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Cambridge - Science - Combined (Physics) - 0653

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Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science offers students the opportunity to study biology, chemistry and physics in a single Cambridge IGCSE. Each subject is covered in a separate syllabus section.

Students learn the basic principles of each subject through a mix of theoretical and practical studies, while also developing an understanding of scientific skills.

The Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science syllabus is aimed at candidates across a very wide range of ability, and allows them to show success over the full range of grades from A* to G.

The syllabus has been designed to enable co-teaching with the Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) syllabus as well as with the separate Biology, Chemistry and Physics syllabuses.

  • 1: Motion
    1.1: Length and time
    1.1.1: The use of rules and measuring cylinders to find a length or a volume
    1.1.2: The use of clocks and devices for measuring an interval of time
    1.1.3: Small distance and for a short interval of time by measuring multiples
    1.2: Motion
    1.2.1: Speed
    1.2.2: Speed-time graph and distance-time graph
    1.2.3: The shape of a speed-time graph
    1.2.4: The distance travelled for motion with constant acceleration
    1.2.5: Acceleration
    1.2.6: linear motion
    1.2.7: Motion for which the acceleration is not constant
    1.2.8: Acceleration and deceleration are related to changing speed
    1.3: Mass and weight
    1.3.1: Mass and weight
    1.3.2: Earth is the source of a gravitational field
    1.3.3: Weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a mass
    1.3.4: g is the gravitational force on unit mass and is measured in N / kg
    1.3.5: The equation W = mg
    1.4: Density
    1.4.1: The equation p= m/v
    1.4.2: The density of a liquid and of a regularly shaped solid
    1.4.3: The density of an irregularly shaped solid
    1.5: Effects of forces
    1.5.1: Forces may change the size, shape and motion of a body
    1.5.2: Extension-load graphs
    1.5.3: Hooke’s Law
    1.5.4: Limit of proportionality
    1.5.5: Friction as the force between two surfaces which impedes motion
    1.5.6: Air resistance as a form of friction
    1.5.7: The resultant of two or more forces acting along the same line
    1.6: Pressure
    1.6.1: Qualitatively pressure related to force and area
    1.6.2: The equation p = F / A
  • 2: Work, energy and power
    2.1: Work
    2.1.1: Work done related to the magnitude of a force and distance moved
    2.1.2: W = Fd = ΔE
    2.2: Energy
    2.2.1: Work done = energy transferred
    2.2.2: An object may have energy due to its motion or its position
    2.2.3: Changes in different forms of energy
    2.2.4: K.E. = .mv2
    2.2.5: Energy is transferred during events and processes
    2.2.6: The principle of conservation of energy to simple examples
    2.3: Power
    2.3.1: Power related to work done and time taken
    2.3.2: P = ΔE / t
    2.4: Energy resources
    2.4.1: Renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy
    2.4.2: Obtaining electricity and other useful forms of energy
    2.4.3: Advantages and disadvantages of methods of obtaining energy
    2.4.4: Sun is the source of energy
    2.4.5: The source of tidal energy is mainly the moon
    2.4.6: Energy is released by nuclear fusion in the Sun
  • 3: Thermal Physics
    3.1: Simple kinetic molecular model of matter
    3.1.1: The distinguishing properties of solids, liquids and gases in Physics
    3.1.2: The properties related to the forces, distances, and motion
    3.1.3: The molecular structure of solids, liquids and gases
    3.1.4: The pressure of a gas and the temperature of a gas, liquid or solid
    3.1.5: The use of thermometers to measure temperature
    3.1.6: The meaning of melting point and boiling point
    3.1.7: Evaporation
    3.1.8: Evaporation related to the consequent cooling of the liquid
    3.1.9: Temperature, surface area and draught over a surface influence evaporation
    3.2: Matter and thermal properties
    3.2.1: The thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases at constant pressure
    3.2.2: Everyday applications and consequences of thermal expansion
    3.3: Conduction
    3.3.1: Typical good and bad thermal conductors
    3.3.2: The properties of good and bad thermal conductors
    3.3.3: Conduction in solids
    3.4: Convection
    3.4.1: Convection as the main method of energy transfer in fluids
    3.4.2: Convection in fluids related to density changes
    3.4.3: Convection in liquids and gases (fluids)
    3.5: Radiation
    3.5.1: Radiation as the method of energy transfer
    3.5.2: Infra-red radiation as the part of the electromagnetic spectrum
    3.5.3: Effects on the emission, absorption and reflection of radiation
    3.5.4: The properties of good and bad emitters and absorbers of infrared radiation
    3.6: Consequences of energy transfer
    3.6.1: Applications and consequences of conduction, convection and radiation
  • 4: Properties of waves, including light and sound
    4.1: General wave properties
    4.1.1: Waves transfer energy without transferring matter
    4.1.2: Wave motion
    4.1.3: Speed, frequency, wavelength and amplitude
    4.1.4: Transverse and longitudinal waves
    4.1.5: Waves can undergo reflection and refraction
    4.1.6: The equation v = f λ
    4.1.7: Refraction is caused by a change in speed
    4.2: Reflection of light
    4.2.1: The formation of an optical image by a plane mirror
    4.2.2: Angle of incidence i = angle of reflection r
    4.2.3: Reflection by plane mirrors
    4.3: Refraction of light
    4.3.1: Refraction of light
    4.4: Thin converging lens
    4.4.1: The action of a thin converging lens on a beam of light
    4.4.2: Principal focus and focal length
    4.4.3: The formation of a real image by a single lens
    4.4.4: The use of a single lens as a magnifying glass
    4.5: Electromagnetic spectrum
    4.5.1: The main features of the electromagnetic spectrum
    4.5.2: All electromagnetic waves travel with the same high speed
    4.5.3: The speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is 3.0 Å~ 108 m / s
    4.5.4: Typical properties and uses of radiations
    4.5.5: Safety issues regarding the use of microwaves and X-rays
    4.5.6: The dangers of ultraviolet radiation, from the Sun or from tanning lamps
    4.6: Sound
    4.6.1: The production of sound by vibrating sources
    4.6.2: The longitudinal nature of sound waves
    4.6.3: The transmission of sound waves in air
    4.6.4: The approximate range of audible frequencies for a healthy human ear
    4.6.5: A medium is needed to transmit sound waves
    4.6.6: The speed of sound in air
    4.6.7: Sound travels faster in liquids than gases and faster in solids than in liquids
    4.6.8: The loudness and pitch of sound waves related to amplitude and frequency
    4.6.9: The reflection of sound may produce an echo
  • 5: Electrical quantities
    5.1: Electric charge
    5.1.1: There are positive and negative charges
    5.1.2: Unlike charges attract and that like charges repel
    5.1.3: The production and detection of electrostatic charges by friction
    5.1.4: Charging a body involves the addition or removal of electrons
    5.1.5: Electrical conductors and insulators
    5.2: Current, potential difference and electromotive force (e.m.f.)
    5.2.1: Current, potential difference, e.m.f. and resistance.
    5.2.2: Current is related to the flow of charge
    5.2.3: Q = It
    5.2.4: A current is a rate of flow of charge
    5.2.5: Current in metals is due to a flow of electrons
    5.2.6: The potential difference (p.d.) across a circuit component is measured in volts
    5.2.7: The use of an ammeter and a voltmeter, both analogue and digital
    5.2.8: The electromotive force (e.m.f) of an electrical source of energe
    5.3: Resistance
    5.3.1: Resistance = p.d. / current
    5.3.2: The equation R = V / I
    5.3.3: Resistance, length, and cross sectional area of a wire
  • 6: Electric circuits
    6.1: Circuit diagrams
    6.1.1: Circuit diagrams
    6.2: Series and parallel circuits
    6.2.1: The current at every point in a series circuit is the same
    6.2.2: The combined resistance of two or more resistors in series
    6.2.3: The sum of the p.d.s across the components in a series circuit
    6.2.4: The current from the source of a parallel circuit
    6.2.5: The current from the source is the sum of the currents
    6.2.6: The combined resistance of two resistors in parallel
    6.2.7: Two resistors in parallel
    6.2.8: The advantages of connecting lamps in parallel in a circuit
    6.3: Electrical Energy
    6.3.1: P = IV and E = IVt
    6.4: Dangers of electricity
    6.4.1: Electrical hazards
    6.4.2: A fuse protects a circuit
    6.4.3: The use of fuses

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