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Subject
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Topics
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Units and Measurements
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System of Units – CGS and S.I System, Multiples & sub-multiples of the unit, Parallax method – for measurement of large distances, Significant figures, Accuracy, and Precision, and Errors in measurement and Calculation
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Kinematics
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Motion in a straight line and plane, Graphical representation of motions, Position time graph, and velocity-time graph, Equation of motion, Displacement and distance, Velocity and acceleration, Vector addition – Triangular law, and Parallelogram law, Uniform circular motion – Centripetal force and acceleration
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Dynamics
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Laws of Motion and Work, Energy & Power, Newton’s laws of motion, Impulse and its application, Law of conservation of momentum – Recoil of gun, Friction – Laws of static and kinetic friction, angle of repose, Methods of reducing friction, Different types of work, Kinetic and Potential energy, Power, and Collision – Elastic and Inelastic collision.
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System of Particles and Rotational motion & Gravitation
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Law of conservation of angular momentum and its application, Torque and Angular momentum, Moment of Inertia of regular bodies – Ring, disc, sphere, and Cylinder, Theorem on Moment of Inertia – Parallel axes and Perpendicular axes, Kinetic energy of rolling bodies, Acceleration due to gravity (g) and its variation with depth and height, Orbital velocity and period of satellite, Escape velocity, and Kepler’s third law.
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Mechanics of Solids and Fluids Elasticity
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Stress and strain, Moduli of elasticity – Young, Bulk, and rigidity, Stress-strain graph, Fluid pressure, Pascal’s law and its applications, Surface tension, Viscosity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its application, Equation of continuity, and Terminal velocity.
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Heat and Thermodynamics
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Principle of mixture, Scales of temperature, Specific heat capacity, First and second law of thermodynamics, Isothermal and adiabatic process, and Carnot’s Heat engine.
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Oscillation & Waves
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Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Simple pendulum, Longitudinal and transverse waves, Vibration in air column – Open pipe and closed pipe, and Beats and Doppler effect.
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Electrostatics
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Quantization of charge, Coulomb’s law, Electric field, Gauss’s theorem and its application, Equipotential surfaces, Capacitance, Parallel plate capacitor, and Combination of capacitors – series & Parallel.
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Electro dynamics
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Current Electricity- Ohm’s law, Electric current and current density, Color code of resistors, Resistivity and conductivity, Drift velocity and mobility, and Potentiometer.
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Moving charges and magnetism
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Biot-Savart’s law and its application – circular coil, Solenoid, and Toroid, Galvanometer to ammeter and voltmeter, Classification of magnetic materials – dia, para, and ferro materials, and Magnetic field lines.
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Electromagnetic induction & AC
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Faraday’s laws, Eddy current and its applications, Self-induction, AC generator, Transformers, Wattless current and Q factor of LCR circuit, and Reactance of AC circuits.
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Electromagnetic waves
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Properties of Electromagnetic waves and their uses, Electromagnetic spectrum, Ray and Wave optics, Reflection of spherical mirrors, Refraction and its application, Total internal reflection and its applications, Lens maker’s formula, Power of a lens, Combination of lens, Scattering and dispersion, Microscope, Interference – Young’s double-slit experiment, and Polarisation – Malu’s law and Brewster’s law.
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Modern Physics
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Dual nature of radiation & matter, Atoms & nuclei- Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s Photoelectric equation, Matter waves, Bohr atom model – Spectral series of the Hydrogen atom, and Half-life period and nuclear reactor.
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Semiconductor physics
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Concept of Energy band – Classification of materials – conductor, insulators, and semiconductors, Properties of semiconductors, Dopping, Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, N-type and P-type semiconductors, P N junction diode, Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, Zener diode, Photodiode and LED.
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