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CCEA A-Level Physics, memorised fast.

Long notes are boring. Brain-hack the whole 1210 specification with active recall and actually remember it.

  • Spec 1210
  • 29 topics
  • 194 subtopics

What CCEA A-Level Physics covers

CCEA A-Level Physics (601/8519/3, subject code 1210) is the Northern Ireland board's specification, first taught from September 2016. It is six units: three at AS and three at A2, with a written examination on the content of each of the four content units and a practical techniques and data analysis unit at each level, assessed in two booklets — one worked in the laboratory and one in the examination hall. Nothing in the content is optional. The AS content is assumed at A2 rather than repeated, and students must be competent in the mathematics set out in Appendix 1 of the specification, so the subject rewards confident algebra and graph work as much as recall.

CCEA GCE Physics, subject code 1210, qualification number 601/8519/3, first teaching September 2016. Read the CCEA specification ↗

How it is assessed

Unit AS 1

Forces, Energy and Electricity

  • PHYSICAL QUANTITIES, SCALARS AND VECTORS
  • MOMENTS AND EQUILIBRIUM
  • LINEAR MOTION AND DYNAMICS
  • NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION
  • LINEAR MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE
  • WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
  • CURRENT, CHARGE AND POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
  • RESISTANCE AND RESISTIVITY
  • INTERNAL RESISTANCE AND POTENTIAL DIVIDERS

Unit AS 2

Waves, Photons and Astronomy

  • WAVES
  • REFRACTION
  • LENSES
  • SUPERPOSITION, INTERFERENCE AND DIFFRACTION
  • QUANTUM PHYSICS
  • WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY
  • ASTRONOMY

Unit A2 1

Deformation of Solids, Thermal Physics, Circular Motion, Oscillations and Atomic and Nuclear Physics

  • DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS
  • THERMAL PHYSICS
  • UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION
  • SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
  • THE NUCLEUS AND RADIOACTIVE DECAY
  • NUCLEAR ENERGY, FISSION AND FUSION

Unit A2 2

Fields, Capacitors and Particle Physics

  • GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS
  • ELECTRIC FIELDS
  • CAPACITORS
  • MAGNETIC FIELDS
  • CHARGED PARTICLES AND ACCELERATORS
  • FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES

Units AS 3 and A2 3

Practical Techniques and Data Analysis

  • PRACTICAL SKILLS AND DATA ANALYSIS

The full specification

29 topics, 194 subtopics. Open any topic to see what is inside it.

01Physical Quantities, Scalars and Vectors5 subtopics
02Moments and Equilibrium4 subtopics
03Linear Motion and Dynamics6 subtopics
04Newton's Laws of Motion5 subtopics
05Linear Momentum and Impulse7 subtopics
06Work, Energy and Power7 subtopics

How you work through it

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Try three questions

No account needed. Answer from memory first.

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Key term

Express the coulomb and the volt in SI base units.

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Explain why mass is a scalar but weight is a vector.

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Describe how the resultant of two coplanar vectors is found by scale drawing.

Spaced Repetition Schedule

How reviews are timed

Levo will automatically distribute all of your progress into a spaced repetition calendar. Once you’ve answered, it’s scheduled for you on the next day in the spaced repetition schedule. Over time, the gaps between your recall get bigger, from a day to three years, reinforcing memorisation over a long period of time.

Interval sequence

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What is inside Levo

Six ways to work the same material

1Closed book
2Open book
3Closed book

The 3-step method, run for you

Answer cold, learn it, then prove it stuck. Levo tracks the jump between your first attempt and your last.

Physical Quantities, Scalars and Vectors
Moments and Equilibrium
Linear Motion and Dynamics
Newton's Laws of Motion

Cram a whole paper in one sitting

Sort every topic into what you know and what you do not, then drill only the weak ones.

The quarks and the .
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Blank Blitz makes facts automatic

Rapid timed gap-fills on the terms and numbers you need to recall without thinking.

AA current I is a charge q passing in time t.
BThe length l is vt.
CBIl becomes B × (q/t) × vt, which is Bqv.

Build It gets the exam shape right

Assemble a full-mark answer from its marking points, in the order an examiner wants them.

Coulomb is a quantity of charge.
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Test It catches misconceptions

Spot the fault in a statement. The traps are the mistakes students actually make.

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Brain Breaks between sessions

Short focus games to reset attention, so the next set lands better than the last.

Physics revision questions

Common questions about revising CCEA A-Level Physics. Tap any to open it.

How do you memorise CCEA A-Level Physics?

By testing yourself, not rereading. Active recall, pulling each answer from memory then checking it, builds far stronger memory than highlighting notes. Levo runs the method for you across all 29 Physics topics and brings each one back on a spaced schedule so it stays memorised.

What is the fastest way to revise Physics for CCEA?

Skip the long notes and go straight to retrieval. Levo turns the 1210 specification into short questions you drill with rapid recall, cram whole papers in one sitting, and a readiness score tells you exactly what is left to learn.

What topics are on CCEA A-Level Physics (1210)?

There are 29 topics, split across 194 subtopics, from Physical Quantities, Scalars and Vectors, Moments and Equilibrium, Linear Motion and Dynamics and more. Every topic is listed above, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it.

What do you get inside Levo for Physics?

Six ways to work the same material. The 3-step method for learning a set, Cram for sorting a whole paper into what you know and what you do not, Blank Blitz for making key facts automatic, Build It for assembling full-mark answers, Test It for catching misconceptions, and Brain Breaks between sessions. A readiness score tracks how much of the subject you have memorised.

Is active recall better than rereading your notes for Physics?

Consistently, yes. Rereading feels productive but fades quickly. Retrieving an answer from memory, the way Levo tests you, is what actually forms durable memory, and it shows you honestly what you do and do not know.

Does Levo cover the whole CCEA Physics specification?

Every topic on the 1210 specification is covered, written from the published subject content. The full list is above, and each topic opens to its subtopics so you can see exactly what is there before you subscribe.

How can you encourage your teenager to revise?

Make it short, structured and low-pressure. Levo gives a clear daily plan, quick sessions rather than marathon ones, streaks that reward showing up, and an honest readiness score, so revision feels like progress instead of a chore. Parents can add an account and follow along.

Can you revise Physics the night before an exam?

Yes. Cram mode is built for exactly that: fly through a whole paper, sort every topic into red, amber and green, then drill just the reds and ambers you do not know yet. It is the honest version of a last-minute session.

Every question in Physics, on a schedule.

Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.

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