Where Tutix is today
A ready-made A Level Physics program is planned and not available yet. You can start a A Level Physics class now: the tutor teaches live from your syllabus or notes. Ready-made programs exist for other courses.
The qualification
Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics is syllabus 9702. The syllabus for exams in 2025 to 2027 is the 2025-2027 syllabus; a 2028-2030 syllabus follows. Exams are in the June and November series, and in March for centres in India. AS candidates are eligible for grades a to e (in lower case) and A Level candidates for A* to E.
The papers
| Paper | Title | Time | Marks | AS share | A Level share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple choice (AS content) | 1 h 15 | 40 | 31% | 15.5% |
| 2 | AS structured questions | 1 h 15 | 60 | 46% | 23% |
| 3 | Advanced Practical Skills | 2 h | 40 | 23% | 11.5% |
| 4 | A Level structured questions (A Level content; AS knowledge required) | 2 h | 100 | Not offered | 38.5% |
| 5 | Planning, Analysis and Evaluation | 1 h 15 | 30 | Not offered | 11.5% |
AS is Papers 1, 2 and 3 taken together in one series. The A Level is all five papers, staged over two years or all in one series. Papers 3 and 5 test practical skills in an exam, not as coursework.
What the marks test
At both AS and A Level, Cambridge gives 40% to knowledge and understanding, 40% to handling, applying and evaluating information and 20% to experimental skills and investigations. Cambridge calls these weightings approximate.
| Assessment objective | AS Level | A Level |
|---|---|---|
| AO1 Knowledge and understanding | 40% | 40% |
| AO2 Handling, applying and evaluating information | 40% | 40% |
| AO3 Experimental skills and investigations | 20% | 20% |
| Assessment objective | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 | Paper 4 | Paper 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO1 Knowledge and understanding | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| AO2 Handling, applying and evaluating information | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| AO3 Experimental skills and investigations | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
What the syllabus covers
Cambridge lists eleven topics for AS Level Physics, numbered 1 to 11, and 14 more for the full A Level, numbered 12 to 25. Candidates at both levels also study practical skills.
AS Level topics
- Physical quantities and units
- Kinematics
- Dynamics
- Forces, density and pressure
- Work, energy and power
- Deformation of solids
- Waves
- Superposition
- Electricity
- D.C. circuits
- Particle physics
Added at A Level
- Motion in a circle
- Gravitational fields
- Temperature
- Ideal gases
- Thermodynamics
- Oscillations
- Electric fields
- Capacitance
- Magnetic fields
- Alternating currents
- Quantum physics
- Nuclear physics
- Medical physics
- Astronomy and cosmology
How to prepare with Tutix today
Type A Level Physics in the class wizard, attach your own notes or syllabus if you have them, choose a tutor and join: the tutor teaches on a shared whiteboard and reads what you write while you are still in class.
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Example
A Level Physics · Kinematics · Uniform acceleration
A car accelerates uniformly from rest to 20 m s−1 in 8.0 s. How far does it travel?
20 m s−1 is the speed at the end. The car started at rest, so its average speed over the 8 s is lower. What is the average of 0 and 20?
A sample written to show how a class sounds. The scores show how the exam would credit each answer. Not a real learner.
What a ready-made program adds, and what it costs
Ready-made programs, such as IGCSE Physics, come with lessons and questions reviewed in advance, at five levels. The Free plan includes 45 live class minutes a month with no card; see the plans.
The twelve ready-made programs are drawn to scale, with a real lesson to read, on the Programs page.
Questions people ask
Does Tutix have an A Level Physics program?
Not ready-made yet; it is planned. Today you can start an A Level Physics class: type the subject, attach your syllabus or notes, and the tutor builds the classes around them.
What topics are in A Level Physics?
AS Level covers Physical quantities and units, Kinematics, Dynamics, Forces, density and pressure, Work, energy and power, Deformation of solids, Waves, Superposition, Electricity, D.C. circuits and Particle physics. The A Level adds Motion in a circle, Gravitational fields, Temperature, Ideal gases, Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Electric fields, Capacitance, Magnetic fields, Alternating currents, Quantum physics, Nuclear physics, Medical physics and Astronomy and cosmology. Both levels also assess practical skills.
What papers are in A Level Physics?
Paper 1, Multiple choice, 1 h 15; Paper 2, AS structured questions, 1 h 15; Paper 3, Advanced Practical Skills, 2 h; Paper 4, A Level structured questions, 2 h; Paper 5, Planning, Analysis and Evaluation, 1 h 15.
What is the difference between AS and A Level Physics?
AS is Papers 1, 2 and 3 taken together in one series. The A Level is all five papers, staged over two years or all in one series. Papers 3 and 5 test practical skills in an exam, not as coursework.
Which A Level Physics syllabus should I follow?
The syllabus for exams in 2025 to 2027 is the 2025-2027 syllabus; a 2028-2030 syllabus follows. Check the syllabus your school or exam centre is entering you for.
Sources
- Syllabus 9702, AS & A Level Physics, 2025-2027, Cambridge University Press & Assessment (version 1)
- Cambridge International AS & A Level, Cambridge University Press & Assessment (accessed October 21, 2026)
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