masses
- 13.3Gravitational field of a point mass
- 13.4Gravitational potential
- 14.1Thermal equilibrium
- 14.2Temperature scales
- 14.3Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
- 15.1The mole
- 15.2Equation of state
- 15.3Kinetic theory of gases
- 16.1Internal energy
- 16.2The first law of thermodynamics
- 17.1Simple harmonic oscillations
- 17.2Energy in simple harmonic motion
- 17.3Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
- 18.1Electric fields and field lines
- 18.2Uniform electric fields
- 18.3Electric force between point charges
- 18.4Electric field of a point charge
- 18.5Electric potential
- 19.1Capacitors and capacitance
- 19.2Energy stored in a capacitor
- 19.3Discharging a capacitor
- 20.1Concept of a magnetic field
- 20.2Force on a current-carrying conductor
- 20.3Force on a moving charge
- 20.4Magnetic fields due to currents
- 20.5Electromagnetic induction
- 21.1Characteristics of alternating currents
- 21.2Rectification and smoothing
- 22.1Energy and momentum of a photon
- 22.2Photoelectric effect
- 22.3Wave-particle duality
- 22.4Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
- 23.1Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
- 23.2Radioactive decay
- 24.1Production and use of ultrasound
- 24.2Production and use of X-rays
- 24.3PET scanning
- 25.1Standard candles
- 25.2Stellar radii
- 25.3Hubble's law and the Big Bang theory