• AS Level Content:

  1. Physical Chemistry: Atomic structure, chemical bonding, states of matter, energetics, electrochemistry, equilibria, kinetics.
  2. Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity, Group 2 and Group 17 elements, nitrogen and sulfur.
  3. Organic Chemistry: Introduction, hydrocarbons, halogen compounds, hydroxy compounds, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, nitrogen compounds, polymerization.

• A Level Content:

  • Physical Chemistry: Lattice energy, Born-Haber cycles, enthalpies of solution, entropy, Gibbs free energy, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics.
  • Inorganic Chemistry: Trends in Group 2, transition elements, reactions of halide ions.
  • Organic Chemistry: Further study of organic synthesis, mechanisms, and analytical techniques.

Assessment Overview:

• AS Level:

  • Paper 1: Multiple Choice (1 hour 15 minutes, 40 marks, 31% of AS Level).
  • Paper 2: AS Level Structured Questions (1 hour 15 minutes, 60 marks, 46% of AS Level).
  • Paper 3: Advanced Practical Skills (2 hours, 40 marks, 23% of AS Level).

• A Level:

  • Paper 4: A Level Structured Questions (2 hours, 100 marks, 38.5% of A Level).
  • Paper 5: Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (1 hour 15 minutes, 30 marks, 11.5% of A Level).

Key Concepts:

• Atoms and forces
• Experiments and evidence
• Patterns in chemical behavior
• Chemical bonds
• Energy changes

Resources and Support:

• Teaching resources: School Support Hub, syllabuses, schemes of work, learner guides.
• Exam preparation resources: Past papers, mark schemes, examiner reports.
• Professional development: Training, online courses, community forums.

Detailed Subject Content:

AS Level:

• Physical Chemistry:

  • Atomic Structure, Electrons, Energy Levels, and Atomic Orbitals
  • Chemical Bonding, States of Matter, Chemical Energetics
  • Electrochemistry, Equilibria, Reaction Kinetics

• Inorganic Chemistry:

  • The Periodic Table, Group 2 elements, Group 17 elements
  • Nitrogen and Sulfur

• Organic Chemistry:

  • Introduction to Organic Chemistry
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogen Compounds, Hydroxy Compounds
  • Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
  • Nitrogen Compounds, Polymerization

A Level:

• Physical Chemistry:

  • Lattice Energy, Born-Haber Cycles
  • Enthalpies of Solution and Hydration
  • Entropy and Gibbs Free Energy
  • Electrolysis, Standard Electrode Potentials, Nernst Equation
  • Acids and Bases, Partition Coefficients

• Inorganic Chemistry:

  • Group 2 Elements, Transition Elements
  • Reactions of Halide Ions

• Organic Chemistry:

  • Further Organic Synthesis, Mechanisms
  • Analytical Techniques: Infrared Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry

This comprehensive outline provides a structured approach to studying Chemistry at the Cambridge International AS & A Level, ensuring students are well-prepared for their exams and future academic pursuits.

AS Level Topics

1. Physical quantities and units
2. Kinematics
3. Dynamics
4. Forces, density and pressure
5. Work, energy and power
6. Deformation of solids
7. Waves
8. Superposition
9. Electricity
10. D.C. circuits
11. Particle physics

A Level Topics

1. Motion in a circle
2. Gravitational fields
3. Temperature
4. Ideal gases
5. Thermodynamics
6. Oscillations
7. Electric fields
8. Capacitance
9. Magnetic fields
10. Alternating currents
11. Quantum physics
12. Nuclear physics
13. Medical physics
14. Astronomy and cosmology

Assessment Overview

AS Level Assessment

• Paper 1: Multiple Choice (1 hour 15 minutes, 40 marks)
• Paper 2: AS Level Structured Questions (1 hour 15 minutes, 60 marks)
• Paper 3: Advanced Practical Skills (2 hours, 40 marks)

A Level Assessment

• Paper 4: A Level Structured Questions (2 hours, 100 marks)
• Paper 5: Planning, Analysis and Evaluation (1 hour 15 minutes, 30 marks)

Weighting for Assessment Objectives

• AO1 Knowledge and understanding: 40%
• AO2 Handling, applying and evaluating information: 40%
• AO3 Experimental skills and investigations: 20%

Practical Assessment

Paper 3: Advanced Practical Skills

• Two questions, each 1 hour and 20 marks.
• Question 1: Experiment to collect data to plot a graph and draw conclusions.
• Question 2: Experiment to collect data and draw conclusions, including evaluating the method and suggesting improvements.

Skills Assessed

• Manipulation, measurement, and observation
• Presentation of data and observations
• Analysis, conclusions, and evaluation

Detailed Syllabus for Practical Skills

Manipulation, measurement, and observation

• Setting up apparatus correctly
• Collecting appropriate quantity of data
• Repeating readings where necessary
• Measuring using common laboratory apparatus

Presentation of data and observations

• Presenting numerical data in a single table
• Recording all data in the table
• Using column headings with both quantity and unit

Graphical Skills

• Labeling graph axes with quantity and unit
• Choosing appropriate scales
• Plotting data points accurately
• Drawing trend lines and determining gradients and intercepts

Analysis, conclusions, and evaluation

• Relating graphs to equations
• Estimating uncertainties
• Drawing valid conclusions based on data
• Identifying experimental limitations and suggesting improvements

AS Level Content

1. Financial Accounting

1.1 Types of Business Entity

• Sole trader
• Partnership
• Limited company (including public limited company (plc))
• Advantages and disadvantages of each type
• Sources of finance and methods of funding

1.2 The Accounting System

• Double entry system principles
• Accounting equation
• Books of prime entry
• Ledger accounts and trial balance
• Accounting concepts (e.g., business entity, historic cost, going concern, etc.)
• Computerized accounting systems

1.3 Capital and Revenue Income and Expenditure

• Differentiating capital and revenue items
• Impact on profit/loss and asset values

1.4 Changing Asset Values

• Depreciation methods (reducing balance, straight-line)
• Measuring asset values (cost model, revaluation model)
• Recording depreciation and disposals

1.5 Reconciliation and Verification

• Reconciliation procedures (trial balance, bank reconciliation)
• Error correction (suspense accounts, ledger entries)
• Control accounts (sales and purchases ledger)

1.6 Preparation of Financial Statements

• Adjustments (accruals, prepayments, irrecoverable debts, etc.)
• Financial statements for sole traders, partnerships, limited companies

1.7 Analysis and Communication of Accounting Information

• Users of accounting information
• Key accounting ratios (profitability, liquidity, efficiency)

2. Cost and Management Accounting

2.1 Costs and Cost Behaviour

• Fixed, variable, semi-variable, stepped costs
• Direct and indirect costs
• Inventory valuation (FIFO, AVCO)
• Just in time (JIT) management

2.2 Costing Applications

• Traditional costing methods (unit, job, batch costing)
• Absorption costing (cost centres, overhead allocation)
• Marginal costing (contribution, break-even analysis)

A Level Content

3. Financial Accounting

3.1 Preparation of Financial Statements

• Partnerships (goodwill, revaluation, changes in partnership)
• Clubs and societies (receipts and payments, income and expenditure)
• Manufacturing businesses (manufacturing account, statement of profit or loss)
• Limited companies (profit or loss, financial position, cash flows)

3.2 Regulatory and Ethical Considerations

• International Accounting Standards (IAS)
• Ethical principles (integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality, professional behaviour)
• Auditing and stewardship of limited companies

3.3 Business Acquisition and Merger

• Mergers and acquisitions accounting
• Goodwill calculation
• Financial statements for new entities post-acquisition/merger

3.4 Computerised Accounting Systems

• Transferring accounts to a computerized system
• Ensuring data integrity

3.5 Analysis and Communication of Accounting Information

• Advanced ratios (working capital cycle, gearing, earnings per share)
• Interpreting and evaluating ratios
• Making recommendations based on financial analysis

4. Cost and Management Accounting

4.1 Activity Based Costing (ABC)

• Application and uses of ABC
• Identifying cost drivers
• Calculating total cost and selling price using ABC

4.2 Standard Costing

• System and advantages of standard costing
• Variance analysis (material, labour, overheads, sales)
• Interrelationships between variances

4.3 Budgeting and Budgetary Control

• Purpose and benefits of budgeting
• Preparing budgets (sales, production, purchases, labour, cash)
• Flexible budgeting and variance analysis
• Behavioural aspects of budgeting

4.4 Investment Appraisal

• Capital investment appraisal techniques (payback, ARR, NPV, IRR)
• Evaluating investment decisions
• Non-financial factors in investment decisions

• Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science 9618 syllabus includes:

  1. Theory Fundamentals

     • Information representation
     • Communication and internet technologies
     • Hardware
     • Processor fundamentals
     • System software
     • Security, privacy, and data integrity
     • Ethics and ownership
     • Databases

  2. Fundamental Problem-solving and Programming Skills

     • Algorithm design and problem-solving
     • Data representation
     • Programming
     • Software development

  3. Advanced Theory

     • Data representation
     • Communication and internet technologies
     • Processor and hardware
     • System software
     • Security
     • Artificial intelligence

  4. Further Problem-solving and Programming Skills

     • Computational thinking and problem-solving
     • Algorithm design methods
     • Further programming
     • Software development

• Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology 9700 syllabus covers the following areas:

  1. AS Level Content

     • Cell structure
     • Biological molecules
     • Enzymes
     • Cell membranes and transport
     • The mitotic cell cycle
     • Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
     • Transport in plants
     • Transport in mammals
     • Gas exchange
     • Infectious diseases
     • Immunity

  2. A Level Content

     • Energy and respiration
     • Photosynthesis
     • Homeostasis
     • Control and coordination
     • Inheritance
     • Selection and evolution
     • Classification, biodiversity, and conservation
     • Genetic technology