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30 topics covered, mapped to the official SQA 2026 syllabus.

Topic 1

Dynamics

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Topic 2

Vectors and scalars

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Topic 3

Definition of vector and scalar quantities.

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Topic 4

Determination of velocity and/or speed using scale diagram or calculation.

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Topic 5

Use of appropriate relationships to solve problems involving velocity, speed,

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Topic 6

Description of experiments to measure average and instantaneous speed.

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Topic 7

Velocity–time graphs

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Topic 8

Drawing or sketching of velocity–time or speed–time graphs from data.

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Topic 9

Determination of displacement from a velocity–time graph.

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Topic 10

Acceleration

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Topic 11

Determination of acceleration from a velocity–time graph.

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Topic 12

Description of an experiment to measure acceleration.

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Topic 13

Newton’s laws

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Topic 14

Energy

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Topic 15

Explanation of energy conservation and of energy conversion and transfer.

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Topic 16

Definition of gravitational potential energy.

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Topic 17

Definition of kinetic energy.

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Topic 18

Projectile motion

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Topic 19

Space

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Topic 20

Space exploration

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Topic 21

Basic awareness of our current understanding of the universe.

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Topic 22

Cosmology

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Topic 23

Knowledge of the approximate estimated age of the universe.

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Topic 24

Identification of continuous and line spectra.

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Topic 25

Electricity

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Topic 26

Electrical charge carriers

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Topic 27

Knowledge of the difference between alternating and direct current.

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Topic 28

Potential difference (voltage)

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Topic 29

Ohm’s law

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Topic 30

Description of an experiment to verify Ohm’s law.

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