SPM Physics

Form 4 Physics

Chapter 1: Measurement

  1. Physical Quantities
  2. Scientific Investigation

Chapter 2: Force and Motion I

  1. Linear Motion
  2. Linear Motion Graphs
  3. Free Fall Motion
  4. Inertia
  5. Momentum
  6. Force
  7. Impulse and Impulsive Force
  8. Weight

Chapter 3: Gravitation

  1. Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
  2. Kepler’s Laws
  3. Man-made Satellites

Chapter 4: Heat

  1. Thermal Equilibrium
  2. Specific Heat Capacity
  3. Specific Latent Heat
  4. Gas Laws

Chapter 5: Waves

  1. Fundamentals of Waves
  2. Damping and Resonance
  3. Reflection of Waves
  4. Refraction of Waves
  5. Diffraction of Waves
  6. Interference of Waves
  7. Electromagnetic Waves

Chapter 6: Light and Optics

  1. Refraction of Light
  2. Total Internal Reflection
  3. Image Formation by Lenses
  4. Thin Lens Formula
  5. Optical Instruments
  6. Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors

Form 5 Physics

Chapter 1: Force and Motion II

  1. Resultant Force
  2. Resolution of Forces
  3. Forces in Equilibrium
  4. Elasticity

Chapter 2: Pressure

  1. Pressure in Liquids
  2. Atmospheric Pressure
  3. Gas Pressure
  4. Pascal’s Principle
  5. Archimedes’ Principle
  6. Bernoulli’s Principle

Chapter 3: Electricity

  1. Current and Potential Difference
  2. Resistance
  3. Electromotive Force (e.m.f.) and Internal Resistance
  4. Electrical Energy and Power

Chapter 4: Electromagnetism

  1. Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor in a Magnetic Field
  2. Electromagnetic Induction
  3. Transformer

Chapter 5: Electronics

  1. Electron
  2. Semiconductor Diode
  3. Transistor

Chapter 6: Nuclear Physics

  1. Radioactive Decay
  2. Nuclear Energy

Chapter 7: Quantum Physics

  1. Quantum Theory of Light
  2. Photoelectric Effect
  3. Einstein’s Photoelectric Theory