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1. Physical quantities and units

1.1 Physical quantities

1.3 Errors and uncertainties

1.4 Scalars and vectors

2. Kinematics

2.1 Equations of motion

2.1.1—Distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration

2.1.2—Distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration

2.1.3—Displacement from the area under a velocity–time graph

2.1.4—Velocity using the gradient of a displacement–time graph

2.1.5—Acceleration using the gradient of a velocity–time graph

2.1.6—Derive, from the definitions of velocity and acceleration, equations that

2.1.7—Equations that represent uniformly accelerated motion in a straight line

2.1.8—The acceleration of free fall using a falling object

2.1.9—Motion due to a uniform velocity in one direction and a uniform acceleration

3. Dynamics

3.1 Momentum and Newton’s laws of motion

3.2 Non-uniform motion

3.3 Linear momentum and its conservation

4. Forces, density and pressure

4.1 Turning effects of forces

4.2 Equilibrium of forces

4.3 Density and pressure

5. Work, energy and power

5.1 Energy conservation

5.2 Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy

6. Deformation of solids

6.1 Stress and strain

6.2 Elastic and plastic behaviour

7. Waves

7.1 Progressive waves

7.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves

7.3 Doppler effect for sound waves

7.4 Electromagnetic spectrum

7.5 Polarisation

8. Superposition

8.1 Stationary waves

8.2 Diffraction

8.3 Interference

8.4 The diffraction grating

9. Electricity

9.1 Electric current

9.2 Potential difference and power

9.3 Resistance and resistivity

10. D.C. circuits

10.1 Practical circuits

10.2 Kirchhoff’s laws

10.3 Potential dividers

11. Particle physics

11.1 Atoms, nuclei and radiation

11.2 Fundamental particles

Practical assessment skills

Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills

Mathematical, data, formula and circuit-symbol skills

Mathematical requirements

Key quantities, symbols and units

Supplied data and formulae

Circuit symbols

A-Level CAIE Physics AS 2.1.1—Distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration Question Bank

2.1.1—Distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration

• define and use distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration

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