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CIE IGCSE Physics Syllabus
The complete CIE IGCSE Physics specification mapped to 172 topics. Click any topic for free revision notes and practice questions.
Radioactive emissions
alpha, beta and gamma radiation
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Space physics
the Solar System and beyond
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Thermal processes
conduction, convection and radiation
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Atmospheric pressure and Boyle's Law
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Atomic Physics
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Brownian motion and evidence for particle model
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Brownian motion and evidence for the kinetic model
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Centre of gravity and stability
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Circular motion
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Conduction of thermal energy
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Consequences and applications of thermal energy transfer
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Conservation of energy and efficiency
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Convection of thermal energy
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Converging lenses and optical devices
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Current Electricity
Current, charge and potential difference
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Current, voltage and resistance
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Dangers of electricity and practical circuits
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DC Circuits
Density
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Diffraction and interference of waves
7 Qs⚡ Practice
Diffraction of waves
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Digital Electronics
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Dispersion of light
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Domestic electricity, safety and fuses
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Earth and the Solar System
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Elastic deformation and Hooke's Law
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Electric charge and electrostatic effects
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Electric charge and electrostatic phenomena
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Electric charge, static electricity and electric fields
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Electric circuits
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Electric current and circuit components
Electric fields
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Electrical energy and power
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Electrical quantities
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Electrical safety
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Electrical safety — fuses, circuit breakers and earthing
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Electromagnetic Effects
Electromagnetic induction
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic spectrum — hazards and safety
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Electromagnetic spectrum — properties and uses
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Electromagnetism — magnetic effect of a current
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Energy resources
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Energy resources and electricity generation
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Energy stores and conservation of energy
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Energy stores and transfers
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Energy, Work and Power
Evaporation and condensation
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Force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field
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Forces — effects and resultant forces
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Forces — friction and drag
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Forces — Newton's laws of motion
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Forces and Motion
Forces and resultant forces
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Forces and shape
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Forces and their effects
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Free fall and acceleration due to gravity
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Friction and air resistance
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Gas laws — pressure, volume and temperature relationships
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General properties of waves
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General wave properties
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General wave properties (speed, frequency, wavelength, amplitude)
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Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy calculations
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Half-life and decay calculations
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Half-life and uses of radioactive isotopes
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Isotopes and nuclide notation
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Latent heat and changes of state
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Length and time measurements
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Light
Light and reflection
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Magnetic effect of a current and electromagnets
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Magnetic effect of a current and force on a current-carrying conductor
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Magnetic fields and field patterns
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Magnetic fields and permanent magnets
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Magnetism
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Magnetism — properties of magnets and magnetic materials
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Mains electricity — alternating current and safety
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Mass and weight
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Mass, Weight and Density
Mass, weight and gravitational field strength
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Measurement and Units
Measurements and units
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Melting, boiling and latent heat
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Moment of a force and principle of moments
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Momentum
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Momentum and impulse
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Motion
Motion — distance–time and speed–time graphs
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Motion — speed, velocity and acceleration
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Motion — terminal velocity and free fall
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Motion graphs (distance-time and speed-time graphs)
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Nuclear fission and fusion
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Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
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Nuclear Physics
Ohm's Law and I-V characteristics
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Power
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Pressure
Pressure — solids, liquids and gases
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Pressure in liquids and pressure calculations
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Pressure in solids, liquids and gases
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Properties and detection of nuclear radiation
8 Qs⚡ Practice
Properties and Wave Behaviour of Waves
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Radiation of thermal energy
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Radioactive decay and types of nuclear radiation
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Radioactive decay equations and half-life
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Radioactive decay equations and nuclear notation
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Radioactivity
8 Qs⚡ Practice
Radioactivity — detection, sources and background radiation
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Radioactivity — properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation
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Reflection of light and plane mirrors
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Reflection of waves
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Reflection, refraction and wave behaviour at boundaries
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Refraction of light
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Refraction of light and refractive index
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Refraction of waves
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Refraction through lenses — converging lenses and ray diagrams
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Resistance and Ohm's law
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Resistance and resistors
Safety precautions and background radiation
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Scalars and vectors
7 Qs⚡ Practice
Series and parallel circuits
Simple kinetic molecular model of matter
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Simple kinetic molecular model of matter — states of matter
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Simple optical phenomena — reflection and plane mirrors
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Sound
Sound waves
Sound waves — properties, speed and detection
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Sound waves, speed of sound and hearing
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Space physics — Solar System, stars and the universe
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Space physics — stellar evolution and life cycle of stars
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Space physics — the Big Bang theory
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Space physics — the expanding universe and red-shift
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Speed, velocity and acceleration
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Stars and the Universe
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States of matter and molecular model of matter
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Static Electricity
Stellar evolution and the life cycle of stars
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Temperature and thermometers
20 Qs⚡ Practice
The a.c. generator
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The d.c. electric motor
20 Qs⚡ Practice
The d.c. motor
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The electromagnetic spectrum and properties
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The expanding Universe and Big Bang theory
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The nuclear atom
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The nuclear atom — atomic structure and isotopes
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The nuclear atom and atomic structure
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Thermal capacity (specific heat capacity)
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Thermal capacity and specific heat capacity
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Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
5 Qs⚡ Practice
Thermal Physics
10 Qs⚡ Practice
Thermal processes
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Thermal Properties of Matter
Thin lenses
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Total internal reflection and critical angle
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Transfer of Thermal Energy
Transformer efficiency and power transmission
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Transformers
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Transformers and power transmission
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Turning Effect of Forces
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Turning effect of forces — moments and equilibrium
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Turning Effects and Equilibrium
Types of Forces
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Ultrasound and its applications
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Uses and hazards of electromagnetic radiation
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Uses and hazards of radioactivity
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Uses of radioactivity
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Waves - General Properties
Work and power
20 Qs⚡ Practice
Work done and energy transfer
8 Qs⚡ Practice
Work done and power
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