IGCSE Physics 0625 AI Tutor Playbook 2026

Audience: International British-curriculum Year 10-11 students (14-16 years old) preparing for the Summer 2027 IGCSE Physics exams (Cambridge CAIE 0625, Edexcel 4PH1, OR OxfordAQA 8463 specification) — typically the cohort interested in A-Level Physics, IB Physics HL/SL, AP Physics 1+2+C, engineering (mechanical + electrical + civil + chemical + biomedical + aerospace + materials + nuclear), medicine, dentistry, computer science, physics, astrophysics, applied-mathematics, and any physics-bound university course. Covers international candidates in Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, NZ, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and any other country where the IGCSE is taken. Covers IGCSE Physics teachers who want an AI workflow for grading mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space extended-responses, parents paying for international British-curriculum tuition, homeschool families using IGCSE Physics for transcript strength in engineering + medicine + physics + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions, and overseas students applying to UK Russell Group + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong Kong universities where IGCSE Physics at A* is the gold-standard British-curriculum signal (treated as equivalent to GCSE Physics grade 9 at UK universities, and stronger than AP Physics 1+2 at US universities for depth of content coverage).

Hook: IGCSE Physics had approximately 60,000+ IGCSE Physics candidates globally in 2025 (with Cambridge CAIE 0625 alone accounting for approximately 45,000+ candidates, Edexcel 4PH1 for approximately 12,000+, OxfordAQA 8463 for approximately 3,000+), making it the third-highest-volume IGCSE science subject globally — behind IGCSE Biology (~100,000+) and IGCSE Chemistry (~80,000+). The grade distribution is the most demanding of the IGCSE sciences: A*-rate of approximately 12.5 percent (lower than IGCSE Biology's 14.2 percent + IGCSE Chemistry's 12.8 percent, reflecting the demanding quantitative physics depth at A*-tier), A-rate of approximately 23.4 percent, B-rate of approximately 26.9 percent, C-rate of approximately 19.8 percent, D-rate approximately 8.7 percent, E-rate approximately 4.3 percent, F-rate approximately 1.6 percent, G/U-rate approximately 0.8 percent. The A*-A combined rate (35.9 percent) is the IGCSE benchmark for A-Level / IB / AP physics + engineering + medicine + computer-science readiness — students who score an A* at IGCSE Physics are well-positioned to take A-Level Physics, IB Physics HL/SL, AP Physics 1+2+C, and progress to top-tier engineering + medicine + computer-science + physics + astrophysics + aerospace + mechanical-engineering + electrical-engineering + civil-engineering + chemical-engineering + biomedical-engineering + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions globally.

The Cambridge CAIE 0625 specification: Paper 2 (Multiple-Choice, 45 minutes, 40 marks, 40 weighted questions testing all 22 topics, weighted 30 percent of the IGCSE grade), Paper 4 (Theory, 1 hour 15 minutes, 80 marks, structured + free-response questions testing all 22 topics + the physics toolkit, weighted 50 percent of the IGCSE grade), Paper 5 OR Paper 6 (Practical Test 1 hour 15 minutes 40 marks, OR Alternative-to-Practical 1 hour 60 marks — depending on the centre route, weighted 20 percent of the IGCSE grade). Each exam board has its own specification: Cambridge 0625 has 22 topics, Edexcel 4PH1 has 12 topics, OxfordAQA 8463 has 8 topics — but the depth + the A*-A* benchmark is consistent across boards. The 10-12 required practicals are at the core of the IGCSE Physics assessment: candidates must demonstrate competence in pendulum timing, spring-extension, force-and-acceleration, refraction, lens-focal-length, current-and-voltage, resistance-and-length, magnetic-field-around-wire, electromagnetic-induction, radiation-penetration, half-life-simulation, and density-of-irregular-object. The alternative-to-practical (Paper 6) is offered for centres that cannot run the lab practical (Paper 5); both test the same data-analysis + experimental-design reasoning depth.

For international applicants (Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, KSA, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, NZ, Canada, Caribbean), the IGCSE Physics A* is the gold-standard British-curriculum signal for A-Level Physics + IB Physics HL + AP Physics 1+2+C progressions globally — and is treated as equivalent to GCSE Physics grade 9 at UK Russell Group universities, and stronger than AP Physics 1+2 at most US universities for the depth of content coverage (Cambridge 0625 covers more mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space depth than AP Physics 1+2 combined). For engineering + medicine + computer-science + physics + aerospace admissions globally, IGCSE Physics at A* is the foundation physics for the A-Level Physics / IB Physics HL / AP Physics C:Mechanics + AP Physics C:E&M pre-engineering pair at A-Level-equivalent.

The reason IGCSE Physics has a lower A*-rate than IGCSE Biology is that the exam tests 5 separate competencies at A*-tier that are slightly more demanding than IGCSE Biology's toolkit: (1) mechanics accuracy (kinematics + dynamics + energy + work + power + momentum + circular motion + gravitational field — typically 25-30 percent of marks across Paper 4 + Paper 5/6); (2) electricity + magnetism (charge + current + voltage + resistance + Ohm's-law + series + parallel + power + electromagnetic-induction + transformers + motors + generators — typically 25-30 percent of marks); (3) waves + optics + thermal-physics (transverse + longitudinal + frequency + wavelength + amplitude + wave-speed + refraction + reflection + diffraction + interference + standing-waves + Doppler + heat + temperature + specific-heat-capacity + latent-heat + kinetic-theory + thermal-radiation + ideal-gas — typically 20-25 percent of marks); (4) atomic + nuclear + space (atomic-structure + isotopes + radioactivity + half-life + nuclear-equations + fission + fusion + decay-modes + solar-system + gravity + orbits + satellites + cosmology + Hubble + redshift — typically 15-20 percent of marks); and (5) required-practical technique + alternative-to-practical reasoning (pendulum + spring-extension + force-and-acceleration + refraction + lens-focal-length + current-and-voltage + resistance-and-length + magnetic-field + electromagnetic-induction + radiation-penetration + half-life-simulation + density-of-irregular-object — typically 20-25 percent of marks through Paper 5 OR Paper 6) plus extended-response writing (the 6-mark + 4-mark extended-response questions on Paper 4 testing the integration of concepts across topics + the experimental-design reasoning, typically 15-20 percent of marks). An AI tutor that holds all 22 Cambridge 0625 topics + the 12 Edexcel 4PH1 topics + the 8 OxfordAQA 8463 topics + the 10-12 required practicals + the physics toolkit + the mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space toolkit + the extended-response rubric, can score every Paper 2 + Paper 4 + Paper 5/6 calculation + extended-response against the Cambridge / Edexcel / OxfordAQA mark scheme, can walk the candidate through every required-practical data-analysis question + every alternative-to-practical design question, can simulate the 10-12 required practicals in the AI workflow (pendulum walk-through + spring-extension walk-through + force-and-acceleration walk-through + refraction walk-through + lens-focal-length walk-through + current-and-voltage walk-through + resistance-and-length walk-through + magnetic-field walk-through + electromagnetic-induction walk-through + radiation-penetration walk-through), and can surface the specific IGCSE Physics gap (mechanics accuracy vs electricity-and-magnetism vs waves-and-optics vs thermal-physics vs atomic-physics vs required-practical technique vs extended-response writing) that is costing the candidate marks toward the A* is the difference between a B and an A* in 22 weeks of focused prep. This is that workflow.

Tone: Quantitative-precision, mechanism-precise, data-analysis-aware, required-practical-grounded, international-cohort-aware. For Year 10-11 IGCSE candidates who have completed the IGCSE Physics content topics and need the AI tutor workflow to convert mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space mastery into IGCSE Physics A*-tier performance across all 3-4 papers and the practical + alternative-to-practical assessment.

Word count target: 4,500-4,900

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Why IGCSE Physics 0625 is the foundation physics for international British-curriculum + A-Level + IB + AP + engineering + medicine + computer-science + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions globally

IGCSE Physics is the foundation physics for every international British-curriculum applicant to UK + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong Kong + UAE + Saudi + Indian + Pakistani + Bangladeshi + Malaysian + Indonesian + Chinese + Japanese + Korean + Nigerian + South African + Ghanaian + Kenyan + Caribbean + Brazilian + Mexican + Argentinian + Chilean + Colombian + Filipino + Thai + Vietnamese universities where IGCSE Physics at A* + IGCSE Mathematics at A* + IGCSE Chemistry at A* + IGCSE Biology at A* is the strongest international British-curriculum offer for engineering + medicine + computer-science + physics + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions.

Three reasons IGCSE Physics sits at the top of the international cohort's application profile:

1. UK Russell Group + Oxbridge + engineering admissions treat IGCSE Physics at A as equivalent to GCSE Physics grade 9.* Every UK engineering program + physics program + computer-science program + medicine program requires an A* (or predicted A*) in IGCSE Physics for the standard offer — Cambridge engineering + Oxford engineering + Imperial engineering + UCL engineering + Edinburgh engineering + Manchester engineering + Bristol engineering + Warwick engineering + Kings College London engineering + St Andrews physics + Durham physics + Bath engineering + Loughborough engineering + Nottingham engineering + Leeds engineering + Liverpool engineering + Sheffield engineering + Southampton engineering + Birmingham engineering + Newcastle engineering + Glasgow engineering + Cardiff engineering + every UK Russell Group university offering engineering + physics + computer-science + medicine-bound undergraduate programs. For engineering + medicine + computer-science admissions specifically, IGCSE Physics is typically the FIRST subject admissions tutors look at on the UCAS application for engineering-bound applicants — the candidate's physics grade is the single strongest subject-signal in any engineering + physics + computer-science + medicine application.

2. US + Canadian universities treat IGCSE Physics at A as stronger than AP Physics 1+2 for depth of content coverage.* IGCSE Physics Cambridge 0625 covers 22 topics spanning mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space — and the depth at A*-tier (extended-response writing + required-practical technique + alternative-to-practical reasoning) exceeds AP Physics 1+2 combined at most US universities. Top US universities (MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Ivy League + Berkeley + Georgia Tech + Michigan + Carnegie Mellon + Purdue + UIUC + Georgia Tech) accept IGCSE Physics at A* in lieu of AP Physics 1+2 for the engineering + physics + computer-science + medicine foundation physics requirement. For international applicants from Singapore + Hong Kong + UAE + Saudi Arabia + India + Pakistan + Bangladesh + Malaysia + Indonesia + China + Japan + Korea applying to US universities, IGCSE Physics at A* + IGCSE Mathematics at A* + IGCSE Chemistry at A* + IGCSE Biology at A* is the strongest international British-curriculum offer for engineering + medicine + computer-science admissions.

3. IB Physics HL + AP Physics C progressions are smoother from IGCSE Physics A than from GCSE Physics grade 9.* IGCSE Physics 0625 covers 22 topics at a depth that maps directly to IB Physics HL Topic 1 (measurements + uncertainties) + Topic 2 (mechanics) + Topic 3 (thermal physics) + Topic 4 (waves) + Topic 5 (electricity + magnetism) + Topic 6 (circular motion + gravitation) + Topic 7 (atomic + nuclear + particle physics) + Topic 8 (energy production) + Topic 9 (astrophysics) + Topic 10 (relativity) + Topic 11 (electromagnetic induction + quantum + nuclear) + Option topics (engineering physics + imaging + astrophysics + relativity + nuclear physics + biomedical physics). Students who score an A* at IGCSE Physics are well-positioned to take IB Physics HL with the foundation in mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space that the IB HL syllabus assumes. AP Physics C similarly assumes the IGCSE Physics 0625 mechanics + electricity + magnetism foundation at A*-tier.

For the international cohort specifically, the IGCSE Physics A* is the highest-leverage IGCSE single subject for the engineering + medicine + computer-science application profile: a candidate with IGCSE Physics A* + IGCSE Mathematics A* + IGCSE Chemistry A* + IGCSE Biology A* + IGCSE English A* has a stronger international British-curriculum offer than a candidate with AP Physics 1 4 + AP Physics 2 4 + AP Calculus BC 4 + AP Chemistry 4 at most UK + US + Canadian + Australian universities.

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The 22-week IGCSE Physics 0625 AI Tutor Workflow

The 22-week workflow converts IGCSE Physics content mastery into IGCSE Physics A*-tier performance across all 3-4 papers (Paper 2 MCQ + Paper 4 Theory + Paper 5 Practical + Paper 6 Alternative-to-Practical). The workflow is structured into 5 phases:

Phase 1 — Weeks 1-4: Content foundation + mechanics + thermal mastery

The first 4 weeks establish the content foundation across the 22 Cambridge 0625 topics + the 12 Edexcel 4PH1 topics + the 8 OxfordAQA 8463 topics. The AI tutor walks the candidate through each topic in the syllabus order, scoring every short-answer + extended-response against the Cambridge / Edexcel / OxfordAQA mark scheme.

Topics 1-6 (Motion + Forces, Thermal Physics, Waves, Electricity + Magnetism basics, Atomic Physics, Space Physics):

For each topic, the AI tutor runs the candidate through the 3-stage mastery protocol:

1. Concept mapping + vocabulary check. The AI tutor asks the candidate to define every vocabulary term in the topic (e.g. for Topic 1 Motion + Forces: define displacement + distance + speed + velocity + acceleration + force + mass + weight + momentum + impulse + work + energy + power + kinetic-energy + gravitational-potential-energy + elastic-potential-energy + scalar + vector + contact-force + non-contact-force + resultant-force + free-body-diagram + air-resistance + terminal-velocity + moment + torque + pressure + density). Score against the mark scheme (1 mark per correct definition). Identify the 5-10 terms the candidate cannot define to A*-tier standard.

2. Process + mechanism explanation. The AI tutor asks the candidate to explain every process in the topic (e.g. for Topic 1 Motion + Forces: explain the relationship between displacement + time + speed + velocity + acceleration + the equations of motion (v = u + at, s = ut + ½at², s = ½(u+v)t, v² = u² + 2as) + Newton's three laws + free-fall + projectile motion + air-resistance + terminal-velocity + conservation of momentum + conservation of energy + moment-of-a-force + pressure-in-fluids + pressure-in-solids + Hooke's-law). Score against the mark scheme (1-3 marks per explanation, depending on depth). Identify the 3-5 processes the candidate cannot explain to A*-tier standard.

3. Calculation + data-analysis drill. The AI tutor asks the candidate to complete the topic-specific calculations (e.g. for Topic 1 Motion + Forces: calculate the speed from distance-and-time + the velocity from displacement-and-time + the acceleration from velocity-change-and-time + the force from mass-and-acceleration + the weight from mass-and-gravitational-field-strength + the momentum from mass-and-velocity + the impulse from force-and-time + the kinetic-energy from mass-and-velocity + the gravitational-potential-energy from mass + gravitational-field-strength + height + the work from force-and-distance + the power from work-and-time + the efficiency from useful-output-and-total-input + the moment from force-and-perpendicular-distance + the pressure from force-and-area + read off a velocity-time graph + identify acceleration + distance travelled). Score against the mark scheme (1-2 marks per calculation). Identify the 2-4 calculations the candidate cannot complete to A*-tier standard.

Topics 7-12 (Kinematics in detail, Forces in detail, Density, Pressure, Work-Energy-Power in detail, Thermal effects in detail):

For each topic, the AI tutor runs the candidate through the same 3-stage mastery protocol, with the addition of the graph-reading + graph-interpretation drill for kinematics + thermal topics:

1. Concept mapping + vocabulary check. (As above.)

2. Process + mechanism explanation. (As above.)

3. Calculation + data-analysis drill. (As above.)

4. Graph-reading + graph-interpretation drill. For kinematics + thermal topics, the AI tutor asks the candidate to read + interpret graphs (e.g. for Topic 1 Motion: velocity-time graph showing acceleration + constant velocity + deceleration; distance-time graph showing constant speed; force-extension graph showing Hooke's-law + elastic-limit + plastic-deformation; cooling-curve showing heat-loss + phase-change; heating-curve showing heat-gain + phase-change). Score against the mark scheme (1-2 marks per correct graph-reading, 1-2 marks per correct interpretation). Identify the 3-5 graphs the candidate cannot read correctly.

Topics 13-22 (Kinetic-molecular-theory, Wave-properties, Light, Sound, Electromagnetism, Electromagnetic-induction, Electrons, Radioactivity, Nuclear-physics, Astrophysics, Cosmology):

For each topic, the AI tutor runs the candidate through the 3-stage mastery protocol + the circuit-drawing + circuit-analysis drill for electricity topics:

1. Concept mapping + vocabulary check. (As above.)

2. Process + mechanism explanation. (As above.)

3. Calculation + data-analysis drill. (As above.)

4. Circuit-drawing + circuit-analysis drill. For electricity topics (Topic 4 Electricity + Magnetism basics, Topic 21 Electromagnetism, Topic 22 Electromagnetic-induction), the AI tutor asks the candidate to draw + analyse circuits (e.g. series circuit with 2-3 resistors + parallel circuit with 2-3 resistors + potential-divider circuit + LDR circuit + thermistor circuit + relay circuit + transformer circuit + motor circuit + generator circuit + diode circuit + capacitor-charge-discharge circuit). Score against the mark scheme (1-2 marks per correct component, 1-2 marks per correct analysis). Identify the 3-5 circuits the candidate cannot analyse correctly.

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The 22 Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 topics — what each board tests at A*-tier

Cambridge 0625 Topic	Edexcel 4PH1 Topic	OxfordAQA 8463 Topic	A*-tier marker
1 Motion + Forces (1.1-1.6: length + time + speed + acceleration + mass + weight + density)	Forces + Motion 2.1-2.9	Forces + Motion 1-3	Kinematics equations + Newton's laws + free-body-diagrams
2 Thermal Physics (2.1-2.5: thermal expansion + specific-heat-capacity + latent-heat + conduction + convection + radiation)	Thermal Physics 7.1-7.7	Particle Model of Matter 6	Specific-heat-capacity + latent-heat + U-values + LDRs + thermistors
3 Waves (3.1-3.8: transverse + longitudinal waves + frequency + wavelength + amplitude + wave-speed + refraction + reflection)	Waves 3.1-3.13	Waves 4-5	Refraction + reflection + diffraction + interference + standing-waves + Doppler
4 Electricity + Magnetism (4.1-4.10: charge + current + voltage + resistance + Ohm's-law + series + parallel + power + magnetic-fields)	Electricity 4.1-4.16	Electricity 5 + Magnetism 6	Ohm's-law + series-parallel + potential-divider + electromagnetic-induction
5 Atomic Physics (5.1-5.6: atomic-structure + Rutherford-scattering + isotopes + radioactivity + half-life + nuclear-equations)	Radioactivity + Particles 8.1-8.8	Atomic Structure 7	Radioactivity + half-life + decay-modes + nuclear-equations + fission + fusion
6 Space Physics (6.1-6.6: solar-system + gravity + orbits + satellites + cosmology + Hubble + redshift)	Astrophysics 10.1-10.4	Space 8	Gravity + orbits + satellites + cosmology + Hubble-law + redshift
7 Kinematics in detail (extended-tier: equations-of-motion + projectile-motion + momentum + impulse)	Forces + Motion 2 (extended)	Forces + Motion (extended)	Equations-of-motion + projectile-motion + conservation-of-momentum
8 Forces in detail (extended-tier: moments + couples + pressure-in-fluids + upthrust + Stokes-law)	Forces + Motion (extended)	Forces + Motion (extended)	Moments-of-a-force + couples + pressure-in-fluids + upthrust
9 Density + Pressure (extended-tier: density + pressure-in-solids + pressure-in-fluids + barometers + manometers)	Solids + Liquids + Gases 5.1-5.9	Forces + Motion (extended)	Density + pressure + barometers + manometers + hydraulic-systems
10 Work-Energy-Power (extended-tier: work + energy + power + efficiency + conservation-of-energy)	Energy + Energy Resources 6.1-6.7	Energy 1	Work + energy + power + efficiency + conservation-of-energy
11 Thermal effects in detail (extended-tier: kinetic-molecular-theory + thermal-radiation + ideal-gas + pV=nRT)	Thermal Physics (extended)	Particle Model (extended)	Kinetic-molecular-theory + ideal-gas + pV=nRT
12 Wave-properties (extended-tier: diffraction + interference + standing-waves + resonance + harmonics)	Waves (extended)	Waves (extended)	Diffraction + interference + standing-waves + resonance
13 Light (extended-tier: refraction + total-internal-reflection + lenses + image-formation + optical-instruments)	Waves (extended: light)	Waves (extended: light)	Refraction + total-internal-reflection + lenses + image-formation
14 Sound (extended-tier: sound-waves + speed-of-sound + ultrasound + hearing + acoustic-resonance)	Waves (extended: sound)	Waves (extended: sound)	Sound-waves + speed-of-sound + ultrasound
15 Electromagnetism (extended-tier: magnetic-fields + solenoids + electromagnets + electric-motors + loudspeakers)	Magnetism + Electromagnetism 9.1-9.6	Magnetism 6	Magnetic-fields + solenoids + electric-motors + loudspeakers
16 Electromagnetic-induction (extended-tier: induction + transformers + generators + alternators + eddy-currents)	Magnetism + Electromagnetism (extended)	Electromagnetic Induction 7	Induction + transformers + generators + alternators
17 Electrons (extended-tier: thermionic-emission + electron-beams + cathode-ray-oscilloscope + X-rays)	Magnetism + Electromagnetism (extended)	Atomic Structure (extended)	Thermionic-emission + cathode-ray-oscilloscope + X-rays
18 Radioactivity (extended-tier: radioactive-decay + half-life-experiments + safety + uses)	Radioactivity + Particles (extended)	Atomic Structure (extended)	Radioactive-decay + half-life + safety + uses
19 Nuclear-physics (extended-tier: nuclear-reactors + fission + fusion + energy-from-nuclear)	Radioactivity + Particles (extended)	Atomic Structure (extended)	Fission + fusion + nuclear-reactors
20 Astrophysics (extended-tier: stellar-evolution + Hertzsprung-Russell-diagram + star-classification)	Astrophysics (extended)	Space (extended)	Stellar-evolution + Hertzsprung-Russell-diagram
21 Cosmology (extended-tier: Hubble-law + redshift + Big-Bang + cosmic-microwave-background + dark-matter + dark-energy)	Astrophysics (extended)	Space (extended)	Hubble-law + redshift + Big-Bang
22 Special-topics (extended-tier: medical-imaging + communications + satellites + global-warming + renewable-energy)	Wave Phenomena 12 + Space 11	Space (extended)	Medical-imaging + communications + global-warming

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The 10-12 required practicals — Cambridge CAIE 0625

The Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 specification requires 10-12 practicals at A*-tier. Each is exam-relevant on Paper 5 OR Paper 6 Alternative-to-Practical:

1. Pendulum timing experiment — measure the period of a pendulum of varying length + determine g from a length-vs-period-squared graph. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + gradient-interpretation + uncertainty.
2. Spring extension experiment — measure the extension of a spring under varying load + determine the spring-constant + identify the elastic-limit. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + Hooke's-law + elastic-limit-identification.
3. Force-and-acceleration experiment — measure the acceleration of a trolley under a constant force + vary the mass + determine the relationship between force + mass + acceleration. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + Newton's-second-law + free-body-diagram.
4. Refraction experiment — measure the angle-of-incidence + angle-of-refraction for a glass-block + determine the refractive-index. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + Snell's-law + refractive-index-determination.
5. Lens-focal-length experiment — measure the image-distance for varying object-distance for a converging-lens + determine the focal-length from a 1/u-vs-1/v graph. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + lens-equation + real-vs-virtual-image-identification.
6. Current-and-voltage experiment — measure the current + voltage for a fixed resistor + determine the resistance + plot an I-V characteristic. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + Ohm's-law + I-V-characteristic-interpretation.
7. Resistance-and-length experiment — measure the resistance of a wire of varying length + determine the resistivity. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + resistance-vs-length-relationship + resistivity-calculation.
8. Magnetic-field-around-wire experiment — measure the magnetic-field-strength around a current-carrying-wire + plot the field-vs-distance. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + inverse-square-law + field-interpretation.
9. Electromagnetic-induction experiment — measure the induced-EMF in a coil as a magnet is moved in + out + determine the relationship between speed-of-movement + induced-EMF. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + Faraday's-law + Lenz's-law-interpretation.
10. Radiation-penetration experiment — measure the count-rate through paper + aluminium + lead + identify alpha + beta + gamma radiation. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + half-life-interpretation + radiation-identification.
11. Half-life-simulation experiment — simulate the decay of a radioactive-source using dice-or-m&ms + plot the count-vs-time graph + determine the half-life. Tests: data-recording + graph-drawing + half-life-determination + random-decay-understanding.
12. Density-of-irregular-object experiment — measure the mass + volume of an irregular-object + determine the density. Tests: data-recording + mass-measurement + volume-by-displacement + density-calculation.

For Edexcel 4PH1, 8 required practicals; for OxfordAQA 8463, 8 required practicals. The Cambridge required practicals cover all A*-tier data-analysis + experimental-design reasoning on Paper 5 + Paper 6.

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The IGCSE Physics AI tutor workflow: 22-week + daily-MCQ + weekly-FRQ + 3-full-mock-exams + 1-final-mock-exam + Cambridge-Edexcel-OxfordAQA-past-exams-2017-to-2025 + IGCSE-rubric-drill + common-mistakes-drill + calculator-fluency-drill + unit-conversion-drill + significant-figures-drill + 10-prompt-pattern-library + 10-MCQ-trap-pattern-recognition + 24-FRQ-rubric-points-scoring + 6-Paper-5-rubric-points-scoring + 6-Paper-6-rubric-points-scoring

Daily MCQ drill — 20 minutes/day, 6 days/week

The daily MCQ drill uses Cambridge 0625 / Edexcel 4PH1 / OxfordAQA 8463 past-exam MCQs from 2017-2025, scored against the mark scheme. Each MCQ is scored on a 3-tier basis: correct-answer (1 mark), correct-reasoning (1 mark), correct-unit-conversion + significant-figures (1 mark). The AI tutor surfaces the 10 MCQ-trap-pattern-recognition categories: (1) sign-error in equations-of-motion; (2) vector-vs-scalar confusion in momentum; (3) series-vs-parallel-resistance confusion; (4) transformer-equation-misapplication (V1/V2 = N1/N2 vs I1/I2 = N2/N1); (5) half-life-graph-misinterpretation; (6) refractive-index-sign-error; (7) efficiency-formula-inversion (useful-output/total-input vs total-input/useful-output); (8) pressure-formula-confusion (P = F/A vs P = ρgh); (9) wave-speed-formula-confusion (v = fλ vs v = s/t); (10) power-formula-confusion (P = IV vs P = I²R vs P = V²/R). The candidate must reach 85% accuracy on each trap-pattern category before advancing.

Weekly FRQ drill — 90 minutes/week, 1 day/week

The weekly FRQ drill uses Cambridge 0625 / Edexcel 4PH1 / OxfordAQA 8463 past-exam FRQs from 2017-2025, scored against the mark scheme. Each FRQ is scored on a 6-tier basis: (1) correct-formula-selection (1 mark); (2) correct-substitution (1 mark); (3) correct-calculation (1 mark); (4) correct-unit (1 mark); (5) correct-significant-figures (1 mark); (6) correct-reasoning-explanation (1 mark). The AI tutor walks the candidate through the 24 FRQ-rubric-points: (1) equations-of-motion (4 marks); (2) free-body-diagram (3 marks); (3) energy-conservation (4 marks); (4) momentum-conservation (4 marks); (5) Ohm's-law + series-parallel (4 marks); (6) electromagnetic-induction (4 marks); (7) transformer-equation (3 marks); (8) wave-equation (3 marks); (9) refraction-Snell's-law (3 marks); (10) lens-equation (4 marks); (11) specific-heat-capacity (4 marks); (12) latent-heat (4 marks); (13) ideal-gas-law (4 marks); (14) half-life-determination (4 marks); (15) decay-modes (3 marks); (16) Hubble-law (3 marks); (17) gravitational-field-strength (4 marks); (18) orbital-mechanics (4 marks); (19) pressure-in-fluids (4 marks); (20) upthrust (3 marks); (21) moment-of-a-force (3 marks); (22) efficiency (3 marks); (23) work-energy-power (4 marks); (24) power-dissipation (3 marks).

3 full mock exams + 1 final mock exam

The candidate sits 3 full mock exams (Paper 2 + Paper 4 + Paper 5/6) at weeks 8, 14, 18 + 1 final mock exam at week 21. Each mock is scored against the mark scheme + analysed for the specific IGCSE Physics gap (mechanics accuracy vs electricity-and-magnetism vs waves-and-optics vs thermal-physics vs atomic-physics vs required-practical technique vs extended-response writing). The AI tutor generates a personalized study-plan adjustment based on the mock results.

Calculator fluency + unit-conversion + significant-figures drill

The AI tutor runs the candidate through the 10 calculator-fluency drills: (1) scientific-notation (1.6×10⁻¹⁹ × 5); (2) unit-conversion (m/s to km/h, eV to J, nm to m); (3) significant-figures (3 sig figs vs 4 sig figs vs 5 sig figs); (4) uncertainty (±0.05 cm + ±0.1 s); (5) percentage-error (|measured - accepted|/accepted × 100); (6) graph-gradient (rise/run + units); (7) graph-intercept (y-axis-crossing + units); (8) graph-area-under-curve (sum of trapezoids + units); (9) proportional-vs-inverse-proportional identification; (10) gradient-equals-physical-quantity identification.

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Calculator fluency: TI-84 + TI-NSpire + Casio fx-991 + Casio fx-CG50 + equation-solver + quadratic-formula + simultaneous-equations + unit-conversion + scientific-notation + statistical-mode + probability-mode + calculus-mode (where-allowed)

The AI tutor trains the candidate on calculator-fluency for the IGCSE Physics exam, using the TI-84 + TI-NSpire + Casio fx-991 + Casio fx-CG50 calculator family. The 12 calculator-fluency drills: (1) scientific-notation entry + display; (2) unit-conversion (m/s to km/h, eV to J, nm to m, °C to K); (3) significant-figures setting; (4) equation-solver (ax² + bx + c = 0); (5) simultaneous-equations (2×2 + 3×3 systems); (6) statistical-mode (mean + standard-deviation + linear-regression); (7) probability-mode (binomial + normal-CDF + inverse-normal); (8) graph-mode (plot + trace + intersect + zero); (9) table-mode (evaluate y = f(x) for x-values); (10) matrix-mode (2×2 + 3×3); (11) complex-number-mode (where allowed); (12) calculus-mode (derivative + integral where allowed). The candidate must reach 95% accuracy on each calculator-fluency drill before the final mock exam.

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Conclusion: IGCSE Physics 2026 is the foundation physics for international British-curriculum + A-Level + IB + AP + engineering + medicine + computer-science + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions, and the AI tutor is the workflow that converts content into rubric-aligned A*-performance

The IGCSE Physics A* is the foundation physics for every international British-curriculum applicant to UK + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong Kong + UAE + Saudi + Indian + Pakistani + Bangladeshi + Malaysian + Indonesian + Chinese + Japanese + Korean + Nigerian + South African + Ghanaian + Kenyan + Caribbean + Brazilian + Mexican + Argentinian + Chilean + Colombian + Filipino + Thai + Vietnamese universities where IGCSE Physics at A* + IGCSE Mathematics at A* + IGCSE Chemistry at A* + IGCSE Biology at A* is the strongest international British-curriculum offer for engineering + medicine + computer-science + physics + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions. The 22-week AI tutor workflow — covering all 22 Cambridge 0625 topics + 12 Edexcel 4PH1 topics + 8 OxfordAQA 8463 topics, the 3-4 papers (Paper 2 MCQ + Paper 4 Theory + Paper 5 Practical + Paper 6 Alternative-to-Practical), the 10-12 required practicals (Cambridge), the physics toolkit (mechanics + thermal + waves + electricity + magnetism + atomic + nuclear + space), the daily-MCQ + weekly-FRQ + 3-full-mock-exams + 1-final-mock-exam + Cambridge-Edexcel-OxfordAQA-past-exams-2017-to-2025 + IGCSE-rubric-drill + common-mistakes-drill + calculator-fluency-drill + unit-conversion-drill + significant-figures-drill — is the workflow that converts IGCSE Physics content mastery into A*-tier performance.

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Cross-Cluster Anchors

• IGCSE Biology 0610 (post-93) — IGCSE Biology is the foundation biology for pre-med + nursing; IGCSE Physics is the foundation physics for engineering + medicine + computer-science; together they form the science double for engineering + medicine applicants
• IGCSE Chemistry 0620 (post-92) — IGCSE Chemistry is the foundation chemistry for medicine + engineering; IGCSE Physics + IGCSE Chemistry together form the strongest science pair for medicine admissions globally
• IGCSE Physics 0625 (this post) — the foundation physics for engineering + medicine + computer-science + physics + aerospace + mechanical + electrical + civil + chemical + biomedical + Russell Group + Oxbridge + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Imperial admissions
• A-Level Physics (post-89) — A-Level Physics is the A-Level flagship for engineering + physics + medicine; IGCSE Physics A* is the foundation for A-Level Physics A*
• IB Physics HL (post-175) — IB Physics HL is the IB-track flagship for engineering + physics + medicine; IGCSE Physics A* + IB Physics HL 7 is the strongest international pair for engineering admissions
• AP Physics C: Mechanics + AP Physics C: E&M — AP Physics C is the AP-track equivalent for engineering + physics + medicine; IGCSE Physics A* + AP Physics C 5 is the strongest AP-IGCSE pair for engineering admissions
• A-Level Mathematics (post-97) — A-Level Mathematics is the foundation mathematics for engineering + physics + computer-science; IGCSE Physics A* + A-Level Mathematics A* is the foundation pair for engineering admissions globally
• IGCSE Mathematics 0580 (post-199) — IGCSE Mathematics is the foundation mathematics for engineering + medicine + computer-science; IGCSE Physics + IGCSE Mathematics together form the science-math flagship pair for engineering admissions globally

Pairs with IGCSE Mathematics 0580 (post-199)

The IGCSE Mathematics 0580 playbook (post-199) + [this playbook] form the IGCSE + IGCSE-Mathematics + IGCSE-Cambridge-0580 + IGCSE-Edexcel-4MA1 + IGCSE-OxfordAQA-8460 + Cambridge-CAIE-Mathematics-0580 + Edexcel-IGCSE-Mathematics-4MA1 + OxfordAQA-IGCSE-Mathematics-8460 + IGCSE-Number-and-Arithmetic + IGCSE-Algebra-and-Functions + IGCSE-Coordinate-Geometry + IGCSE-Geometry + IGCSE-Mensuration + IGCSE-Trigonometry + IGCSE-Vectors-and-Transformations + IGCSE-Probability + IGCSE-Statistics + IGCSE-Extended-Tier + IGCSE-Core-Tier + IGCSE-Quadratics + IGCSE-Simultaneous-Equations + IGCSE-Polynomials + IGCSE-Functions + IGCSE-Graphs + IGCSE-Circle-Geometry + IGCSE-Sine-Rule + IGCSE-Cosine-Rule + IGCSE-3D-Trigonometry + IGCSE-Vector-Geometry + IGCSE-Transformations + IGCSE-Matrices + IGCSE-Logarithms + IGCSE-Exponentials + IGCSE-Calculus-Differentiation + IGCSE-Calculus-Integration + IGCSE-Sets + IGCSE-Probability-Trees + IGCSE-Conditional-Probability + IGCSE-Normal-Distribution + IGCSE-Correlation + IGCSE-Regression + IGCSE-Time-Series + IGCSE-Paper-2-MCQ + IGCSE-Paper-4-Theory + IGCSE-Paper-6-Theory + IGCSE-Paper-2 + IGCSE-Paper-4 + IGCSE-Paper-6 + IGCSE-22-week-workflow + IGCSE-AI-tutor + IGCSE-rubric-drill + IGCSE-calculator-fluency-drill + IGCSE-algebraic-manipulation-drill + IGCSE-geometric-reasoning-drill + IGCSE-statistical-analysis-drill + IGCSE-calculus-drill + IGCSE-common-mistakes-drill + IGCSE-MCQ-trap-pattern + IGCSE-FRQ-rubric-points cohort companion for Year 10-11 international British-curriculum students (14-16 years old) preparing for the Summer 2027 IGCSE Mathematics exams + parents paying $200+ per hour for international British-curriculum tuition + IGCSE Mathematics teachers wanting a rubric-aligned AI workflow for Paper 2 + Paper 4 + Paper 6 scoring + number + algebra + geometry + trigonometry + calculus + statistics + probability + vectors + matrices extended-response review + homeschool families using IGCSE Mathematics for transcript strength targeting first-year-undergraduate-engineering + medicine + computer-science + economics + finance + mathematics + actuarial-science + data-science + statistics + accounting at Cambridge + Oxford + Imperial + UCL + Edinburgh + Manchester + Bristol + Warwick + KCL + Durham + Exeter + St-Andrews + Bath + Loughborough + Leeds + Liverpool + Sheffield + Southampton + Birmingham + Newcastle + Glasgow + Cardiff + Nottingham + Surrey + LSE + UCL + Cambridge-Judge + Warwick-Economics + Durham-Economics + Bath-Finance + Toronto + UBC + McGill + McMaster + Waterloo + Queens + Alberta + Calgary + Dalhousie + NUS + NTU + HKUST + KAIST + SNU + Tsinghua + Peking + Sydney + Melbourne + Monash + UNSW + Queensland + Auckland + Otago + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Harvard + Yale + Princeton + Brown + Dartmouth + Cornell + Columbia + NYU + Berkeley + Chicago + Penn + Rice + Duke + Johns-Hopkins + CMU + Georgia-Tech + UIUC + Michigan + Northwestern + Purdue + Wisconsin + Texas-Austin + UCLA + USC + UC-San-Diego + UC-Berkeley + UC-Santa-Barbara + Wharton + HBS + Booth + Kellogg + Columbia-Business + Stern admissions. See post-199 for the IGCSE-Mathematics-specific exam, score-distribution, and 22-week score-A*-master schedule.

Pairs with A-Level Mathematics (post-200)

The A-Level Mathematics playbook (post-200) + [this playbook] form the A-Level + A-Level-Mathematics + A-Level-Edexcel-9MA0 + A-Level-AQA-7357 + A-Level-OCR + A-Level-MEI + A-Level-WJEC + A-Level-Cambridge-International + A-Level-AS-Level + A-Level-A2-Level + A-Level-Year-12 + A-Level-Year-13 + A-Level-UK-Sixth-Form + A-Level-UK-K12 + A-Level-Math-Flagship + A-Level-Quantitative + A-Level-STEM + A-Level-Engineering + A-Level-Computer-Science + A-Level-Economics + A-Level-Physics + A-Level-Chemistry + A-Level-Biology + A-Level-Psychology + A-Level-Further-Maths + A-Level-2027 + A-Level-June-2027 + A-Level-Pure-Mathematics + A-Level-Statistics + A-Level-Mechanics + A-Level-Proof + A-Level-Algebra + A-Level-Coordinate-Geometry + A-Level-Sequences + A-Level-Series + A-Level-Trigonometry + A-Level-Exponentials + A-Level-Logarithms + A-Level-Differentiation + A-Level-Integration + A-Level-Numerical-Methods + A-Level-Vectors + A-Level-Differential-Equations + A-Level-Complex-Numbers + A-Level-Probability + A-Level-Binomial + A-Level-Normal-Distribution + A-Level-Hypothesis-Testing + A-Level-Correlation + A-Level-Regression + A-Level-Kinematics + A-Level-Forces + A-Level-Newtons-Laws + A-Level-Moments + A-Level-Friction + A-Level-Projectiles + A-Level-Circular-Motion + A-Level-Simple-Harmonic-Motion + A-Level-Centres-of-Mass + A-Level-Work + A-Level-Energy + A-Level-Power + A-Level-Momentum + A-Level-Impulse + A-Level-mark-scheme + A-Level-grade-boundaries + A-Level-A-star + A-Level-A-grade + A-Level-Oxbridge + A-Level-Russell-Group + A-Level-Imperial + A-Level-UCL + A-Level-LSE + A-Level-Warwick + A-Level-Edinburgh + A-Level-Durham + A-Level-Bath + A-Level-Loughborough + A-Level-Maths + A-Level-24-week-workflow + A-Level-AI-tutor + A-Level-mark-scheme-drill + A-Level-common-mistakes-drill + A-Level-exam-technique-drill + A-Level-multi-part-question-strategy-drill + A-Level-12-prompt-pattern-library + A-Level-10-mark-scheme-scoring + A-Level-6-board-content-coverage + A-Level-12-topic-area-coverage + A-Level-5-statistics-topic-coverage + A-Level-5-mechanics-topic-coverage cohort companion for Year 12-13 UK sixth-form students (16-18 years old) preparing for the June 2027 A-Level Mathematics exams across Edexcel + AQA + OCR + MEI + WJEC + Cambridge International boards + parents paying £40-£120 per hour for tutors or £500-£2000 for revision-courses + A-Level Mathematics teachers wanting a mark-scheme-aligned AI workflow for Paper 1 + Paper 2 + Paper 3 scoring + Pure + Statistics + Mechanics extended-response review + homeschool families using A-Level Mathematics for transcript strength targeting first-year-undergraduate-engineering + computer-science + mathematics + actuarial-science + data-science + economics + finance + physics + natural-sciences + medicine-dentistry-veterinary + architecture + accountancy + AI-ML + quantitative-trading + consulting at Oxford + Cambridge + Imperial + UCL + LSE + Warwick + Edinburgh + Durham + Manchester + Bristol + KCL + Bath + Loughborough + St-Andrews + Exeter + Leeds + Liverpool + Sheffield + Southampton + Birmingham + Newcastle + Glasgow + Cardiff + Nottingham + Surrey + York + Queen-Mary + Queen's-Belfast + Swansea + Strathclyde + Heriot-Watt + Aberdeen + Dundee + Toronto + UBC + McGill + McMaster + Waterloo + Queens + Alberta + Calgary + Dalhousie + NUS + NTU + HKUST + KAIST + SNU + Tsinghua + Peking + Sydney + Melbourne + Monash + UNSW + Queensland + Auckland + Otago + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Harvard + Yale + Princeton + Brown + Dartmouth + Cornell + Columbia + NYU + Berkeley + Chicago + Penn + Rice + Duke + Johns-Hopkins + CMU + Georgia-Tech + UIUC + Michigan + Northwestern + Purdue + Wisconsin + Texas-Austin + UCLA + USC + UC-San-Diego + UC-Berkeley + UC-Santa-Barbara + Wharton + HBS + Booth + Kellogg + Columbia-Business + Stern admissions. See post-200 for the A-Level-Mathematics-specific exam, score-distribution, and 24-week score-A*-A-master schedule.

Pairs with A-Level Physics (post-201)

The A-Level Physics playbook (post-201) + [this playbook] form the A-Level + A-Level-Physics + A-Level-Edexcel-9PH0 + A-Level-AQA-7408 + A-Level-OCR-H556 + A-Level-MEI + A-Level-WJEC + A-Level-Cambridge-International + A-Level-AS-Level + A-Level-A2-Level + A-Level-Year-12 + A-Level-Year-13 + A-Level-UK-Sixth-Form + A-Level-UK-K12 + A-Level-Physics-Flagship + A-Level-Quantitative + A-Level-STEM + A-Level-Engineering + A-Level-Mathematics + A-Level-Chemistry + A-Level-Biology + A-Level-Computer-Science + A-Level-Economics + A-Level-Further-Maths + A-Level-2027 + A-Level-June-2027 + A-Level-Mechanics + A-Level-Materials + A-Level-Waves + A-Level-Electricity + A-Level-Quantum-Physics + A-Level-Particle-Physics + A-Level-Astrophysics + A-Level-Cosmology + A-Level-Electromagnetism + A-Level-Nuclear-Physics + A-Level-Thermal-Physics + A-Level-Circular-Motion + A-Level-Oscillations + A-Level-Gravitational-Fields + A-Level-Electric-Fields + A-Level-Capacitance + A-Level-Magnetic-Fields + A-Level-Electromagnetic-Induction + A-Level-Alternating-Currents + A-Level-Medical-Physics + A-Level-Engineering-Physics + A-Level-Electronics + A-Level-required-practicals + A-Level-ISA + A-Level-empirical-skills + A-Level-mark-scheme + A-Level-grade-boundaries + A-Level-A-star + A-Level-A-grade + A-Level-Oxbridge + A-Level-Russell-Group + A-Level-Imperial + A-Level-UCL + A-Level-Warwick + A-Level-Edinburgh + A-Level-Durham + A-Level-Manchester + A-Level-Bristol + A-Level-KCL + A-Level-Bath + A-Level-Loughborough + A-Level-St-Andrews + A-Level-Physics + A-Level-24-week-workflow + A-Level-AI-tutor + A-Level-mark-scheme-drill + A-Level-common-mistakes-drill + A-Level-required-practicals-drill + A-Level-ISA-empirical-skills-drill + A-Level-exam-technique-drill + A-Level-multi-part-question-strategy-drill + A-Level-10-prompt-pattern-library + A-Level-10-mark-scheme-scoring + A-Level-6-board-content-coverage + A-Level-8-module-coverage + A-Level-12-required-practicals-coverage + A-Level-12-empirical-skills-coverage cohort companion for Year 12-13 UK sixth-form students (16-18 years old) preparing for the June 2027 A-Level Physics exams across Edexcel + AQA + OCR + MEI + WJEC + Cambridge International boards + parents paying £40-£120 per hour for tutors or £500-£2000 for revision-courses + A-Level Physics teachers wanting a mark-scheme-aligned AI workflow for Paper 1 + Paper 2 + Paper 3 scoring + 12-required-practicals + ISA-empirical-skills extended-response review + homeschool families using A-Level Physics for transcript strength targeting first-year-undergraduate-engineering + physics + natural-sciences + astronomy + astrophysics + medical-physics + biophysics + chemical-physics + materials-science + nanotechnology + robotics + mechatronics + aerospace + nuclear + renewable-energy + optics + photonics + electronics + semiconductor + telecommunications + quantum-computing + AI-hardware at Oxford + Cambridge + Imperial + UCL + Warwick + Edinburgh + Durham + Manchester + Bristol + KCL + Bath + Loughborough + St-Andrews + Exeter + Leeds + Liverpool + Sheffield + Southampton + Birmingham + Newcastle + Glasgow + Cardiff + Nottingham + Surrey + York + Queen-Mary + Queen's-Belfast + Swansea + Strathclyde + Heriot-Watt + Aberdeen + Dundee + Toronto + UBC + McGill + McMaster + Waterloo + Queens + Alberta + Calgary + Dalhousie + NUS + NTU + HKUST + KAIST + SNU + Tsinghua + Peking + Sydney + Melbourne + Monash + UNSW + Queensland + Auckland + Otago + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + Harvard + Yale + Princeton + Brown + Dartmouth + Cornell + Columbia + NYU + Berkeley + Chicago + Penn + Rice + Duke + Johns-Hopkins + CMU + Georgia-Tech + UIUC + Michigan + Northwestern + Purdue + Wisconsin + Texas-Austin + UCLA + USC + UC-San-Diego + UC-Berkeley + UC-Santa-Barbara + Wharton + HBS + Booth + Kellogg + Columbia-Business + Stern admissions. See post-201 for the A-Level-Physics-specific exam, score-distribution, and 24-week score-A*-A-master schedule.