NABTEB Physics Syllabus 2026/2027 & Textbooks

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The NABTEB Physics Syllabus 2026/2027 & Textbooks: covers core mechanics, heat, waves, electricity, magnetism, and atomic physics, focusing on practical application, SI units, and Newton’s laws. Key topics include kinematics, vectors, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics. Recommended textbooks for preparation include Senior Secondary School Physics by P.N. Okeke and New School Physics for Senior Secondary Schools.

The NABTEB Physics syllabus focuses on building a solid foundation in basic physics concepts. It covers:

Introduction & Measurement: SI units, derived quantities, and measurement of length, mass, and time.
Mechanics: Motion, forces (including friction and Newton’s laws), scalars and vectors, projectiles, mass and weight, fluids, and work, energy, and power (including Archimedes’ principle).
Thermal Physics: Temperature, heat transfer, and gas laws.
Waves: Properties and propagation of sound and light.
Electricity & Magnetism: Basic electric circuits and magnetic fields.

	PHYSICS NABTEB SYLLABUS
SN	TOPICS	OBJECTIVES
	MECHANICS
1	CONCEPT OF MATTER	i. Explain the structure of matter: 3 states of matter and ii. use the kinetic theory to explain the 3 states.
2	FUNDAMENTAL QUANTITIES & THEIR S.I. UNITS	i. State S.I. units of fundamental quantities and S.I. units of derived quantities. ii. Measurement of Length, Mass and Time iii. Measurement of Area and Volume of of objects
3	POSITION, DISTANCE & DISPLACEMENT	i. State the differences between Distance and Displacement
4	SPEED, VELOCITY & ACCELERATION IN OME DIRECTION	i. Explain Uniformly Accelerated Motion
5	MOTION OF BODIES	i. Explain motion and its various types. ii. Explain angular speed in circular motion. Classification of Forces. iii. Classify forces into field and contact forces. iv. Friction. a) Explain Frictional laws v. Newtons Law of Motion a) State and explain Newton’s Laws of motion.
6	SCALAR & VECTOR QUANTITIES	i. Explain the term scalar and Vector Quantities ii. Addition of Vectors a) Explain the parallelogram and triangle rules of addition of vectors iii. Resolution Vectors a) Resolve vectors into their rectangular components in two dimension
7	PROJECTILE MOTION	i. Explain projectile motion and its applications
8	MASS & WEIGHT	i. Distinguish between Mass and Weight
9	DENSITY & RELATIVE DENSITY	i. Explain Density and Relative Density
10	FLUIDS AT REST	i. Pressure in fluid at rest. ii. Archimedes Principle a) State Archimedes principle. b) Solve problems using Archimedes principle. c) Determine relative Density using the principle. iv. Floating a) State the law of Floatation and explain its applications.
11	SURFACE TENSION	i.Define surface tension and state its merits ii. Discuss its applications and give the factors affecting tension
12	ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SOLID	i. State Hook’s Law ii. Calculate problems involving Hooke’s Law
13	EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES	i. Define moment of force, couple . ii. Solve problems involving moments. iii. State the conditions of equilibrium of a rigid body iv. Centre of Gravity a) Explain the centre of gravity of a body. b) Determine the centre of gravity for some regular and irregular shaped bodies.
14	SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION	i. Define and explain simple harmonic motion. ii. Explain period frequency and amplitude of simple Harmonic Motion (SHM). iii. Explain speed and acceleration of SHM. iv. Explain the energy of SHM, forced vibration and resonance
15	ENERGY	i. Describe the various forms of energy. ii. Identify and classify the sources of energy. iii. State the principles of conservation of energy.
17	CONCEPT OF WORK, ENERGY & POWER	i. Define work and energy. ii. Explain potential energy and kinetic energy and conservation of mechanical energy. iii. Explain power
18	SIMPLE MACHINES	i. Define simple machine and explain the mechanical advantage (MA), velocity ratio (VR) and efficiency e of machine. ii. Explain the effects of friction on efficiency
	HEAT ENERGY
19	CONCEPT OF TEMPERATURE	i. Explain temperature and its measurement.
20	EFFECTS OF HEAT	i. Describe the effects of heat ii. Explain thermal expansion iii. Describe anomalous expansion of water
21	HEAT TRANSFER	i. Explain modes of heat transfer. ii. Compare thermal conductivities of different solids and liquids. iii. Compare radiation and absorption of radiant heat by different surfaces.
22	GAS LAWS	i. State gas laws and explain the gas laws using the kinetic theory
23	HEAT CAPACITY	i. Explain heat capacity, specific heat capacity and their determination.
24	LATENT HEAT	i. Explain the concept of latent of state of matter (melting, vaporisation and sublimation)
	WAVES , OPTICS AND SOUND
25	PRODUCTION & PROPAGATION OF WAVES	i. Describe the concept of waves, production and propagation of waves. ii. Describe different types of waves. iii. Properties of Waves a) Describe and identify properties of waves. b) Solve problems involving the equation.
26	LIGHT WAVES	i. Explain sources of light and demonstrate rectilinear propagation of light b) Explain the reflection of light. ii. Paraxial Beam a) Focus, Principal focus. b) Spherical mirror and Application iii. Refraction of Light a) Explain the refraction of light at plane surfaces, rectangular glass prism (block) and triangular prism b) Explain the refraction of light on curved surfaces: convex, concave lenses iv. Optical Instruments a) Describe optical instruments I.E. (applications of refraction). v. Dispersal of Light i. Explain the dispersion of white light and production of colours.
27	ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES	i. Explain the principles of electromagnetic waves and identify its properties
28	SOUND WAVES	I. Explain the production of sound waves and description of their properties. ii. Explain the production of echoes and applications of echo sounding. iii. Explain musical instruments and its operations. iv. Explain forced vibrations. v. Explain vibrations of air in pipes – open and closed pipes
	FIELDS
29	CONCEPT OF FIELDS	i. Explain gravitational, electric and magnetic fields and state their properties.
30	GRAVITATIONAL FIELD	i. Explain the concept of gravitational field, gravitational field, gravitational potential and escape velocity
31	ELECTRIC FIELD	i.Explain static electricity. Describe various ways of producing charges and the force between two charges ii. Explain the concept of electric field iii. Explain the concept of capacitance, arrangement of capacitors and their app iv. Capacitor and capacitance a) Explain the concept of capacitance, arrangement of capacitors and their applications. v. Current Electricity a) Explain the production of electric current from cells vi. Explain potential difference and electric current using an electric circuit. vii. Electric Energy and Power a) Explain electric energy and power. viii. Describe the operations of shunt and multiplier ix. Define resistivity and conductivity of a material and enumerate the factors affecting electrical resistance of a material. x. Explain the measurement of electric current, potential difference, resistance E.M.F. and internal resistance of a cell
32	ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION THROUGH LIQUIDS	i. Explain electrolysis and its applications.
33	ELECTRICAL CONDITION THROUGH GASSES	i. Explain discharge through gasses, hot cathode emissions and their application
32	MAGNETISM	i. Explain the properties of magnets and concepts of magnetization
34	ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION	i. Explain the concept of electro- magnetic induction. ii. Explain electromagnetic induction and its applications. iii. Explain the concept of inductance. iv. Explain Eddy current, power transmission and distribution
35	SIMPLE A.C CIRCUITS	i. Explain the graphical representation of variation of e.m.f. and current in an a.c. circuit, peak and r.m.s values of a.c circuits ii. Analyse series circuit containing resistance, inductance and capacitance abd explain reactance, impedance, vector diagrams, resonance and power in an a.c. circuit
	ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
36	STRUCTURE OF AN ATOM	i. Describe the models of the atom and the limitation of each. ii. Explain energy quantization. iii. Explain photoelectric effect. iv. Explain thermionic emission and X- rays: production, characteristics and applications
37	STRUCTURE OF THE NUCLEUS	i. Explain the composition of the nucleus. ii. Explain radioactivity. Identify the types and give examples of radioactive elements. iii. List radioactive emissions, describe their properties, uses and ways of detecting them. iv. Explain radioactive decay, half life, transformation of elements by radioactivity and the applications of radioactivity v. Explain nuclear reactions- fusion and fission.
	BASIC ELECTRONICS
38	BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRONICS	i. Distinguish between conductors, semi- conductors and insulators in terms of conduction. ii. Explain doping of semi-conductors p- and n- type semi- conductors, majority and minority carriers. iii. Explain I – V characteristics of p– n junction diode and rectification. iv. Explain modes of operation of transistors and single stage amplifier.

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