Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-7-doppler-effect [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [International A Level](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level.md) › [Physics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics.md) › [Cambridge International](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international.md) › Doppler Effect # Doppler Effect Physics: Cambridge International A Level, topic 7.2.7 ## The Doppler Effect The Doppler effect describes the phenomenon of the observed wavelength and frequency of waves changing when the source of the waves is moving with respect to an observer. ### Types of waves ![Types of waves](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/3.1.5%20Sound%20waves/rsz__343_oscilloscope_no_labels_1-min.png) - The Doppler effect can be experienced with all types of waves. - The wavelength and frequency of the waves do not actually change. ### Approaching vs receding sources ![Approaching vs receding sources](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/f9510739-fa1d-460c-ac99-5123dd5767d6/police-car.jpg) - When the source of the waves is approaching, the frequency shifts upwards for observers. - When the source of the waves is receding, the frequency shifts downwards for observers. ### Doppler equation ![Doppler equation](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/632a2300-0cd0-4bd7-bd08-cd3b33f2cad0/sound-waves-interference-.jpg) - The observed frequency $$f_o$$ is given by the equation: - $$f_o=\frac{v}{v\pm v_s}f$$ - Where $$f_s$$ is the frequency at the source, $$v$$ is the speed of the wave and $$v_s$$ is the speed of the source. - The minus sign is used for motion toward the observer and the plus sign for motion away from the observer, producing the appropriate shifts up and down in frequency. ## Test yourself on Doppler Effect - Which types of waves can be affected by the Doppler effect? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/1b5bc325-d783-4d2c-99cd-5a7d913debfc/section/4bf82b70-afef-44c7-a8ab-7f1897e9b348/session) - Previous topic: [7.2.6 Electromagnetic Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-6-electromagnetic-waves.md) - Next topic: [7.2.8 Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-8-sound-waves.md) ## Physics: Cambridge International A Level contents ### 1 Physical Quantities & Units - 1.1 Physical Quantities & Units - [1.1.1 Use of SI Units](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-1-use-of-si-units.md) - [1.1.2 SI Prefixes, Standard Form & Converting Units](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-2-si-prefixes-standard-form-and-converting-units.md) - [1.1.3 End of Topic Test - Units & Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-3-end-of-topic-test-units-and-prefixes.md) - [1.1.4 Avogadro's Constant](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-4-avogadros-constant.md) - [1.1.5 Scalars & Vectors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-5-scalars-and-vectors.md) - 1.2 Errors & Uncertainty - [1.2.1 Measuring Length, Time & Volume](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-1-measuring-length-time-and-volume.md) - [1.2.2 Measuring Temperature](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-2-measuring-temperature.md) - [1.2.3 Circuit Measurements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-3-circuit-measurements.md) - [1.2.4 Limitation of Physical Measurements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-4-limitation-of-physical-measurements.md) - [1.2.5 Uncertainty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-5-uncertainty.md) - [1.2.6 Estimation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-6-estimation.md) - [1.2.7 Displaying Data](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-7-displaying-data.md) - [1.2.8 End of Topic Test - Measurements & Errors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-8-end-of-topic-test-measurements-and-errors.md) ### 2 Kinematics - 2.1 Equations of Motion - [2.1.1 Motion in a Straight Line](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-1-motion-in-a-straight-line.md) - [2.1.2 Graphs of Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-2-graphs-of-motion.md) - [2.1.3 Bouncing Ball Example](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-3-bouncing-ball-example.md) - [2.1.4 End of Topic Test - Motion in a Straight Line](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-4-end-of-topic-test-motion-in-a-straight-line.md) - [2.1.5 Acceleration Due to Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-5-acceleration-due-to-gravity.md) ### 3 Dynamics - 3.1 Momentum & Newton's Laws of Motion - [3.1.1 Mass & Inertia](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-1-mass-and-inertia.md) - [3.1.2 Newton's Laws](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-2-newtons-laws.md) - [3.1.3 Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-3-momentum.md) - [3.1.4 End of Topic Test - Newton's Laws & Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-4-end-of-topic-test-newtons-laws-and-momentum.md) - [3.1.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - Newton's Third Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-5-a-a-ao34-newtons-third-law.md) - 3.2 Non-Uniform Motion - [3.2.1 Projectile Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-2-1-projectile-motion.md) - 3.3 Linear Momentum & Conservation - [3.3.1 Conservation of Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-3-1-conservation-of-momentum.md) ### 4 Force, Density & Pressure - 4.1 Force, Density & Pressure - [4.1.1 Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-1-fields.md) - [4.1.2 Force in Uniform Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-2-force-in-uniform-fields.md) - [4.1.3 Friction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-3-friction.md) - [4.1.4 Buoyancy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-4-buoyancy.md) - [4.1.5 Terminal Speed](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-5-terminal-speed.md) - [4.1.6 End of Topic Test - Acceleration Due to Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-6-end-of-topic-test-acceleration-due-to-gravity.md) - [4.1.7 Centre of Mass](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-7-centre-of-mass.md) - [4.1.8 Forces & Equilibrium](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-8-forces-and-equilibrium.md) - [4.1.9 End of Topic Test - Scalars & Vectors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-9-end-of-topic-test-scalars-and-vectors.md) - [4.1.10 Moments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-10-moments.md) - [4.1.11 End of Topic Test - Moments & Centre of Mass](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-11-end-of-topic-test-moments-and-centre-of-mass.md) - [4.1.12 Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-12-density.md) - [4.1.13 Pressure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-13-pressure.md) ### 5 Work, Energy & Power - 5.1 Work, Energy & Power - [5.1.1 Work & Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-1-work-and-energy.md) - [5.1.2 Power & Efficiency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-2-power-and-efficiency.md) - [5.1.3 Conservation of Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-3-conservation-of-energy.md) - [5.1.4 End of Topic Test - Work, Energy & Power](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-4-end-of-topic-test-work-energy-and-power.md) - 5.2 Gravitational Fields - [5.2.1 Newton's Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-2-1-newtons-law.md) - [5.2.2 Gravitational Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-2-2-gravitational-field-strength.md) - [5.2.3 Gravitational Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-2-3-gravitational-potential.md) ### 6 Deformation of Solids - 6.1 Materials - [6.1.1 Bulk Properties of Solids](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-1-bulk-properties-of-solids.md) - [6.1.2 Energy in Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-2-energy-in-materials.md) - [6.1.3 Young Modulus](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-3-young-modulus.md) - [6.1.4 End of Topic Test - Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-4-end-of-topic-test-materials.md) ### 7 Waves - 7.1 Simple Harmonic Motion - [7.1.1 Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-1-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.2 Simple Harmonic Systems](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-2-simple-harmonic-systems.md) - [7.1.3 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-3-energy-in-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.4 Resonance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-4-resonance.md) - [7.1.5 End of Topic Test - Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-5-end-of-topic-test-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-6-a-a-ao34-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.7 End of Topic Test - Gravitational Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-7-end-of-topic-test-gravitational-fields.md) - 7.2 Waves - [7.2.1 Progressive Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-1-progressive-waves.md) - [7.2.2 Intensity of Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-2-intensity-of-waves.md) - [7.2.3 Wave Speed & Phase Difference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-3-wave-speed-and-phase-difference.md) - [7.2.4 Longitudinal & Transverse Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-4-longitudinal-and-transverse-waves.md) - [7.2.5 End of Topic Test - Progressive Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-5-end-of-topic-test-progressive-waves.md) - [7.2.6 Electromagnetic Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-6-electromagnetic-waves.md) - [7.2.7 Doppler Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-7-doppler-effect.md) - [7.2.8 Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-8-sound-waves.md) - [7.2.9 Measuring Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-9-measuring-sound-waves.md) - [7.2.10 End of Topic Test - Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-10-end-of-topic-test-waves.md) - [7.2.11 Ultrasound Imaging](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-11-ultrasound-imaging.md) - [7.2.12 Ultrasound Imaging 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-12-ultrasound-imaging-2.md) ### 8 Superposition - 8.1 Superposition - [8.1.1 Stationary Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-1-stationary-waves.md) - [8.1.2 Stationary Waves 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-2-stationary-waves-2.md) - [8.1.3 End of Topic Test - Stationary Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-3-end-of-topic-test-stationary-waves.md) - [8.1.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - Stationary Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-4-a-a-ao34-stationary-waves.md) - [8.1.5 Interference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-5-interference.md) - [8.1.6 Interference 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-6-interference-2.md) - [8.1.7 End of Topic Test - Interference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-7-end-of-topic-test-interference.md) - [8.1.8 Diffraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-8-diffraction.md) - [8.1.9 Diffraction Gratings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-9-diffraction-gratings.md) - [8.1.10 End of Topic Test - Diffraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-10-end-of-topic-test-diffraction.md) ### 9 Thermal Physics - 9.1 Circular Motion - [9.1.1 Circular Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-1-1-circular-motion.md) - [9.1.2 Circular Motion 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-1-2-circular-motion-2.md) - [9.1.3 End of Topic Test - Circular Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-1-3-end-of-topic-test-circular-motion.md) - 9.2 Thermal Physics - [9.2.1 Temperature](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-1-temperature.md) - [9.2.2 Measuring Temperature](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-2-measuring-temperature.md) - [9.2.3 Ideal Gas Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-3-ideal-gas-law.md) - [9.2.4 Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-4-ideal-gases.md) - [9.2.5 Boyle's Law & Charles' Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-5-boyles-law-and-charles-law.md) - [9.2.6 Molecular Kinetic Theory Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-6-molecular-kinetic-theory-model.md) - [9.2.7 Molecular Kinetic Theory Model 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-7-molecular-kinetic-theory-model-2.md) - [9.2.8 Thermal Energy Transfer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-8-thermal-energy-transfer.md) - [9.2.9 Thermal Energy Transfer Experiments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-9-thermal-energy-transfer-experiments.md) - [9.2.10 End of Topic Test - Thermal Energy & Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-10-end-of-topic-test-thermal-energy-and-ideal-gases.md) - [9.2.11 First Law of Thermodynamics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-11-first-law-of-thermodynamics.md) ### 10 Communication - 10.1 Communication Channels - [10.1.1 Communication Channels](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-1-1-communication-channels.md) - [10.1.2 Modulation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-1-2-modulation.md) - [10.1.3 Attenuation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-1-3-attenuation.md) - 10.2 Digital Communication - [10.2.1 Digital & Analogue Signals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-2-1-digital-and-analogue-signals.md) - [10.2.2 Representing Sound](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-2-2-representing-sound.md) ### 11 Electric Fields - 11.1 Electric Fields - [11.1.1 Coulomb's Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-1-coulombs-law.md) - [11.1.2 Electric Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-2-electric-field-strength.md) - [11.1.3 Electric Field Strength 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-3-electric-field-strength-2.md) - [11.1.4 Electric Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-4-electric-potential.md) - [11.1.5 End of Topic Test - Electric Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-5-end-of-topic-test-electric-fields.md) - [11.1.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - Electric and Gravitational Field](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-6-a-a-ao34-electric-and-gravitational-field.md) - 11.2 Capacitance - [11.2.1 Capacitance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-1-capacitance.md) - [11.2.2 Parallel Plate Capacitor](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-2-parallel-plate-capacitor.md) - [11.2.3 Energy Stored by a Capacitor](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-3-energy-stored-by-a-capacitor.md) - [11.2.4 Capacitor Discharge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-4-capacitor-discharge.md) - [11.2.5 Capacitor Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-5-capacitor-charge.md) ### 12 Current Electricity - 12.1 Current Electricity - [12.1.1 Basics of Electricity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-1-basics-of-electricity.md) - [12.1.2 Mean Drift Velocity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-2-mean-drift-velocity.md) - [12.1.3 Current-Voltage Characteristics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-3-current-voltage-characteristics.md) - [12.1.4 End of Topic Test - Basics of Electricity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-4-end-of-topic-test-basics-of-electricity.md) - [12.1.5 Resistivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-5-resistivity.md) - [12.1.6 End of Topic Test - Resistivity & Superconductors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-6-end-of-topic-test-resistivity-and-superconductors.md) - [12.1.7 Power and Conservation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-7-power-and-conservation.md) - [12.1.8 Microphones](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-8-microphones.md) - [12.1.9 Components](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-9-components.md) - [12.1.10 Relays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-10-relays.md) - [12.1.11 Strain Gauges](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-11-strain-gauges.md) - 12.2 DC Circuits - [12.2.1 Circuits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-1-circuits.md) - [12.2.2 Potential Divider](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-2-potential-divider.md) - [12.2.3 Emf & Internal Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-3-emf-and-internal-resistance.md) - [12.2.4 End of Topic Test - Power & Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-4-end-of-topic-test-power-and-potential.md) ### 13 Magnetic Fields - 13.1 Magnetic Fields - [13.1.1 Magnetic Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-1-magnetic-flux-density.md) - [13.1.2 End of Topic Test - Capacitance & Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-2-end-of-topic-test-capacitance-and-flux-density.md) - [13.1.3 Moving Charges in a Magnetic Field](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-3-moving-charges-in-a-magnetic-field.md) - [13.1.4 Magnetic Flux & Flux Linkage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-4-magnetic-flux-and-flux-linkage.md) - [13.1.5 Electromagnetic Induction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-5-electromagnetic-induction.md) - [13.1.6 Electromagnetic Induction 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-6-electromagnetic-induction-2.md) - [13.1.7 Magnetic Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-7-magnetic-flux-density.md) - [13.1.8 Magnetic Resonance Scanning](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-8-magnetic-resonance-scanning.md) - 13.2 Alternating Currents - [13.2.1 Alternating Currents](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-1-alternating-currents.md) - [13.2.2 Operation of a Transformer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-2-operation-of-a-transformer.md) - [13.2.3 End of Topic Test - Electromagnetic Induction & AC](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-3-end-of-topic-test-electromagnetic-induction-and-ac.md) - [13.2.4 Rectification](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-4-rectification.md) ### 14 Modern Physics - 14.1 Quantum Physics - [14.1.1 The Photoelectric Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-1-the-photoelectric-effect.md) - [14.1.2 The Photoelectric Effect Explanation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-2-the-photoelectric-effect-explanation.md) - [14.1.3 End of Topic Test - The Photoelectric Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-3-end-of-topic-test-the-photoelectric-effect.md) - [14.1.4 Collisions of Electrons with Atoms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-4-collisions-of-electrons-with-atoms.md) - [14.1.5 Energy Levels & Photon Emission](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-5-energy-levels-and-photon-emission.md) - [14.1.6 Wave-Particle Duality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-6-wave-particle-duality.md) - [14.1.7 End of Topic Test - Absorption & Emission](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-7-end-of-topic-test-absorption-and-emission.md) - [14.1.8 Band Theory](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-8-band-theory.md) - [14.1.9 Diagnostic X-Rays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-9-diagnostic-x-rays.md) - [14.1.10 X-Ray Image Processing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-10-x-ray-image-processing.md) - [14.1.11 Absorption of X-Rays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-11-absorption-of-x-rays.md) - [14.1.12 CT Scanners](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-12-ct-scanners.md) - 14.2 Nuclear Physics - [14.2.1 Rutherford Scattering](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-1-rutherford-scattering.md) - [14.2.2 Atomic Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-2-atomic-model.md) - [14.2.3 Isotopes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-3-isotopes.md) - [14.2.4 Stable & Unstable Nuclei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-4-stable-and-unstable-nuclei.md) - [14.2.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - Stable & Unstable Nuclei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-5-a-a-ao34-stable-and-unstable-nuclei.md) - [14.2.6 Alpha & Beta Radiation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-6-alpha-and-beta-radiation.md) - [14.2.7 Gamma Radiation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-7-gamma-radiation.md) - [14.2.8 Particles, Antiparticles & Photons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-8-particles-antiparticles-and-photons.md) - [14.2.9 Quarks & Antiquarks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-9-quarks-and-antiquarks.md) - [14.2.10 Particle Interactions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-10-particle-interactions.md) - [14.2.11 Radioactive Decay](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-11-radioactive-decay.md) - [14.2.12 Half Life](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-12-half-life.md) - [14.2.13 End of Topic Test - Radioactivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-13-end-of-topic-test-radioactivity.md) - [14.2.14 Nuclear Instability](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-14-nuclear-instability.md) - [14.2.15 Mass & Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-15-mass-and-energy.md) - [14.2.16 Binding Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-16-binding-energy.md) - [14.2.17 A-A* (AO3/4) - Nuclear Fusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-17-a-a-ao34-nuclear-fusion.md)