AQA International GCSE Physics Unpacked is a comprehensive summary revision book aimed at 14-16-year-old students. This book is designed to cover all of the learning outcomes for the Oxford AQA International GCSE Physics (9203) syllabus for examinations from 2018 onwards. The layout of This book was designed by students; it contains clearly illustrated diagrams, step-by-step calculations and valuable additional support materials such as a complete formulae summary and glossary of important terms. All material is highlighted and, as a whole, helps to guide the learner. The font size is large and the text is well-spaced out and easy on the eye. It contains comprehensive notes.
Important information for students viii
Features in this book x
How to use this book xi
Revision checklist xii
Unit 1 Forces and their effects
Chapter 1 Forces and their interactions 2
Chapter 2 Motion 16
Chapter 3 Momentum 34
Chapter 4 Forces and terminal velocity 49
Chapter 5 Moments and levers 52
Unit 2 Energy
Chapter 6 Energy, work and power 64
Chapter 7 Energy resources 87
Unit 3 Waves
Chapter 8 Properties of waves 94
Chapter 9 Electromagnetic spectrum 102
Chapter 10 Sound 113
Chapter 11 Light 123
Chapter 12 Lenses and the eye 135
Unit 4 Particle model of matter
Chapter 13 States of matter 146
Chapter 14 Change of temperature and change of state 156
Chapter 15 Energy transfers 169
Chapter 16 Expansion of solids, liquids and gases 181
Unit 5 Electricity and magnetism
Chapter 17 Electrical quantities 186
Chapter 18 Series and parallel circuits 215
Chapter 19 Magnetism and electromagnetism 223Unit 6 Generating and
distributing electricity and
household use
Chapter 20 Generating electricity 240
Chapter 21 Electricity transmission 251
Chapter 22 Using electricity in the home 258
Unit 7 Nuclear physics
Chapter 23 Atomic structure 272
Chapter 24 Radioactivity 277
Chapter 25 Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion 295
Unit 8 Space Physics
Chapter 26 Stars 301
Chapter 27 Earth and the solar system 307
Chapter 28 The expanding universe 320
Additional support material
1 Physical quantities and units 327
2 Equations 329
3 Practical skills 334
4 Working with numbers 344
5 Graphs 347
6 Glossary 350
7 Glossary of subject-specific terminology 355
8 Index 357
Kaleem Akbar was born on the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland in 1980. He graduated with a B.Sc. Honours degree in Optoelectronics and Laser Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in 2002. Following an M.Sc. at The University of St Andrews, he completed his PGDE (Post Graduate Diploma in Education) in Physics at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. He taught in Scotland before moving out to the Middle East and has taught Physics for the past fifteen years at IGCSE, AS and A-Level. He has written these books in order to give his students the essentials in a clear and coherent format, in order that they can achieve their full potential. Kaleem's book was endorsed for revision by Cambridge Assessment International Education in 2014 and Edexcel in 2016.
