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A-Level H2 Physics help and practice
Junior college, working toward the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level. Rae explains, marks and drills H2 Physics with your level in mind. Free to try, no install.
What Rae does for Physics
- Work through equations and units one step at a time.
- Discuss the assumptions and constants used in a calculation.
- Clear diagrams that make the setup click.
- Snap a photo of the problem, send a voice note, or attach the file.
- Revisit topics with Rae’s notes and practice tools.
Use the SEAB syllabus for A-Level H2 Physics (9478) to check which skills you need to practise.
Topics
Physical quantities, units, measurement uncertainty and vector basics
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Types of force, turning effects and conditions for equilibrium
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Kinematics, uniformly accelerated motion, momentum and Newton's laws
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Energy stores and transfers, work, kinetic and potential energy, fields, power and efficiency
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Falling freely, the gravitational potential energy of a uniform field, and how air resistance changes the motion
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Impulse and the conservation of momentum and energy
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Kinematics of uniform circular motion and centripetal acceleration
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Newton's gravitation, gravitational field strength, potential and energy, escape velocity and orbits
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Simple harmonic motion and the energy of oscillations
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Wave properties, energy transfer by progressive waves and polarisation
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The superposition principle, standing waves, interference and single-slit diffraction
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Empirical gas laws and the kinetic theory of gases
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Internal energy, heating and work done, the laws of thermodynamics, and specific heat and latent heat
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Coulomb's law, electric field strength, potential and energy, uniform fields and capacitance
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Electric current and carrier drift, voltage and electrical power, plus d.c. and a.c. supplies
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Circuit symbols and diagrams, resistance and resistivity, series and parallel resistors, and RC circuits
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Magnetic fields and flux density from currents, force on a conductor and force on a moving charge
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Magnetic flux, the induction laws of Faraday and Lenz, and power transformers
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The particle nature of light, the wave nature of matter and energy quantisation
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The nuclear atom, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions and conservation laws, and binding energy
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See also: which topics come up most in past papers.
How the exam is structured
Paper 1 - Multiple Choice
- Whole paper (30 marks): Thirty multiple-choice items, each of the direct type offering four answer options.
Paper 2 - Structured Questions
- Whole paper (75 marks): A varying number of structured questions together with one or two data-based questions; some items require candidates to combine understanding drawn from several parts of the syllabus. The data-based question(s) account for 20 to 25 marks.
Paper 3 - Longer Structured Questions
- Section A (55 marks): A varying number of structured questions, some requiring candidates to bring together understanding from different syllabus areas.
- Section B (20 marks): Two extended 20-mark questions, of which candidates tackle one.
Paper 4 - Practical
- Two practical sections (50 marks): A practical paper in two sections assessing experimental objectives C1 to C5 across four skill areas. These are: analysis, conclusions and evaluation (ACE); planning (P); the presentation of data and observations (PDO); and manipulation together with measurement and observation (MMO). The ACE and PDO areas may include data-analysis tasks needing no apparatus, with candidates processing data via spreadsheet software.
What the exam rewards
- A Knowledge with understanding: recall and make sense of phenomena, facts, laws, definitions, concepts and theories, plus the vocabulary, symbols, quantities and units, the instruments and safe techniques, how quantities are determined, and the social, economic and environmental sides of applications. Questions often open with define, state, describe or explain. (36% of the marks)
- B Handling, applying and evaluating information: gather and present information from various sources, sort relevant from irrelevant, convert and manipulate data, spot patterns and draw conclusions, give reasoned explanations, form hypotheses and predictions, transfer principles to unfamiliar contexts, combine ideas across physics topics, judge information and hypotheses, and recognise the limits of models. Questions often open with predict, suggest, deduce, calculate or determine. (44% of the marks)
- C Experimental skills and investigations: follow instructions and use apparatus safely and effectively, record and present observations and measurements with proper precision, interpret and evaluate results, identify problems and design investigations, and critique methods while proposing improvements. (20% of the marks)
How it works
Open Rae on the web or in Telegram. Ask a question, attach your working or use voice. Read the explanation, try a follow-up question and use the notes and practice tools to revisit what you learned. AI feedback can make mistakes; check it against your syllabus and your teacher’s guidance.