Physics

Mechanics

2.1.  Triangle, parallelogram and polygon laws of vectors

2.2.  Resolution of vectors; Unit vectors

2.3.  Scalar and vector products.

3.1 Instantaneous velocity and acceleration

3.2  Relative velocity

3.3  Equation of motion(graphical treatment)

3.4  Motion of a freely falling body

3.5  Projectile motion and its applications.

4.1  Linear momentum, Impulse

4.2  Conservation of linear momentum

4.3  Application of Newton’s laws

4.4  Moment, torque and equilibrium

4.5  Solid friction: Laws of solid friction and their verifications.

5.1 Work done by a constant force and a variable force

5.2 Power

5.3 Work-energy theorem; Kinetic and potential energy

5.4 Conservation of Energy

5.5 Conservative and non-conservative forces

5.6 Elastic and inelastic collisions

6.1 Angular displacement, velocity and acceleration

6.2 Relation between angular and linear velocity and acceleration

6.3 Centripetal acceleration 6.4 Centripetal force

6.7 Conical pendulum

6.8 Motion in a vertical circle 

6.9 Applications of banking.

7.1 Newton’s law of gravitation

7.2 Gravitational field strength

7.3 Gravitational potential; Gravitational potential energy

7.4 Variation in value of ‘g’ due to altitude and depth

7.5 Centre of mass and center of gravity 

7.6 Motion of a satellite: Orbital velocity and time period of the satellite

7.7 Escape velocity

7.8 Potential and kinetic energy of the satellite

7.9 Geostationary satellite 7.10 GPS

8.1 Hooke’s law: Force constant

8.2 Stress; Strain; Elasticity and plasticity

8.3 Elastic modulus: Young modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus

8.4 Poisson’s ratio

8.5 Elastic potential energy.

Heat and Thermodynamics

9.1  Molecular concept of thermal energy, heat and temperature, and cause and direction of heat flow

9.2  Meaning of thermal equilibrium and Zeroth law of thermodynamics.

9.3  Thermal equilibrium as a working principle of mercury thermometer.

10.1 Linear expansion and its measurement

10.2 Cubical expansion, superficial expansion and its relation with linear expansion

10.3 Liquid Expansion: Absolute and apparent

10.4 Dulong and Petit method of determining expansivity of liquid

11.1 Newton’s law of cooling

11.2 Measurement of specific heat capacity of solids and liquids

11.3 Change of phases: Latent heat

11.4 Specific latent heat of fusion and vaporization

11.5 Measurement of specific latent heat of fusion and vaporization

11.6 Triple point

12.1 Conduction: Thermal conductivity and measurement

12.2 Convection

12.3 Radiation: Ideal radiator 

12.4 Black- body radiation 

12.5 Stefan – Boltzmann law.

13.1 Ideal gas equation

13.2 Molecular properties of matter

13.3 Kinetic-molecular model of an ideal gas

13.4 Derivation of pressure exerted by gas,

13.5 Average translational kinetic energy of gas molecule

13.6 Boltzmann constant, root mean square speed

13.7 Heat capacities: gases and solids.

Wave and optics

14.1 Real and Virtual images. 

14.2 Mirror formula

15.1 Laws of refraction: Refractive index

15.2 Relation between refractive indices 

15.3 Lateral shift

15.4 Total internal reflection.

16.1 Minimum deviation condition

16.2 Relation between Angle of prism, minimum deviation and refractive index

16.3 Deviation in small angle prism.

17.1 Spherical lenses, angular magnification

17.2 Lens maker’s formula 

17.3 Power of a lens

18.1 Pure spectrum and dispersive power

18.2 Chromatic and spherical aberration 

18.3 Achromatism and its applications

Electricity and Magnetism

19.1 Electric charges

19.2 Charging by induction

19.3 Coulomb’s law- Force between two point charges

19.4 Force between multiple electric charges.

20.1 Electric field due to point charges; Field lines

20.2 Gauss Law: Electric Flux

20.3 Application of Gauss law: Field of a charge sphere, line charge, charged plane conductor

21. Potential, potential difference and 

potential energy (4 hour)

21.1 Potential difference, Potential due to a point, Charge, potential energy, electron volt

21.2 Equipotential lines and surfaces 

21.3 Potential gradient

22.1 Capacitance and capacitor 

22.2 Parallel plate capacitor

22.3 Combination of capacitors 

22.4 Energy of charged capacitor

22.5 Effect of a dielectric Polarization and displacement.

23.1 Electric Currents; Drift velocity and its relation with current

23.2 Ohm’s law; Electrical Resistance; Resistivity; Conductivity

23.3 Current-voltage relations; Ohmic and Non-Ohmic resistance

23.4 Resistances in series and parallel,

23.5 Potential divider

23.6 Electromotive force of a source, internal resistance

23.7 Work and power in electrical circuits

Modern physics

24.1 Nucleus: Discovery of nucleus

24.2 Nuclear density; Mass number; Atomic number

24.3 Atomic mass; Isotopes

24.4 Einstein’s mass-energy relation

24.5 Mass Defect, packing fraction, BE per nucleon

24.6 Creation and annihilation

24.7 Nuclear fission and fusion, energy released

25.1 Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas)

25.2 Difference between metals, insulators and semi-conductors using band theory

25.3 Intrinsic and extrinsic semi- conductors

26.1 Particle physics: Particles and antiparticles, Quarks (baryons and meson) and leptons (neutrinos)

26.2 Universe: Big Bang and Hubble law: expansion of the Universe, Dark matter, Black Hole and gravitational wave