I.   Mechanics

A. One-dimensional kinematics

1.          Position and displacement

2.          Speed and velocity

3.          Acceleration

4.          Straight line motion with constant acceleration

B. Two-dimensional kinematics

1.          Vectors and coordinate systems

2.          Projectile motion

3.          Uniform circular motion

C. Force and the laws of motion

1.          The force concept and free body diagrams

2.          Types of force

a)                Gravitation

b)                Friction

c)                 Elastic

3.          The First Law of Motion

4.          The Second Law of Motion

5.          The Third Law of Motion

6.          Applications of the laws of motion

D. Momentum

1.          Impulse and momentum

2.          Conservation of momentum

3.          Collisions

E.  Work and energy

1.          Work

2.          Dissipation

3.          Types of energy

a)                Kinetic and potential energy of ordinary objects

b)                Thermal, nuclear, chemical, and EM energy

4.          Conservation of energy

5.          Power

F.  Rotational motion

1.          Angular position, velocity, and acceleration

2.          Moment of inertia

3.          Torque

4.          Angular momentum

5.          Rotational kinetic energy

G. Static equilibrium

1.          Conditions for static equilibrium

2.          Elasticity

a)                Stress and strain

b)                Hookes Law

H. Waves

1.          Oscillations and simple harmonic motion

2.          Resonance

3.          Transverse and longitudinal traveling waves

4.          Superposition and interference

a)                Standing waves

b)                Beats

5.          Energy transport

6.          Sound

a)                Doppler effect

b)                Human hearing

I.    Fluids

1.          Density

2.          Pressure

3.          Pascals principle

4.          Archimedes principle

II.  Thermal Physics

A. Temperature

B. Heat and thermal energy

1.          Mechanisms of heat transfer

2.          First Law of Thermodynamics

C. Thermal properties of materials

1.          Ideal gases

2.          Heat capacity and specific heat

3.          Phase changes and latent heat

4.          Thermal expansion

5.          Thermal conduction

D. Second Law of Thermodynamics

1.          Engines and efficiency

2.          Entropy

III.  Electromagnetism

A. Electrostatics

1.          Electric charge

2.          Conservation of charge

3.          Coulombs Law

4.          Electric field

5.          Electric potential

6.          Capacitors

7.          Energy in electric fields

B. Circuits

1.          Conductors and insulators

2.          Current

3.          Resistance

4.          Ohms Law

5.          Electric power

6.          Kirchhoffs current and voltage laws

7.          AC circuits

C. Magnetism

1.          Magnetic phenomena

2.          Magnetic force on moving charges

3.          Magnetic field due to moving charges

4.          Faradays Law and inductance

5.          Energy in magnetic fields

D. Electromagnetic waves

1.          Production and propagation

2.          Electromagnetic spectrum

3.          Intensity

IV. Light and Optics

A. Geometric optics

1.          Reflection

2.          Refraction

3.          Imaging with mirrors and thin lenses

4.          Simple optical instruments

B. Wave optics

1.          Polarization

a)                Polarizing filters

b)                Polarization by reflection

2.          Interference

a)                Principle of superposition

b)                Double-slit

3.          Diffraction

a)                Single-slit

b)                Around obstacles

V.  Modern Physics

A. Photoelectric effect

B. Particle nature of light (photons)

C. Wave nature of matter

D. Bohr model of hydrogen

E.  Mass-energy relation

F.  Radioactivity

1.          Half life

2.          Fission and fusion