Cambridge Pre U

This section contains suggestions for material from the schoolphysics website that could be used with the Cambridge Pre-U Physics syllabus (for first examination in 2010).

CIE is not affiliated with the author of the site and has had no involvement with the content of this website.

The website does not necessarily cover all topics or cover any topic to the depth required for this syllabus, although some sections may cover topics in more detail than is needed. It is the responsibility of the individual teacher to select the appropriate material.

References to work at GCSE level that might be useful at Pre-U level are shown as (14-16) or (11-14).

For the full version of the syllabus please see: CIE Pre U

1. Mechanics

1 Vectors and scalars
1 Vectors and scalars

2 Components of vectors
2 Components of vectors

3 Addition of vectors
3 Vector addition
3 Vectors and the addition of vectors (14-16)

16-19/Mechanics/Statics/Problems/Vectors
16-19/Mechanics/Statics/Problems/Vectors 2

4 Moment of a force
4 Moments 1
4 Moments 2
4 Moments 3

5 Motion graphs
5 Velocity time graphs
5 Distance time graphs (14-16)
5 Velocity time graphs (14-16)


14-16/Mechanics/Motion/Problems/Motion graphs
14- 16/Mechanics/Motion/Problems/Motion graphs 2

6 Motion graphs use
6 Motion graphs (14-16)
6 Non uniform acceleration

7 Equations of motion
7 Equations of motion

8 Equations of motion (2)
8 Equations of motion

16-19/Mechanics/Kinematics/Problems/Kinematics
16-19/Mechanics/Kinematics/Problems/Equations of motion

9 Projectile motion
9 Projectiles – vertical projection
9 Projectiles – horizontal projection
9 Projectiles – projection at an angle

16-19/Mechanics/Kinematics/Problems/Projectiles 1
16-19/Mechanics/Kinematics/Problems/Projectiles 2

10 Forces in collision
10 Newton's first law and inertia

11 Newton's Laws of motion
11 Newton's first law (14-16)
11 Newton's second law (14-16)
11 Newton's third law (14-16)

12 Newton's second Law of motion
12 Newton's second law
12 Newton's second law (14-16)

16-19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Newton's Laws

13 Addition of forces
13 Addition of forces (11-14)
13 Vector addition
13 Vectors and the addition of vectors (14-16)

16-19/Mechanics/Statics/Problems/Vectors and forces

14 Momentum and its conservation
14 Momentum and impulse (14-16)
14 Impulse and momentum 1
14 Momentum conservation

15 Force and momentum
15 Impulse and momentum 1

16 Impulse and change of momentum
16 Impulse and momentum 1
16 Impulse and momentum 2

16-19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Momentum 1
16-19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Momentum 2
16-19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Momentum 3

17 Force-time graphs
17 Force-time graphs

18 Conservation of linear momentum
18 Momentium conservation
18 Conservation of momentum and skaters

19 Pressure
19 Pressure
19 Pressure (11-14)

20 Pressure in liquids
20 Pressure in liquids
20 Pressure in liquids (11-14)