PHYSICS Syllabus Content

Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties

1.1 – Measurements in physics

1.2 – Uncertainties and errors

1.3 – Vectors and scalars

Topic 2: Mechanics

2.1 – Motion

2.2 – Forces

2.3 – Work, energy and power

2.4 – Momentum and impulse

Topic 3: Thermal physics

3.1 – Thermal concepts

3.2 – Modelling a gas

Topic 4: Waves

4.1 – Oscillations

4.2 – Travelling waves

4.3 – Wave characteristics 4.4 – Wave behaviour

4.5 – Standing waves

Topic 5: Electricity and magnetism

5.1 – Electric fields

5.2 – Heating effect of electric currents

5.3 – Electric cells

5.4 – Magnetic effects of electric currents

Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation

6.1 – Circular motion

6.2 – Newton’s law of gravitation

Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics

7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity

7.2 – Nuclear reactions

7.3 – The structure of matter

Topic 8: Energy production

8.1 – Energy sources

8.2 – Thermal energy transfer