Physics - Second Year Secondary
Grade Levels:
Educational System: National English

1. Understanding fundamental wave properties and behaviors including mechanical wave motion and light wave phenomena
Learning Targets:
1. Analyze wave characteristics: amplitude, frequency, wavelength, velocity
2. Differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves
3. Apply the wave equation (v = fλ) to solve problems
4. Explain wave behaviors: reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference
5. Describe wave properties of light: electromagnetic spectrum, polarization
6. Solve problems involving wave speed in different media
7. Analyze energy transfer through wave motion
8. Demonstrate principles of superposition and standing waves
Modules
1. Unit 1: Waves
1. 1. Chapter 1: Wave Motion
Learning Outcomes:
1. Define a mechanical wave and distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves
2. Explain and calculate the relationships among wave speed, frequency, and wavelength (v = fλ)
3. Describe the principle of superposition and its role in the formation of interference patterns
4. Analyze the formation of standing waves on a string and in an air column, including nodes and antinodes
5. Apply the concept of resonance to driven oscillatory systems
6. Solve numerical problems involving wave parameters and energy transport in waves
1. 2. Chapter 2: Light
Learning Outcomes:
1. State the postulates of the wave theory of light and compare with the particle (photon) model
2. Explain the rectilinear propagation of light and use ray diagrams to illustrate shadows, eclipses, and pinhole imaging
3. Apply the laws of reflection and refraction (Snell’s law) to planar and curved surfaces
4. Construct ray diagrams for thin lenses and spherical mirrors, and use the lens/mirror equations to locate images
5. Describe dispersion of white light through a prism and total internal reflection in fibres
6. Solve quantitative problems involving refractive index, critical angle, focal length, and magnification
