Physics

When you mention "physics," an animal that might come to mind is a cat. This association could be inspired by the famous thought experiment called Schrödinger's cat, which is a hypothetical scenario in quantum mechanics used to illustrate the principles of superposition and uncertainty.

-> Our tip and advice for PHYSICS (0625) paper 4 & 2

1. To start off, the main tip we can give you is, to start early. Don't wait for a few days before the exams and start practicing. People who start practicing papers early in 10th grade usually end up scoring numerous a stars. We cannot stress this enough, start today.

2. Your theory should be strong, revise from the book and the syllabus provided at least 2 times before sitting for the exam

3. Do past papers! Past papers are THE holy grail for IGCSE examinations. Make sure to start doing past papers as soon as possible before your exams, and aim to finish at least the past 10 years of papers. (from 2015)

4. For theory questions, as you start doing past papers you will notice the trends in the mark scheme as the questions are repeated and have almost the same specific answers every time.

5. For the calculation questions, you will need to memorize the formulas however as you start doing the past papers you will get them on your tips sooner or later.

6. ALWAYS WRITE UNITS & the formulas while answering a problem, they will score you marks!!!

7. If by any chance you get stuck on a question, ignore it and move forward as you can save some time in the end for re-thinking that question.

8. Stress reading theory and syllabus just before the exam, and refrain from learning new stuff as exams get closer.

9. For paper 2, you should just focus on doing as many papers as you can as the questions are almost repeated and are comparatively easy, however, you should not take it lightly as if you lose a mark it'll affect your overall percentage more strongly.

10. Lastly, DO NOT STRESS ABOUT THE PAPER. Be confident about your preparation and you will ace it!

-> Our tip and advice for PHYSICS (0625) paper 6 (ATP)

1. For ATP, read the resources that we have uploaded, and you will be able to answer the tricky one or two marker questions as the rest of the paper is an easy stride. But, make sure to practice at least 10 investigations to familiarise yourself with the pattern.

2. It's recommended that you use a 0.5mm (or less) mechanical pencil to attempt ray trace experiments and graph questions, this will help you draw thin and more accurate lines.

3. Always draw a cross instead of a dot in the graph questions, otherwise, you will lose a mark.

4. DO NOT extrapolate the graph until told to do so in a follow-up question.

5. Make sure that you learn all the circuit symbols from the syllabus as they can and have been asked in the exams.

6. I hope not, but if Cambridge gives you an experiment completely out of the box, close your eyes and try to imagine as if you are experimenting in your school's physics lab. This will help you answer the safety/precaution and improvement questions in a better way.

7. Memorise or go through the precautions and improvements list uploaded below, again and again till they are on your tips. Which will make it very easy for u to score 40/40 on the paper.

-> Our recommended websites for Physics-:

1. GCEGuide- This website has an easy-to-use interface and a vast collection of past papers that you can access.

2. Exam-mate- It can provide you with topical past paper questions that can help you prepare and score in chapter-wise assessments.

3. Markhint- This website allows you to find topical questions, but the best part is that it segregates questions on their difficulty which can help students test themselves before exams.

4. caiefinder- Do you have a question or a part of it and want to check your answer? Just type in the correct consequent words on the finder and it will easily show you the mark-scheme without any hassle.

5. Circuit Simulation Kit- This website will allow you to make custom circuits and understand the workings of a circuit more efficiently and smartly. It allows you to add voltmeters and ammeters which help to clear the basics of electricity.

-> Our recommended YouTube channels for Physics-:

1. Physics with Mo Ali- (last minute) Saviour of IGCSE Physics. Mo Ali's videos can help you revise whole units before exams or when you are studying but feel less familiarised with topics.

2. Cognito- This channel has more than 80 concise videos with interactive animations, which can help you clear the basics of topics and feel more confident about the exam.

3.  Science with Hazel- This is another great YouTube channel that can help cover the syllabus of physics and get a better understanding of the concepts.