Physical World, Measurements, Units & Dimensions | Units & Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis & its applications, error in measurements, significant figures |
Kinematics | Scalars & vectors, representation of vectors in 3D, dot & cross product & their applications, equations of motion with uniform acceleration |
Laws of Motion | Newton’s laws of motion, conservation of linear momentum, elastic & inelastic collisions, centripetal force, projectile motion & uniform circular motion |
Work, Power, Energy | Work-energy theorem, power, energy, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and nonconservative forces |
Motion of Centre of Mass, Connected Systems, Friction | Centre of mass of two-particle system, torque, moments of inertia, conservation of angular momentum, friction and laws of friction |
Gravitation | Kepler’s laws, universal law of gravitation, acceleration due to gravity, gravitational potential & PE, escape velocity, orbital velocity of satellites |
Bulk Properties of Matter | Elasticity, Young’s modulus, pressure due to a fluid column, surface tension, viscosity, Bernoulli’s theorem |
Heat & Thermal Physics | Heat & temperature, thermal expansion, ideal gas laws, specific heat capacity, heat transfer, Newton's law of cooling |
Thermodynamics | Thermal equilibrium, 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics, isothermal & adiabatic processes, reversible & irreversible processes |
Kinetic Theory of Gases | Equation of state of a perfect gas, assumptions in Kinetic theory of gases, law of equipartition of energy, mean free path, Avogadro number |
Oscillations & Waves | Simple harmonic motion, energy in S.H.M., wave motion, longitudinal & transverse waves, sound waves, Doppler effect |
Electrostatics | Coulomb's law, electric field & potential, Gauss' theorem, capacitors & capacitance, energy stored in a capacitor |
Current Electricity | Electric current, Ohm's law, electrical resistance, electrical energy & power, Kirchhoff’s laws, Wheatstone bridge, meter bridge |
Magnetic Effect of Current | Oersted's experiment, Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, force on a moving charge, force on a current-carrying conductor, moving coil galvanometer |
Magnetics | Magnetic dipole moment, magnetic field intensity, torque on a magnetic dipole, Earth's magnetic field, para-, dia- & ferro-magnetic substances |
Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current | Faraday's laws, Lenz's Law, alternating currents, reactance and impedance, LCR series circuit, power in AC circuits |
Electromagnetic Waves | Characteristics of electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic spectrum, applications of different parts of the spectrum |
Optics I (Ray Optics) | Reflection and refraction of light, lenses, optical instruments, human eye, correction of eye defects, microscopes & telescopes |
Optics II (Wave Optics) | Scattering of light, wave front & Huygens' principle, Young's double slit experiment, Fraunhofer diffraction, photoelectric effect, wave-particle dualism |
Atomic Physics | Rutherford's nuclear atom model, Bohr model of hydrogen atom, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum, x-rays |
Nuclear Physics | Radioactivity, radioactive decay law, mass-energy relation, nuclear fission & fusion |
Solid State Electronics | Energy bands in solids, semiconductor diode, LED, photodiode, solar cell, Zener diode, junction transistor, logic gates |
