Syllabus
Syllabus
Balkan Physics Olympiad
Balkan Physics Olympiad
Fundamental quantities and derived quantities
Conversion of units
Significant digits of numbers
Position, velocity, and acceleration
Motion diagrams
Position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration
The trajectory of a projectile as combination of horizontal motion with constant velocity
and vertical motion with constant acceleration
A body projected horizontally
Height and range of a projectile
The concept of force
Newton’s first law
Newton’s second law
Newton’s third law
Forces of friction
Free-body diagram
Work done by a constant force
Kinetic energy
Kinetic energy and the work–kinetic energy theorem
Conservative and non-conservative forces
Relationship between conservative forces and potential energy
Mechanical energy of a system
Changes in mechanical energy for conservative and nonconservative forces
Mechanical energy of a block–spring system
Electric current
Resistance
Ohm’s law
Electromotive force
Resistors in series and parallel
Equivalent resistance in simple circuits
Electric power