Physics

1. Physical World and Measurement

SI units, dimensional analysis, significant figures and errors in measurement.

2. Kinematics

Motion in a straight line and in a plane, relative velocity, and projectile motion.

3. Laws of Motion

Newton's laws, momentum and impulse, friction, and the dynamics of uniform circular motion.

4. Work, Energy and Power

Work done by a constant and a variable force, the work-energy theorem, conservative forces, power and collisions.

5. Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

Centre of mass, torque, moment of inertia, the theorems of parallel and perpendicular axes, and angular momentum.

6. Gravitation

Newton's law of gravitation, Kepler's laws, gravitational potential energy, escape speed and satellites.

7. Properties of Bulk Matter

Elasticity and Hooke's law, pressure in fluids, viscosity, Stokes' law, Bernoulli's principle and surface tension.

8. Heat and Thermodynamics

Thermal expansion, calorimetry, heat transfer, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and heat engines.

9. Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases

The ideal gas equation, the kinetic theory of gases, degrees of freedom and the law of equipartition of energy.

10. Oscillations and Waves

Simple harmonic motion, the simple pendulum, wave motion, superposition, standing waves, beats and the Doppler effect.