• Physical quantities and units
• Kinematics
• Dynamics
• Forces, density and pressure
• Work, energy and power
• Deformation of solids
• Waves
• Superposition
• Electricity
• D.C. circuits
• Particle physics
• Motion in a circle
• Gravitational fields
• Temperature
• Ideal gases
• Thermodynamics
• Oscillations
• Electric fields
• Capacitance
• Magnetic fields
• Alternating currents
• Quantum physics
• Nuclear physics
• Medical physics
• Astronomy and cosmology

Paper 1

• Multiple Choice (1 hour 15 minutes – 40 marks)
• 40 multiple-choice questions
• Questions are based on the AS Level syllabuscontent.
• Externally assessed
• 31% of the AS Level
• 15.5% of the A Level

Paper 2

• AS Level Structured Questions (1 hour 15 minutes – 60 marks)
• Structured questions
• Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.
• Externally assessed
• 46% of the AS Level
• 23% of the A Level

Paper 3

• Advanced Practical Skills (2 hours – 40 marks)
• Practical work and structured questions
• Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
• Externally assessed
• 23% of the AS Level
• 11.5% of the A Level

Paper 4

• A Level Structured Questions (2 hours – 100 marks)
• Structured questions
• Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required.
• Externally assessed
• 38.5% of the A Level

Paper 5

• Planning, Analysis and Evaluation (1 hour 15 minutes – 30 marks)
• Candidates answer two compulsory questions.
• Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
• Externally assessed
• 11.5% of the A Level