Specification points
AQA AS Physics 7407
48 points in 5 topics, with AQA's codes and titles.
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3.1 Measurements and their errors
3.2 Particles and radiation
- 3.2.1 Particles
- 3.2.1.1 Constituents of the atom
- 3.2.1.2 Stable and unstable nuclei
- 3.2.1.3 Particles, antiparticles and photons
- 3.2.1.4 Particle interactions
- 3.2.1.5 Classification of particles
- 3.2.1.6 Quarks and antiquarks
- 3.2.1.7 Applications of conservation laws
- 3.2.2 Electromagnetic radiation and quantum phenomena
- 3.2.2.1 The photoelectric effect
- 3.2.2.2 Collisions of electrons with atoms
- 3.2.2.3 Energy levels and photon emission
- 3.2.2.4 Wave-particle duality
3.3 Waves
- 3.3.1 Progressive and stationary waves
- 3.3.1.1 Progressive waves
- 3.3.1.2 Longitudinal and transverse waves
- 3.3.1.3 Principle of superposition of waves and formation of stationary waves
- 3.3.2 Refraction, diffraction and interference
- 3.3.2.1 Interference
- 3.3.2.2 Diffraction
- 3.3.2.3 Refraction at a plane surface
3.4 Mechanics and materials
- 3.4.1 Force, energy and momentum
- 3.4.1.1 Scalars and vectors
- 3.4.1.2 Moments
- 3.4.1.3 Motion along a straight line
- 3.4.1.4 Projectile motion
- 3.4.1.5 Newton’s laws of motion
- 3.4.1.6 Momentum
- 3.4.1.7 Work, energy and power
- 3.4.1.8 Conservation of energy
- 3.4.2 Materials
- 3.4.2.1 Bulk properties of solids
- 3.4.2.2 The Young modulus