Second year of A-level (A2)
A-level Physics Year 13 revision
Notes, diagrams and exam-style questions for every topic in A-level Physics Year 13, for AQA, OCR A, OCR B, Edexcel and Cambridge. The first part of each topic is free to read here, with practice questions and answers.
- 28 topics
- 156 subtopics
- 7,024 questions
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Topic 6Further mechanics and thermal physicsFurther mechanics and thermal physics covers motion in circles, oscillations, and the physics of heat and gases.6 subtopics · 361 questionsTopic 7Fields and their consequencesFields and their consequences is one of the biggest A2 topics, linking gravity, electricity and magnetism through the idea of a…4 subtopics · 150 questionsTopic 8Nuclear physicsNuclear physics explores the nucleus in detail: its size and density, why some nuclei are unstable, and the energy locked inside.8 subtopics · 395 questionsTopic 9Momentum and collisionsMomentum and collisions applies conservation of momentum and Newton's second law to real collisions and explosions.4 subtopics · 246 questionsTopic 10Oscillations: damping and resonanceOscillations: damping and resonance looks at what happens to real oscillating systems, which lose energy and can be driven by…4 subtopics · 198 questionsTopic 11Particle physicsParticle physics explores the fundamental building blocks of matter and the forces between them.8 subtopics · 344 questionsTopic 12Stars: distances and radiationStars, distances and radiation is about how we measure the Universe using only the light that reaches us.6 subtopics · 163 questionsTopic 13Stellar evolutionStellar evolution is the life story of a star, from a cloud of gas to its final remnant.5 subtopics · 151 questionsTopic 14CosmologyCosmology is the study of the Universe as a whole: its origin, its expansion and its future.6 subtopics · 243 questionsTopic 15Astronomical telescopesAstronomical telescopes is about the instruments we use to collect and analyse light from space.6 subtopics · 221 questionsTopic 16Medical physics: vision, hearing and measurementMedical physics of vision, hearing and measurement applies physics to the human body.6 subtopics · 247 questionsTopic 17Medical imagingMedical imaging is about seeing inside the body without surgery, and using radiation to treat disease.8 subtopics · 329 questionsTopic 18Rotational dynamicsRotational dynamics applies the ideas of motion and forces to spinning objects.5 subtopics · 285 questionsTopic 19Thermodynamics and enginesThermodynamics and engines is about how heat, work and internal energy are linked, and how engines turn heat into motion.7 subtopics · 399 questionsTopic 20Turning points: electrons and quantaTurning points, electrons and quanta, follows the experiments that showed what electrons are and how light behaves.6 subtopics · 319 questionsTopic 21Thermal energy and temperatureThermal energy and temperature is about what temperature really means, and how energy changes the temperature and state of matter.4 subtopics · 252 questionsTopic 22Turning points: special relativitySpecial relativity changed our understanding of space and time.4 subtopics · 168 questionsTopic 23Electronics: sensors, outputs and signalsElectronics, sensors, outputs and signals, is about how circuits sense the world and control things in it.5 subtopics · 105 questionsTopic 24Electronics: operational amplifiersOperational amplifiers are the building blocks of analogue electronics.6 subtopics · 120 questionsTopic 25Electronics: digital systems and communicationDigital systems and communication is about how electronic circuits make decisions, remember information and send it.7 subtopics · 255 questionsTopic 26Maths skills for Year 13 physicsMaths skills for year thirteen physics brings together the tools you need for the hardest calculations and graphs.5 subtopics · 171 questionsTopic 27Gases and kinetic theoryGases and kinetic theory links what we measure about a gas, like pressure and temperature, to the motion of its molecules.5 subtopics · 288 questionsTopic 28Gravitational potential and orbitsGravitational potential and orbits extends gravity from near the Earth's surface to the whole Solar System.5 subtopics · 290 questionsTopic 29Electric field strength and potentialElectric field strength and potential describes the forces between charges and the energy they store.5 subtopics · 293 questionsTopic 30Capacitor energy, charging and dischargingCapacitor energy, charging and discharging is about how capacitors store charge and energy, and release them over time.6 subtopics · 351 questionsTopic 31Magnetic forces and fieldsMagnetic forces and fields is about how magnetic fields push on currents and moving charges.5 subtopics · 279 questionsTopic 32Electromagnetic induction and transformersElectromagnetic induction and transformers explains how changing magnetic fields generate electricity.6 subtopics · 240 questionsTopic 33Nuclear power and safetyNuclear power and safety is about releasing energy from the nucleus, and managing the risks.4 subtopics · 161 questions