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Waves and Optics
Mechanical and electromagnetic waves, sound, reflection, refraction, lenses, and optical devices.
Detailed Subtopic Syllabus Coverage
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Wave Properties, Frequency and Speed
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Sound Waves, Resonance and Beats
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Reflection at Plane and Curved Mirrors
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Refraction of Light and Snell's Law
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Thin Lenses and Optical Instruments
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Dispersion and Electromagnetic Spectrum
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UTME / JAMB 1999
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The lowest note emitted by a stretched string has a frequency of 40Hz. How many overtones are there between 40hz and 180Hz?
UTME / JAMB 1999
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A man stands 4m in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror is moved 1m towards the man, the distance between him and his new image is
UTME / JAMB 1999
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The inside portion of part of a hollow metal sphere of diameter 20cm is polished. The portion will therefore form a
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The velocities of light in air and glass are 3.0 x 108ms-1 and 2.0 x 108ms-1 respectively. If the angle of refraction is 30^\circ, the sine of the angle of incidence is
UTME / JAMB 1999
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Which of the following electromagnetic waves is least energetic?
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