For information specific to this year see Mr Steve Hart's teacher page

Found any good revision materials? Please tell us!

Try the revision quizzes here

The course

We're doing Cambridge IGCSE physics, course code 0625.

We're doing the "practical paper" option (= paper 5)

The syllabus is at http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-physics-0625/

Past exam papers are at http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-physics-0625/past-papers/

Also, this page has lots of past papers (when it works!): http://papers.xtremepapers.com/CIE/Cambridge%20IGCSE/Physics%20%280625%29/ 

Mock exams in January: Here is what you need to revise


How you're assessed

      The papers will probably be in this order on your exam timetable:

Paper 5 practical exam: It lasts 1 hour 15 minutes and is worth 20% of your final marks. In that time you do 4 experiments.

Paper 4 is the written-answer paper, it's 50% of your final marks. It lasts 1 hour 15 minutes.

Paper 2 is multiple-choice, counts for 30% of your final marks and lasts 45 minutes.

Exam dates will appear here as soon as they're available.

What's in the course?

         IGCSE physics student checklist - things you need to know about.

Formula sheet

In the IGCSE Physics exams you do not get a formula sheet. Yes, you'll get a few formulae in the questions themselves - but you're expected to know the equations that you'll need.       Download a formula sheet to learn here

Practical exam skills

           (That's paper 5) Download here to see what you'll need to be able to do.

Revision guides

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cambridge-Physics-IGCSE%C2%AE-Revision-Guide/dp/0199154368

or 

https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/Student/books_gcse_physics_revision.book_PERI41
(note this is aimed at Edexcel IGCSE and we're doing Cambridge IGCSE - but it's pretty close)

or a Chinese+English book that some of our students have found useful:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-academic-foundation-English-Books/dp/7532077861/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386243566&sr=1-1
It has a Chinese version on one page, and an English version on the facing page.

General revision and exam adviceDownload here

Revision notes unofficial, but good. Download here

Revision online http://gradegorilla.com/international.php choose the "CIE" topics


Useful Bits

Motion graphs - a summary:

BBC "Short Circuit - Shock Tactics": to learn about transformers and power lines