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Course Overview

Curriculum outline

Physics 10 (BC Science 10) BC 物理 10(科学 10)

📌 Course at a glance
· 2 units · key topics drilled across the official outline
· Next exam: 2026-06-25 · 29 days to exam

📝 Full chapter-by-chapter lecture walkthroughs are being written. This page is the course outline — every unit and topic that will be covered, with key concepts you can already start to recognise. Use it as a study map; the chapter notes drop in over the coming weeks.


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Course outline

Unit 1 · Energy, Work & Conservation (Science 10)

Exam weight: Gr 10 · Foundational

1.1 — Kinetic & Potential Energy Kinetic & Potential Energy
· Kinetic energy KE = ½mv² · Gravitational potential energy PE = mgh · Energy as the capacity to do work

1.2 — Law of Conservation of Energy Law of Conservation of Energy
· Energy is neither created nor destroyed · Total mechanical energy in a closed system · Tracking KE ↔ PE exchanges

1.3 — Energy Transformations & Efficiency Energy Transformations & Efficiency
· Transformation between energy forms · Transfer in open vs closed systems · Efficiency = useful out / total in

1.4 — Heat and Specific Heat (Q = mcΔT) Heat and Specific Heat (Q = mcΔT)
· Heat as energy transfer · Specific heat capacity · Q = mcΔT calculations


Unit 2 · Nuclear Energy & Radiation (Science 10)

Exam weight: Gr 10 · Foundational

2.1 — Atomic Structure & Isotopes Atomic Structure & Isotopes
· Protons, neutrons, electrons · Atomic number and mass number · Isotopes and notation

2.2 — Radiation: Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation: Alpha, Beta & Gamma
· Alpha, beta, gamma radiation · Ionizing vs non-ionizing radiation · Penetrating power and shielding

2.3 — Fission vs Fusion Fission vs Fusion
· Nuclear fission splits heavy nuclei · Nuclear fusion combines light nuclei · Energy release and mass–energy

2.4 — Nuclear Technologies & Impacts Nuclear Technologies & Impacts
· Nuclear power and medical isotopes · Radioactive dating · Benefits, risks and environmental impacts


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