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SAT Subject Test - Physics

The SAT Subject Test in Physics covers six major content areas: 1) Mechanics, 2) Electricity and Magnetism, 3) Wave and Optics, 4) Heat and Thermodynamics, 5) Modern Physics, and 6) Miscellaneous topics. The test evaluates students' understanding of fundamental physics principles including Newton's laws of motion, energy, electricity, magnetism, wave properties, optics, thermodynamics, quantum phenomena, and modern atomic and nuclear physics. It also assesses analytical skills for graphical analysis and math applications in physics problems.

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SAT Subject Test - Physics

The SAT Subject Test in Physics covers six major content areas: 1) Mechanics, 2) Electricity and Magnetism, 3) Wave and Optics, 4) Heat and Thermodynamics, 5) Modern Physics, and 6) Miscellaneous topics. The test evaluates students' understanding of fundamental physics principles including Newton's laws of motion, energy, electricity, magnetism, wave properties, optics, thermodynamics, quantum phenomena, and modern atomic and nuclear physics. It also assesses analytical skills for graphical analysis and math applications in physics problems.

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SAT Subject Test: Physics

Content

1. Mechanics (36 42%)

o Kinematics: one and two dimensions motion able to calculate velocity,

acceleration and understand their relationship

o Dynamics: Force, Newtons laws, statics, and friction


o Energy and Momentum: Potential and kinetic energy, work, power,

impulse, and conservation laws

o Circular Motion: uniform circular motion and centripetal force

o Simple Harmonic Motion: mass on spring, the pendulum


o Gravity: the law of gravitation, orbits, and Keplers laws

2. Electricity and Magnetism (18 24%)

o Electric Fields, Forces and Potentials: Coulombs law, induced charge

field and potential of groups of points charges, and charged particles in


electric fields

o Capacitance: parallel-plate capacitors and time-varying behavior in

charging/ discharging

o Circuit Elements and DC Circuits: resistors, light bulbs, series and

parallel networks, Ohms law, and Joules law


o Magnetism: permanent magnets, fields caused by currents, particles in
magnetic fields, Faradays law, and Lenzs law

3. Wave and Optics (15 19%)

o General Wave Properties: wave speed, frequency, wavelength,


superposition, standing waves, and Doppler effect

o Reflection and Refraction: Snells law and changes in wavelength and

speed

o Ray Optics: image formation using pinholes, mirrors, and lenses


o Physical Optics: single-slit diffraction, double-slit interference,

polarization, and color

4. Heat and Thermodynamics (6 11%)


o Thermal Properties: temperature, heat transfer, specific and latent

heats, and thermal expansion

o Laws of Thermodynamics: first and second laws, internal energy,

entropy, and heat engine efficiency


5. Modern Physics (6 11%)

o Quantum Phenomena: photoelectric effect and electron diffraction

o Atomic Physics: the Rutherford and Bohr models, atomic energy levels,

and atomic spectra


o Nuclear Physics: radioactivity, fission, fusion, and other nuclear

processes

o Relativity: time dilation, length contraction, and mass-energy

equivalence
6. Miscellaneous (4 9%)

o General: history of physics and general questions that overlap several

major topics

o Analytical Skills: graphical analysis, measurement, and math skills

o New Topics in Physics: current developments in such areas as


astrophysics, elementary particle physics, nanophysics, and new
technological applications of physics

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