IGCSE Physics

IntroductionCambridge IGCSE Physics also provides opportunities for students to:• become confident in a technological world, with an informed interest in scientific matters• develop an understanding of how scientific theories and methods have developed, and continue todevelop, as a result of groups and individuals working together• understand that the study and practice of science are affected and limited by social, economic,technological, ethical and cultural factors• develop an awareness that the application of science in everyday life may be both helpful and harmful tothe individual, the community and the environment• appreciate that science overcomes national boundaries and that the language of science, used correctlyand thoroughly, is universal• develop an interest in, and care for, the environmentRecommended prior learningWe recommend that candidates who are beginning this course should have previously studied a sciencecurriculum such as that of the Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme or equivalent national educationalframeworks. Candidates should also have adequate mathematical skills for the content contained in thissyllabus.ProgressionCambridge IGCSE Certificates are general qualifications that enable candidates to progress either directlyto employment, or to proceed to further qualifications. Cambridge IGCSE Physics provides an excellentfoundation for advanced study in pure sciences, in applied science or in science-dependent vocationalcoursesCandidates who are awarded grades A* to C in IGCSE Physics are well prepared to follow courses leadingto Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics, or the equivalent.1.4 Cambridge ICE (International Certificate of Education)Cambridge ICE is a group award for Cambridge IGCSE. It gives schools the opportunity to benefitfrom offering a broad and balanced curriculum by recognising the achievements of learners who passexaminations in at least seven subjects. To qualify for the Cambridge ICE award learners are required tohave studied subjects from five groups: two languages from Group I, and one subject from each of theremaining four groups. The seventh subject can be taken from any of the five subject groups.Physics (0625) is in Group III, Science.Learn more about Cambridge ICE at www.cie.org.uk/cambridgesecondary2The Cambridge ICE is awarded from examinations administered in the June and November series each year.Detailed timetables are available from www.cie.org.uk/examsofficers4 Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625. Syllabus for examination in 2015.