IGCSEPhysicsEdexcelRevision Notes

Edexcel IGCSE Physics Revision Notes

Exam code: 4PH1

Concise resources for the Edexcel IGCSE Physics course.

2. Electricity

Charge & Current

Voltage & Energy

Current in Series & Parallel

Voltage in Series & Parallel

Resistors in Series

Electrical Components

Electrical Power & Fuses

Calculating Energy Transfers

Electrical Safety

Electricity & Heat

Conductors & Insulators

Core Practical: Investigating Charging by Friction

Electric Charge

Uses & Dangers of Static Electricity

3. Waves

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Describing Wave Motion

The Wave Equation

The Doppler Effect

Electromagnetic (EM) Waves

Applications of EM Waves

Dangers of EM Waves

Light & Sound Waves

Reflection & Refraction

Core Practical: Investigating Refraction

Core Practical: Investigating Snell's law

Total Internal Reflection

Core Practical: Investigating the Speed of Sound

Sound & Oscilloscopes

Core Practical: Using an Oscilloscope

Pitch & Loudness

4. Energy Resources & Energy Transfers

Energy Stores & Transfers

Conservation of Energy

Conduction, Convection & Radiation

Core Practical: Investigating Thermal Energy

Reducing Energy Loss

Gravitational Potential Energy

Energy Resources

Comparing Energy Resources

5. Solids, Liquids & Gases

Core Practical: Determining Density

Pressure in Liquids

Solids, Liquids & Gases

Changes of State

Core Practical: Investigating Changes of State

Specific Heat Capacity

Core Practical: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity

The Pressure Law

6. Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Magnetic Fields

Permanent & Induced Magnets

Core Practical: Investigating Magnetic Fields

Electromagnetism

The Motor Effect

Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

Magnetic Field Patterns

Magnetic Force on a Charge

Electromagnetic Induction

Generators & Dynamos

Transformer Equations

7. Radioactivity & Particles

Atomic Structure

Types of Radiation

Core Practical: Investigating Radiation

Decay Equations

Detecting Radiation

Activity & Decay

Uses of Radioactivity

Contamination & Irradiation

Dangers of Radiation

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Reactors

The Conditions for Fusion

8. Astrophysics

Objects in Space

Gravitational Field Strength

Classification of Stars

The Life Cycle of Solar Mass Stars

The Life Cycle of Larger Stars

The Brightness of Stars

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams

The Big Bang Theory

Galactic Red-shift

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