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Edexcel Physics (8PH0)11 topics183 lessons

Free Edexcel AS-level Physics revision for Edexcel Physics (8PH0): 11 topics and 183 short lessons, each with R.E.C.I.P.E. recall steps and a quiz. The topics follow the Edexcel specification.

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1. Physical Quantities

4 lessons

  1. Base Quantities and Units
  2. Derived Quantities and Units
  3. Power Prefixes
  4. Orders of Magnitude

2. Motion

31 lessons

  1. Scalars and Vectors
  2. Speed and Velocity
  3. Average and Instantaneous Speed
  4. Acceleration
  5. Displacement -Time and Distance-Time Graphs
  6. Velocity-Time Graphs
  7. Acceleration-Time Graphs
  8. Adding Forces
  9. The Parallelogram Rule
  10. Free-Body Force Diagrams
  11. The Moment of a Force
  12. Centre of Gravity
  13. Moments Question 1
  14. Moments Question 2
  15. Newton's First Law of Motion
  16. Newton's Second Law of Motion
  17. Newton's Third Law of Motion
  18. Constant Acceleration
  19. Distance from Average Speed
  20. Constant Acceleration Formulae
  21. Practical: Measuring g
  22. Constant Acceleration Question 1
  23. Constant Acceleration Question 2
  24. Resolving Vectors
  25. Resolving Vectors at an Angle
  26. Projectile Motion
  27. Vertical throws
  28. Horizontal Throws
  29. Throwing Upwards and Forwards
  30. Projectile - Question 1
  31. Projectile - Question 2

3. Energy

6 lessons

  1. Gravitational Potential Energy
  2. Kinetic Energy
  3. Conversion Between Gravitational and Kinetic Energy
  4. Work
  5. Power
  6. Efficiency

4. Momentum

9 lessons

  1. Momentum
  2. Newton's Second Law of Motion
  3. Collisions
  4. Explosions
  5. Newton's Third Law of Motion
  6. Momentum Question 1
  7. Momentum Question 2
  8. Momentum Question 3
  9. Momentum Question 4

5. Electrical Quantities

18 lessons

  1. Electric Charge
  2. Electric Current
  3. Charge Carriers
  4. Electromotive Force e.m.f.
  5. Potential Difference
  6. The Electron Volt
  7. Resistance
  8. Ohm's Law
  9. Example Question
  10. Current-Voltage Graphs
  11. Resistivity
  12. Conduction and Drift Velocity
  13. Resistance and Temperature
  14. Semiconductors
  15. Current-Voltage Graph for Diodes
  16. Current-Voltage Graph for Thermistors and LDRs
  17. Insulators
  18. Superconductivity

6. Electrical Circuits

22 lessons

  1. Current Rule
  2. Currents in Series Circuits
  3. Currents in Parallel Circuits
  4. Voltage Rule
  5. Voltages in Series Circuits
  6. Voltages in Parallel Circuits
  7. Resistors in Series and Parallel
  8. Resistors - Combinations Question 1
  9. Resistors - Combinations Question 2
  10. Resistors - Combinations Question 3
  11. Potential Divider
  12. Sensor Circuits
  13. Internal Resistance
  14. Electrical Work
  15. Electrical Power
  16. Power Dissipated By Resistors
  17. Efficiency
  18. Exam Style Question - 1
  19. Exam Style Question - 1
  20. Exam Style Question - 2
  21. Exam Style Question - 3
  22. Exam Style Question - 4

7. Fluids

15 lessons

  1. Fluids
  2. Density
  3. Upthrust
  4. Floating and Sinking
  5. Hydrometer
  6. Laminar Flow
  7. Turbulent Flow
  8. Streamlining
  9. Viscosity
  10. Investigating Flow Rates
  11. Investigating Viscosity Changes with Temperature
  12. Viscous Drag
  13. Stokes' Law
  14. Terminal Velocity
  15. Investigating Terminal Velocity

8. Solid Materials

14 lessons

  1. Hooke's Law
  2. Elastic Strain Energy
  3. Force-Extension and Force-Compression Graphs
  4. Stress
  5. Strain
  6. The Young Modulus
  7. Stress-Strain Graph Metal Wire
  8. Experiment to Measure the Young Modulus
  9. Properties of Materials
  10. Exam Style Question - 1
  11. Exam Style Question - 1
  12. Exam Style Question - 1
  13. Springs in Series
  14. Springs in Parallel

9. Waves

22 lessons

  1. Energy Transfer by Waves
  2. Wave Measurements
  3. Investigating the Speed of Sound
  4. Pulse Echo Measurements
  5. Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
  6. Earthquakes
  7. Phase and Phase Difference
  8. Superposition
  9. Interference
  10. Progressive Waves
  11. Stationary Waves
  12. Demonstrating Stationary Waves
  13. Waves on a Stretched String
  14. Speed and Frequency of Waves on a Stretched String
  15. Investigating the Factors Affecting Fundamental Frequency
  16. Fundamental Frequency
  17. Diffraction
  18. Factors Affecting Diffraction
  19. Single Slit Diffraction
  20. The Diffraction Grating
  21. Investigating Diffraction with a Laser
  22. Two Slit Interference

10. Optics

21 lessons

  1. Refraction
  2. Snell's Law
  3. Investigating Refractive Index
  4. Dispersion
  5. Total Internal Reflection
  6. Investigating Total Internal Reflection
  7. Applications of Total Internal Reflection
  8. Concave Lenses
  9. Convex Lenses
  10. The Power of a Lens
  11. The Power of Twin Lenses
  12. Forming an Image
  13. Image Calculations
  14. Magnification
  15. Plane Polarisation
  16. Polarising Filters
  17. Polarisation by Reflection and Refraction
  18. Exam-style Question 1
  19. Exam-style Question 2
  20. Exam-style Question 3
  21. Exam-style Question 4

11. Quantum Physics

21 lessons

  1. Huygens Principle
  2. Light as a Wave
  3. Light as a Particle
  4. The Energy of a Photon
  5. Electrons as Waves
  6. Photoelectric Effect
  7. The Equation for the Photoelectric Effect
  8. Stopping Potential
  9. Electron Diffraction
  10. DeBroglie Wavelength
  11. Electron Microscopes
  12. Electron Energy Levels
  13. Excitation and De-excitation
  14. Line Spectra
  15. Exam Question 1
  16. Exam Question 2
  17. Exam Question 3
  18. Exam Question 4
  19. Exam Question 5
  20. Exam Question 6
  21. Exam Question 7