Physics Revision Guides

1.1 Units and quantities

2.1 Vectors and scalars

2.2 Speed, velocity and acceleration

2.3 Forces and Newton's laws

2.4 Circular motion, inertia and momentum

2.5 Stopping and braking distances

3.1 Energy stores and calculations

3.2 Dissipation and efficiency

3.3 Energy resources

4.1 Wave properties

4.2 Waves at boundaries

4.3 Sound, ultrasound and infrasound (physics only)

5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses (physics only)

5.2 The electromagnetic spectrum

5.3 Black body radiation (physics only)

5.4 Uses and dangers of EM radiation

6.1 Atomic structure and isotopes

6.2 Radioactive decay and radiation

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

6.4 Half-life

6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity

6.6 Medical uses of radioactivity (physics only)

6.7 Nuclear fission and fusion (physics only)

7.1 The Solar System and gravity

7.2 The Universe and red-shift

7.3 Stars

8.1 Energy transfers and work

8.2 Energy calculations

8.3 Power and efficiency

9.1 Forces and vectors

9.2 Moments (physics only)

9.3 Reducing energy transfer

10.1 Circuits, charge and current

10.2 Resistance

10.3 Electrical energy and power

10.4 Mains electricity

11.1 Charging by friction

11.2 Uses, dangers and electric fields

12.1 Magnets and magnetic fields

12.2 Electromagnetism

12.3 The motor effect

13.1 Inducing a current

13.2 Transformers and the National Grid

14.1 Density and states of matter

14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat

14.3 Gas pressure and temperature

15.1 Forces and springs

15.2 Pressure in fluids (physics only)