Physics WAEC Syllabus - syllabusNG
Physics WAEC Syllabus - syllabusNG
About Us..................................................................................Page 3
Chapter One
Marking Guides........................................................................Page 5
Chapter Two
Syllabus...................................................................................Page 7
Chapter Three
Recommended Textbooks........................................................Page 11
Chapter Four
WAEC Grading System.............................................................Page 12
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Chapter One
Aims & Objectives
About
The WAEC Physics syllabus is a must-read for anyone writing Physics in the upcoming
WAEC examinations.
Having a well detailed Physics syllabus is necessary for your exam preparation as it
will serve as a guide for you so you know the topics to focus on for your exams
You should see this syllabus as a form of expo because this is WAEC letting you
The exam will have a total of 3 papers; Papers 1 and 2 which are the Objective and
Theory sections will be taken in one day and paper 3 which is the practical section
will be taken alone on a separate day. It is often said that once you do well in your
practical exam, your result will be good but we would advise you to aim to score well
in all 3 papers.
There will be three papers, Papers 1, 2, and 3, all of which must be taken.
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Paper 1
Will consist of fifty multiple-choice questions and will last for 1 hour and 15 minutes
and carry 50 marks.
Paper 2
Will consist of two sections, Sections A and B lasting 1 hour 30 minutes and carrying
60 marks.
•Section A
Will comprise seven short-structured questions and you will be required to answer
any five questions for a total of 15 marks.
•Section B
Will comprise five essay questions out of which you will be required to answer any
three for 45 marks.
Paper 3
Each version of the paper will comprise three questions out of which candidates
will be required to answer any two in 2 hours 30 minutes for 50 marks.
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Chapter Two
v. Law of flotation
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7 MOTION i. Types of motion: Random, rectilinear,
translational, Rotational, circular,
orbital, spin, Oscillatory.
v. Solid friction
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10 SCALARS & VECTORS i. Concept of scalars as physical
quantities with magnitude and no
direction
v. Resolution of vectors
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15 WORK, ENERGY & POWER i. Concept of work as a measure of
energy transfer
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16 HEAT ENERGY i. Temperature and its measurement
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17 PRODUCTION & PROPAGATION OF i. Production and propagation of
WAVES mechanical waves
iii. Waveform
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22 SOUND WAVES i. Sources of sound
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26 CURRENT ELECTRICITY i. Production of electric current from
primary and secondary cells
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29 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD(II) i. Concept of electromagnetic field
iv. Inductance
v. Eddy currents
v. Vector diagrams
v. X-rays
32 STRUCTURE OF THE NUCLEUS i. Composition of the nucleus
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Chapter Three
Recommended Textbooks
Ike, E. E (2014) Numerical Problems and Solutions in Physics, Jos, ENIC Pub-
lishers.
Nelson, M and Parker … (1989) Advanced Level Physics (Sixth Edition), Heine-
mann.
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Chapter Four
WAEC Grading System
Having a good grade is very important in every exam especially one like WAEC which
will determine your admission status in higher institutions. Below is a table showing
how WAEC grades you depending on your score
75-100 A1 Excellent
65-69 B3 Good
60-64 C4 Credit
55-59 C5 Credit
50-54 C6 Credit
45-49 D7 Pass
40-44 E8 Pass
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It is very important to score at least 50% which will give you a C6 in the 4 compul-
sory subjects as well as your core subjects or you could have problems getting admis-
sion and may have to re-write the exams.
For example, if you want to study Medicine and Surgery, you should try hard to score
high in Mathematics, English, Civic Education, and the trade subject you are writing
and your core subjects which are: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry
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