Curriculum pathway · topic by topic

Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics topic guides

A syllabus-ordered AS and A Level Physics pathway from measurements and mechanics to medical physics and cosmology.

Framework: Cambridge Physics 9702
Current map: Examinations in 2025–2027 · Version 1
Published pathway: 19 areas · 97 concept guides

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Each area opens a syllabus-aware map. Every concept guide names the official topic, shows its place in the teaching sequence, and points to the lesson and practice already available on GioPhysics.

Areas 1–5Measurements and data · Mechanics · Forces and momentum · Rotational mechanics · Fluids, density and pressure

01Measurements and data1 syllabus topic · 2 concept guides 02Mechanics2 syllabus topics · 9 concept guides 03Forces and momentum2 syllabus topics · 2 concept guides 04Rotational mechanics2 syllabus topics · 4 concept guides 05Fluids, density and pressure1 syllabus topic · 4 concept guides

Areas 6–10Work, energy and power · Materials and deformation · Waves · Electric circuits · Atomic, nuclear and quantum physics

06Work, energy and power1 syllabus topic · 5 concept guides 07Materials and deformation1 syllabus topic · 5 concept guides 08Waves2 syllabus topics · 8 concept guides 09Electric circuits3 syllabus topics · 13 concept guides 10Atomic, nuclear and quantum physics3 syllabus topics · 8 concept guides

Areas 11–15Gravitation · Thermal physics · Thermodynamics · Oscillations · Electric fields and potential

11Gravitation1 syllabus topic · 3 concept guides 12Thermal physics2 syllabus topics · 5 concept guides 13Thermodynamics1 syllabus topic · 1 concept guide 14Oscillations1 syllabus topic · 4 concept guides 15Electric fields and potential1 syllabus topic · 7 concept guides

Areas 16–19Capacitance · Magnetism · Medical physics · Astrophysics

16Capacitance1 syllabus topic · 2 concept guides 17Magnetism1 syllabus topic · 8 concept guides 18Medical physics1 syllabus topic · 4 concept guides 19Astrophysics1 syllabus topic · 3 concept guides

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Topic and problem-solving guideA-Level Physics mechanicsStudy A-Level Physics mechanics through motion graphs, projectiles, force models, Newton's laws, impulse, momentum, and conservation.Comparative field-model guideA-Level Physics fieldsCompare A-Level gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields through force, potential, energy, graphs, motion, and field representations.Particle and nuclear physics guideA-Level Physics particle physicsStudy A-Level particle physics through atoms, nuclei, quarks, leptons, interactions, radiation, quantum evidence, and decay reasoning.