52 content lessons covering every Specific Objective in the five sections of the CXC CSEC Physics syllabus, plus 6 exam-preparation lessons (including Paper 032) with a timed mock paper and 4 practical and SBA lessons. Every lesson has a narrated explainer video with worked examples, key notes, Paper 1 and Paper 2 style practice, and a readiness score — no login, no install.
Each lesson’s readiness = video watched (20%) + best multiple-choice score (40%) + self-marked structured answers (40%). Paper 1 readiness = content lessons (50%) + Paper 1 mock (30%) + lesson X1 (20%). Paper 2 = content lessons (60%) + Paper 2 mock, lesson X2 (40%). Paper 3 (SBA) = practicals and SBA lessons (60%) + lessons X3–X6 on Paper 03 and Paper 032 (40%). Overall = Paper 1 × 30% + Paper 2 × 50% + Paper 3 × 20%, the same weights as CSEC Physics (30 / 50 / 20). Progress is saved in this browser only.
168 quick games across the lessons — sort, sequence, match and Myth or Fact — plus the Physics Arcade. Win XP to level up and unlock badges. Games are practice for fun: they do not change your exam readiness.
| Paper | What it is | Time | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 01 | 60 multiple-choice items covering all five sections (60 marks: Knowledge and Comprehension 50, Use of Knowledge 10) | 1 h 15 min | 30% |
| Paper 02 | 6 compulsory questions: Question 1 data analysis (25 marks), Questions 2 and 3 structured (15 marks each) and Questions 4 to 6 (15 marks each) — 100 marks | 2 h 30 min | 50% |
| Paper 03/1 (SBA) | Practical work assessed by your teacher in four skills (130 raw marks weighted to 40); Paper 03/2 (Paper 032) is the alternative for private candidates: three questions, 2 h 10 min | Over the course | 20% |
Source: CXC CSEC Physics Syllabus (CXC 22/G/SYLL 13), “Format of the Examination” and Table 1 (Paper 01: 60 marks; Paper 02: 100 marks; Paper 03: 40 marks; 200 raw marks in all, weighted 30 / 50 / 20).
Scientific method and measurement, vectors, forces, moments, motion, Newton’s laws and momentum, energy, power and hydrostatics.
How Galileo’s careful observation and experiment shaped physics, the steps of the scientific method, and an investigation of the factors that affect the period of a simple pendulum.
How to plot a graph that earns full marks, draw a line of best fit, calculate a gradient with its unit, interpret what it means, and express answers to a suitable number of significant figures.
Choosing and reading rulers, vernier calipers, micrometer screw gauges, balances, clocks and measuring cylinders; random and systematic errors; sensitivity, accuracy and range; and density calculations.
The turning effect of a force, calculating moments (force × perpendicular distance), applying the principle of moments to balanced beams and see-saws, and the action of levers.
What the centre of gravity is, how to find it for a lamina with a plumb line, and how the position of the centre of gravity and the width of the base decide whether an object is stable.
Defining energy, the forms of energy and how they transform, work done = force × displacement, and the use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, with a Caribbean focus.
Defining and calculating gravitational potential energy (mgh) and kinetic energy (½mv²), and applying the conservation of energy to falling objects, swings and pendulums.
Defining power as the rate of doing work, calculating power and efficiency, and explaining why no machine is 100% efficient and how its efficiency can be improved.
Defining pressure as force per unit area, explaining everyday examples, and calculating the pressure in a liquid from depth and density using P = hρg.
Archimedes’ principle, upthrust and apparent weight, predicting whether an object floats or sinks, and applications to ships, submarines and balloons.
Kinetic theory, temperature, expansion, the gas laws, heat capacity, latent heat and the transfer of thermal energy.
Heat capacity and specific heat capacity, the equation Q = mcΔθ, determining c for metals and liquids by the electrical method and the method of mixtures, and sources of error.
Why temperature stays constant during a change of state, Q = ml for melting and boiling, determining latent heats, and the difference between evaporation and boiling.
How thermal energy is transferred by conduction in solids and by convection in fluids, why metals conduct well and air is a poor conductor, and everyday examples such as insulation and sea breezes.
Radiation as infrared electromagnetic waves, what affects absorption and emission, why good absorbers are good emitters, and the design of vacuum flasks and solar water heaters, and the greenhouse effect.
Wave motion, sound, the electromagnetic spectrum, the nature of light, reflection, refraction, total internal reflection and lenses.
How converging and diverging lenses act on a beam of parallel rays, the key terms (principal axis, principal focus, focal length, focal plane), and ray diagrams for real and virtual images.
Calculating magnification from image and object sizes or distances, applying 1/f = 1/u + 1/v with a sign convention, and methods to find the focal length of a converging lens.
Electrostatics, current electricity, circuits and components, domestic electricity, electronics, magnetism, electromagnetism, induction and transformers.
The concept of resistance, R = V/I, Ohm’s law, the I–V graphs of a metallic conductor, filament lamp and diode, and why ammeters need low resistance and voltmeters high resistance.
Rules for current and p.d. in series and parallel circuits, combining resistors in series and parallel, and solving series–parallel circuit problems.
How a semiconductor diode lets current pass one way, how it is used to convert alternating current to direct current by half-wave rectification, and comparing V–t graphs of battery d.c. and rectified a.c.
The symbols and truth tables of the AND, OR, NOT, NAND and NOR gates, analysing circuits of up to three gates, simple alarm circuits, and the impact of electronics on society.
The magnetic field patterns round a straight wire, a flat coil and a solenoid, the right-hand grip rule, and how electromagnets work and are used.
The force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, Fleming’s left-hand rule, factors affecting the force, and how a simple d.c. motor works.
Models of the atom, nuclear structure, radioactivity, half-life, and the uses, hazards and energy of nuclear processes.
How each CSEC Physics paper works, exam technique for data analysis and extended response, a full timed Paper 01 mock with 60 items, and Paper 032 preparation.
How Paper 01 is built (60 items, 75 minutes), how its marks are split between knowledge and use of knowledge, techniques for working and checking answers, and a timed 60-item mock exam.
How Paper 02 is built, how to score in the data analysis question, how to answer structured and extended-response questions with the right command words, and a self-marked mini mock.
How the written practical paper is built, how to describe an experiment with variables and a method, how to record data in a table, plot and use a graph, state precautions, and write a conclusion.
A full 40-mark Paper 032 style practice paper with three questions — Hooke’s law, refraction through glass, and Archimedes’ principle — with marks tagged for experimental skills and use of knowledge.
A second full 40-mark Paper 032 style practice paper with three questions — specific heat capacity, series and parallel circuits, and a dice model of radioactive decay.
The seven required practicals, the SBA skills (observation, recording and reporting; manipulation and measurement; planning and designing; analysis and interpretation) and the investigative project (Paper 031).
A guide to the seven practicals that must be included in the SBA: aim, apparatus, measurements, graph or calculation, and common errors for each, plus keeping a practical workbook.
What teachers look for when assessing manipulation and measurement and observation, recording and reporting: setting up apparatus, reading instruments, safe working, tables, diagrams and clear written reports.
The CXC marking criteria for the Proposal (10 marks) and Implementation (20 marks) of an investigation: hypothesis, aim, method, variables, results, discussion, limitations, reflections and conclusion.
A full investigation written in the CXC reporting format — Part A (proposal) and Part B (implementation) — on how the size of a parachute canopy affects its fall time, with the marks each section earns.