Perfect Guide Series JUPEB PHYSICS

PEDAGOGUE HOUSE

195 pages

This revised edition of JUPEB Physics in the Perfect Guide Series has been rewritten to match the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board syllabus for 2027–2031 (J155 Physics). Every topic and objective in the syllabus is taught in the text, and the book follows the order in which the courses are taken: Table A. Courses in the 2027–2031 syllabus Course Title Semester Chapters PHY 001 Mechanics and Properties of Matter (3 units) First 1–15 PHY 002 Heat, Waves and Optics (3 units) First 16–26 PHY 003 Electricity and Magnetism (3 units) Second 27–35 PHY 004 Modern Physics (3 units) Second 36–46 The book has grown from a short revision course into a full set of course notes. The main additions are: coordinate systems, error analysis and graphs, and scalar and vector products; motion in two dimensions, inclined planes and satellite motion; damped and forced oscillations, resonance, coupled oscillators and the Q factor; Bernoulli's principle, the Pitot tube and Reynolds number; thermodynamics and heat engines; optical instruments, Huygens' principle, the diffraction grating and polarisation; Gauss's law, the Biot–Savart and Ampère's laws, L–R circuits, a.c. impedance, resonance, admittance and susceptance; Millikan's experiment, the cathode-ray oscilloscope, the laser, X-ray crystallography and Moseley's law, the Compton effect and the uncertainty principle; semiconductors, diodes and transistors with logic gates; medical physics (ultrasound, CT and MRI); and power generation from solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources. Every practical activity named in the syllabus is set out in a box in the chapter where it belongs. Each chapter opens with a JUPEB Syllabus Focus box listing what you must be able to do, and contains clear explanations, diagrams, tables, Worked Examples with full solutions, Practical Activities, Exam Tips, Common Traps and Revision Questions. Formulas and calculations are set in the equation editor. Answer guides to all revision questions, a table of physical constants and a glossary of key terms are at the back of the book. Nigerian examples – the national grid, power stations, the climate and local industries – are used wherever possible. Past JUPEB examination questions with full answers are published separately in the Perfect Guide Series past-questions volume and should be used alongside this book. We thank the teachers and students whose feedback shaped this edition. The revision was carried out by Pedagogue House.