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A-Level Physics online

Study A-Level Physics online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. 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 Physics syllabus shown here covers 25 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.

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

The Cambridge route shown here has 5 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.

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

Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled Physics subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

Teaching matched to your journey

Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.

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 suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.

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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