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CHAPTER 01(MEASUREMENT)
Definitions: Physics, Frontiers of fundamental sciences, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Solid
State Physics, Base and derived quantities, SI Units,(Base, derived and Supplementary units),
scientific notation, Radian/Ste-radian, Random/Systematic error, Significant figures, Precision,
Accuracy, determination of significant figures, Uncertainty/ Rules, Dimensional
analysis/Significance, Uncertainty in timing experiment (How to Reduce)

Objective: Dimensions of Velocity,Acceleration,Power,Energy,Torque,Momentum,moment of

Inertia, AngularVelocity, Angular Acceleration,Pressure,density,force,weight etc.

Short Questions: 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.6,1.7,1.8, 1.9

Theory: Base and derived quantities and S.I Units (base, supplementary, derived), Scientific
notation and significant figures, Precision and accuracy

Numerical problems: 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10 Examples:1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6

CHAPTER 02 (VECTORS AND EQUILIBRIUM)

Definitions: Vector/Rectangular coordinate system, Resultant vector, Null Vector, Unit Vector,
Equal vectors, Position vector, Component of a vector/Rectangular Components of a vector,
Equilibrium, Torque.

Short Questions: 2.2,2.4,2.8,2.11,2.20,2.21,

Theory: Addition of vectors by rectangular components, Torque, Vector and scalar products
with their characteristics, Equilibrium its conditions and states

Problems:2.3,2.7,2.8,2.9,2.10,2.14,2.15. Example#2.2, 2.3,2.4, 2.5, 2.6

CHAPTER 03(MOTION AND FORCE)

Definitions:Displacement.velocity,Acceleration,Force, Equations of motion, Inertia/ Law of

inertia, Laws of motion, Relation b/w momentum and force,Impulse, Isolated system,

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Collision(elastic,Inelastic),Momentum, Projectile motion,Range,height of a projectile,Time of
Flight:

Theory:Elastic Collision in one dimension and its cases,Momentum and 2ndlaw of

Motion,Projectile motion,Range and time of Flight, law of conservation of momentum

SHOTR QUESTIONS:3.1,3.2,3.6, 3.7,3.9,3.13.

Problems:3.1,3,.4,3.5,3.6,3.7,3.9,3.10,3.11,3.12. EXAMPLE#3.2,3.4, 3.5, 3.6

CHAPTER 04(WORK AND ENERGY)

Definitions:Work, Conservative field,Power,P=F.V,Energy,K.E / P.E,Work-energy

Principle,Negative sign in A.P.E, law of conservation of energy, Energy from tides, Energy from
waves, Salter’s duck, Solar energy and its extraction, Geothermal energy, Biomass as energy
source,Gravitational Potential energy,Absolute Gravitational Potential Energy,Escape Velocity,
Geysers.

Theory: Work done by the variable force, Calculation of absolute gravitational

pot.energy.escape velocity,Work done by gravitational field,Interconversion of energy,Three
non-conventional energy sources

SHORT QUESTION:4.2,4.4,4.5,4.7,4.8,4.9.

Problems:4.1,4.3,4.4,4.5,4.6,4.7,4.8 Example#4.2, 4.3,

CHAPTER 05( CIRCULAR MOTION)

Definition: Angular displacement and velocity,Relation b/w linear and angular velocity/
Acceleration,Centripetal force/ Acceleration, Angular momentum,,moment of Inertia,Artificial
satellites,orbital velocity , Newton’s/ Einstein Review of gravity

Theory: Artificial gravity/Geo-stationary orbits, Prove that Fc=mv2/r, Rotational K.E for disc and
hoop,

SHORT QUESTIONS:5.3,5.4,5.5,5.9,5.10,5.11,5.13

Problems 5.2,5.3,5.4,5.5,5.6,5.7,5.9 Example#5.2,5.4, 5.6,5.7

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 CHAPTER 06(FLUID DYNAMICS)

Definition: Viscosity, Stokes law, Dragforce,TerminalVelocity,laminar/ Turbulent flow, Speed of

efflux, Blood pressure (systolic / diastolic) ,Equation of continuity, Bernoulli,s Theorem,
Torecelli’s theorem / Venturi relation, Terminal velocity

Short Questions: 6.3,6.6,6.8,6.9,6.10.

Problems.6.1,6.2,6.3,6.4,6.5,6.7,6.9 Example#6.2

CHAPTER 07(OSCILLATIONS)

Definitions:S.H.M, Vibration, Time period, Frequency, Angular frequency, Phase angle,

Dependence of time period (Simple pendulum/ Mass spring system), Statement of energy
conservation, Free and forced oscillation, Damping/ Damed Oscillations, Sharpness,
,SimplePendulum, Resonance/ Applications

Theory: S.H.M and Circular Motion (velocity/acceleration), Simple Pendulum, Mass-spring

system,Phase,Energy Conservation in SHM, Resonance

Problems:7.1,7.2,7.4,7.5,7.8 Example# 7.1, 7.2,7.3

Short Questions:7.1,7.2,7.3,7.4,7.5,7.6,7.8,7.9,7.11,7.12,7.13

CHAPTER O8 (WAVES)

Definitions:Transverse and longitudinal waves, progressive/ Periodic waves, Factors affecting

speed of sound,Superposition Principle, interference(
Constructive/Destructive),beats,node,antinode,stationary waves , Doopler effect (Applications),

Theory: Production of stationary waves (string/ Air column), dependence of speed of sound on
factors like temp,pressure,densityetc,Newton,sformula,Laplace,scorrection.Doppler,s
Effect,Interference

Short Questions:8.1,8.3,8.4,8.5,8.6,8.7,8.10, 8.11

Problem 8.3,8.4,8.6,8.7,8.8,8.9 Example#8.1, 8.2, 8.4,8.5

CHAPTER 09 (PHYSICAL OPTICS)

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Definitions: wavefront,Ray of light/Nature, Huygen’s Principle, Conditions for interference,
Thinfilm,Diffraction,Interference of light,polarization, Optical rotation/ Optically active crystals

Theory: Young,s Double Slit Experiment(complete),Diffraction of x-rays by crystals, Newton’s

Rings, Michelson Interferometer

Short Questions:9.1,9.3,9.6,9.9,9.10,9.11

Problems:9.2,9.3,9.5,9.6,9.7,9.8,9.9 Example#9.2

CHAPTER 10 (OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS)

Definition: Near Point,magnifying power( Linear / Angular),Resolving

Collimator,power,Refractive Index, Optical fibres, Total internal reflection, Losses of power

Theory: Compound Microscope, Fibre optics(complete),telescope, Speed of light,

Short Questions:10.3,10.4,10.6,10.7,10.10,10.11

Problems:10.3,10.5,10.7,10.8,10.9 Example#10.1, 10.2

CHAPTER 11 (HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS)

Definition: Pressure of a Gas, Postulates of KMT, Laws of thermodynamics (Statements),

Internal Energy, Cp and Cv, Entopy, Reversible/Irreversible process, Heat engine/Carnot’s engine,
Absolute zero/Tripple point, working of petrol/Diesel engine, entropy/Environmental crisis,
Isothermal/Adibatic process (Isotherm/Adiabat)

Theory: Postulates of K.M.T and derivation of relation for pressure/ Temerature/Gas laws,
Prove that Cp-Cv=R,Carnot,s Engine and its efficiency, First/2nd Law of thermodynamics, Entropy

Short Questions:11.1,11.2,11.5,11.7,11.8,11.9,11.10,11.11,11.12,11.13

Problems:11.1,11.3,11.4, 11.5,11.6,11.7,11.9,11.11 Example#11.1.,11.2,11.4, 11.5

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