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Revision maps · IGCSE Physics 0625

One page per syllabus topic: the key ideas, equations and diagrams of the topic on a single sheet, each part linked to its lesson. Open a map to revise on screen, or use its Download PDF button to print it on one page. Looking for how the topics connect? See the skill map.

Topic 1Motion, forces and energy

1.1Topic 1.1MeasurementSI units and prefixes, measuring length. 1.2Topic 1.2MotionSpeed, velocity, distance-time and speed-time graphs, acceleration. 1.3Topic 1.3Mass and weightMass as amount of matter, weight as W = mg, gravitational field strength. 1.4Topic 1.4DensityThe formula density = mass per volume. 1.5Topic 1.5ForcesResultant forces and Newton's second law, friction and drag. 1.6Topic 1.6MomentumMomentum, force and impulse, conservation of momentum. 1.7Topic 1.7Energy, work & powerEnergy stores and conservation, kinetic and potential energy. 1.8Topic 1.8PressurePressure as force per unit area, pressure beneath a liquid, hydraulics.

Topic 2Thermal physics

2.1Topic 2.1Particle model of matterStates of matter, gas pressure, Brownian motion. 2.2Topic 2.2Thermal properties of matterThermal expansion, specific heat capacity. 2.3Topic 2.3Transfer of thermal energyConduction, convection.

Topic 3Waves

3.1Topic 3.1WavesDescribing a wave, the wave equation. 3.2Topic 3.2LightReflection, refraction, refractive index, dispersion, thin lenses. 3.3Topic 3.3The electromagnetic spectrumShared properties, the ordered regions from radio to gamma. 3.4Topic 3.4SoundLongitudinal waves, loudness and pitch, the speed of sound and echoes.

Topic 4Electricity and magnetism

4.1Topic 4.1MagnetismMagnetic poles and forces, induced magnetism. 4.2Topic 4.2Electrical quantitiesCharge, current, electromotive force and potential difference. 4.3Topic 4.3Electric circuitsCircuit symbols, series and parallel rules, combined resistance. 4.4Topic 4.4Electrical SafetyHazards, the three-pin plug, live, neutral and earth wires. 4.5Topic 4.5Electromagnetic EffectsThe magnetic effect of a current.

Topic 5Nuclear physics

5.1Topic 5.1The Nuclear Model of the AtomThe nuclear model, protons neutrons and electrons. 5.2Topic 5.2RadioactivityDetection and background radiation.

Topic 6Space physics

6.1Topic 6.1Solar SystemThe Sun and eight planets, gravity and elliptical orbits. 6.2Topic 6.2Stars & the UniverseThe Sun as a star, the stellar life cycle.

24 revision maps for Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625. Also see the AS & A Level Physics 9702 revision maps and the course page.