UGANDA ADVANCED LEVEL
510: PHYSICS
TEACHING SYLLABUS
A'LEVEL TEACHING SYLLABUS
UNITS:
Unit 1: Fundamentals
Unit 2: Dynamics
I
Unit 3: Properties
of Matter
Unit 4: Dynamics
II
Unit 5: Geometric
Optics
Unit 6: Waves
Unit 7: Thermal
Properties of Matter
Unit 8: Electrostatics,
Electric Current and Electronic Devices
Unit 9: Electromagnetism
UNIT
1: FUNDAMENTALS
Topics And Assessment Objectives:
-
1.1 Physical Quantities and their
Units ( 9 Periods)
Dimensions
of fundamental quantities
Fundamental
units of ; mass (kg) , length(m), time (s), current
(A), temperature(k), amount of substance (mol)
Dimensions
of derived quantities
Use
of dimensions to check equations
Scalars
and Vectors
- addition and subtraction of vectors
by the component method
- resolution of vectors in two perpendicular
directions
- components of a vector
Assessment
Objectives:
By the end of the topic, the student should be able
to :
- State the basic physical quantities and state
their SI units.
- Measure and read basic and derived physical
quantities using linear and circular scales.
- Work out the dimensions of the derived physical
quantities.
- Use Dimensions to check equations.
- Define scalars and vectors.
- Distinguish between scalars and vectors.
- Solve problems involving vectors by the component
method.
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