1. Physics and Measurements

a) S I units

a) S I units

b) Fundamental and Derived Units

b) Fundamental and Derived Units

c) Least Count, Accuracy and Precision

c) Least Count, Accuracy and Precision

d) Errors in measurement

d) Errors in measurement

e) Significant figures

e) Significant figures

f) Dimensions of Physical quantities

f) Dimensions of Physical quantities

g) dimensional analysis and its applications

g) dimensional analysis and its applications

2. Kinematics

a) Frame of Reference

a) Frame of Reference

b) Motion in a Straight Line: Position-Time Graph

b) Motion in a Straight Line: Position-Time Graph

c) Speed and Velocity. Uniform and Non-uniform Motion, Average Speed and Instantaneous Velocity, Uniformly Accelerated Motion, Velocity-Time, Position- Time Graphs, Relations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion.

c) Speed and Velocity. Uniform and Non-uniform Motion, Average Speed and Instantaneous Velocity, Uniformly Accelerated Motion, Velocity-Time, Position- Time Graphs, Relations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion.

c-1) Scalars and Vectors, Vector addition and Subtraction, Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit Vector, Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity, Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion.

c-1) Scalars and Vectors, Vector addition and Subtraction, Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit Vector, Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity, Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion.

d) Laws of Motion – Force and Inertia, Newton’s First Law of Motion; Momentum

d) Laws of Motion – Force and Inertia, Newton’s First Law of Motion; Momentum

d-1) Newton’s Second Law of Motion; Impulse

d-1) Newton’s Second Law of Motion; Impulse

d-2) Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum and its Applications

d-2) Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum and its Applications

e) Equilibrium of Concurrent Forces.

e) Equilibrium of Concurrent Forces.

f) Static and Kinetic Friction, Laws of Friction, Rolling Friction

f) Static and Kinetic Friction, Laws of Friction, Rolling Friction

g) Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion: Centripetal Force and its Applications.

g) Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion: Centripetal Force and its Applications.

3. Work, Energy & Power

a) Work done by a Constant Force and a Variable Force

a) Work done by a Constant Force and a Variable Force

b) Kinetic and Potential Energies, Work Energy Theorem, Power.

b) Kinetic and Potential Energies, Work Energy Theorem, Power.

c) Potential Energy of a Spring

c) Potential Energy of a Spring

d) Conservation of Mechanical Energy

d) Conservation of Mechanical Energy

e) Conservative and Non-conservative Forces

e) Conservative and Non-conservative Forces

f) Elastic and Inelastic Collisions in One and Two Dimensions.

f) Elastic and Inelastic Collisions in One and Two Dimensions.

4. Rotational Motion

a) Center of Mass of a Two-Particle System

a) Center of Mass of a Two-Particle System

a-1) Center of Mass of a Rigid Body

a-1) Center of Mass of a Rigid Body

b) Basic concepts of Rotational Motion; moment of a force

b-1) Moment of a Force

b-1) Moment of a Force

b-2. Torque

b-2. Torque

b-3) Angular Momentum

b-3) Angular Momentum

b-4) Conservation of Angular Momentum and its Applications

b-4) Conservation of Angular Momentum and its Applications

c) Moment of Inertia, radius of gyration.

c) Moment of Inertia, radius of gyration.

d) Values of Moments of Inertia for Simple Geometrical Objects

d) Values of Moments of Inertia for Simple Geometrical Objects

e) Parallel and Perpendicular Axes Theorems and their Applications.

e) Parallel and Perpendicular Axes Theorems and their Applications.

f) Rigid Body Rotation, Equations of Rotational Motion.

f) Rigid Body Rotation, Equations of Rotational Motion.

g) Gravitation – The Universal Law of Gravitation.

g) Gravitation – The Universal Law of Gravitation.

h) Acceleration due to Gravity and its Variation with Altitude and Depth.

h) Acceleration due to Gravity and its Variation with Altitude and Depth.

i) Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion.

i) Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion.

j) Gravitational Potential Energy; Gravitational Potential.

j) Gravitational Potential Energy; Gravitational Potential.

k) Escape Velocity. Orbital velocity of a Satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.

k) Escape Velocity. Orbital velocity of a Satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.

5. Properties of Solids and Liquids

a) Elastic behavior

a) Elastic behavior

b) Stress-Strain Relationship

b) Stress-Strain Relationship

c) Hooke’s Law

c) Hooke’s Law

d) Young’s Modulus

d) Young’s Modulus

e) Bulk Modulus, Modulus of Rigidity.

e) Bulk Modulus, Modulus of Rigidity.

f) Pressure due to a Fluid Column

f) Pressure due to a Fluid Column

6. Pascal’s Law and its Applications

6.0. Introduction

6.0. Introduction

a) Viscosity, Stokes’ law

a) Viscosity, Stokes’ law

b) Terminal Velocity, Streamline and Turbulent flow

b) Terminal Velocity, Streamline and Turbulent flow

c) Reynolds Number.

c) Reynolds Number.

d) Bernoulli’s Principle and its Applications

d) Bernoulli’s Principle and its Applications

e) Surface Energy and Surface Tension, Angle of Contact

e) Surface Energy and Surface Tension, Angle of Contact

f) Application of Surface Tension - Drops, Bubbles and Capillary Rise.

f) Application of Surface Tension - Drops, Bubbles and Capillary Rise.

g) Heat, Temperature, Thermal Expansion

g) Heat, Temperature, Thermal Expansion

h) Specific Heat Capacity, Calorimetry; Change of State, Latent Heat.

h) Specific Heat Capacity, Calorimetry; Change of State, Latent Heat.

i) Heat Transfer- Conduction, Convection and Radiation, Newton’s law of cooling.

i) Heat Transfer- Conduction, Convection and Radiation, Newton’s law of cooling.

j) Thermodynamics – Thermal Equilibrium, Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics, Concept of Temperature

j) Thermodynamics – Thermal Equilibrium, Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics, Concept of Temperature

k) Heat, Work and Internal energy. First law of Thermodynamics.

k) Heat, Work and Internal energy. First law of Thermodynamics.

l) Second law of Thermodynamics: Reversible and Irreversible Processes. Carnot Engine and Its Efficiency.

l) Second law of Thermodynamics: Reversible and Irreversible Processes. Carnot Engine and Its Efficiency.

7. Kinetic Theory of Gases

a) Equation of State of a Perfect Gas, work done on Compressing a Gas.

a) Equation of State of a Perfect Gas, work done on Compressing a Gas.

b) Kinetic Theory of Gases - Assumptions, Concept of Pressure.

b) Kinetic Theory of Gases - Assumptions, Concept of Pressure.

c) Kinetic Energy and Eemperature: rms Speed of Gas Molecules

c) Kinetic Energy and Eemperature: rms Speed of Gas Molecules

d) Degrees of Freedom, Law of Equipartition of Energy

d) Degrees of Freedom, Law of Equipartition of Energy

e) Applications to Specific Heat Capacities of Gases

e) Applications to Specific Heat Capacities of Gases

f) Mean Free Path, Avogadro’s Number.

f) Mean Free Path, Avogadro’s Number.

8. Oscillations and Waves

a) Periodic Motion - Period, Frequency, Displacement as a Function of Time.

a) Periodic Motion - Period, Frequency, Displacement as a Function of Time.

b) Periodic functions. Simple Harmonic Motion (S.H.M.) and its Equation

b) Periodic functions. Simple Harmonic Motion (S.H.M.) and its Equation

c) Phase; Oscillations of a Spring -Restoring Force and force constant

c) Phase; Oscillations of a Spring -Restoring Force and force constant

d) Energy in S.H.M. - Kinetic and Potential Energies

d) Energy in S.H.M. - Kinetic and Potential Energies

e) Simple Pendulum - Derivation of Expression for its Time Period

e) Simple Pendulum - Derivation of Expression for its Time Period

f) Free, Forced and Damped Oscillations, Resonance.

f) Free, Forced and Damped Oscillations, Resonance.

g) Wave Motion. Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

g) Wave Motion. Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

h) Speed of a Wave.

h) Speed of a Wave.

i) Displacement Relation for a Progressive Wave.

j) Principle of Superposition of Waves, Reflection of Waves, Standing Waves in Strings and Organ Pipes, Fundamental Mode and Harmonics, Beats, Doppler Effect in Sound

j) Principle of Superposition of Waves, Reflection of Waves, Standing Waves in Strings and Organ Pipes, Fundamental Mode and Harmonics, Beats, Doppler Effect in Sound

9. Electrostatics

a) Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge, Coulomb’s Law- Forces between Two Point Charges, Forces between Multiple Charges

a) Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge, Coulomb’s Law- Forces between Two Point Charges, Forces between Multiple Charges

a) Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge, Coulomb’s Law- Forces between Two Point Charges, Forces between Multiple Charges

a) Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge, Coulomb’s Law- Forces between Two Point Charges, Forces between Multiple Charges

a) Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge, Coulomb’s Law- Forces between Two Point Charges, Forces between Multiple Charges

a) Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge, Coulomb’s Law- Forces between Two Point Charges, Forces between Multiple Charges

b) Superposition Principle and Continuous Charge Distribution.

b) Superposition Principle and Continuous Charge Distribution.

c) Electric Field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge, Electric Field Lines, Electric Dipole, Electric Field due to a Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field.

c) Electric Field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge, Electric Field Lines, Electric Dipole, Electric Field due to a Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field.

c) Electric Field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge, Electric Field Lines, Electric Dipole, Electric Field due to a Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field.

c) Electric Field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge, Electric Field Lines, Electric Dipole, Electric Field due to a Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field.

c) Electric Field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge, Electric Field Lines, Electric Dipole, Electric Field due to a Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field.

c) Electric Field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge, Electric Field Lines, Electric Dipole, Electric Field due to a Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field.

d) Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law and its Applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged Straight Wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged Thin Spherical Shell.

d) Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law and its Applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged Straight Wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged Thin Spherical Shell.

d) Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law and its Applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged Straight Wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged Thin Spherical Shell.

d) Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law and its Applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged Straight Wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged Thin Spherical Shell.

d) Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law and its Applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged Straight Wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged Thin Spherical Shell.

d) Electric Flux, Gauss’s Law and its Applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged Straight Wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged Thin Spherical Shell.

e) Electric Potential and its calculation for a point charge, Electric Dipole and system of charges

e) Electric Potential and its calculation for a point charge, Electric Dipole and system of charges

e) Electric Potential and its calculation for a point charge, Electric Dipole and system of charges

e) Electric Potential and its calculation for a point charge, Electric Dipole and system of charges

f) Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an Electrostatic Field.

f) Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an Electrostatic Field.

f) Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an Electrostatic Field.

f) Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an Electrostatic Field.

f) Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an Electrostatic Field.

f) Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an Electrostatic Field.

g) Conductors and Insulators

g) Conductors and Insulators

h) Dielectrics and Electric Polarization

h) Dielectrics and Electric Polarization

i) Capacitor, Combination of Capacitors in Series and in Parallel

i) Capacitor, Combination of Capacitors in Series and in Parallel

j) Capacitance of a Parallel Plate Capacitor with and without Eielectric medium between the Plates, Energy stored in a Capacitor.

j) Capacitance of a Parallel Plate Capacitor with and without Eielectric medium between the Plates, Energy stored in a Capacitor.

10. Current Electricity

a) Electric Current, Drift Velocity

a) Electric Current, Drift Velocity

b) Ohm’s law, Electrical resistance, Resistances of different materials

b) Ohm’s law, Electrical resistance, Resistances of different materials

c) characteristics of Ohmic and Non-ohmic Conductors

c) characteristics of Ohmic and Non-ohmic Conductors

d) Electrical energy and power

d) Electrical energy and power

e) Electrical resistivity

e) Electrical resistivity

f) Colour Code for Resistors

f) Colour Code for Resistors

f) Series and Parallel Combinations of Resistors

f) Series and Parallel Combinations of Resistors

g) Temperature dependence of resistance.

g) Temperature dependence of resistance.

h) Electric Cell and its Internal resistance

h) Electric Cell and its Internal resistance

i) Potential difference and emf of a Cell

i) Potential difference and emf of a Cell

j) Combination of Cells in Series and in Parallel.

j) Combination of Cells in Series and in Parallel.

k) Kirchhoff’s laws and their Applications.

k) Kirchhoff’s laws and their Applications.

l) Wheatstone Bridge, Meter Bridge. Potentiometer - Principle and its Applications.

l) Wheatstone Bridge, Meter Bridge. Potentiometer - Principle and its Applications.

11. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

a) Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.

a) Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.

a) Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.

a) Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.

b) Ampere’s Law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying Straight Wire and Solenoid.

b) Ampere’s Law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying Straight Wire and Solenoid.

b) Ampere’s Law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying Straight Wire and Solenoid.

b) Ampere’s Law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying Straight Wire and Solenoid.

c) Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron

c) Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron

c) Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron

c) Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron

d) Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field.

d) Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field.

e) Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of Ampere.

e) Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of Ampere.

e) Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of Ampere.

e) Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of Ampere.

f) Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field

f) Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field

g) Moving coil Galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to Ammeter and Voltmeter.

g) Moving coil Galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to Ammeter and Voltmeter.

h) Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole and its Magnetic Dipole Moment.

h) Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole and its Magnetic Dipole Moment.

i) Bar magnet as an equivalent Solenoid, magnetic field lines

i) Bar magnet as an equivalent Solenoid, magnetic field lines

i) Bar magnet as an equivalent Solenoid, magnetic field lines

i) Bar magnet as an equivalent Solenoid, magnetic field lines

j) Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances.

j) Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances.

k) Magnetic susceptibility and permeability

k) Magnetic susceptibility and permeability

i) Hysteresis

i) Hysteresis

m) Electromagnets and permanent magnets.

m) Electromagnets and permanent magnets.

12. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

a) Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents.

a) Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents.

b) Self and mutual inductance

b) Self and mutual inductance

c) Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance and impedance

c) Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance and impedance

d) LCR series circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattless current.

d) LCR series circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattless current.

e) AC generator and transformer.

e) AC generator and transformer.

f) Electromagnetic Waves – Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics.

f) Electromagnetic Waves – Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics.

g) Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves.

g) Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves.

h) Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, Xrays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves.

h) Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, Xrays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves.

13. Optics

a) Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces

a) Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces

b) Mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its applications

b) Mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its applications

c) Deviation and Dispersion of light by a prism

c) Deviation and Dispersion of light by a prism

d) Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact

d) Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact

e) Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.

e) Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.

f) Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens’ principle

f) Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens’ principle

g) Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen’s principle.

g) Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen’s principle.

h) Interference, Young’s double slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources and sustained interference of light.

h) Interference, Young’s double slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources and sustained interference of light.

i) Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum.

i) Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum.

j) Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes

j) Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes

k) Polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster’s law, uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids.

k) Polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster’s law, uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids.

l) Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation – Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations

l) Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation – Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations

m) Einstein’s photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer experiment.

m) Einstein’s photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer experiment.

14. Atoms & Nuclei

a) Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom

a) Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom

b) Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum.

b) Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum.

c) Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones.

c) Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones.

d) Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays and their properties

d) Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays and their properties

e) Radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect

e) Radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect

f) Binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number

f) Binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number

g) Nuclear fission and fusion.

g) Nuclear fission and fusion.

15. Electronic Devices

a) Semiconductors; semiconductor diode

a) Semiconductors; semiconductor diode

b) I-Vcharacteristics in forward and reverse bias

b) I-Vcharacteristics in forward and reverse bias

c) Diode as a Rectifier

c) Diode as a Rectifier

d) I-V characteristics of LED

d-1) Photo diode

d-2) Solar Cell

d-3) Zener diode; Zener diode as a Voltage Regulator.

d-3) Zener diode; Zener diode as a Voltage Regulator.

e) Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor

e) Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor

f) Transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration)

f) Transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration)

f-1) Oscillator.

f-1) Oscillator.

f-2) Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR).

f-2) Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR).

f-3) Transistor as a switch.

f-3) Transistor as a switch.

16. Communication Systems

a) Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere

a) Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere

b) Sky and space wave propagation

b) Sky and space wave propagation

c) Need for modulation

c) Need for modulation

d) Amplitude and Frequency Modulation

d) Amplitude and Frequency Modulation

e) Bandwidth of signals

e) Bandwidth of signals

f) Bandwidth of Transmission medium

f) Bandwidth of Transmission medium

g) Basic Elements of a Communication System (Block Diagram only)

g) Basic Elements of a Communication System (Block Diagram only)