Subject CSEC Physics Form 4

Year 2021-2022
Teachers Mr. R Brooks and Mr. N Moore
Department Science
Institution Bishop Gibson High School for Girls

The following outline is created to coincide with the latest CSEC Physics syllabus.

Topics Proposed time of coverage

1. Physical quantities and unit of measurement 4 Weeks

a. Length, area and volume
b. Unit conversion
c. Mass, density and time
d. Errors (Random and Systematic)
2. Graph 4 Weeks
a. Plotting Graph
i. Choosing an appropriate scale
ii. Plotting of points
iii. Labelling of graphs
iv. Assigning variables to axes.
b. Drawing lines of best fit and curves
c. Finding the gradient of a graph
d. Reading and interpreting graphs
3. Pressure 2 Weeks
a. Relationship between force, pressure and area
b. Pressure in liquids
c. Archimedes’ principle
4. Forces (May be done on the latter stages of fourth form) 4 Weeks
a. Types of force
b. Vectors and scalars
i. Adding forces
ii. Resolving resultant vectors
c. Moments of a force
d. Centre of gravity
e. Deformation
i. Hooke’s Law
5. Work, Energy and Power 2 weeks
a. Investigating work, energy and power
b. Simple machine
6. Motion 2 weeks
a. Reviewing speed, velocity, and acceleration equations of motion
b. Reviewing graphs of motion
c. Newton’s laws of motion
d. Free fall and gravity
e. Conversion of energy
7. Thermal Physics 4 weeks
a. Matter and the phases of heat
b. Thermal expansion
c. Specific heat capacity
d. Gas Laws
8. Light rays 3 weeks
a. Nature of light
b. Reflection and the application of mirrors
c. Refraction and the speed of light
d. Total internal reflection and Real/Apparent depth
e. Dispersions
9. Lenses 3 weeks
a. Type of lenses and their application
b. Focal length and magnification
c. Lens formula and ray diagram