Side A and Side B stay clearly labelled so you can follow the course sequence.
Year 13
Year 13 CIE Physics 9702
A-level 9702 taught across Side A and Side B with separate advanced topic sequences.
Year 13 extends Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics 9702 through two parallel teaching sides: Side A and Side B, each with its own ordered advanced topic blocks.
Overview
Course focus
Year 13 completes A Level Physics 9702 with more abstract models, heavier mathematical reasoning, and a stronger emphasis on linking topics together. Side A covers circular motion, oscillations, thermodynamics, nuclear and quantum physics, and medical physics. Side B covers fields, capacitors, alternating currents, magnetic induction, and astronomy.
The focus in this year is not just covering advanced content but becoming more independent in how you solve problems. You should be comparing models, justifying assumptions, and moving more confidently between equations, graphs, diagrams, and long-form explanations.
Each topic stays in order so it is easy to find the right unit quickly.
Advanced theory, revision, tests, and review lessons all sit in one clear structure.
Topics
Topic map for Year 13
Open a topic from Side A or Side B to see that side's sequence, key resources, and revision support.
Year 13
Side A
29 lessons
Topic
1Side A1: Motion in a Circle & Oscillations
Start Side A with angular motion, centripetal force, and simple harmonic motion.
8 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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2Side A2: Temperature, Ideal Gases & Thermodynamics
Build Side A thermal physics through temperature, gas models, and thermodynamic relationships.
7 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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3Side A3: Nuclear & Quantum
Develop modern physics through radioactivity, binding energy, photons, and wave-particle ideas.
7 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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4Side A4: Medical Physics
Finish Side A with medical imaging applications and revision.
4 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
Year 13
Side B
28 lessons
Topic
1Side B2: Gravitational Fields
Start Side B with field strength, gravitation, potentials, and orbital motion.
6 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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2Side B2a: Electric Fields
Extend field ideas into Coulomb's law, electric fields, and electric potential.
3 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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3Side B2b: Capacitors
Introduce capacitance, charging curves, discharging curves, and capacitor networks.
3 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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4Side B3: Alternating Currents
Cover alternating current equations and rectification as a short focused topic.
2 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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5Side B4: Magnetic Fields and Induction
Develop magnetic forces, induction, particle accelerators, and transformers.
9 lessons need resources.
No topic-level resources linked yet.
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6Side B5: Astronomy
Finish Side B with stars, distance measurements, and redshift.