Secondary 5 Physics
📘 This page is a collection of resources for Secondary V Physics Remedial Activities (203-001-05).
General Resources
🌟 Booster Course:
GIS: Exploration Sec 4 & Sec 5 | Vanier Moodle
Students can self-enroll with their Office365 account.
📖 Reference Textbook:
Physics 006 – Lecture Notes by Harris Benson
Measurements
Physical quantities and SI units, prefixes, unit conversions, accuracy and precision, significant figures, and dimensional analysis used in physics calculations.
Math Review
Algebraic skills needed for physics: rearranging equations, solving for unknowns, scientific notation, basic trigonometry, and use of calculators in physics contexts.
Vectors
Scalars and vectors, graphical representation, vector components, and vector addition, with applications to displacement, velocity, and forces.
Kinematics
Motion in one dimension: position, displacement, velocity, acceleration, motion graphs, constant velocity, constant acceleration, and free fall.
Newton's Laws
Forces, mass and weight, free-body diagrams, Newton’s laws of motion, and simple systems involving more than one object.
Energy
Work, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, power, and conservation of mechanical energy.
Geometrical Optics
Reflection and refraction of light, plane and spherical mirrors, thin lenses, ray diagrams, image characteristics, and basic applications to vision.