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Physics PHYSICS GENERAL OBJECTIVES The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Physics is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to: (1) sustain their interest in physics; (2) develop attitude relevant to physics that encourage accuracy, precision and objectivity; (3) interpret physical phenomena, laws, definitions, concepts and other theories; (4) demonstrate the ability to solve correctly physics problems using relevant theories and concepts. DETAILED SYLLABUS TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES OBJECTIVES 1. MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS Candidates should be able to: (ai) Fundamental Units: i. identify the units of length, area Length, mass, time, electric charge, and volume; temperature, luminous intensity, ii. use different measuring amount of substance. instruments; iii. determine the lengths, surface areas and volume of regular and irregular bodies; (aii) Derived Units: Weight, area, volume, force, speed etc. iv. identify the unit of mass; v. use simple beam balance, e.g. Buchart’s balance and chemical balance; (b) Measuring Instruments: vi. identify the unit of time; venier caliper, metre rule, micrometer vii. use different time-measuring screw gauge, measuring cylinder, stop devices; watch and beam balance. viii. relate the fundamental physical (c) Fundamental physical quantities quantities to their units; 172 TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES | OBJECTIVES 1. MEASUREMENTS AND