The analysis below is of KCSE physics from the year 2010 to the year 2019. This was done to help you understand how KCSE is set . KCSE is a combination of questions from form 1 to form 4.
The analysis contains the following information:
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KCSE Physics Paper 1 2010 to 2019 Topical
| QST | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 1 | Measurement II f2 | Equilibrium ¢re of gravity f2 | Measurement I F1 | Measurem ent II F2 |
| 2 | Linear motion f3 | Force f1 | NEWTONS LAW OF MOTION F3 | Turning effect of a force f2 |
| 3 | Pressure f1 | Force f2 | Force f1 | Pressure f1 |
| 4 | Heat transfer f1 | Thermal expansion f1 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Hookes law f2 |
| 5 | Pressure f1 | Heat transfer f1 | Thermal expansion f1 | Floating and sinking f4 |
| 6 | Turning effect of a force f2 | Linear motion f3 | Force f1 | Floating and sinking f4 |
| 7 | Fluid flow f2 | Force f1 | Floating and sinking f4 | Heat transfer f1 |
| 8 | Newtons laws of motion f3 | Pressure f1 | Gas law f3 | Forces f2 |
| 9 | Force f1 | Pressure f1 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 | Pressure f1 |
| 10 | Floating an d sinking f4 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Hookes law f2 | Pressure f1 |
| 11 | Gas laws f3 | Force f2 | Linear motion f3 | Pressure f1 |
| 12 | Uniform circular motion | Force f2 | Work energy power and machines f3 | Particulate nature of matter f1 |
| 13 | Hookes law f2 | Linear motion f3 | Thermal expansion f1 | Particulate nature of matter f1 |
| 14 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 | Pressure f1 | Fluid flow f2 | Circular motion f4 |
| 15 | Work energy power and machines f3 | Newtons law of motion f3 | Gas laws f3 | Quantity of heat |
| 16 | Measurement I f1 | Uniform circular motion f4 | Newtons laws of motion f3 | Linear motion f3 and work energy power and machines f3 |
| 17 | Heating effect of electric current f3 | Quantity of heat f3 | Heating effect of electric current f3 | Gas laws f3 |
| 18 | Work energy power and machine | Floating and sinking f4 | Floating and sinking f4 | |
| 19 | Floating and sinking f4 |
| QST | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| 1 | Measurement I F1 | Measurement II f2 | Introduction to physics f1 |
| 2 | Measurement II f2 | Measurement I f1 | Measurement 1 |
| 3 | Force f1 | Hookes law f2 | Force f1 |
| 4 | Linear motion f3 | Pressure f1 | Force f1 |
| 5 | Pressure f1 | Pressure f1 | Heat transfer f1 |
| 6 | Pressure f1 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Force f1 |
| 7 | Heat transfer f1 | Thermal expansion | Thermal expansion f1 |
| 8 | Force f2 | Forces f2 | Linear motion f3 |
| 9 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 | Fluid flow f2 | Hookes law f2 |
| 10 | Hookes law f2 | Pressure f1 | Pressure f2 |
| 11 | Fluid flow f2 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 |
| 12 | Gas law f3 | Heat transfer f1 | Particulate nature of matter f1 |
| 13 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Introduction to physics f1 | Linear motion f3 |
| 14 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Linear motion f3 | Quantity of heat f3 |
| 15 | Linear motion f3 | Newtons law of motion f3 and work energy power and machines f3 | Gas laws f3 |
| 16 | Work energy power and machine f3 | Quantity of heat f3 | Work energy power and machine f3 |
| 17 | Gas law f3 | Gas laws f3 and linear motion f3 | Uniform circular motion f4 |
| 18 | Uniform circular motion f4 | Uniform circular motion f4 | Newtons law of motion f3 |
| 19 | Floating and sinking f4 |
| QST | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 1 | Measurement I f1 | Force f1 | Measurement II f2 |
| 2 | Measurement I f1 | Measurement 1 | Pressure f1 |
| 3 | Measurement 1 f1 | Measurement I f1 | Force f1 |
| 4 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Pressure f1 | Gas laws f3 |
| 5 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 | Particulate nature of matter f1 | Heat transfer f1 |
| 6 | Fluid flow f2 | Thermal expansion f1 | Linear motion f3 |
| 7 | Linear motion f3 | Floating and sinking f4 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 |
| 8 | Newtons law of motion f3 | Uniform circular motion f4 | Force f1 |
| 9 | Gas law f3 | Uniform circular motion f4 | Measurement 1 |
| 10 | Gas law f3 | Gas law f3 | Fluid flow f2 |
| 11 | Quantity of heat f3 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 | Floating and sinking f4 |
| 12 | Equilibrium and centre of gravityf2 | Hookes law f2 | Hookes law f2 |
| 13 | Equilibrium and centre of gravity f2 | Pressure f1 | newtons laws of motion f3 |
| 14 | Linear motion f3 | Quantity of heat f3 | Hookes law f2 |
| 15 | Hookes law f2 | Newtons law of motion f3 | Work energy power and machine f3 |
| 16 | Force f1 | Work energy power and machine f3 | Quantity of heat f3 |
| 17 | Floating and sinking f4 | Pressure f1 | Particulate nature of matter f1 |
| 18 | Pressure f1 | Gas laws f3 | Gas lawsf3 |
| 19 |
KCSE Physics Paper 2 2010 to 2019 Topical
| QST | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 1 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 | Refraction of light f3 |
| 2 | Magnetic effect of electric current f2 | Electrostatics II f3 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 |
| 3 | Magnetic effect of electric current f2 | Electrostatics II f3 | Current electricity f3 | Magnetism f2 |
| 4 | Electrostatics I f1 | Cells and simple circuits f1 | Electrostatics I f1 | Current electricity f3 |
| 5 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Cells and simple circuits f1 | Refraction of light f3 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 |
| 6 | Mains electricity f4 | Magnetism f2 | Radioactivity f4 | Refraction of light f3 |
| 7 | Waves I f2 | Magnetism f2 | Magnetism f2 | Radioactivity f4 |
| 8 | Wave II f2 | Magnetism f2 | Electrostatics I | Mains electricity f4 |
| 9 | Radioactivity f4 | Waves I f1 | THIN LENSES F4 | Current electricity f3 |
| 10 | Heating effect of electric current f3 | Refraction of light f3 | Refraction of light f3 | X- rays f4 |
| 11 | Magnetic effect of electric current f2 | Current electricity f3 | Magnetism f2 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 |
| 12 | X- RAYS f4 | Electromagnetic spectrum f4 | Mains electricity f4 | Photo electric effect f4 |
| 13 | Electromagnetic spectrum f4 | Mains electricity f4 | Electronics f4 | Electronics f4 |
| 14 | Electronics f4 | Photoelectric effect f4 | Waves I f2 | Reflection at curved surfaces |
| 15 | Electrostatics II F3 | Current electricity f3 | Current electricity f3 | Electrostatics II F3 |
| 16 | Thin lenses f4 | Electromagnetic induction f4 | Mains electricity f4 | |
| 17 | Electromagnetic induction f4 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Cathode rays and cathode ray tube f4 | |
| 18 | Cathode ray and cathode ray tube | x-rays f4 | Waves II | |
| 19 | Electronics f4 | Electromagnetic induction f4 |
| QST | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| 1 | Thin lenses f4 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 |
| 2 | electrostaticsII f3 | Electrostatics I f1 | Magnetism f2 |
| 3 | Waves II f3 | Cells and simple circuits f1 | Magnetism f2 |
| 4 | WavesI f2 | Magnetism f2 | Waves I f2 |
| 5 | Electromagnetic induction f4 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 |
| 6 | ElectrostaticsI f1 | Magnetism f2 | Waves II f3 |
| 7 | Magnetism f2 | Waves I f2 | Cells and simple circuits f1 |
| 8 | Electronics f4 | Thin lenses f4 | Radioactivity f4 |
| 9 | Radioactivity f4 | Sound f2 | Refraction of light f3 |
| 10 | Electrostatics I f1 | Refraction of light f3 | X-rays f4 |
| 11 | x- ray tube f4 | Photoelectric effect f4 | Heating effect of electric current f3 |
| 12 | Refraction of light f3 | Cathode rays and cathode ray tube f4 | Electronics f4 |
| 13 | Cathode rays and cathode ray tube f4 | Mains electricity f4 | Sound f2 |
| 14 | Electromagnetic induction f4 | Photoelectric effect f4 | Electromagnetic induction f4 |
| 15 | Mains electricity f4 | Heating effect of electric current f3 | Mains electricity f4 |
| 16 | Current electricity f3 | Radioactivity f4 | Electrostatics II f3 |
| 17 | Waves II f3 | Electrostatics II f3 | Electronics f4 |
| 18 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Current electricity f3 | Sound f2 |
| 19 |
| QST | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 1 | Electromagnetic spectrum f4 | Sound f2 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 |
| 2 | Magnetism f2 | X- rays f4 | Electrostatics I f1 |
| 3 | Sound f2 | Magnetism f2 | Magnetism f2 |
| 4 | Cells and simple circuits f1 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 | Magnetism f2 |
| 5 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Refraction of light f3 | Sound f2 |
| 6 | Magnetism f2 | Heating effect of electric current f3 | Current electricity f3 |
| 7 | Heat transfer f1 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Current electricity f3 |
| 8 | Electronics f4 | Radioactivity f4 | Radioactivity f4 |
| 9 | Thin lenses f4 | mains electricity f4 | Cathode ray and cathode ray tube f4 |
| 10 | Radioactivity f4 | Electrostatics I f1 | X-rays f4 |
| 11 | Electrostatics I f1 | Electromagnetic spectrum f4 | Mains electricity f4 |
| 12 | Waves I f1 | Cells and simple circuits f1 | Radioactivity f4 |
| 13 | Current electricity f3 | Cells and simple circuits f1 | Reflection at curved surfaces f2 |
| 14 | Heating effect of electric current f3 | Magnetic effect of electric current f2 | Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection on plane surfaces f1 |
| 15 | Refraction of light f3 | Mains electricity f4 | Electrostatics II f3 |
| 16 | Photo electric effect f4 | Photoelectric effect f4 | Waves II f3 |
| 17 | Mains electricity f4 | Waves II f3 | Refraction of light f3 |
| 18 | Electrostatics II f3 | Electronics f4 | Magnetism f2 |
| 19 | Cathode rays and cathode ray tube f4 | Waves I f2 | Radioactivity f4 |
KCSE Physics Paper 3 2010 to 2019 Topical
| QST | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 1 | Measurement II and hookes law f2 | Current electricity f3 and refraction of light f3 | Reflecion at curved surfaces f2 | Linear motion f3 |
| 2 | Quantity of heat f3 | Quantity of heat f3 | Current electricity f3 | Current electricity f3 and forces f2 |
| QST | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| 1 | Refraction of light f3 and reflection at curved surfaces f2 | Hooks law f2 and rectilinear propagation of light f1 | Refraction of light f3 and current electricity f3 |
| 2 | Current electricity f3 | Current electricity f3 | Linear motion oscillations using a pendulum f3 |
| QST | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 1 | Current electricity f3 and refraction of light f3 | Linear motion mechanics f3 | Current electricity and heating effect f electric current f3 |
| 2 | Quantity of heat f3 | Current electricity f3 | Moment s of force and reflection at curved surfaces f2 |