OCR A Level Physics

Syllabus H556 · For first teaching 2015 · sourced from OCR -- official A Level GCE Physics A H556 specification (accredited PDF), verified 2026-09-02.

1. 1. Development of practical skills in physics

   • 1.1 Practical skills assessed in a written examination
   • 1.2 Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement

2. 2. Foundations of physics

   • 2.1 Physical quantities and units
   • 2.2 Making measurements and analysing data
   • 2.3 Nature of quantities

3. 3. Forces and motion

   • 3.1 Motion
   • 3.2 Forces in action
   • 3.3 Work, energy and power
   • 3.4 Materials
   • 3.5 Newton's laws of motion and momentum

4. 4. Electrons, waves and photons

   • 4.1 Charge and current
   • 4.2 Energy, power and resistance
   • 4.3 Electrical circuits
   • 4.4 Waves
   • 4.5 Quantum physics

5. 5. Newtonian world and astrophysics

   • 5.1 Thermal physics
   • 5.2 Circular motion
   • 5.3 Oscillations
   • 5.4 Gravitational fields
   • 5.5 Astrophysics and cosmology

6. 6. Particles and medical physics

   • 6.1 Capacitors
   • 6.2 Electric fields
   • 6.3 Electromagnetism
   • 6.4 Nuclear and particle physics
   • 6.5 Medical imaging