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WASSCE Physics Unit

PROGRESSIVE SCIENCE INITIATIVE® (PSI®) - PROGRESSIVE MATHEMATICS INITIATIVE® (PMI®)

The WASSCE Physics Syllabus is comprised of 31 major topics that are covered within PSI Algebra-Based Physics, Trigonometry-Based Physics and Chemistry courses. Select the appropriate PSI unit link to access materials that correspond to the WASSCE Physics topics listed below. The number preceding each topic corresponds to the order it is listed in the released WASSCE syllabus. The WASSCE syllabus outline can be accessed under Teacher Resources.

Kinematics

2. Fundamental and derived quantities and units
3. Position, distance and displacement.
5. Time
8. Speed and velocity
9. Rectilinear acceleration
10. Scalars and vectors (a) concept of scalars as physical quantities with magnitude and no direction (b) concept of vectors (c) Vector representation  (d) Addition of vectors


Dynamics

4. Mass and weight
7. Motion (a) Types of motion: Random, rectilinear  (b) Relative motion (c) Cause of motion (d) Types of force:  (i) Contact force  (e) Solid friction
13. Newton's laws of motion: (a) First law: Inertia of rest and inertia of motion (b) Second law: Force, acceleration (c) Third law: Action and reaction


Uniform Circular Motion & Universal Gravitation

7. Motion (a) Types of motion: Circular, orbital (c) Cause of motion (d) Types of force:  (i) Contact force (ii) Force Field (g) Simple ideas of circular motion
23. Description and property of fields. (a) Concept of fields: Gravitational
24. Gravitational field


Energy

14. Energy
15. Work, Energy and Power


Momentum 

13. Newton's laws of motion:  (b) Second law: Force, acceleration, momentum and impluse


Fluids

6. Fluids at rest
7. Motion: (f) Friction in fluids


Electric Charge & Force

7. Motion (a) Types of motion (d) Types of force:  (ii) Force Field
25. Electric Field  (1) Electrostatics  (a) Production of electric charges  (b) Types of distribution of charges (d) Electric lines of force (e) Electric force between point charges: Coulomb’s law


Electric Field & Potential

25. Electric Field (d) Electric lines of force (e) Electric force between point charges: Coulomb’s law   (f) Concepts of electric field, electric field intensity (potential gradient) and electric potential.


Electric Current & DC Circuits

25. Electric Field  (1) Electrostatics (g) Capacitance – Definition, arrangement and application (2) Current electricity  (a) Production of electric current from primary and secondary cells (b) Potential difference and electric current (c) Electric circuit (d) Electric conduction through materials (e) Electric energy and power (g) Resistivity and Conductivity (h) Measurement of electric current, potential difference, resistance, e.m.f. and internal resistance of a cell.


Magnetism

26. Magnetic field


Electromagnetic Induction

27. Electromagnetic field (a) Concept of electromagnetic field (b) Electromagnetic induction (c) Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law and motor-generator effect


Simple Harmonic Motion

12. Simple harmonic motion


Waves & Sound Waves

17. Production and propagation of waves
18. Types of waves
19. Properties of waves
22. Sound Waves


Electromagnetic Waves

21. Electromagnetic waves: Types of radiation in electromagnetic spectrum


Geometric Optics

20. Light Waves


Quantum Physics

29. Structure of the atom
31. Wave-particle paradox


Nuclear Physics

30. Structure of the nucleus


Trigonometry-Based Kinematics

10. Scalars and vectors (a) concept of scalars as physical quantities with magnitude and no direction (b) concept of vectors (c) Vector representation  (d) Addition of vectors (e) Resolution of vectors  (f) Resultant velocity using vector representation.
Projectile motion


Trigonometry-Based Dynamics

11. Equilibrium of forces
Inclined planes


Rotational Motion

7. Motion: (a) rotational


Inductance

27. Electromagnetic field  (c) Inductance (d) Eddy current (e) Power transmission and distribution


AC Circuits

28. Simple AC circuits


Thermodynamics

16. Heat energy


Properties of Matter

1. Concepts of matter


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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