Course Content – Syllabus Edexcel (1PH0)
Unit 1 – Forces and Motion
- Movement and position
- Measurements and units
- Speed, velocity and acceleration
- Types of forces
- Physical quantities
- Mass and weight
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Terminal velocity
- Moments and equilibrium
- Elasticity and Hooke’s Law
- Momentum
Unit 2 – Electricity
- Mains electricity
- Units of electricity
- Measuring electrical energy
- Alternating & direct currents
- Energy and voltage
- Series and parallel circuits
- Resistors and resistance
- Ohm’s law
- Electric Charge
- Conductors and insulators
- Protons and electrons
- Electrostatics
Unit 3 – Waves
- Transverse Waves
- Longitudinal Waves
- Properties of waves
- Wave behaviour
- The Doppler Effect
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Applications and hazards
- Light and sound waves
- Reflection and refraction
- Amplitude and pitch
Unit 4 – Energy Resource and Energy Transfers
- Storing and transferring
- Forms of energy
- Conservation
- Work and power
- Fossil fuels and the environment
- Renewable energy
Unit 5 – Solids, Liquids and Gases
- Density
- Pressure
- States of Matter
- Melting, boiling and evaporation
- Specific heat capacity
- The Kinetic Theory of Matter
- Absolute Zero
- The Kelvin Scale
Unit 6 – Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Attraction and repulsion
- Magnetic and electromagnetic induction
- Magnetic field patterns
- Electromagnets and field patterns
- Forces on a current-carrying wire
- Generating electricity
- Transformers
- Transmission of electricity
Unit 7 – Radioactivity and Particles
- Atomic structure
- Radioactive decay and detection
- Alpha, Beta, and Gamma
- Applications of radioactivity
- Safety risk and precautions
- Fission
- Fusion
Unit 8 – Astrophysics
- The Solar System
- Orbits and gravity
- Gravitational fields
- Stellar evolution
- Types of stars
- The origin of the Universe
- Cosmic microwaves
Unit 9 – Preparing for Your Exam: 4PH1
- Exam preparation
- Practice Paper 1
- Practice Paper 2
