ANNUAL ACADEMIC PLAN – 2021 – 22
PHYSICS – I
CHAPTER-1 - PHYSICAL WORLD
1.1 What is Physics?
1.2 Scope and excitement of Physics
1.3 Physics, technology and Society
1.4 Fundamental forces in nature
1.5 Nature of Physical Laws
CHAPTER-2 -UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The International System of Units
2.3 Measurement of Length
2.4 Measurement of Mass
2.5 Measurement of Time
2.6 Accuracy, precision of instruments and errors in Measurement
2.7 Significant Figures
2.8 Dimensions of Physical Quantities
2.9 Dimensional Formulae and dimensional equations
2.10 Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications
CHAPTER-3 - MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Position, Path Length and Displacement
3.3 Average Velocity and Speed
3.4 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
3.5 Acceleration
3.6 Kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion
3.7 Relative velocity
CHAPTER-4 - MOTION IN A PLANE
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Scalars and Vectors
4.3 Multiplication of Vectors by real numbers
4.4 Addition and Subtraction of Vectors-graphical method
4.5 Resolution of Vectors
4.6 Vector addition – analytical method
4.7 Motion in a plane
4.8 Motion in a plane with constant acceleration
4.9 Relative velocity in two dimensions
4.10 Projectile Motion
4.11 Uniform circular motion
CHAPTER-5 - LAWS OF MOTION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Aristotle’s Inertia
5.3 The Law of Inertia
5.4 Newton’s first law of Motion
5.5 Newton’s Second law of Motion
5.6 Newton’s Third law of Motion
5.7 Conservation of momentum
5.8 Equilibrium of a particle
5.9 Common Forces in Mechanics
5.10 Circular Motion
5.11 Solving problems in Mechanics
CHAPTER-6 - WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Notions of Work and Kinetic Energy : The work-energy theorem
6.3 Work
6.4 Kinetic energy
6.5 Work done by a variable force
6.6 The work-energy theorem for a variable force
6.7 The concept of Potential Energy
6.8 The conservation of Mechanical Energy
6.9 The Potential Energy of a spring
6.10 Various forms of energy : the law of conservation of Energy
6.11 Power
6.12 Collisions
CHAPTER-7 - SYSTEM OF PARTICLE AND ROTATIONAL MOTION
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Center of Mass
7.3 Motion of Center of Mass
7.4 Linear Momentum of a System of particles
7.5 Vector product of Two Vectors
7.6 Angular Velocity and its relation with linear velocity
7.7 Torque and Angular Momentum
7.8 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
7.9 Moment of Inertia
7.10 Theorems of perpendicular and parallel Axis
7.11 Dynamics of Rotational Motion about a Fixed Axis
7.12 Angular momentum in case of rotations about a fixes axis
7.13 Rolling Motion
CHAPTER-8 - OSCILLATIONS
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Periodic and Oscillatory Motions
8.3 Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
8.4 Simple Harmonic Motion and Uniform Circular Motion
8.5 Velocity and Acceleration in Simple Harmonic Motion
8.6 Force Law for Simple Harmonic Motion
8.7 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
8.8 Some systems executing Simple Harmonic Motion
8.9 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion
8.10 Forced Oscillations and Resonance
CHAPTER-9 - GRAVITATION
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Kepler’s Law
9.3 Universal Law of Gravitation
9.4 The Gravitational Constant
9.5 Acceleration due to Gravity of the Earth
9.6 Acceleration due to gravity below and above the surface of Earth
9.7 Gravitational Potential Energy
9.8 Escape Speed
9.9 Earth Satellite
9.10 Energy of an orbiting satellite
9.11 Geostationary and Polar satellites
9.12 Weightlessness
CHAPTER-10 - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Elastic behavior of Solids
10.3 Stress and Strain
10.4 Hooke’s Law
10.5 Stress-strain curve
10.6 Elastic Module
10.7 Applications of elastic behavior of Materials
CHAPTER-11 - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Pressure
11.3 Streamline flow
11.4 Bernoulli’s principle
11.5 Viscosity
11.6 Reynolds number
11.7 Surface Tension
CHAPTER-12 - THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Temperature and Heat
12.3 Measurement of Temperature
12.4 Ideal-Gas Equation and Absolute Temperature
12.5 Thermal Expansion
12.6 Specific Heat Capacity
12.7 Calorimetry
12.8 Change of State
12.9 Heat transfer
12.10 Newton’s Law of Cooling
CHAPTER-13 - THERMODYNAMICS
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Thermal Equilibrium
13.3 Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
13.4 Heat, Internal Energy and Work
13.5 First Law of Thermodynamics
13.6 Specific Heat Capacity
13.7 Thermodynamics State Variables and Equation of State
13.8 Thermodynamics Processes
13.9 Heat Engines
13.10 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
13.11 Second Law of Thermodynamics
13.12 Reversible and Irreversible Processes
13.13 Carnot Engine
CHAPTER-14 - KINETIC THEORY
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Molecular Nature of Matter
14.3 Behavior of Gases
14.4 Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas
14.5 Law of equipartition of energy
14.6 Specific Heat Capacity
14.7 Mean Free Path