PHYSICS - A Level
A Level the next step in the GCE qualification, is offered in Pakistan by a variety of private institutions based on the examination standards of the UK. Spanning across Pre-Engineering, Business, Computing, Art or Pre-Medical
Cambridge A Level Physics Subject Introduction (9702)
Content overview
Candidates for Cambridge International AS Level Physics study the following topics:
1 Physical quantities and units
2 Kinematics
3 Dynamics
4 Forces, density and pressure
5 Work, energy and power
6 Deformation of solids
7 Waves
8 Superposition
9 Electricity
10 D.C. circuits
11 Particle physics
AS Level candidates also study practical skills. Candidates for Cambridge International A Level Physics study the AS Level topics and the following topics:
12 Motion in a circle
13 Gravitational fields
14 Temperature
15 Ideal gases
16 Thermodynamics
17 Oscillations
18 Electric fields
19 Capacitance
20 Magnetic fields
21 Alternating currents
22 Quantum physics
23 Nuclear physics
24 Medical physics
25 Astronomy and cosmology
How you will be assessed
Paper 1
- Multiple Choice 1 hour 15 minutes
- 40 marks
- 40 multiple-choice questions
- Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus
- content.
- Externally assessed
- 31% of the AS Level
- 15.5% of the A Level
Paper 2
- AS Level Structured 1 hour 15 minutes
- Questions
- 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 1 hour 15 minutes
- Evaluation
- 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