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Physics
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Topics
Mechanics
- Motion
- Forces
- Energy
- Mechanics Experiments
- Measurement of velocity and acceleration.
- To show that a ∝ F.
- Verification of the principle of conservation of momentum.
- Measurement of g.
- Verification of Boyle’s law.
- Investigation of the laws of equilibrium for a set of co-planar forces.
- Investigation of relationship between period and length for a simple pendulum and hence calculation of g.
Temperature
Experiments
- Calibration curve of a thermometer using the laboratory mercury thermometer as a standard.
- Measurement of specific heat capacity, e.g. of water or a metal by a mechanical or electrical method.
- Measurement of the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.
- Measurement of the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.
Waves
Vibrations and Sound
- Wave Nature of Sound
- Characteristics of Notes
- Resonance
- Vibrations in Strings and Pipes
- Sound Intensity
- Sound Experiments
- Measurement of the speed of sound in air.
- Investigation of the variation of fundamental frequency of a stretched string with length.
- Investigation of the variation of fundamental frequency of a stretched string with tension.
Light
Light Experiments
- Measurement of the focal length of a concave mirror.
- Verification of Snell’s law of refraction.
- Measurement of the refractive index of a liquid or a solid.
- Measurement of the focal length of a converging lens.
- Measurement of the wavelength of monochromatic light.
Electricity
Electricity Experiments
- Verification of Joule’s law (as Δθ ∝ I 2).
- Measurement of the resistivity of the material of a wire.
- To investigate the variation of the resistance of a metallic conductor with temperature.
- To investigate the variation of the resistance of a thermistor with temperature.
- To investigate the variation of current (I ) with pd (V ) for
- metallic conductor
- filament bulb
- copper sulfate solution with copper electrodes
- semiconductor diode.
The Electron
The Nucleus
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Other
- Geometrical Optics
- Speed, Displacement and Velocity
- E.M.F. and p.d.
- Semiconductors
- Fission and Fusion
- Handy Links
Definitions:
There are approximately 108 definitions on the course. Definitions make up 20% of the total marks in the higher level paper. To get the Department of Education syllabus click here.
