Physics — A2 Level (9702)
From quarks to galaxies, from hospital scanners to the light from distant stars — A Level Physics is where you learn to explain the Universe with a few powerful ideas and a lot of reasoning.
- Level
- A2 Level
- Syllabus
- Cambridge International · 9702
- Teacher
- Shazia Omer
- Exam session
- June & November
- Format
- Live online classes
About this course
This course covers the Cambridge A2 Level Physics syllabus (9702), the second and final year of the A Level programme. Building on AS Level foundations, students will explore advanced topics including gravitational and electric fields, capacitance, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, nuclear physics, and cosmology. The course develops sophisticated analytical thinking and prepares students for highly competitive university programmes in physics, engineering, medicine, and applied sciences worldwide.
What is included
- Live online classes with your teacher
- Quizzes and assignments in your student portal
- Marks and feedback from your teacher
- Progress your parents can follow
Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics (9702)
Checked against the official Cambridge syllabus for exams in 2025, 2026 and 2027 — and unchanged in substance for 2028–2030
Quick facts
Topic map
AS Level
- 1Physical quantities and units
- 2Kinematics
- 3Dynamics
- 4Forces, density and pressure
- 5Work, energy and power
- 6Deformation of solids
- 7Waves
- 8Superposition
- 9Electricity
- 10D.C. circuits
- 11Particle physics
AS Level students also study practical skills.
A Level (adds to all the AS topics)
- 12Motion in a circle
- 13Gravitational fields
- 17Oscillations
- 14Temperature
- 15Ideal gases
- 16Thermodynamics
- 18Electric fields
- 19Capacitance
- 20Magnetic fields
- 21Alternating currents
- 22Quantum physics
- 23Nuclear physics
- 24Medical physics
- 25Astronomy and cosmology
A Level students also study practical skills.
Exam pattern
40 multiple-choice questions on AS content.
Structured questions on AS content.
Practical work in a lab and structured questions on experimental skills.
Structured questions on A Level content — AS knowledge is needed too.
Two compulsory written questions on planning an experiment and analysing data.
Three ways to take it
All papers are marked by Cambridge. Paper 3 is done in a laboratory at your exam centre — ask about it when you register.
Grades
What it took in June 2026 (full A Level, all five papers)
Minimum marks out of 260 for each grade.
Minimum weighted marks out of 260 in June 2026; the range covers the different paper variants. For AS Level alone (out of 130) an 'a' needed about 94–104.
AS Level: a, b, c, d, e. Full A Level: A*, A, B, C, D, E. 'Ungraded' means below the lowest grade and is not shown on the certificate.
Engineering, physics and computer science degrees usually ask for an A or A* in Physics alongside Mathematics.
Why study it, types of questions, command words, what examiners reward, books, common mistakes, a study plan, careers and FAQs.
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