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A-Level Physics online

Study A-Level Physics with one-to-one teaching from a specialist subject teacher, live and recorded lessons, and a pace you set yourself. Inventum is a Cambridge and Pearson accredited online school teaching learners aged 16–18 in more than 50 countries.

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What you'll study in A-Level Physics

The Cambridge and Pearson Physics syllabus covers 25 topics. Your teacher works through them with you one-to-one, at a pace that matches how quickly you pick each one up.

Candidates for Cambridge International AS Level Physics study the following topics:

  • Physical quantities and units
  • Kinematics
  • Dynamics
  • Forces, density and pressure
  • Work, energy and power
  • Deformation of solids
  • Waves
  • Superposition
  • Electricity
  • D.C. circuits
  • Particle physics

Candidates for Cambridge International A Level Physics study the AS Level topics and the following topics:

  • Motion in a circle
  • Gravitational fields
  • Temperature
  • Ideal gases
  • Thermodynamics
  • Oscillations
  • Electric fields
  • Capacitance
  • Magnetic fields
  • Alternating currents
  • Quantum physics
  • Nuclear physics
  • Medical physics
  • Astronomy and cosmology

How A-Level Physics is assessed

5 externally marked papers, set by Cambridge and Pearson. Exams are sat in person at a registered exam centre — your success coach helps you find one near you.

Paper 1 - Multiple Choice

1 hour 15 minutes

40 multiple-choice questions. Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content. Externally assessed

Paper 2 - AS Level Structured Questions

1 hour 15 minutes

Structured questions. Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content. Externally assessed

Paper 3 - Advanced Practical Skills

2 hours

Practical work and structured questions. Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content. Externally assessed

Paper 4 - A Level Structured Questions

2 hours

Structured questions. Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required. Externally assessed

Paper 5 - Planning, Analysis and Evaluation

1 hour 15 minutes

Candidates answer two compulsory questions. Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content. Externally assessed

Why study Physics with Inventum

1-to-1 subject teaching

Every Physics student gets one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher — not a seat in a 30-person virtual class.

Live and recorded lessons

Attend live or catch up on your own schedule. Missing a lesson never means falling behind.

Study at your own pace

No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.

Recognised worldwide

Cambridge and Pearson qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.

Frequently asked questions about A-Level Physics

Yes. You can take Physics as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time A-Level programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.

Physics is assessed through 5 externally marked papers: Paper 1 - Multiple Choice, Paper 2 - AS Level Structured Questions, Paper 3 - Advanced Practical Skills, Paper 4 - A Level Structured Questions, Paper 5 - Planning, Analysis and Evaluation. Full details are in the assessment section above.

Written exams are taken in person at a registered Cambridge and Pearson exam centre. There are centres in most countries, and your success coach helps you find and register with one near you.

A-Level Physics is recognised internationally and supports progression to university applications worldwide.

Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.

Other A-Level subjects

Combine Physics with any of these — most students take several.

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