The objective is to: 1. Describe simple experiments to illustrate refraction of light 2. State the laws of refraction of light 3. Verify Snell’s Law 4. Define refraction index 5. Determine experimentally the refraction index 6. Describe experiments to illustrate dispersion of white light 7. Explain total internal reflection and its effects 8. State the […]
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The objective is to: 1. State Newton’s laws of motion 2. Describe simple experiments to illustrate inertia 3. State the law of conservation of linear momentum 4. Define elastic collision, inelastic collision and impulse 5. Derive the equation F = ma 6. Describe the application of frictional force 7. Define viscosity 8. Explain terminal velocity
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The objective is to: 1. Describe energy transformations 2. State the law of conservation of energy 3. Define work, energy, power and state their SI units 4. Define mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency of machines 5. Solve numerical problems involving work, energy, power and machines
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The objective is to: 1. Define potential difference and state its units 2. Measure potential difference and current in a circuit 3. Verify Ohm’s law 4. Define resistance and state its unit 5. Determine experimentally the voltage – current relationship for various conductors 6. Define emf and explain internal resistance of a cell 7. Derive
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The objective is to: 1. Define distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration 2. Describe experiments to determine velocity and acceleration 3. Determine acceleration due to gravity 4. Plot and explain motion-time to graphs 5. Applying the equations of uniformly accelerated motion 6. Solve numerical problems
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The objective is to: 1. Perform and describe experiments to determine the direction of the magnetic field round a current carrying conductor 2. Construct a simple electromagnetic 3. State the factors affecting the strength of an electromagnet 4. Determine experimentally the direction of a force on a conductor carrying current in a magnetic field (motor
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The objective is to: 1. State and verify experimentally Hooke’s Law 2. Determine the spring constant 3. Construct and calibrate a spring balance 4. Solve numerical problems involving Hooke’s Law
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The objective is to: 1. Describe the formation of pulses and waves 2. Describe transverse and longitudinal waves 3. Define amplitude (a), wavelength (λ), frequency (f), and periodic time (T) of a wave 4. Derive the relation v = fλ 5. Solve numerical problems involving v = fλ
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The objective is to: 1. Perform and describe simple experiments to show that sound is produced by vibrating bodies 2. Perform and describe an experiment to show that sound requires a material medium for propagation 3. Explain the nature of sound waves 4. Determine the speed of sound in air by the echo method 5.
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The objective is to: 1. Describe streamline flow and turbulent flow 2. Derive the equation of continuity 3. Describe experiments to illustrate Bernoulli’s effects 4. Explain the Bernoulli’s effect 5. Describe the applications of Bernoulli’s effect 6. Solve numerical problems involving the equation of continuity
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