AQA A Level Physics
Syllabus 7408 · For first teaching 2015 · sourced from AQA – official A-level Physics (7408) specification, live subject-content pages, verified 2026-08-19.
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1. Measurements and their errors
- 3.1.1 Use of SI units and their prefixes
- 3.1.2 Limitation of physical measurements
- 3.1.3 Estimation of physical quantities
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2. Particles and radiation
- 3.2.1 Particles
- 3.2.2 Electromagnetic radiation and quantum phenomena
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3. Waves
- 3.3.1 Progressive and stationary waves
- 3.3.2 Refraction, diffraction and interference
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4. Mechanics and materials
- 3.4.1 Force, energy and momentum
- 3.4.2 Materials
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5. Electricity
- 3.5.1 Current electricity
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6. Further mechanics and thermal physics
- 3.6.1 Periodic motion
- 3.6.2 Thermal physics
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7. Fields and their consequences
- 3.7.1 Fields
- 3.7.2 Gravitational fields
- 3.7.3 Electric fields
- 3.7.4 Capacitance
- 3.7.5 Magnetic fields
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8. Nuclear physics
- 3.8.1 Radioactivity
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9. Astrophysics
- 3.9.1 Telescopes
- 3.9.2 Classification of stars
- 3.9.3 Cosmology
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10. Medical physics
- 3.10.1 Physics of the eye
- 3.10.2 Physics of the ear
- 3.10.3 Biological measurement
- 3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
- 3.10.5 X-ray imaging
- 3.10.6 Radionuclide imaging and therapy
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11. Engineering physics
- 3.11.1 Rotational dynamics
- 3.11.2 Thermodynamics and engines
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12. Turning points in physics
- 3.12.1 The discovery of the electron
- 3.12.2 Wave-particle duality
- 3.12.3 Special relativity
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13. Electronics
- 3.13.1 Discrete semiconductor devices
- 3.13.2 Analogue and digital signals
- 3.13.3 Analogue signal processing
- 3.13.4 Operational amplifier
- 3.13.5 Digital signal processing
- 3.13.6 Data communication systems