PHYSICS CURRICULUM FOR SENIOR SECONDARY 2

SS 2 TOPICS:

POSITION:

·         Concept of position

·         Rectangular coordinate system

·         Location of point using rectangular coordinate system

DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT:

·         Concept of distance and displacement

·         Unit of distance and displacement

·         Instruments for measuring distance and displacement

·         Formula for calculating distance and displacement

·         Application of formula in solving problems

VECTORS:

·         Concept of vectors

·         Vector representation

·         Resultant vector

·         Addition of vectors

·         Resolution of vectors with many directions into two components

SPEED AND VELOCITY:

·         Concept / definition of speed as a scalar

·         Unit of speed

·         Instantaneous speed

·         Uniform speed

·         Formula for calculating speed

·         Application of formula in solving problems

VELOCITY:

·         Concept / definition of velocity as a vector quantity

·         Unit of velocity

·         Instantaneous velocity

·         Uniform velocity

·         Formula for calculating velocity

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Concept of resultant velocity using vector representation

·         Distance - time graph for velocity

ACCELERATION:

·         Concept / definition of acceleration

·         Unit of acceleration

·         Instantaneous acceleration

·         Uniform acceleration

·         Formula for calculating acceleration

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Velocity - time graph for acceleration

·         Interpolation of graphs

EQUATIONS OF UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED MOTION:

·         Deduction of equations of motion

·         Application of equations of motion in solving problems

EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES:

·         Difference between resultant and equilibrant of forces

·         Parallel forces

·         Concept / definition of equilibrium

·         Types of equilibrium: static and dynamic equilibrium

·         Conditions for an object to be kept at equilibrium under the action of non- parallel forces

·         Concept of moment of a force

·         Moment of a force

·         Formula for calculating moment of a force

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Concept of a couple

·         Torque of a couple

·         Formula for calculating couple

·         Application of formula in solving problems

   

CENTER OF GRAVITY:

·         Concept / definition of center of gravity and equilibrium

·         Location of center of gravity of regular objects

·         Effect of height of center of gravity on stability

·         Three types of equilibrium with respect to stability of an object

·         Examples of each types of stability

·         Calculation on center of gravity/ stability

   

EQUILIBRIUM OF A BODY IN LIQUID:

·         Archimedes' principle

·         Law of flotation

·         Conditions for a body to float on a liquid

·         Forces that act on completely immersed in a liquid

PROJECTILE:

·         Concept of projectile

·         Concept of projectile motion

·         Concept of trajectory

·         Examples of projectile

·         Component of velocity of projection of a projectile

·         Terms used in projectile: time to reach maximum height, time of flight, range and maximum  height

SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION:

·         Definition of simple harmonic motion

·         Examples of motion of objects that are simple harmonic

·         Speed and acceleration of object undergoing simple harmonic motion

·         Relationship between linear speed and angular speed  

·         Relationship between linear acceleration and angular acceleration

·         Definition of period, frequency and amplitude of simple harmonic motion

·         Relationship between period and frequency

·         Energy of object undergoing simple harmonic motion

·         Definition of forced vibration

·         Definition of resonance vibration

LINEAR MOMENTUM:

·         Definition of momentum

·         Unit of momentum

·         Formula for calculating momentum

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Conservation law of linear momentum

·         Definition of impulse

·         Unit of impulse

·         Formula for calculating impulse

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Newton's law of motion

·         Graphical relationship between acceleration produced by a given set of forces acting on the same mass

·         Graphical relationship between acceleration produced by constant force acting on varying masses.

COLLISION:

·         Types of collision

·         Calculations in different cases of collisions

·         Definition of inertia

·         Definition of inertia mass

·         Significance of inertia mass

·         Definition of weight and unit

·         Relationship between mass and weight

·         Application of relation in solving problems

·         Reasons for variation of weight of object from place to place

·         Application of Newton’s law of motion in solving problems

·         Using Newton's third law of motion to explain:

I.                   why walking is possible

II.                 why gun recoil when fired

III.              how a rocket is propelled

IV.              how a met, aero plane is propelled

     

MECHANICAL ENERGY:

·         Concept of work as a measure of energy

·         Unit of work

·         Formula for calculating work

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Mechanical energy:

·         Definition of mechanical energy

·         Types of mechanical energy:

·         Potential energy P.E

·         Examples of P.E

·         Formula for calculating P.E

·         Application of formula for solving problems

·         Kinetic energy K.E

·         Examples of kinetic energy K.E

·         Formula for calculating K.E

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Using motion of simple pendulum to explain conservation of mechanical energy

·         Application of mechanical energy

     

MACHINES:

·         Definition of machines

·         Types of machine

·         Terms used in machine:

·         Force ratio / mechanical advantage

·         Formula for calculating force ratio

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Velocity ratio

·         Formula for calculating velocity ratio

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Definition of efficiency

·         Formula for calculating efficiency

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Relation between V.R,,  F.R, and efficiency

·         Application of relation in solving problems

     

FRICTION FORCE:

·         Definition of friction force

·         Laws of friction force

·         Relation for law of friction force

·         Application of relation in solving problems

·         Advantages of friction force in a machine

·         Disadvantages of friction force

·         Methods of reducing friction

·         Experiment to determine the coefficient of friction

HEAT ENERGY:

    TEMPERATURE:

·         Definition of temperature

·         Unit of temperature

·         Definition of heat energy

·         Unit of heat energy

·         Instruments for measuring temperature

·         Temperature points

·         Absolute zero scale of temperature zero

·         Graph of absolute zero temperature scale

·         Temperature scale

·         Conversion of temperature scales

·         Fundamental interval of a thermometer

·         Thermometer

·         Thermometric substances

·         Examples of thermometric substances

·         Types of thermometers

·         Absolute scale of temperature

·         Pressure and temperature of a gas

·         Pressure law

·         Molecular explanation of temperature

HEAT ENERGY MEASUREMENT:

·         Definition of heat of capacity

·         Unit of heat capacity

·         Formula for calculating heat capacity

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Definition of specific heat capacity

·         Unit of specific heat capacity

LATENT HEAT

·         Definition of latent heat of a substance

·         Unit of latent heat

·         Formula for calculating latent heat

·         Application of formula in solving problems

SPECIFIC LATENT HEAT:

·         Definition of specific latent heat

·         Unit of specific latent heat

·         Formula for calculating specific heat capacity

·         Formula for calculating quantity of heat of a substance

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Factors that determine the quantity of heat of a substance

·         Methods of determining / measuring the specific heat capacity of a substance

·         Formula for calculating specific latent heat

·         Application of formula in solving problems

·         Types of latent heat of substance and formula for calculation

·         Effect of pressure and impurities on melting and boiling points

·         Application of latent heat

·         Evaporation, boiling and sublimation

·         Definition of relative humidity

·         Effect of humidity on personal comfort

DUE POINT:

·         Definition of dew point

·         Working principles of: (I) refrigerator (II) air conditioner (III)  pressure cooker