IGCSE Physics (9-1)
Revision Note
Shawon Ibn Kamal
Revised by:
Anjuhan Saravana
Raditu Roufir
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,Tables of Content
Section 1: Forces and motion 5
a) Units 5
b) Movement and Position 5
c) Forces, movement, shape and momentum 22
Section 2: Electricity 57
a) Units 57
b) Mains electricity 57
Section 3: Waves 80
a) Units 80
b) Properties of waves 80
c) The electromagnetic spectrum 86
d) Light and sound 89
Section 4: Energy resources and energy transfer 109
a) Units 109
b) Energy transfer 109
c) Work and power 115
d) Energy resources and electricity generation 117
Section 5: Solids, liquids and gases 120
a) Units 120
b) Density and pressure 120
c) Change of state 123
d) Ideal gas molecules 125
Section 6: Magnetism and electromagnetism 129
a) Units 129
b) Magnetism 129
c) Electromagnetism 132
Section 7: Radioactivity and particles 141
a) Units 141
b) Radioactivity 141
c) Fission and Fusion 152
Section 8: Astrophysics 153
(a) Units 153
(b) Motion in the universe 153
, (c) Stellar evolution 153
(d) Cosmology 153
Appendix 1: Electrical circuit symbols 155
Appendix 2: Physical units 156
Appendix 3: Prefixes 157
Appendix 4: Formulae and Relationships 158
Appendix 5: Glossary (131) 159
Revision Note
Shawon Ibn Kamal
Revised by:
Anjuhan Saravana
Raditu Roufir
,Page intentionally kept blank.
,Tables of Content
Section 1: Forces and motion 5
a) Units 5
b) Movement and Position 5
c) Forces, movement, shape and momentum 22
Section 2: Electricity 57
a) Units 57
b) Mains electricity 57
Section 3: Waves 80
a) Units 80
b) Properties of waves 80
c) The electromagnetic spectrum 86
d) Light and sound 89
Section 4: Energy resources and energy transfer 109
a) Units 109
b) Energy transfer 109
c) Work and power 115
d) Energy resources and electricity generation 117
Section 5: Solids, liquids and gases 120
a) Units 120
b) Density and pressure 120
c) Change of state 123
d) Ideal gas molecules 125
Section 6: Magnetism and electromagnetism 129
a) Units 129
b) Magnetism 129
c) Electromagnetism 132
Section 7: Radioactivity and particles 141
a) Units 141
b) Radioactivity 141
c) Fission and Fusion 152
Section 8: Astrophysics 153
(a) Units 153
(b) Motion in the universe 153
, (c) Stellar evolution 153
(d) Cosmology 153
Appendix 1: Electrical circuit symbols 155
Appendix 2: Physical units 156
Appendix 3: Prefixes 157
Appendix 4: Formulae and Relationships 158
Appendix 5: Glossary (131) 159
