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= P1, P2 and P3 Physics modules =

A guide to the topics included in the P1, P2 and P3 Physics modules (United Kingdom)
The Physics modules- P1, P2 and P3- consist of various topics which may all be tested in your GCSE examinations. P1 is tested in all Science student's GCSE's across the United Kingdom, in BTEC, Double and Triple Science examinations, and consists of the following topics:

P1.1 The transfer of energy by heating processes and the factors that affect the rate at which that energy is transferred (Infra-red radiation, kinetic theory, energy transfer by heating and insulating buildings)

P1.2 Energy and efficiency (Efficiency of energy)

P1.3 The usefulness of electrical appliances (Transferring electrical energy)

P1.4 Methods we use to generate electricity (Generating electricity and the National Grid)

P1.5 The use of waves for communication and to provide evidence that the universe is expanding (General properties of waves, reflection, sound and red- shift)

P2 is also involved in the GCSE examinations of BTEC, Double and Triple Science students, and is slightly more complexed than P1 due to the fact that there are more topics. They include the following:

P2.1 Forces and their effects (Resultant forces, forces and motion, forces and braking, terminal velocity and elasticity)

P2.2 The kinetic energy of objects speeding up or slowing down

P2.3 Currents in electrical circuits

P2.4 Using mains electricity safely and the power of electrical appliances 

P2.5 What happens when radioactive substances decay, and the uses and dangers of their emissions

P2.6 Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion

Finally there consists of the P3 module. This however is only applicable to the students who are currently studying Triple Science in their GCSE's, and covers a smaller variety of topics than either P1 or P2. Despite this, P3 is certainly the most difficult of the Physics modules, and without sufficient knowledge of both P1 and P2, it will be difficult to do well in your P3 GCSE examination. This is because P3 builds upon the foundations of P1 and P2, therefore it would be worth aiming to gain an understand of the P1 and P2 topics above. P3 consists of the following topics (Triple Science students only)

P3.1 Medical applications of physics (e.g. how X rays generate the clear image of the inside of the human body)

P3.2 Using Physics to make things work (e.g. centre of mass, moments, hydraulics and circular motion)

P3.3 Keeping things moving