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OxfordAQA A Level Physics

Syllabus 9630 · International AS and A-level · sourced from OxfordAQA -- official International AS and A-level Physics specification PDF, 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. Mechanics and materials

    • 3.2.1 Scalars and vectors
    • 3.2.2 Moments
    • 3.2.3 Motion along a straight line
    • 3.2.4 Projectile motion
    • 3.2.5 Newton's laws of motion
    • 3.2.6 Momentum
    • 3.2.7 Work, energy and power
    • 3.2.8 Conservation of energy
    • 3.2.9 Bulk properties of solids
    • 3.2.10 The Young modulus

  3. 3. Particles, radiation and radioactivity

    • 3.3.1 Constituents of the atom
    • 3.3.2 Elementary particles
    • 3.3.3 Radioactivity

  4. 4. Electricity

    • 3.4.1 Basics of electricity
    • 3.4.2 Current-voltage characteristics
    • 3.4.3 Resistivity
    • 3.4.4 Circuits
    • 3.4.5 Potential divider
    • 3.4.6 Electromotive force and internal resistance

  5. 5. Oscillations and waves

    • 3.5.1 Oscillating systems
    • 3.5.2 Forced vibrations and resonance
    • 3.5.3 Progressive waves
    • 3.5.4 Longitudinal and transverse waves
    • 3.5.5 Principle of superposition of waves and formation of stationary waves
    • 3.5.6 Interference
    • 3.5.7 Diffraction
    • 3.5.8 Refraction at a plane surface
    • 3.5.9 Collisions of electrons with atoms
    • 3.5.10 Photoelectric effect
    • 3.5.11 Wave-particle duality

  6. 6. Circular and periodic motion

    • 3.6.1 Circular motion
    • 3.6.2 Simple harmonic motion

  7. 7. Gravitational fields and satellites

    • 3.7.1 Newton's gravitational law
    • 3.7.2 Gravitational field strength
    • 3.7.3 Gravitational potential
    • 3.7.4 Orbits of planets and satellites

  8. 8. Electric fields and capacitance

    • 3.8.1 Coulomb's law
    • 3.8.2 Electric field strength
    • 3.8.3 Electric potential
    • 3.8.4 Capacitors

  9. 9. Exponential change

    • 3.9.1 Capacitor charge and discharge
    • 3.9.2 Exponential changes in radioactivity