IAMI Science A and B syllabus

MECHANICS
KINEMATICS
Calculations involving linear, distance, time, velocity and acceleration
Calculations involving angular, distance, time, velocity and acceleration
Calculations involving a mixture of angular and linear velocity
DYNAMICS
Calculations involving linear and angular work power and energy
Calculations involving momentum
Calculations involving force and rate of change of momentum
Calculations involving force, mass and acceleration
Descriptive questions on conservation of energy
Calculations involving mass, volume and density of solids
Descriptive questions on related density and specific gravity
FRICTION
Descriptive question on static and dynamic friction
Descriptive questions involving coefficients of friction for different materials
Calculations involving inclined forces required to move an object and
maintain movement under the affect of friction in the horizontal plane.
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Descriptive questions on tensile, compressive and shear forces
Calculation involving direct stress and strain
Descriptive questions on important points on a load / extension diagram and a
stress / strain diagram for an elastic material
Descriptive questions on: ductility, brittleness and hardness
Descriptive questions on factor of safety
Calculations involving stress, strain, safe working load and factors of safety
Calculations involving shear stress

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

Descriptive questions on the relationship between centre of gravity and centre

of buoyancy and the significance of the relative position of these points.
Calculations involving simple ship shapes to establish changes, which will
take place when weights are moved, added or subtracted within the ship.
Calculations involving the application of the formula
GM =

HEAT
TRANSFER OF HEAT ENERGY
Specific heat capacity
Descriptive questions on heat transfer
EXPANSION & CONTRACTION
Descriptive questions on thermal expansion / contraction
Calculations on thermal expansion and contraction
STEAM
Descriptive questions on change of state
Calculations involving changes of state using data from steam tables
GAS LAWS
Problems involving gas laws
Problems involving the flow equation
COMBUSTION
Descriptive questions on combustion involving fuel oxygen and temperature
Application of the combustion equations for hydrogen, carbon and sulphur
Descriptive questions on higher and lower calorific values
Descriptive questions on excess air and inadequate air regarding exhaust gas
products
INDICATOR CARDS
Calculations involving mean effective pressure
Calculations involving:
Indicated Power
Brake Power
Friction Power
Brake thermal efficiency
Friction losses
Cooling water losses
Exhaust losses

REFRIGERATION
Descriptive questions on the refrigeration cycle

FLUIDS
HYDROSTATICS
Calculations to determine thrust on horizontal and vertical immersed surfaces
Calculations involving the use of formula pgh to establish pressure at a
specified depth
Descriptive question dealing with the difference between the centre of
pressure and the centroid of an immersed surface
Calculations involving the use of centre of pressure and centroid of immersed
and partially immersed surfaces and the reaction at flat surface supports
ARCHIMEDES
Descriptive question on the principles of Archimedes
Calculations applying the Principles of Archimedes to floating rectangular
shaped vessels

ELECTRICITY

Calculations involving simple DC circuits with resistances in parallel and

series
Calculations involving power and energy in DC circuits
Calculations involving AC circuit comprising resistance capacitance and
inductance, voltage and current magnification factor
Calculations involving true power, apparent power and power factor.