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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.

  1. 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
  2. 2. Particles and radiation

    • 3.2.1 Particles
    • 3.2.2 Electromagnetic radiation and quantum phenomena
  3. 3. Waves

    • 3.3.1 Progressive and stationary waves
    • 3.3.2 Refraction, diffraction and interference
  4. 4. Mechanics and materials

    • 3.4.1 Force, energy and momentum
    • 3.4.2 Materials
  5. 5. Electricity

    • 3.5.1 Current electricity
  6. 6. Further mechanics and thermal physics

    • 3.6.1 Periodic motion
    • 3.6.2 Thermal physics
  7. 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
  8. 8. Nuclear physics

    • 3.8.1 Radioactivity
  9. 9. Astrophysics

    • 3.9.1 Telescopes
    • 3.9.2 Classification of stars
    • 3.9.3 Cosmology
  10. 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
  11. 11. Engineering physics

    • 3.11.1 Rotational dynamics
    • 3.11.2 Thermodynamics and engines
  12. 12. Turning points in physics

    • 3.12.1 The discovery of the electron
    • 3.12.2 Wave-particle duality
    • 3.12.3 Special relativity
  13. 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