Pearson Edexcel A Level Physics

Syllabus YPH11 · Issue 3 · sourced from Pearson Edexcel – official International Advanced Level Physics specification PDF, verified 2026-09-17.

1. 1. Mechanics and Materials

   • 1.3 Mechanics
   • 1.4 Materials

2. 2. Waves and Electricity

   • 2.3 Waves and Particle Nature of Light
   • 2.4 Electric Circuits

3. 3. Practical Skills in Physics I

   • 3.3 Planning
   • 3.4 Implementation and measurements
   • 3.5 Processing Results

4. 4. Further Mechanics, Fields and Particles

   • 4.3 Further Mechanics
   • 4.4 Electric and Magnetic Fields
   • 4.5 Nuclear and Particle Physics

5. 5. Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology

   • 5.3 Thermodynamics
   • 5.4 Nuclear Decay
   • 5.5 Oscillations
   • 5.6 Astrophysics and Cosmology

6. 6. Practical Skills in Physics II

   • 6.3 Planning
   • 6.4 Implementation and Measurements
   • 6.5 Analysis