Physics

course outline

Topics

• Fundamental Quantities and Units

  Covers SI units for fundamental and derived quantities, and measurement of length, mass, time, area, and volume.

• Position, Distance & Displacement

  Defines and distinguishes between distance and displacement, and their representation.

• Speed, Velocity & Acceleration in one dimension

  Explains uniformly accelerated motion, including equations of motion, motion under gravity, and graphical representations.

• Motion of Bodies

  Covers types of motion, circular motion, forces, friction, and Newton's Laws of motion.

• Scalar and Vector Quantities

  Explains scalar and vector quantities, and methods of vector addition and resolution.

• Projectile Motion

  Explains projectile motion, its components (range, height, time), and applications.

• Simple Harmonic Motion

  Defines and explains Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), its properties, energy, forced vibrations, and resonance.

• Energy

  Describes various forms of energy, their sources, and the principle of conservation of energy.

• Concept of Work and Energy Power

  Defines work, energy (potential and kinetic), and power, including conservation of mechanical energy.

• Simple machines

  Defines simple machines, mechanical advantage, velocity ratio, and efficiency, and the effect of friction.

• Effects of Heat

  Describes the effects of heat including thermal expansion and the anomalous expansion of water.

• Heat Transfer

  Explains the modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation, and their applications.

• Gas Laws

  States and explains gas laws (Boyle's, Charles's, Pressure) using kinetic theory and covers related calculations.

• Latent Heat

  Explains latent heat of fusion and vaporization, and related concepts like boiling, evaporation, and humidity.

• Production and Propagation of Waves

  Describes the concept, production, propagation, and types of waves, including their properties and the wave equation.

• Light Waves

  Covers sources of light, rectilinear propagation, reflection, refraction, optical instruments, and dispersion of light.

• Electromagnetic Waves

  Explains the principles and properties of electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Sound Waves

  Explains the production, properties, and applications of sound waves, including echoes, musical instruments, and resonance.

• Gravitational field

  Explains gravitational field, potential, and escape velocity, including Newton's Law of Gravitation.

• Electric Field

  Covers static electricity, charge production, electric fields, Coulomb's Law, and capacitors.

• Current Electricity

  Explains the production of electric current, potential difference, Ohm's law, resistance, electric energy and power, and measurement instruments.

• Electrical Conduction Through Liquids

  Explains electrolysis, electrolytes, and Faraday's laws of electrolysis and their applications.

• Electrical Condition Through Gasses

  Explains discharge through gases, hot cathode emissions, and their applications.

• Magnetism

  Explains the properties of magnets, magnetization, magnetic fields, forces on current-carrying conductors, electromagnets, and magnetic force on charged particles.

• Electromagnetic Induction

  Explains electromagnetic induction (Faraday's and Lenz's Laws), generators, transformers, inductance, eddy currents, and power transmission.

• Simple A.C. Circuit

  Analyzes AC circuits, including peak and RMS values, reactance, impedance, resonance, and power in AC circuits.

• Structure of Atom

  Describes atomic models, energy quantization, photoelectric effect, thermionic emission, and X-rays.

• Structure of the nucleus

  Explains nuclear composition, radioactivity, nuclear reactions (fusion and fission), and their applications.

• Basic Concepts in Electronics

  Distinguishes between conductors, semiconductors, and insulators, explains doping, p-n junction diodes, rectification, and transistors.