DISTRIBUTION OF THE MAJOR TOPICS IN PHYSICS OVER THE THREE YEARS – NIGERIA

Section I:

Concepts of Space, Time and Motion 1. Motion 2. Position, distance and displacement 3. Time 4. Speed and velocity 5. Rectilinear and derived units 6. Scalars and vectors 7. Equations of uniformity accelerated motion 8. Projectiles 9. Equilibrium of forces 10. Simple harmonic motion

Section II:

Conservation principles 1. Work, energy and power 2. Heat energy 3. Electric charges 4. Linear momentum 5. Mechanical energy 6. Heat energy i. temperature and its measurement ii. heat energy measurement iii. gas laws

SECTION III:

Waves 1. Production and propagation of waves 2. Types of waves 3. Properties of waves 4. Light waves 5. Sound waves 6. Application of light and sound waves i. light waves ii. sound waves 7. Electromagnetic waves

SECTION IV:

Fields 1. Production and description and property of a field 2. Gravitational field 3. Electric field 4. Magnetic field 5. Electromagnetic field 6. Simple A.C Circuit

SECTION V:

Quanta 1. Particulate nature of matter 2. Plastic properties of solids 3. Crystal structure 4. Fluids at rest and in motion 5. Molecular theory of matter 6. Models of the action 7. The nucleus 8. Energy quantization 9. Wave – particle paradox