1ST TERM SCHEME OF WORK

2022/2023 SESSION

PHYSICS

SS2

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1 REVIEW OF LAST TERM WORK

2 SCALAR AND VECTORS  Concept of scalars as

physical quantities.
 Concept of vectors as
physical quantities.
 Vector representation
 Resolution of vectors
Resultant velocity using
vector representation.
3 NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION  First, second and third
laws of motion.
 Inertia of rest and inertia
of motion.
 Force and acceleration,
momentum and impulse
 Action and reaction
 Conservation of linear
momentum

4 EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES  Principle of moments

 Moment of forces
 Torque of forces
 Torque of couples
 Condition for
equilibrium of rigid
bodies under the action
of parallel and non—
parallel forces
 Parallelogram of forces,
triangle of forces,
polygon of forces

5 STABILITY  Types of equilibrium

6 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
 Centre of gravity.
 Treatment should
include stable, unstable
and neutral equilibriums.
Illustration, explanation and
definition of SHM
 Speed and acceleration of SHM
Period frequency and amplitude
of a body executing SHM
7 Review of first-half term’s work and mid-
term break

8 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION II Energy of SHM.

Forced vibration and resonance.

9 MACHINES I  Definition
 Force ratio (mechanical
Advantage)
 Velocity ratio and
efficiency

10 MACHINES II Types of Machines.

The Screw; wheel axle, lever,

pulley system, Inclined plane,
wedge etc.
11 REVISION

12 EXAMINATION

13 EXAMINATION