Myanmar Matriculation Physics study plan

Define displacement, velocity and acceleration as vectors and distinguish scalar from vector quantities in kinematics problems

Derive and apply the three equations of uniformly accelerated motion to solve numerical problems on free fall and projectile motion

State and apply Newton's three laws of motion, including resolving forces on inclined planes and connected bodies

Construct free-body diagrams for at least six standard situations and use them to write net-force equations

Apply the work-energy theorem and conservation of mechanical energy to solve problems involving friction and inclines

State and use the impulse-momentum theorem and the principle of conservation of linear momentum for collisions

Calculate torque and apply the conditions for rotational equilibrium to ladder and beam problems

Solve circular motion problems by identifying centripetal force sources in conical pendulum and banked-track cases

State the zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics and apply the first law with correct sign conventions to isothermal, adiabatic, isochoric and isobaric processes

Calculate work done by or on a gas from pressure-volume diagrams and interpret the area under the curve

Apply the ideal gas equation and the kinetic theory relation between pressure and mean square speed of molecules

Compute efficiency and coefficient of performance for heat engines and refrigerators using the second law

Derive and use the expressions for mean kinetic energy per molecule and root-mean-square speed in terms of temperature

Explain the assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases and identify which assumption each exam question is testing

Solve calorimetry and latent heat problems involving mixtures and phase change

Distinguish reversible and irreversible processes and state the Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements of the second law

Describe simple harmonic motion and calculate period, frequency, amplitude and phase for spring-mass and pendulum systems

Apply the wave equation v = fλ to progressive waves and distinguish transverse from longitudinal waves with examples

Solve problems on stationary waves in strings and pipes, including harmonics and resonance conditions

Apply the laws of reflection and refraction, including Snell's law, critical angle and total internal reflection

Construct ray diagrams for convex and concave lenses and use the lens formula and magnification equation quantitatively

Solve problems on the interference of light using Young's double-slit relation and describe diffraction at a single slit

Explain the Doppler effect for sound and calculate observed frequency for moving source and moving observer cases

Relate intensity level in decibels to intensity and describe the characteristics of musical notes (pitch, loudness, quality)

Apply Coulomb's law and the concept of electric field and potential to point-charge configurations

Solve direct-current circuit problems using Ohm's law, series and parallel combinations, and Kirchhoff's rules

Describe the magnetic effect of a current and calculate force on a current-carrying conductor using F = BIL sinθ

Explain electromagnetic induction and apply Faraday's and Lenz's laws to simple coil problems

Describe the photoelectric effect and use Einstein's photoelectric equation to calculate threshold frequency, work function and stopping potential

Explain the Bohr model energy levels and calculate photon wavelength from energy-level differences

Distinguish conductors, semiconductors and insulators and describe the action of a p-n junction diode and a transistor as a switch

Consolidate all five domains by reviewing every error logged during weeks 1 to 7 and re-solving those questions