Nature of physical laws , The international system of units , Fundamental forces in nature

Systems of unit , SI units, fundamental & derived units , Length, mass & time measurements , Accuracy vs precision , Errors in measurement , Significant figures , Dimensions of physical quantities , Dimensional analysis & its applications.

Frame of reference , Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity , Elementary concepts of differentiation & integration for describing motion , Uniform and non- uniform motion , Average speed & instantaneous velocity , Uniformly accelerated motion , Derivation of 3 equations of motion (using calculus) , Velocity - time and position-time graphs , Relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment)

Scalar and vector quantities , Position and displacement vectors , General vectors and their notations , Equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors , Equation of path of projectile (Derivation) , Derivations of maximum height, time and range related to projectile motion , Derivations related to centrifugal force , Relative velocity , Unit vector; resolution of a vector in a plane, rectangular components , Scalar and Vector products of vectors , Cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration- projectile motion , Uniform circular motion (Numerical problems are important)

Inertia , Newton's first law of motion , Momentum and Newton's second law of motion , Concept of impulse , Newton's third law of motion , Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications , Equilibrium of concurrent forces , Static and kinetic friction , Laws of friction, rolling friction, lubrication , Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force, examples of circular motion (vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road).

Work done by a constant force and Work done by a variable force , Kinetic energy , Work- energy theorem , Power , Notion of potential energy , Potential energy of a spring , Conservative forces: conservation of mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies) , Non- conservative forces , Motion in a vertical circle , Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Centre of mass of a two-particle system , Momentum conservation and centre of mass motion , Centre of mass of a rigid body , Centre of mass of a uniform rod , Moment of force, torque , Angular momentum , Law of conservation of angular momentum and its applications , Equilibrium of rigid bodies , Rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion , comparison of linear and rotational motions

Kepler's laws of planetary motion , Universal law of gravitation , Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth (Derivation) , Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential , Escape velocity, orbital velocity of a satellite , Geo-stationary satellites

Elastic behaviour , Stress-strain relationship (Graph) , Hooke's law , Young's modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus of rigidity ,Poisson's ratio , Elastic potential energy (Derivation)

Pressure due to a fluid column , Pascal's law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes) , Effect of gravity on fluid pressure , Viscosity , Stokes' law , Terminal velocity , Streamline and turbulent flow , Critical velocity , Bernoulli's theorem and its applications , Surface energy and surface tension , Wave motion: Transverse and longitudinal waves , Speed of travelling wave , Newton's formula for speed of sound & Laplace correction , Displacement relation for a progressive wave , Principle of superposition of waves , Reflection of waves , Standing waves in strings and organ pipes , Fundamental mode and harmonics , Beats (Numerical problems are important) , Doppler effect (Numerical problems are important) , Angle of contact , Excess of pressure across a curved surface , Application of surface tension ideas to drops , Bubbles and capillary rise

Heat & temperature , Thermal expansion (solids, liquids and gases) , Numerical Based on Thermal Expansion , Anomalous expansion of water , Specific heat capacity; Cp, Cv , calorimetry , Change of state - latent heat capacity , Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation , Thermal conductivity , Qualitative ideas of Blackbody radiation , Wein's displacement Law , Stefan's law , Greenhouse effect

Chapter-12 : Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of thermodynamics) , Heat, work and internal energy , Mayer's formula (Cp - Cv = R) , Performance of heat engine , Performance of carnot engine , Carnot cycle & carnot theorem , First law of thermodynamics , Isothermal and adiabatic processes , Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes , Heat engine and refrigerator

Equation of state of a perfect gas , Work done in compressing a gas , Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure , Kinetic interpretation of temperature , RMS speed of gas molecules , Degrees of freedom , Law of equi-partition of energy (statement only) and application to specific heat capacities of gases , mean free path of gases , Maxwell distribution of molecular speeds , Concept of mean free path , Avogadro's number

Periodic motion - time period, frequency , Displacement as a function of time , Periodic functions , Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equation; phase , Oscillations of a loaded spring- restoring force and force constant , Energy in S.H.M. Kinetic and potential energies , simple pendulum derivation of expression for its time period , Other important derivations for Time Period (Oscillation of a floating cylinder, Spring, Liquid in U-tube, Body in a tunnel inside earth) , Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only) , Resonance

Wave motion: Transverse and longitudinal waves , Speed of travelling wave , Newton's formula for speed of sound & Laplace correction , Displacement relation for a progressive wave , Principle of superposition of waves , Reflection of waves , Standing waves in strings and organ pipes , Fundamental mode and harmonics , Beats (Numerical problems are important) , Doppler effect (Numerical problems are important)