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SENIOR 1 PHYSICS
COURSE OUTLINE
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
What is physics?
Branches of physics and what they deal with
The importance of studying physics
Careers in physics
The physics laboratory
The laboratory and its safety rules
CHAPTER 2: MEASUREMENTS IN PHYSICS
Estimation and measurement
Scientific measurements
Measuring length
Measuring area
Measuring mass
Volume of irregular solids
Measuring time
The use of scientific notation and significant figures in measurements
Scientific notation (exponential or standard notation)
The scientific method
Meaning of density
The density of different substances
Comparing substances with the same volume
Changes in density
Density and its application to floating and sinking
Floating in the sea
Does floating occur in air?
Ocean currents and water density
Density and purity
Density and relative density
CHAPTER 3: STATES OF MATTER
What is matter?
States of matter
What are properties of solids, liquids and gases?
The arrangement of particles in the different states of matter
Forces between particles
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Particles in solids
Particles in liquids
Particles in gases
The particle theory of matter
What evidence is there for particles?
Brownian motion
Diffusion in gases
Changes of state
CHAPTER 4: EFFECTS OF FORCES
Meaning and measurement of force
Science, technology and society
Types of forces
Contact forces
Non-contact forces
Force of gravity and weight
Effects of forces
Balanced and unbalanced forces
Friction between surfaces
Factors which determine the amount of friction
Disadvantages and advantages of friction
Intermolecular forces
Surface tension
Capillarity
Capillary rise of liquids in tubes
CHAPTER 5: TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
Heat and temperature
Measuring temperature
Types of thermometers
How a liquid-in-glass thermometer works
Temperature scales
Calibration of the thermometer
Thermometric liquids
Variations in daily and atmospheric temperature
CHAPTER 6: HEAT TRANSFER
Methods of heat transfer
Conduction
Good and bad conductors of heat
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Factors affecting rate of heat conduction
Convection
Radiation
Factors that affect the emission and absorption of thermal radiation
Application of thermal radiation
The vacuum flask
How a vacuum flask prevents heat loss or gain
Greenhouse effect
CHAPTER 7: EXPANSION OF SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES
Expansion of solids
Expansion of liquids
Anomalous expansion of water
Expansion of gases
CHAPTER 7: NATURE OF LIGHT; REFLECTION AT PLANE SURFACES
Where does light come from?
How light travels
How shadows are formed
Reflection of light by plane surfaces
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