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Physics MYP 5 Syllabus
Physics MYP 5 Syllabus
Energy
● Different forms of energy
● Gravitational, kinetic, potential, thermal energy ( including conduction, convention,
radiation, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity)
● Sankeys diagram
● Renewable energy and harnessing energy sources
● Non renewable energy
● Nuclear energy (types of nuclear reactions, nuclear reactor, radioactivity,
radioactive decay)
● Work, Power and Efficiency
● Waves - Longitudinal and Transverse waves; Sound waves; Wave phenomena-
reflection, refraction, diffraction;Wave equation; Electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetism
● Symbols in a circuit diagram
● Magnetism, electromagnetism
● Electric fields and current
● Voltage, power, resistance, current
● Application: AC generators and DC motors (including electromagnetic induction)
● Transformers
● Generation and transmission of electricity
● Static electricity (basic knowledge)
● Types of circuits