ONE AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS:

• Scalar and vector quantities
• Vector components and vector addition
• Average, instantaneous velocity and acceleration
• Constant acceleration
  
  
  

• Solve simple one and two-dimensional problems involving displacement, velocity and constant acceleration.

NEWTONIAN MECHANICS:

• Force, mass and weight
• Newton's second law and equilibrium
• Forces in nature
• Uniform circular motion
• Satellite motion
  

• Define the concept and SI units of force in accordance with newton's second law.
• Solve simple problems involving force, mass and acceleration.
• Define centripetal acceleration and force, to solve simple satellite problems.
  

WORK, ENERGY AND POWER:

• Kinetic and potential energy
• Conservation
• Hooke's law and elastic energy
• Power and work
  

• Define the concepts and units of work, energy and power.
• Solve simple problems involving kinetic and potential energy.
• Define the concepts and units of elastic systems.
• Solve simple problems involving elastic potential energy.
  

WAVES:

• Simple harmonic waves and mathematical equation
• Mechanical waves
• Reference circle
• Superposition
• Modes of vibration
• Resonance mechanical and electrical
• Sound, intensity, beats and Doppler effects
  

• Define and solve simple problems involving sinusoidal simple harmonic motion.
• State SHM in terms of a mathematical equation of two variables and use this equation to solve problems.
• Distinguish between longitudinal and transverse waveforms and identify the period, frequency, wavelength, velocity and amplitude.
• Using the reference circle obtain a mathematical description of an oscillating system.
• Define wave interference.
• Solve problems involving the mode of vibration, mechanical and electrical resonance.
• Convert and solve problems in decibels and Doppler.

ELECTROMAGNETISM:

• Electrostatic force and potential
• Electric charge and field
• Field lines
• Potential
• Electron volt
• Magnetic force and field due to currents
• Hall effect
• Motion of charged particle in a magnetic field
  

• Define the concept of electric and magnetic fields, potential, electron volts, magnetic force and the Hall effect.
• Calculate the electric field strength and potential energy at a specific point in space.
• Solve problems dealing with electric, magnetic fields, forces, electron volt and potential.
• Solve simple problems dealing with the magnetic force experienced by a moving charge, due to the presence of a magnetic field.
  

LIGHT:

• Spectrum
• Reflection and refraction
• Total internal reflection
• Dispersion
• Coherence and interference
• Polarization
  

• Define reflection and refraction EM waves.
• Define total internal reflection.
• Solve simple refraction type problems.
• Define dispersion, coherence, polarization and interference.
• Solve simple problem of dispersion (prism) and interference (diffraction grating).
  

MODERN PHYSICS:

• Photoelectric effect
• Hydrogen line spectra
• Bohr's hydrogen model
• Laser
• Wave mechanics
• Exclusion principle
• Electrical properties of solids
• Semiconductor doping
• PN-junction
• Specialty diodes
• Transistors BJT's and FET's
  

• Define a quantum of EM radiation, photoelectric effect and solve simple problems relating to it.
• Obtain the hydrogen line spectra from atomic energy levels and vice versa.
• Define laser, wave mechanics in its simplest form, exclusion principle and how it relates to the periodic table groupings 3, 4 and 5.
• Describe how the atomic structure is modified in the doping process and the resulting associated electrical properties.
• Describe the majority charge carrier direction in a PN-junction, and charge carriers flow in a PNP and NPN BJT transistor.
• Define LED, LCD, and laser diode.
• Describe the principles behind how a FET works.