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Unit 1: Physical World and Measurement

1. Physics: Scope and excitement
2. Nature of physical laws
3. Units and dimensions
4. Measurement techniques
5. Errors in measurement and their analysis
6. Significant figures and rounding off

Unit 2: Kinematics

1. Scalars and vectors
2. Motion in a straight line
3. Motion in a plane
4. Projectile motion
5. Uniform circular motion
6. Relative motion

Unit 3: Laws of Motion

1. Newton’s laws of motion
2. Conservation of momentum
3. Frictional forces
4. Dynamics of circular motion
5. Centripetal force
6. Banking of tracks

Unit 4: Work, Energy, and Power

1. Work done by a constant force and a variable force
2. Kinetic and potential energy
3. Conservation of mechanical energy
4. Power
5. Collisions
6. Elastic and inelastic collisions

Unit 5: Motion of Systems of Particles and Rigid Body

1. Centre of mass
2. Moment of inertia
3. Torque
4. Angular momentum
5. Equilibrium of rigid bodies
6. Moment of inertia for different shapes

Unit 6: Gravitation

1. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
2. Universal law of gravitation
3. Acceleration due to gravity
4. Variation of ‘g’ with altitude, depth, latitude, and rotation of the Earth
5. Escape velocity
6. Orbital velocity

Unit 7: Properties of Bulk Matter

1. Elastic behavior, Stress-strain relationship
2. Hooke’s law
3. Young’s modulus, Shear modulus, Bulk modulus
4. Surface tension, Viscosity
5. Heat, Temperature
6. Thermal expansion

Unit 8: Thermodynamics

1. Thermal equilibrium
2. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
3. First law of thermodynamics
4. Second law of thermodynamics
5. Entropy
6. Specific heat capacity

Unit 9: Behavior of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory

1. Equation of state of a perfect gas
2. Kinetic theory of gases
3. Assumptions of kinetic theory
4. Degrees of freedom
5. Specific heat capacity of gases
6. Mean free path

Unit 10: Oscillations and Waves

1. Periodic motion – Period, Frequency
2. Simple harmonic motion (SHM)
3. Phase of oscillation
4. Wave motion
5. Types of waves – Transverse and longitudinal
6. Doppler effect

Unit 11: Electrostatics

1. Electric charges and their conservation
2. Coulomb’s law
3. Electric field and potential
4. Gauss’s law
5. Electric dipole
6. Capacitors and capacitance

Unit 12: Current Electricity

1. Electric current
2. Ohm’s law
3. Electrical resistance
4. Kirchhoff’s laws
5. Wheatstone bridge
6. Potentiometer

Unit 13: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

1. Biot-Savart law
2. Magnetic field due to current-carrying conductor
3. Ampere’s law
4. Magnetic properties of materials
5. Earth’s magnetic field
6. Magnetism and matter

Unit 14: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

1. Faraday’s law
2. Lenz’s law
3. Self and mutual induction
4. Alternating currents
5. Reactance and impedance
6. LCR circuits

Unit 15: Electromagnetic Waves

1. Displacement current
2. Electromagnetic spectrum
3. Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics
4. Electromagnetic wave propagation

Unit 16: Optics

1. Reflection and refraction
2. Laws of reflection and refraction
3. Total internal reflection
4. Lens and mirror formulae
5. Dispersion and deviation of light
6. Optical instruments

Unit 17: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

1. Photoelectric effect
2. Einstein’s photoelectric equation
3. Particle nature of light
4. De Broglie wavelength
5. Davisson-Germer experiment
6. Bohr’s atomic model

Unit 18: Atoms and Nuclei

1. Atomic structure
2. Rutherford’s model of atom
3. Atomic spectra
4. Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom
5. Radioactivity
6. Nuclear energy

Unit 19: Electronic Devices

1. Semiconductors
2. Diodes and their applications
3. Junction transistor
4. Amplifiers
5. Logic gates
6. Digital electronics