Physics

Course summary

Module 1 – Development of Practical Skills in Physics Planning, Implementing, Analysis, Evaluation, and Use of Apparatus in Physics. Module 2 – Foundations of Physics Physical quantities and SI units. Making measurements and analyzing data. Uncertainties and errors. Nature of quantities. Relationships between variables. Module 3 – Forces & Motion Kinematics, linear motion, and projectile motion. Dynamics and motion with non-uniform acceleration. Equilibrium, density, and pressure. Work, energy, and power. Springs and mechanical properties of matter. Newton’s laws of motion, collisions, and the conservation of momentum. Module 4 – Electrons, Waves & Photons Charge and current. Energy, power, and resistance in electrical circuits. Series and parallel circuits, internal resistance, and potential dividers. Wave motion and electromagnetic waves. Diffraction, refraction, and superposition of waves. Stationary waves. Quantum physics, the photoelectric effect, and wave-particle duality. Module 5 – Newtonian World & Astrophysics Thermal physics of solids, liquids, and gases. Ideal gases. Kinematics of circular motion and the centripetal (resultant) force. Simple harmonic motion, damping, and resonance. Radial and uniform gravitational fields, gravitational field strength, gravitational potential energy.