Concise JAMB Physics Syllabus With Number Of Question Analysis
Jan 18, 2018
JAMB Syllabus
The aim of the 2018 JAMB Physics Syllabus for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is to prepare the candidates for the Board's examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
- Sustain their interest in physics;
- Develop attitude relevant to physics that encourage accuracy, precision and objectivity;
- Interpret physical phenomena, laws, definitions, concepts and other theories;
- Demonstrate the ability to solve correctly physics problems using relevant theories and concepts.
We provide a summary of JAMB Physics Syllabus with an average percentage of the number of question in each year. TestDriller team has analyzed questions from 17 years to come up with these statistics. You can only get such rare statistics from TestDriller. This information should guide you on topics you should give more attention to. More questions will be set from topics with higher percentages.
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| Rank | Topic | % Number Of Question |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELEMENTARY MODERN PHYSICS | 7.74 |
| 2 | CURRENT ELECTRICITY | 4.26 |
| 3 | SIMPLE A.C. CIRCUITS | 3.82 |
| 4 | INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS | 3.82 |
| 5 | LIQUIDS AT REST | 3.59 |
| 6 | REFLECTION OF LIGHT AT PLANE AND CURVED SURFACES | 3.25 |
| 7 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND POWER | 3.25 |
| 8 | REFRACTION OF LIGHT THROUGH AT PLANE AND CURVED SURFACES | 3.14 |
| 9 | LIGHT ENERGY: PROPAGATION OF LIGHT | 2.47 |
| 10 | SCALARS AND VECTORS | 2.47 |
| 11 | FORCE ON A CURRENT-CARRYING CONDUCTOR IN A MAGNETIC FIELD | 2.47 |
| 12 | SIMPLE MACHINES | 2.47 |
| 13 | MAGNETS AND MAGNETIC FIELDS | 2.36 |
| 14 | PROPAGATION OF SOUND WAVES | 2.36 |
| 15 | WAVE: PRODUCTION AND PROPAGATION | 2.36 |
| 16 | ELECTROSTATICS | 2.24 |
| 17 | ELASTICITY | 2.02 |
| 18 | CAPACITOR | 2.02 |
| 19 | TEMPERATURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT | 2.02 |
| 20 | MOTION: LINEAR MOTION | 2.02 |
| 21 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION | 2.02 |
| 22 | FRICTION | 1.91 |
| 23 | CHANGE OF STATE | 1.91 |
| 24 | QUANTITY OF HEAT | 1.8 |
| 25 | GAS LAWS | 1.8 |
| 26 | HEAT TRANSFER | 1.8 |
| 27 | CONDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH: LIQUIDS | 1.8 |
| 28 | CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND WAVES | 1.68 |
| 29 | MOTION: GRAVITATIONAL FIELD | 1.68 |
| 30 | STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND KINETIC THEORY: MOLECULAR NATURE OF MATTER | 1.57 |
| 31 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT | 1.57 |
| 32 | ENERGY AND POWER | 1.46 |
| 33 | MOTION: MOTION IN A CIRCLE | 1.46 |
| 34 | MOTION: NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION | 1.46 |
| 35 | THERMAL EXPANSION: SOLIDS | 1.35 |
| 36 | ELECTRIC CELLS | 1.12 |
| 37 | VAPOURS | 1.12 |
| 38 | DISPERSION OF LIGHT AND COLOURS | 1.12 |
| 39 | WAVE: CHARACTERISTICS/PROPERTIES | 1.01 |
| 40 | PRESSURE: PRESSURE IN LIQUIDS | 1.01 |
| 41 | CONDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH: GASES | 1.01 |
| 42 | MOTION: SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION (S.H.M) | 0.9 |
| 43 | EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES: PRINCIPLES OF MOMENTS | 0.9 |
| 44 | WORK | 0.79 |
| 45 | PRESSURE: ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE | 0.67 |
| 46 | EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES: CENTRE OF GRAVITY AND STABILITY | 0.56 |
| 47 | EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES: CONDITIONS FOR EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES UNDER THE ACTION OF PARALLEL AND NON-PARALLEL FORCES | 0.56 |
| 48 | MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS: LENGTH | 0.45 |
| 49 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM | 0.45 |
| 50 | MOTION: PROJECTILES | 0.45 |
| 51 | MOTION: TYPES OF MOTION | 0.34 |
| 52 | STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND KINETIC THEORY: KINETIC THEORY | 0.22 |
| 53 | MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS: DIMENSIONS | 0.22 |
| 54 | MOTION: TYPES OF FORCE | 0.22 |
| 55 | POSITION | 0.22 |
| 56 | MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS: LIMITATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS | 0.22 |
| 57 | EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES: EQUILIBRIUM OF PARTICLES | 0.22 |
| 58 | MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS: DERIVED PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND THEIR UNITS | 0.22 |
| 59 | LIGHT ENERGY: SOURCES OF LIGHT | 0.22 |
| 60 | WAVE: CLASSIFICATION | 0.11 |
| 61 | AREA AND VOLUME | 0.11 |
| 62 | THERMAL EXPANSION: LIQUIDS | 0.11 |
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