Inquiztives!

Unit I: Physical World and Measurement (8 Periods)

Chapter 2: Units and Measurements

• Need for measurement
• Units of measurement
• Systems of units
• SI units
• Fundamental and derived units
• Significant figures
• Dimensions of physical quantities
• Dimensional analysis and its applications

Unit II: Kinematics (24 Periods)

Chapter 3: Motion in a Straight Line

• Frame of reference
• Motion in a straight line
• Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion
• Uniform and non-uniform motion
• Instantaneous velocity
• Uniformly accelerated motion
• Velocity-time and position-time graphs
• Relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment)

Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane

• Scalar and vector quantities
• Position and displacement vectors
• General vectors and their notations
• Equality of vectors
• Multiplication of vectors by a real number
• Addition and subtraction of vectors
• Unit vector
• Resolution of a vector in a plane
• Rectangular components
• Scalar and vector product of vectors
• Cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration
  • Projectile motion
  • Uniform circular motion

Unit III: Laws of Motion (14 Periods)

Chapter 5: Laws of Motion

• Intuitive concept of force
• Inertia
• Newton’s first law of motion
• Momentum and Newton’s second law of motion
• Impulse
• Newton’s third law of motion
• Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications
• Equilibrium of concurrent forces
• Static and kinetic friction
• Laws of friction, rolling friction, lubrication
• Dynamics of uniform circular motion
  • Centripetal force
  • Examples of circular motion (vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road)

Unit IV: Work, Energy and Power (14 Periods)

Chapter 6: Work, Energy and Power

• Work done by a constant force and a variable force
• Kinetic energy
• Work-energy theorem
• Power
• Notion of potential energy
• Potential energy of a spring
• Conservative forces
• Non-conservative forces
• Motion in a vertical circle
• Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions

Unit V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body (18 Periods)

Chapter 7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

• Centre of mass of a two-particle system
• Momentum conservation and centre of mass motion
• Centre of mass of a rigid body
• Centre of mass of a uniform rod
• Moment of a force
• Torque
• Angular momentum
• Law of conservation of angular momentum and its applications
• Equilibrium of rigid bodies
• Rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion
• Comparison of linear and rotational motions
• Moment of inertia
• Radius of gyration
• Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects (no derivation)

Unit VI: Gravitation (12 Periods)

Chapter 8: Gravitation

• Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
• Universal law of gravitation
• Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth
• Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential
• Escape speed
• Orbital velocity of a satellite

Unit VII: Properties of Bulk Matter (24 Periods)

Chapter 9: Mechanical Properties of Solids

• Elasticity
• Stress-strain relationship
• Hooke’s law
• Young’s modulus
• Bulk modulus
• Shear modulus of rigidity (qualitative idea only)
• Poisson’s ratio
• Elastic energy

Chapter 10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

• Pressure due to a fluid column
• Pascal’s law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes)
• Effect of gravity on fluid pressure
• Viscosity
• Stokes’ law
• Terminal velocity
• Streamline and turbulent flow
• Critical velocity
• Bernoulli’s theorem and its simple applications
• Surface energy and surface tension
• Angle of contact
• Excess of pressure across a curved surface
• Applications of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles, and capillary rise

Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Matter

• Heat and temperature
• Thermal expansion of solids, liquids, and gases
• Anomalous expansion of water
• Specific heat capacity
• Cp, Cv – calorimetry
• Change of state – latent heat capacity
• Heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation
• Thermal conductivity
• Qualitative ideas of Blackbody radiation
• Wein’s displacement law
• Stefan’s law

Unit VIII: Thermodynamics (12 Periods)

Chapter 12: Thermodynamics

• Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature
• Zeroth law of thermodynamics
• Heat, work, and internal energy
• First law of thermodynamics
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Gaseous state of matter
• Change of condition of gaseous state: isothermal, adiabatic, reversible, irreversible, and cyclic processes

Unit IX: Behavior of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases (8 Periods)

Chapter 13: Kinetic Theory

• Equation of state of a perfect gas
• Work done in compressing a gas
• Kinetic theory of gases: assumptions and concept of pressure
• Kinetic interpretation of temperature
• RMS speed of gas molecules
• Degrees of freedom
• Law of equipartition of energy (statement only) and its application to specific heat capacities of gases
• Concept of mean free path
• Avogadro’s number

Unit X: Oscillations and Waves (26 Periods)

Chapter 14: Oscillations

• Periodic motion: time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time
• Periodic functions and their applications
• Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equations of motion
• Phase
• Oscillations of a loaded spring: restoring force and force constant
• Energy in S.H.M.: kinetic and potential energies
• Simple pendulum: derivation of expression for its time period

Chapter 15: Waves

• Wave motion: transverse and longitudinal waves
• Speed of travelling wave
• Displacement relation for a progressive wave
• Principle of superposition of waves
• Reflection of waves
• Standing waves in strings and organ pipes
• Fundamental mode and harmonics
• Beats

PART-2

Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields

Unit I: Electrostatics (26 Periods)

• Electric charges
• Conservation of charge
• Coulomb’s law: force between two point charges
• Forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution
• Electric field: concept and calculation
• Electric field due to a point charge
• Electric field lines
• Electric dipole: definition and properties
• Electric field due to a dipole
• Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field
• Electric flux
• Statement of Gauss’s theorem and applications:
  • Field due to an infinitely long straight wire
  • Uniformly charged infinite plane sheet
  • Uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside)

Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

• Electric potential and potential difference
• Electric potential due to a point charge, dipole, and system of charges
• Equipotential surfaces
• Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and an electric dipole in an electrostatic field
• Conductors and insulators
• Free charges and bound charges inside a conductor
• Dielectrics and electric polarization
• Capacitors and capacitance
• Combination of capacitors in series and parallel
• Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium
• Energy stored in a capacitor (formula only)

Unit II: Current Electricity (18 Periods)

Chapter 3: Current Electricity

• Electric current and flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor
• Drift velocity and mobility; relation with electric current
• Ohm’s law
• V-I characteristics (linear and non-linear)
• Electrical energy and power
• Electrical resistivity and conductivity
• Temperature dependence of resistance
• Internal resistance of a cell
• Potential difference and EMF of a cell
• Combination of cells in series and parallel
• Kirchhoff’s rules
• Wheatstone bridge

Unit III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism (25 Periods)

Chapter 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism

• Concept of magnetic field
• Oersted’s experiment
• Biot-Savart law and application to a current-carrying circular loop
• Ampere’s law and application to an infinitely long straight wire
• Straight solenoid (qualitative treatment only)
• Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields
• Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field
• Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors: definition of ampere
• Torque experienced by a current loop in a uniform magnetic field
• Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment
• Moving coil galvanometer: current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter

Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter

• Bar magnet and its equivalent solenoid (qualitative treatment only)
• Magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along and perpendicular to its axis (qualitative treatment only)
• Torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic field (qualitative treatment only)
• Magnetic field lines
• Magnetic properties of materials: para-, dia-, and ferromagnetic substances with examples
• Magnetization of materials
• Effect of temperature on magnetic properties

Unit IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents (24 Periods)

Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction

• Electromagnetic induction
• Faraday’s laws of induction
• Induced EMF and current
• Lenz’s Law
• Self and mutual induction

Chapter 7: Alternating Current

• Alternating currents
• Peak and RMS values of AC voltage/current
• Reactance and impedance
• LCR series circuit (phasors only)
• Resonance in AC circuits
• Power in AC circuits and power factor
• Wattless current
• AC generator and transformer

Unit V: Electromagnetic Waves (4 Periods)

Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves

• Basic idea of displacement current
• Electromagnetic waves: characteristics and transverse nature (qualitative idea only)
• Electromagnetic spectrum: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays, including elementary facts about their uses

Unit VI: Optics (30 Periods)

Chapter 9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

• Ray optics: reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula
• Refraction of light, total internal reflection and optical fibers
• Refraction at spherical surfaces
• Lenses: thin lens formula, lens maker’s formula, magnification, power of a lens
• Combination of thin lenses in contact
• Refraction of light through a prism
• Optical instruments: microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers

Chapter 10: Wave Optics

• Wave optics: wave front and Huygen’s principle
• Reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wave fronts
• Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen’s principle
• Interference: Young’s double slit experiment and expression for fringe width (no derivation, final expression only)
• Coherent sources and sustained interference of light
• Diffraction due to a single slit: width of central maxima (qualitative treatment only)

Unit VII: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter (8 Periods)

Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

• Dual nature of radiation
• Photoelectric effect: Hertz and Lenard’s observations
• Einstein’s photoelectric equation: particle nature of light
• Experimental study of the photoelectric effect
• Matter waves: wave nature of particles, de-Broglie relation

Unit VIII: Atoms and Nuclei (15 Periods)

Chapter 12: Atoms

• Alpha-particle scattering experiment
• Rutherford’s model of the atom
• Bohr model of the hydrogen atom
• Expression for radius of nth possible orbit
• Velocity and energy of electron in nth orbit
• Hydrogen line spectra (qualitative treatment only)

Chapter 13: Nuclei

• Composition and size of nucleus
• Nuclear force
• Mass-energy relation and mass defect
• Binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number
• Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion

Unit IX: Electronic Devices (10 Periods)

Chapter 14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

• Energy bands in conductors, semiconductors, and insulators (qualitative ideas only)
• Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors: p-type and n-type
• p-n junction: semiconductor diode, I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias
• Application of junction diode: diode as a rectifier