Physics 30

Physics 30 Core Units

Unit I: Kinematics and Dynamics (30 hours)

1. Understanding Motion
2. Vector and Scalar Quantities
3. Distance and Displacement
4. Speed and Velocity
5. Acceleration
6. Newton's Laws of Motion

Unit II: Mechanical Energy (10 hours)
1. Work
2. Power
3. Kinetic Energy
4. Gravitational Potential Energy

Unit III: Electricity (20 hours)
1. Applications
2. Current and Potential Difference
   • Current
   • Electric Potential Difference
   • Ohm's Law
3. Electric Circuits
   • Kirchhoff's Laws
   • Series and Parallel Circuits
4. Electric Power and Energy

Unit IV: Nuclear Physics (15 hours)
1. Natural Radioactivity
2. Nuclear Fission
3. Nuclear Reactors

Physics 30 Optional Units

(Select one of the following.)

Unit V: Applications of Kinematics and Dynamics
1. Momentum
   • Impulse and Momentum
   • Law of Conservation of Momentum
2. Frictional Forces
3. Projectile Motion
4. Uniform Circular Motion
5. Universal Gravitation

Unit VI: Fluid Mechanics
1. Density
2. Pressure
3. Pascal's Principle
4. Archimedes' Principle
5. Bernoulli's Principle

Unit VII: Electromagnetism
1. Magnetism
2. Electromagnetism
3. The Motor Principle
4. Electromagnetic Induction

Unit VIII: Atomic Physics
1. Atomic Theory
2. Half Life and Radioactive Decay
3. Nuclear Fusion
4. Applications
5. Contemporary Physics