PHYSICS TOPICS DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICS TOPICS Electric Circuits Components of a circuit.  Resistors in series and parallel.  Calculation of total resistance of a circuit, potential difference and current strenght.   Number of charges.  V = IR, Q = It. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electrostatics Electric charges.  Conductors.  Forces between charged particles.  Conservation of electric charge.  Application of electrostatics.  Resultant electric charges. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equations of Motion Calculate initial velocity, final velocity, acceleration and time of motion of a moving object.  Integrate with graphs of motion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geometrical Optics Light rays.  Speed of light. Reflection of light.  Laws of reflection.  Mirrors.  Real and inverted images.    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphs of Motion Velocity - speed graph. Position - time graph.  Acceleration - time graph.  Distance - time graph.  Speed - time graph.  Calculate area under graph and slope of graph. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gravity Gravitational acceleration and weight.  Relationship between mass and weight of object on the earth and moon.  Sketch graphs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Light Refraction of light.  Snell law.  Real and apparant depth. Total internal reflection. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magnets and Magnetism Magnetic forces.  Magnetic field lines.  Magnetic domains.  Magnetic field of the earth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matter and Materials Description of matter and materials.  Separation techniques: filtration, distillation, evaporation, magnetism.  Homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motion in One Dimension Vectors and scalars - description and examples.  Calculate change in position, velocity, speed and acceleration. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frame of reference (Relativity) Change in position,  distance, velocityand speed relative to a reference position. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transverse Pulse Shape of transverse pulse.  Properties such as  pulse lenght, amplitude, speed, reflection and transmission.  Displacement graph of a single pulse. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Work and Energy Description of work and energy.  Equations to calculate work doen, kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy.  Conservation of mechanical energy. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Capacitors Description of capacitors and capapcitance.  Equation to calculate capacitance.  Parallel plate capcacitors and di-electrics. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing Magnetic Fields and Transformers Magnetic field around a magnet.  Magnetic flux (field) and magnetic flux (field) density.  Effect of magnetic forces on a current carrying electric conductor.  Lenz law.  Faradays law.  Solenoid and transformers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulombs Law of Electrostatics Electric field lines.  Properties of electric field lines.  Conservation of electric charge.  Resultant electric charge.  Coulombs Law.  Calculation of the magnitude of an electrostatic force. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Electricity Circuits.  Cells in series. EMF.  Resistors in series and parallel.  Electric current. Potential difference.  Internal resistance.  External resistance.  Internal resistance.  Internal volts.  Energy conversion.  Work done and power.  Number of charges.  V = It.  Q = It. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electric fields Description of an electric field.   Direction of an electric field.  Uniform electric field.  Resultant electric field strenght - Calculations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electric Potential Energy Work done in moving an electric charge in an electric field.  Electric potential energy in a uniform electric field.  Electric potential energy in a non-uniform electric field.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lenses Convex and concave lenses.  Ray diagrams.  Sperical mirrors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longitudinal Waves Description of longitudinal waves.  Particle motion in a longitudinal wave.  Transverse representations of a longitudinal wave. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momentum in One Dimension Momentum of a moving object performing a rectilinear motion.  p = mv. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momentum and Newtons Second Law Change in momentum.  Impulse. Force needed to change the momentum of an object. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momentum and Conservation Isolated system. Momentum conserved during collisions and explosions in isolated systems.  Elastic collisions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newtons Laws First Law: inertia, at rest, constant velocity - all forces in equilibrium. Second Law: non-zero resultant force. Acceleration. Change in momentum. Third Law: action-reactions pairs. Universal gravitation: force of attraction between masses. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sound Longitudinal wave.  Speed. Wave Equation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Alternating Current Description of direct current (dc).  Direct current (dc) equivalence of alternating current (ac).  Power calculations.  RMS-values.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doppler Effect with Sound Change in frequency of sound.  Application of the Doppler effect.  Doppler effect calculations.  Supersonic sound.  Mach number. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Nature of Light Relationship between matter and energy.  Planck constant and equation. E = hf.  Einstein equation.   E = mc2.  De Broglie wavelenght. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Conservation of momentum and kinetic energy.  Elastic collisions.  Inelastic collisions.  Calculations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electric Motors Magnetic fields.  Flow of electric charges through a conductor.  Magnetic field around an electric conductor.  Magnetic field around an electric current carrying conductor.  Right hand rule.  Components of a dc-electric motor.  Interaction between magnetic field around an electric conductor and magnetic field between magnets.  Split ring commutator.  Applications of electric motors.  Operation of dc-electric motor. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electromagnetic Radiation Electromagnetic waves.  Wave model. Particle model. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emission and Absorption spectra Diffraction.  Continuous spectra. Line spectra.  Line emission spectra.  Balmar series.  Lyman series.  Infrared. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frame of Reference Reference position.  Relative velocity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generators Magnetic fields.  Induced potential difference.  Induced electric current.  Lenz law.  Faraday Law.  Electromagnetic induction.  AC-current cycle. AC-generator.  DC-generator. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Light and the Doppler Effect Absorption spectra.  Red shift.  Blue shift. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo-electric Effect Transverse Waves.  Planck constant.  Energy content of a wave.   Wave equation.  Photon.  Photo-electric effect in photo-electric cell.  Explanation of the photo-electric effect.  Electron volt.  Light intensity and photo-electric effect.  Light frequency. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmission of Light Valence band.  Conduction band.  Non-transparent materials.  Conductors.  Insulators.  Photoluminescence.  Scattering of light.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vertical Projectile Motion Gravitational acceleration.  Equations of motion.  Scetch graphs. Object projected upwards from roof of building. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wave Nature of Light Diffraction of white light, red light, blue light.  Interference.  Single slit diffraction pattern.  Diffraction grating.  Maximums and minimums.  Measuring a single slit diffraction pattern.  Double slit interference. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wave Nature of Water Diffraction.  Huygens Principle. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Light and Visible Spectra Dispersion of light through a prism.  Formation of a rainbow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Work, Energy and Power Work done by a force acting on an object. Equation to calculate amount of work done.  Work done by friction.  Work done by gravity on object on inclined surface.  Work-Energy-Theorem explanation and calculations. Power. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx