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    The document outlines the syllabus for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in Physics. It details the following: 1) The exam consists of three papers - Paper 1 is multiple choice, Paper 2 consists of structured questions, and Paper 3/SBA involves experimental skills. 2) The syllabus is divided into 5 sections - Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Waves & Optics, Electricity & Magnetism, and Physics of the Atom. 3) Student performance is assessed based on three profiles - Knowledge & Comprehension, Application, and Experimental Skills. The breakdown of assessment by paper and profile is shown in a table.

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    The document outlines the syllabus for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in Physics. It details the following: 1) The exam consists of three papers - Paper 1 is multiple choice, Paper 2 consists of structured questions, and Paper 3/SBA involves experimental skills. 2) The syllabus is divided into 5 sections - Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Waves & Optics, Electricity & Magnetism, and Physics of the Atom. 3) Student performance is assessed based on three profiles - Knowledge & Comprehension, Application, and Experimental Skills. The breakdown of assessment by paper and profile is shown in a table.

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    CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

    CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE


    PHYSICS
    CXC SYLLABUS:

    SECTION A MECHANICS
    SECTION B THERMAL PHYSICS AND
    KINETIC THEORY
    SECTION C WAVES & OPTICS
    SECTION D ELECTRICITY AND
    MAGNETISM
    SECTION E PHYSICS OF THE ATOM
    PAPER ONE – 1 HR 15 MINS (60 multiple choice)

    PAPER TWO – 2 HR 30 MINS (1 compulsory question, data analysis question, 2 structured


    questions and 3 extended response questions).

    Profiles.

    Profile Paper 1 Paper Paper Total


    Section d
    2 3/ SBA percentage
    Knowledge & 50 35 _____ 43 % static electricity
    electric charge
    comprehension
    electric fields
    Application 10 55 10 37% current electricity

    Experimental ______ 10 30 20% electrical quantities


    power and energy
    skills
    direct and alternating
    total 60 100 40 100 % current
    circuits and components
    Section B Section C types of cells
    Section A
    The nature of heat Types of waves electricity in the home
    the scientific method
    Temperature Wave parameters electronics
    the simple pendulum
    Phases of matter Sound waves logic gates
    measurement
    The gas laws Wave phenomena magnetism
    scalars and vectors
    Specific heat Electromagnetic waves electromagnetism
    forces
    capacity Optics (the wave E.M.F- electromagnetic
    moments
    Specific latent heat particle duality) force
    motion
    Reflection Function of transformers
    energy
    Refraction and motors
    work Section E
    Lenses
    power Models of the atom
    Image from lenses
    hydrostatics Structure of the atom
    Radioactivity
    Half life
    Radio isotopes
    Nuclear energy

    Created by Gowkarran Lall & Steven Cheong


    CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
    CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
    Chemistry

    CXC SYLLABUS

    SECTION A PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY


    SECTION B ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    SECTION C INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

    PAPER ONE – 1 HR 15 MINS (60 MULTIPLE CHOICE)

    PAPER TWO- 2 HR 30 MINS

     1 CUMPULSORY
     DATA ANALYSIS QUESTION
     2 STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
     3 EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTIONS

    PROFILES:

    Profile Paper 1 Paper Paper Total


    2 3/ SBA percentage
    Knowledge & 50 35 _____ 43 %
    comprehension
    Application 10 55 10 37%

    Experimental ______ 10 30 20%


    skills
    total 60 100 40 100 %

    SECTION A SECTION B
    States of matter Sources of hydrocarbon compound
    Mixtures and separations Organic chemistry
    Atomic structure Reactions of carbon compounds
    Periodic table Polymerization
    Structure and bonding
    Mole concept
    Acids, bases and salts SECTION C
    Oxidation and reduction Characteristics of metals
    Electro chemistry Reactivity and extraction of metals
    Rates of reaction Uses of metals
    Energetics Impact of metals on living systems and
    the environment.
    Non-metals
    Qualitative analysis (high level mole
    concept)

    Created by Gowkarran Lall & Steven Cheong

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