Cambridge A Level Physics

Syllabus 9702 · 2025-2027 · sourced from Cambridge Assessment International Education — official syllabus PDF, verified 2026-08-18.

1. 1. Physical quantities and units (AS)

   • 1.1 Physical quantities
   • 1.2 SI units
   • 1.3 Errors and uncertainties
   • 1.4 Scalars and vectors

2. 2. Kinematics (AS)

   • 2.1 Equations of motion

3. 3. Dynamics (AS)

   • 3.1 Momentum and Newton's laws of motion
   • 3.2 Non-uniform motion
   • 3.3 Linear momentum and its conservation

4. 4. Forces, density and pressure (AS)

   • 4.1 Turning effects of forces
   • 4.2 Equilibrium of forces
   • 4.3 Density and pressure

5. 5. Work, energy and power (AS)

   • 5.1 Energy conservation
   • 5.2 Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy

6. 6. Deformation of solids (AS)

   • 6.1 Stress and strain
   • 6.2 Elastic and plastic behaviour

7. 7. Waves (AS)

   • 7.1 Progressive waves
   • 7.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves
   • 7.3 Doppler effect for sound waves
   • 7.4 Electromagnetic spectrum
   • 7.5 Polarisation

8. 8. Superposition (AS)

   • 8.1 Stationary waves
   • 8.2 Diffraction
   • 8.3 Interference
   • 8.4 The diffraction grating

9. 9. Electricity (AS)

   • 9.1 Electric current
   • 9.2 Potential difference and power
   • 9.3 Resistance and resistivity

10. 10. D.C. circuits (AS)

    • 10.1 Practical circuits
    • 10.2 Kirchhoff's laws
    • 10.3 Potential dividers

11. 11. Particle physics (AS)

    • 11.1 Atoms, nuclei and radiation
    • 11.2 Fundamental particles

12. 12. Motion in a circle (A)

    • 12.1 Kinematics of uniform circular motion
    • 12.2 Centripetal acceleration

13. 13. Gravitational fields (A)

    • 13.1 Gravitational field
    • 13.2 Gravitational force between point masses
    • 13.3 Gravitational field of a point mass
    • 13.4 Gravitational potential

14. 14. Temperature (A)

    • 14.1 Thermal equilibrium
    • 14.2 Temperature scales
    • 14.3 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat

15. 15. Ideal gases (A)

    • 15.1 The mole
    • 15.2 Equation of state
    • 15.3 Kinetic theory of gases

16. 16. Thermodynamics (A)

    • 16.1 Internal energy
    • 16.2 The first law of thermodynamics

17. 17. Oscillations (A)

    • 17.1 Simple harmonic oscillations
    • 17.2 Energy in simple harmonic motion
    • 17.3 Damped and forced oscillations, resonance

18. 18. Electric fields (A)

    • 18.1 Electric fields and field lines
    • 18.2 Uniform electric fields
    • 18.3 Electric force between point charges
    • 18.4 Electric field of a point charge
    • 18.5 Electric potential

19. 19. Capacitance (A)

    • 19.1 Capacitors and capacitance
    • 19.2 Energy stored in a capacitor
    • 19.3 Discharging a capacitor

20. 20. Magnetic fields (A)

    • 20.1 Concept of a magnetic field
    • 20.2 Force on a current-carrying conductor
    • 20.3 Force on a moving charge
    • 20.4 Magnetic fields due to currents
    • 20.5 Electromagnetic induction

21. 21. Alternating currents (A)

    • 21.1 Characteristics of alternating currents
    • 21.2 Rectification and smoothing

22. 22. Quantum physics (A)

    • 22.1 Energy and momentum of a photon
    • 22.2 Photoelectric effect
    • 22.3 Wave-particle duality
    • 22.4 Energy levels in atoms and line spectra

23. 23. Nuclear physics (A)

    • 23.1 Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
    • 23.2 Radioactive decay

24. 24. Medical physics (A)

    • 24.1 Production and use of ultrasound
    • 24.2 Production and use of X-rays
    • 24.3 PET scanning

25. 25. Astronomy and cosmology (A)

    • 25.1 Standard candles
    • 25.2 Stellar radii
    • 25.3 Hubble's law and the Big Bang theory