AQA PhysicsA LEVELYEAR 1AND ASJim BreithauptOXFORDOXFORDUNIVERSITY PRESSGreat Clarendon Street,Oxford,OX2 6DP.United KingdomOxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research,scholarship.and education by publishing worldwide.Oxford is aregistered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and incertain other countriesJim Breithaupt 2016The moral rights of the authors have been assertedFirst published in 2016All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced.stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by anymeans,without the prior permission in writing of Oxford UniversityPress.or as expressly permitted by law.by licence or under terms agreedwith the appropriate reprographics rights organization.Enquiriesconcerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sentto the Rights Department,Oxford University Press,at the address above.You must not circulate this work in any other form and you mustimpose this same condition on any acquirerBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataData available978019835188710987654321Paper used in the production of this book is a natural,recyclableproduct made from wood grown in sustainable forests.The manufacturing process conforms to the environmental regulationsof the country of origin.Printed in Great BritainArtwork by Q2A MediaAS/A Level course structureThis book has been written to support students studying for AQA ASPhysics and for students in their first year of studying for AQA A LevelPhysics.It covers the AS sections from the specification,the contentof which will also be examined at A Level.The sections covered areshown in the contents list,which also shows you the page numbersfor the main topics within each section.If you are studying for ASPhysics,you will only need to know the content in the shaded box.Year 1 contentYear 2 content1 Particles and radiation6 Further mechanics and thermal2 Wavesphysics3 Mechanics and energy7 Fields4 Electricity8 Nuclear physics5 Skills in AS PhysicsPlus one option from the following:·Astrophysics·Medical physicswexa·Engineering physicsTurning points in physics·ElectronicsA Level exams will cover content from Year 1 and Year 2 and will be at ahigher demand.