GRADE 12: MATTER AND MATERIALS
Section	Sub-section
OPTICAL PHENOMENA AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Transmission and scattering of light	Transmission of light The Beer-Lambert law Absorption spectra Scattering of light
Emission and absorption spectra	Emission spectra Absorption spectra Lasers
ORGANIC MOLECULES
Introduction to organic chemistry	What is organic chemistry? Structure of organic compounds Functional groups Isomerism
Systematic naming of organic compounds	Hydrocarbons Alkyl groups The IUPAC nomenclature Alkanes Alkenes Alkynes Alkanols Haloalkanes Carboxylic acid and esters
Substitution, addition and elimination reactions	Introduction Substitution reactions Addition reactions Elimination reactions
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULES
Synthetic polymers	Macromolecules and synthetic polymers Thermoplastics Thermosets
Biological macromolecules - Carbohydrates and proteins	Polysaccharides Polypeptides and proteins
Biological macromolecules - Nucleic acids	Introduction Nucleosides and nucleotides RNA DNA Biological function
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Mechanical properties of materials	Introduction Hooke's law Elasticity Plasticity, creep and fracture Microscopic view of material strength