The most popular series for GCSE has been updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the revised GCSE specifications. Physics for You, has been updated in-line with the revised National Curriculum requirements.

Part 1 Basic ideas: units; energy; molecules. Part 2 Heat (thermal energy): expansion; thermometers; the gas laws; measuring heat; conduction, convection, radiation; changing state; heat engines; further questions on heat. Part 3 Mechanics: pushes and pulls; density; pressure; more about forces, physics at work - friction; turning forces; work, energy and power, physics at work - supplying electricity; machines; velocity and acceleration, physics at work - sport; momentum; further questions on mechanics. Part 4 Earth physics and astronomy: the Earth and beyond, physics at work - satellites; further questions on astronomy. Part 5 Waves - light and sound: waves; light; reflection; curved mirrors; refraction, physics at work - fibre optics, physics at work - lasers; lenses; optical instruments; colour, physics at work - electromagnetic waves; sound, physics at work - ultrasonic echoes; further questions on waves. Part 6 Electricity and magnetism: static electricity, physics at work - static electricity; circuits; heating effect of a current; chemical effect of a current; further questions on electricity (1); magnetism, physics at work - magnets; magnetic effect of a current; electromagnetic induction, physics at work - in your home; electron beams, physics at work - in the office; electronics, physics at work -communications, physics at work - radio; further questions on electricity (2). Part 7 Nuclear physics: radioactivity, physics at work - radioactive dating; further questions on radioactivity. Part 8 Extra sections: how scientists work; ideas and evidence; famous names; history of inventions; key skills; doing your practical coursework; revision techniques; revision programme; revision checklist; examination technique; careers using physics; check your maths; answers.