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OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICS JAMB SYLLABUS
(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.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Ike, E.E. (2014). Essential Principles of Physics, Jos ENIC Publishers.
Ike, E.E. (2014). Numerical Problems and Solutions in Physics, Jos: ENIC Publishers.
Nelkon, M. (1977). Fundamentals of Physics, Great Britain: Hart Davis Education.
Nelkon, M. and Parker … (1989). Advanced Level Physics, (Sixth Edition): Heinemann.
Okeke, P.N. and Anyakoha, M.W. (2000). Senior Secondary School Physics, Lagos: Pacific
Printers.
Olumuyiwa, Awe. and Ogunkoya, O. O. (1992). Comprehensive Certificate Physics, Ibadan:
University Press Plc.
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DETAILED 2025/2026 PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION JAMB SYLLABUS
1. MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS
(a) Length, area and volume: Metre rule,
Venier calipers, Micrometer
Screw-guage, measuring cylinder.
(b) Mass
(i) unit of mass;
(ii) use of simple beam balance;
(iii) concept of beam balance.
(c) Time
(i) unit of time;
(ii) time-measuring devices.
(d) Fundamental physical quantities
(e) Derived physical quantities and their
units
(i) Combinations of fundamental quantities
and determination of their units;
(f) Dimensions
(i) definition of dimensions
(ii) simple examples
(g) Limitations of experimental
measurements
(i) accuracy of measuring
instruments;
(ii) simple estimation of errors;
(iii) significant figures;
(iv) standard form.
(h) Measurement, position, distance and
displacement
(i) concept of displacement;
(ii) distinction between distance and
displacement;
(iii) concept of position and coordinates;
(iv) frame of reference.
2. Scalars and Vectors
(i) definition of scalar and vector quantities;
(ii) examples of scalar and vector quantities;
(iii) relative velocity;
(iv) resolution of vectors into two
perpendicular directions including
graphical methods of
solution.
3. Motion
(a) Types of motion:
translational, oscillatory, rotational, spin
and random
(b) Relative motion
(c) Causes of motion
(d) Types of force
(i) contact
(ii) force field
(e) linear motion
(i) speed, velocity and acceleration;
(ii) equations of uniformly accelerated
motion;
(iii) motion under gravity;
(iv) distance-time graph and velocity time
graph;
(v) instantaneous velocity and
acceleration.
(f) Projectiles:
(i) calculation of range, maximum height
and time of flight from the ground and a
height;
(ii) applications of projectile motion.
(g) Newton’s laws of motion:
(i) inertia, mass and force;
(ii) relationship between mass and
acceleration;
(iii) impulse and momentum;
(iv) force – time graph;
(v) conservation of linear momentum
(Coefficient of restitution not
necessary).
(h) Motion in a circle:
(i) angular velocity and angular
acceleration;
(ii) centripetal and centrifugal forces;
(iii) applications.
(i) Simple Harmonic Motion (S.H.M):
(i) definition and explanation of simple
harmonic motion;
(ii) examples of systems that execute
S.H.M;
(iii) period, frequency and amplitude of
S.H.M;
(iv) velocity and acceleration of S.H.M;
(iii) simple treatment of energy change in
S.H.M;
(iv) force vibration and resonance (simple
treatment).
4 Gravitational field
(i) Newton’s law of universal gravitation;
(ii) gravitational potential;
(iii) conservative and non-conservative
fields;
(iv) acceleration due to gravity;
(v) variation of g on the earth’s surface;
(vi) distinction between mass and weight
escape velocity;
(vii) parking orbit and weightlessness.
5. Equilibrium of Forces
(a) equilibrium of particles:
(i) equilibrium of coplanar forces;
(ii) triangles and polygon of forces;
(iii) Lami’s theorem.
(b) principles of moments
(i) moment of a force;
(ii) simple treatment and moment of a couple
(torque);
(iii) applications
(c) conditions for equilibrium of rigid bodies
under the action of parallel and nonparallel forces
(i)resolution and composition of forces in
two perpendicular directions;
(ii) resultant and equilibrant.
(d) centre of gravity and stability
(i) stable, unstable and neutral equilibra.
6. (a) Work, Energy and Power
(i) definition of work, energy and power;
(ii) forms of energy;
(iii) conservation of energy;
(iv) qualitative treatment between different
forms of energy;
(v) interpretation of area under the forcedistance curve.
(b) Energy and society
(i) sources of energy;
(ii) renewable and non-renewable energy e.g.
coal, crude oil, sun, wind etc.;
(iii) uses of energy;
(iv) energy and development;
(v) energy diversification;
(vi) environmental impact of energy e.g.
global warming, greenhouse effect and
spillage;
(vii) energy crises;
(viii) conversion of energy;
(ix) devices used in energy production.
(c) Dams and energy production
(i) location of dams
(ii) energy production
(d) nuclear energy
(e) solar energy
(i) solar collector;
(ii) solar panel for energy supply.
7. Friction
(i) static and dynamic friction;
(ii) coefficient of limiting friction and its
determination;
(iii) advantages and disadvantages of friction
(iv) reduction of friction;
(v) qualitative treatment of viscosity and
terminal velocity;
(vi) Stoke’s law
8. Simple Machines
(i) definition of simple machines;
(ii) types of machines;
(iii) mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and
efficiency of machines.
9. Elasticity: Hooke’s Law and Young’s Modulus
(i)elastic limit, yield point, breaking point,
Hooke’s law and Young’s modulus;
(ii) the spring balance as a device for measuring
force;
(iii.) work done per unit volume in springs and
elastic strings;
10. Pressure
(a) Atmospheric Pressure
(i) definition of atmospheric pressure;
(ii) units of pressure (S.I) units (Pa);
(iii) measurement of pressure;
(iv) simple mercury barometer;
aneroid barometer and manometer;
(v) variation of pressure with height;
(vi) the use of barometer as an altimeter.
(b) Pressure in liquids
(i) the relationship between pressure, depth and
density
(ii) transmission of pressure in liquids (Pascal’s
Principle)
(iii) application
11. Liquids At Rest
(i) determination of density of solids and liquids
(ii) definition of relative density
(iii) upthrust on a body immersed in a liquid
(iv) Archimedes’ principle and law of floatation
and applications, e.g. ships and hydrometers
2. Temperature and Its Measurement
(i) concept of temperature
(ii) thermometric properties
(iii) calibration of thermometers
(iv) temperature scales –Celsius and Kelvin.
(v) types of thermometers
(vi) conversion from one scale of temperature to
another
13. Thermal Expansion
(a) Solids
(i) definition and determination of linear,
volume and area expansivities;
(ii) effects and applications, e.g. expansion in
building strips and railway lines;
(iii)relationship between different
expansivities.
(b) Liquids
(i) volume expansivity;
(ii) real and apparent expansivities;
(iii) determination of volume expansivity;
(iv) anomalous expansion of water.
14. Gas Laws
(i) Boyle’s law (isothermal process)
(ii) Charle’s law (isobaric process)
(iii) Pressure law (volumetric process)
(iv) absolute zero of temperature
(v) general gas equation:
(PV/T= constant )
(vi) ideal gas equation
(iv) Van der waal gas
15. Quantity of Heat
(i) heat as a form of energy;
(ii) definition of heat capacity and specific heat
capacity of solids and liquids;
(iii) determination of heat capacity and specific
heat capacity of substances by simple
methods e.g. method of mixtures and
electrical method and Newton’s law of
cooling
16. Change of State
(i) latent heat;
(ii) specific latent heats of fusion and
vaporization;
(iii) melting, evaporation and boiling;
(iv) the influence of pressure and of dissolved
substances on boiling and melting points;
(v) application in appliances.
17. Vapours
(i) unsaturated and saturated vapours;
(ii) relationship between saturated vapour
pressure (S.V.P) and boiling;
(iii) determination of S.V.P by barometer tube
method;
(iv) formation of dew, mist, fog, clouds and rain;
(v) study of dew point, humidity and relative
humidity;
(vi) hygrometry; estimation of the humidity of
the atmosphere using wet and dry bulb
hygrometers
18. Structure of Matter and Kinetic Theory
(a) Molecular nature of matter
(i) atoms and molecules;
(ii)molecular theory: explanation of Brownian
motion, diffusion, surface tension, capillarity,
adhesion, cohesion and angles of contact law
of definite proportion;
(iii) examples and applications.
(b) Kinetic Theory
(i) assumptions of the kinetic theory
(ii) using the theory to explain the pressure
exerted by gas, Boyle’s law, Charles’ law,
melting, boiling, vapourization, change in
temperature, evaporation, etc.
19. Heat Transfer
(i) conduction, convection and radiation as
modes of heat transfer;
(ii) temperature gradient, thermal conductivity
and heat flux;
(iii) effect of the nature of the surface on the
energy radiated and absorbed by it;
(iv) the conductivities of common materials;
(v) the thermos flask and vacuum flask;
(vi) land and sea breeze;
(vii) combustion engine.
20. Waves
(a) Production and Propagation
(i) wave motion;
(ii) vibrating systems as source of waves;
(iii) waves as mode of energy transfer;
(iv) distinction between particle motion and
wave motion;
(v) relationship between frequency, wavelength
and wave velocity (V=f λ);
(vi) phase difference, wave number and wave
vector;
(vii) progressive wave equation e.g.
(b) Classification
(i) types of waves; mechanical and
electromagnetic waves;
(ii) longitudinal and transverse waves;
(iii) stationary and progressive waves;
(iv) examples of waves from springs, ropes,
stretched strings and the ripple tank.
(c) Characteristics/Properties
(i) reflection, refraction, diffraction and
plane polarization;
(ii) superposition of waves e.g. interference
(iii) Beats;
(iv) Doppler effects (qualitative treatment
only).
21. Propagation of Sound Waves
(i) the necessity for a material medium;
(ii) speed of sound in solids, liquids and air;
(iii) reflection of sound; echoes, reverberation
and their applications;
(v) advantages and disadvantages of echoes
and reverberations.
22. Characteristics of Sound Waves
(i) noise and musical notes;
(ii) quality, pitch, intensity and loudness and
their application to musical instruments;
(iii) simple treatment of harmonics and overtones
produced by vibrating strings and their
columns
(iv) acoustic examples of resonance;
(v)frequency of a note emitted by air columns
in closed and open pipes in relation to their
lengths.
23. Light Energy
(a) Sources of Light
(i) natural and artificial sources of light;
(ii) luminous and non-luminous objects.
(b) Propagation of light
(i) speed, frequency and wavelength of light;
(ii) formation of shadows and eclipse;
(iii) the pin-hole camera.
24. Reflection of Light at Plane and Curved
Surfaces
(i) laws of reflection;
(ii) application of reflection of light;
(iii) formation of images by plane, concave and
convex mirrors and ray diagrams;
(iv) use of the mirror formula:
(v) linear and angular magnification.
25. Refraction of Light Through at Plane and
Curved Surfaces
(i) explanation of refraction in terms of
velocity of light in the media;
(ii) laws of refraction;
(iii) definition of refractive index of a medium;
(iv) determination of refractive index of glass
and liquid using Snell’s law;
(v) real and apparent depth and lateral
displacement;
(vi) critical angle and total internal reflection.
(b) Glass Prism
(i) use of the minimum deviation formula:
(ii) type of lenses: triangular, rectangular etc
(iii) use of lens formula:
and Newton’s formular
(iv) magnification.
26. Optical Instruments
(i) general principles of microscopes,
telescopes, projectors, cameras and the
human eye (physiological details of the
eye are not required);
(ii) power of a lens;
(iii) angular magnification;
(iv) near and far points;
(v) sight defects and their corrections.
27. (a) Dispersion of light and colours
(i) dispersion of white light by a triangular
Prism;
(ii) production of pure spectrum;
(iii) colour mixing by addition and subtraction;
(iv) colour of objects and colour filters;
(v) rainbow and formation.
(b)Electromagnetic spectrum
(i) description of sources and uses of various
types of radiation.
28. Electrostatics
(i) existence of positive and negative charges in
matter;
(ii) charging a body by friction, contact and
induction;
(iii) electroscope;
(iv) Coulomb’s inverse square law, electric field
and potential;
(v) electric field intensity potential and potential
difference;
(vi) electric discharge and lightning.
29. Capacitors
(i) types and functions of capacitors;
(ii) parallel plate capacitors;
(iii) capacitance of a capacitor;
(iv) the relationship between capacitance, area
separation of plates and medium between
the plates
(v) capacitors in series and parallel;
(vi) energy stored in a capacitor.
30. Electric Cells
(i) simple voltaic cell and its defects;
(ii) Daniel cell, Leclanche cell (wet and dry);
(iii)lead –acid accumulator and Nickel-Iron
(Nife) Lithium lon and Mercury cadmium;
(iv) maintenance of cells and batteries (detail
treatment of the chemistry of a cell is not
required);
(vi) arrangement of cells;
(vii) efficiency of a cell.
31. Current Electricity
(i) electromagnetic force (emf), potential
difference (p.d.), current, internal resistance
of a cell and lost Volt;
(ii) Ohm’s law, resistivity and conductivity;
(iii) measurement of resistance;
(iv) meter bridge;
(v) resistance in series and in parallel and their
combination;
(vi) the potentiometer method of measuring
emf, current and internal resistance of a cell.
(i) electrical networks.
32. Electrical Energy and Power
(i) concepts of electrical energy and power;
(ii) commercial unit of electric energy and
power;
(iii) electric power transmission
(v) heating effects of electric current;
(vi) electrical wiring of houses;
(vii) use of fuses.
33. Magnets and Magnetic Fields
(i) natural and artificial magnets;
(ii) magnetic properties of soft iron and steel;
(iii) methods of making magnets and
demagnetization;
(iv) concept of magnetic field;
(v) magnetic field of a permanent magnet;
(vi) magnetic field round a straight current
carrying conductor, circular wire and
solenoid;
(vii) properties of the earth’s magnetic field;
north and south poles, magnetic meridian and
angle of dip and declination;
(viii) flux and flux density;
(ix) variation of magnetic field intensity over the
earth’s surface
(x)applications: earth’s magnetic field in
navigation and mineral exploration.
34. Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor in a
Magnetic Field
(i) quantitative treatment of force between
two parallel current-carrying conductors;
(ii) force on a charge moving in a magnetic
field;
(iii) the d. c. motor;
(iv) electromagnets;
(v) carbon microphone;
(vi) moving coil and moving iron instruments;
(viii) conversion of galvanometers to ammeters
and voltmeter using shunts and
multipliers;
(ix) sensitivity of a galvanometer.
35. (a) Electromagnetic Induction
(i) Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic
induction;
(ii) factors affecting induced emf;
(iii) Lenz’s law as an illustration of the
principle of conservation of energy;
(iv) a.c. and d.c generators;
(v) transformers;
(vi) the induction coil.
(b) Inductance
(i) explanation of inductance;
(ii) unit of inductance;
(iii) energy stored in an inductor:
(iv) application/uses of inductors.
(c) Eddy Current
(i) reduction of eddy current
(ii) applications of eddy current
36. Simple A. C. Circuits
(i) explanation of a.c. current and voltage;
(ii) peak and r.m.s. values;
(iii) a.c. source connected to a resistor;
(iv) a.c source connected to a capacitor-
(capacitive reactance);
(v) a.c source connected to an inductor
(inductive reactance);
(vi) R-L-C circuits;
(vii) vector diagram, phase angle and power
factor;
(viii) resistance and impedance;
(ix) effective voltage in an R-L-C circuits;
(x) resonance and resonance frequency:
37. Conduction of Electricity Through
(a) liquids
(i) electrolytes and non-electrolyte;
(ii) concept of electrolysis;
(iii) Faraday’s laws of electrolysis;
(iv) application of electrolysis, e.g.
electroplating, calibration of ammeter etc.
(b) gases
(i)discharge through gases (qualitative
treatment only);
(ii) application of conduction of electricity
through gases;
38. Elementary Modern Physics-Bohr’s Theory
(i) models of the atom and their limitations;
(ii) elementary structure of the atom;
(iii) energy levels and spectra;
(iv) thermionic and photoelectric emissions;
(v) Einstein’s equation and stopping potential
(vi) applications of thermionic emissions and
photoelectric effects;
(vii) simple method of production of x-rays;
(viii) properties and applications of alpha, beta
and gamma rays;
(ix) half-life and decay constant;
(x) simple ideas of production of energy by
fusion and fission;
(xi) binding energy, mass defect and Einstein’s
Energy equation
[∆E = ∆Mc2
xii) wave-particle (duality of matter);
(xiii) electron diffraction;
(xiv) the uncertainty principle
39. Introductory Electronics
(i) distinction between metals, semiconductors
and insulators (elementary knowledge of band
gap is required);
(ii) intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors (n type and p-type semiconductors);
(iii) uses of semiconductors and diodes in
rectification and transistors in amplification;
(iv) elementary knowledge of diodes and
transistors.
