GAMSAT Physics Topics
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Re: GAMSAT Physics Topics
Physics-based multiple choice questions arise in Section 3 of the GAMSAT. Students are required to know the Gamsat physics topics up to year 12 level (or A level). Below is a list of Gamsat physics syllabus topics that students should be familiar with when attempting to sit the GAMSAT.
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Translational motion
scalars and vectors
adding and subtracting vectors
resolution of vectors and trigonometric functions
distance and displacement
speed and velocity
acceleration
uniformly accelerated motion
Force, Motion, and gravitation
mass, weight, centre of mass
newton’s first law
newton’s second law
newton’s third law
gravitation
special right triangles
free fall motion
projectile motion
friction
inclined planes
circular motion and centripetal force
hooke’s law
tension
pulley systems
Equilibrium
translational and rotational motion
Momentum and collisions
Momentum
Elastic collisions
Inelastic collisions
Energy and work
energy
work
energy conservation
power
Fluids and solids
density
specific gravity
pressure
buoyancy and archimedes’ principle
fluids in motion
fluid viscosity and determination of flow
surface tension
solids
Wave characteristics and periodic motion
transverse and longitudinal mechanical waves
mathematical representation of a wave
superposition of waves, phase, interface
resonance
standing waves
harmonics
periodic motion
Sound
production of sound
intensity and pitch
beats
doppler effect
Electrostatistics
charge, conductors, insulators
coulomb’s law, electric force
electric field, electric field lines
potential energy
equipotential lines and electric dipoles
Electromagnetism
electromagnetism
electromagnetic spectrum
Electricity: electric circuits
current
ohm’s law
resistance and resistivity
resistance in circuits
batteries and electromotive force (emf)
kirchhoff’s laws
capacitors and dielectrics
power
Light and optics
visual spectrum and polarisation
images
mirrors
refraction and dispersion
snell’s law
lenses
Atomic and nuclear structure
protons, neutrons, electrons
isotopes, atomic number, atomic weight
radioactivity
fission and fusion
half-life
nuclear reactions and radioactive decay
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