Physics

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Measurement

Measuring things, Standards and units, International system of units

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Straight line motion 1

Position and speed, Motion with constant velocity

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Straight line motion 2

Acceleration, Motion with constant acceleration, Freely-falling bodies

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Newton’s laws of motion 1

Newton’s first law, Force, Newton’s second law, Mass and weight

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Newton’s laws of motion 2

Newton’s third law, Applying Newton’s laws in straight line motion

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Work and Energy 1

Work, Work done by the gravitational force and a spring force

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Work and Energy 2

Kinetic energy, Work-energy theorem, Power

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Momentum and Impulse

Linear momentum, Collision and impulse, Momentum-impulse theorem

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Conservation of momentum

Conservation of momentum in collision along a straight line

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Periodic motion

Describing oscillation, Simple harmonic motion, Energy in simple harmonic motion

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Temperature and Heat

Measuring temperature, Kelvin scale, Quantity of heat, Heat and energy

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Thermal expansion and Heat transfer

Thermal expansion, Heat transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)

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Midterm examination

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Electric charge and Coulomb’s law

Electric charge, Conductors and insulators, Electric force and Coulomb’s law

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Electric field

Electric field by a point charge, Electric field lines

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Ohm’s law

Electric current, Voltage, Resistance, Ohm’s law

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Electric circuit 1

Resistors in series and parallel, Single-loop circuit

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Electric circuit 2

Multi-loop circuits, Kirchhoff’s rules, Energy and power in electric circuits

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Capacitor 1

Parallel-plate capacitor, Capacitance, Capacitors in series and parallel

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Capacitor 2

Electric-field energy, Energy storage in capacitors, Dielectrics

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Waves

Periodic waves, Wavelength and frequency, Types of waves

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Propagation of light 1

Electromagnetic wave spectrum and light, Reflection and refraction, Index of refraction, Snell’s law

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Propagation of light 2

Total internal refraction, polarization

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Geometric optics 1

Two types of images, Plane mirrors, Spherical mirrors

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Geometric optics 2

Thin lenses, Optical instruments (eye, camera, magnifier)

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Term-end examination

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Vector quantities

Vectors and scalars, Components of vectors, Products of vectors

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Motion in two or three dimensions

Displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors in a plane, Relative velocity

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Projectile and Circular motion

Projectile motion, Uniform circular motion

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Newton’s laws of motion

Applying Newton’s laws of motion in two dimensions

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Friction and Centripetal force

Properties of friction, Drag force and terminal speed, Circular motion and centripetal force

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Conservation of energy

Work and potential energy, Conservation of mechanical energy

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Momentum and Collision 1

Momentum and kinetic energy in collision, Elastic and inelastic collision

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Momentum and Collision 2

Collision and momentum conservation in two-dimensions

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Gravitation 1

Newton’s law of gravitation, Gravitation near Earth’s surface

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Gravitation 2

Gravitational potential energy, Kepler’s laws and motion of planets

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First law of thermodynamics

Thermodynamic systems, Heat, work, and internal energy in thermodynamic systems, The first law of thermodynamics

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Thermodymic processes

Kinds of thermodynamic processes, Some special cases of the first low of thermodynamics

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Mid-term examination

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Electric field and Potential

Electric field by electric charges, Electric potential and Emf, Dielectrics and conductors

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RC circuit

Electric circuits with resistors and capacitors, The RC circuit

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Magnetic field

Magnetic field, Motion of charged particles in a magnetic field

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Magnetic field and Current 1

Magnetic field of a moving charge and current, Law of Biot and Savart

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Magnetic field and Current 2

Ampere’s law, Force between parallel currents, Magnetic field in solenoids and toroids

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Electromagnetic induction

Faraday’s law of induction, Lenz’s law, Induced electric field

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Transverse waves

Mathematical description of waves, Principle of superposition, interference of waves, standing waves

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Longitudinal waves and Sound

Sound waves, Musical sound, Interference and beat, Decibel level, Doppler effect

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Interference of light

Light as a wave, Young’s double-slit experiment, Interference in thin films, Michelson interferometer

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Diffraction of light

Huygens’s principle, Diffraction by a slit, Diffraction grating and a spectrometer

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Particle nature of light

Blackbody radiation, Photoelectric effect, Compton’s experiment

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Light quanta and Matter waves

The duality of light, Light as a probability wave, Electrons and matter waves, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle

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Term-end examination

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Conservation of energy

Conservative forces and path independence, Conservation of mechanical energy and total energy

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Momentum and Collision

Center of mass, Momentum of a system of particles, Momentum conservation in rocket propulsion

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Gravitation

Motion of Satellites, Escape velocity, Black holes

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Rotational motion

Rigid body, Angular velocity and acceleration, Moment of inertia

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Rotational motion and Angular momentum

Kinetic energy of rotation, Torque, angular momentum, Conservation of angular momentum

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Equilibrium and Elasticity

Equilibrium, Conditions for equilibrium, Elasticity, Stress and strain

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Fluid mechanics 1

Density and pressure in a fluid, Pascal’s principle

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Fluid mechanics 2

Buoyancy, Fluid flow and Bernoulli’s equation

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Simple harmonic motion

Simple harmonic motion in a simple pendulum, The physical pendulum

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Kinetic theory of ideal gases

Equation of state, Kinetic energy of ideal gases, Distribution of moelcular speeds, Degree of freedom

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Second law of thermodynamics

Irreversible processes and entropy, Change in entropy, The second law of thermodynamics

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Heat engines

Heat engines and refrigerators, Efficiency of real engines, The Carnot cycle

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Mid-term examination

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Gauss’ law and electric field 1

Flux of electric field, Gauss’ law, Gauss’ law and Coulomb’s law

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Gauss’ law and electric field 2

Application of Gauss’ law in symmetric systems, Gauss’ law in capacitors

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Inductors and Inductance

Self-inductance and inductors, Magnetic-field energy in inductors, Mutual inductance

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RL circuit

Electric circuit with resistors and inductors, The RL circuit

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Alternating current

Alternating current, RLC series circuit, Reactance and impedance

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Power in AC circuits and Transformers

Power in AC circuits, Transformers, Electric power transmission

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Maxwell’s equation and Electromagnetic waves

Gauss’s law for magnetic field, Displacement current, Maxwell’s equations, Electromagnetic waves and speed of light

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Relativity 1

Einstein’s postulates, Special theory of relativity, The relativity of simultaneity, time, and lentgth

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Relativity 2

Relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, The general theory of relativity

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The model of an atom

Rutherford’s model of an atom, Hydrogen spectrum, The Bohr model of Hydrogen

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Nuclear physics

Nucleon, Isotope, Radioactivity, Radioactive decay, Half-life, Nuclear reaction, Nuclear fission and fusion

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Fundamental particles and Cosmology

Leptons and hadrons, The Quark model, The basic forces, The big bang and cosmic background radiation, Dark matter

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Term-end examination