Cambridge International A Level Physics (9702) – Topical Revision Checklist 2026

Track your confidence level (1–5) for each topic. Aligned to the Cambridge AS & A Level Physics 9702 syllabus for 2026 exams.

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TopicSub-TopicConfidence (1–5)Last ReviewedNext Review
1. Physical quantities and unitsPrefixes and standard form
1. Physical quantities and unitsSI units, derived units
1. Physical quantities and unitsScalar and vector quantities
2. Measurement techniquesUncertainties and graphical analysis
2. Measurement techniquesMicrometers, callipers, oscilloscopes
3. KinematicsEquations of motion
3. KinematicsDisplacement, velocity, acceleration
3. KinematicsGraphical interpretation
4. DynamicsLinear momentum and impulse
4. DynamicsNewton's laws of motion
5. Forces, density and pressurePressure in fluids and solids
5. Forces, density and pressureTurning effects, equilibrium
5. Forces, density and pressureCentre of gravity
6. Work, energy and powerKinetic and potential energy
6. Work, energy and powerConservation of energy
6. Work, energy and powerEfficiency and power
7. Deformation of solidsStress, strain, Hooke's law
7. Deformation of solidsYoung modulus
8. WavesWave properties, reflection, refraction, diffraction
8. WavesSuperposition, stationary waves
8. WavesInterference
9. SuperpositionCoherence, phase difference
9. SuperpositionYoung's double-slit experiment
10. ElectricityCurrent, voltage, resistance, power
10. ElectricityKirchhoff's laws
10. ElectricityPotential dividers, internal resistance
11. D.C. circuitsSeries and parallel
11. D.C. circuitsCircuit analysis
12. Particle physicsFundamental particles
12. Particle physicsQuarks and leptons
13. Motion in a circleAngular velocity
13. Motion in a circleCentripetal force and acceleration
14. Gravitational fieldsNewton's law of gravitation
14. Gravitational fieldsField strength and potential
15. OscillationsSimple harmonic motion
15. OscillationsDamping and resonance
16. Thermal physicsHeat capacity, latent heat
16. Thermal physicsKinetic model of gases
17. Ideal gasesEquation of state
17. Ideal gasesMolecular model and assumptions
18. Electric fieldsField strength, potential difference
18. Electric fieldsParallel plates
19. CapacitanceCharging and discharging
19. CapacitanceEnergy stored
20. Magnetic fieldsMagnetic flux
20. Magnetic fieldsForce on charged particles
21. Electromagnetic inductionFaraday's and Lenz's laws
21. Electromagnetic inductionTransformers
22. Alternating currentsRMS values
22. Alternating currentsPhase difference
22. Alternating currentsPower in AC circuits
23. Quantum physicsPhotoelectric effect
23. Quantum physicsEnergy levels
23. Quantum physicsWave-particle duality
24. Nuclear physicsRadioactivity
24. Nuclear physicsDecay equations
24. Nuclear physicsFission and fusion
25. Medical physicsImaging techniques
25. Medical physicsUltrasound, PET, X-rays
26. Astronomy and cosmologyHubble's law, redshift
26. Astronomy and cosmologyBig Bang theory

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