Class 11 - Physics

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SYLLABUS

UNIT I: PHYSICAL WORLD AND MEASUREMENT

Need for Measurement – Units of Measurement – Systems of Units – SI Units – Fundamental and Derived Units – Significant Figures – Determining the Uncertainty in Result – Dimensions of Physical Quantities – Dimensional Analysis and its Applications.

UNIT II: KINEMATICS

Chapter–2: Motion in a Straight Line

Frame of Reference – Motion in a Straight Line – Elementary Concepts of Differentiation and Integration for Describing Motion – Uniform and Non-uniform Motion – Average Speed and Average Velocity – Instantaneous Velocity – Uniformly Accelerated Motion – Velocity-Time Graphs – Position-Time Graphs – Relations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion (Graphical and Calculus Treatment).

Chapter–3: Motion in a Plane

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 – Unit Vector – Resolution of a Vector in a Plane – Rectangular Components – Scalar Product of Vectors – Vector Product of Vectors – Motion in a Plane – Cases of Uniform Velocity and Uniform Acceleration – Projectile Motion – Uniform Circular Motion.

UNIT III: LAWS OF MOTION

Chapter–4: Laws of Motion

Intuitive Concept of Force – Inertia – Newton’s First Law of Motion – Momentum – Newton’s Second Law of Motion – Impulse – Newton’s Third Law of Motion – Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum and its Applications – Equilibrium of Concurrent Forces – Static Friction – 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).

UNIT IV: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

Chapter–5: Work, Energy and Power

Work Done by a Constant Force and a Variable Force – Kinetic Energy – Work-Energy Theorem – Power – Notion of Potential Energy – Potential Energy of a Spring – Conservative Forces – Non-Conservative Forces – Motion in a Vertical Circle – Elastic and Inelastic Collisions in One and Two Dimensions.

UNIT V: MOTION OF SYSTEM OF PARTICLES AND RIGID BODY

Chapter–6: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

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 a Force – Torque – Angular Momentum – Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum and its Applications – Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies – Rigid Body Rotation – Equations of Rotational Motion – Comparison of Linear and Rotational Motions – Moment of Inertia – Radius of Gyration – Values of Moments of Inertia for Simple Geometrical Objects (No Derivation).

UNIT VI: GRAVITATION

Chapter–7: Gravitation

Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion – Universal Law of Gravitation – Acceleration due to Gravity and its Variation with Altitude and Depth – Gravitational Potential Energy – Gravitational Potential – Escape Speed – Orbital Velocity of a Satellite – Energy of an Orbiting Satellite.

UNIT VII: PROPERTIES OF BULK MATTER

Chapter–8: Mechanical Properties of Solids

Elasticity – Stress-Strain Relationship – Hooke’s Law – Young’s Modulus – Bulk Modulus – Shear Modulus of Rigidity (Qualitative Idea Only) – Poisson’s Ratio – Elastic Energy – Application of Elastic Behaviour of Materials (Qualitative Idea Only).

Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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 Flow – Turbulent Flow – Critical Velocity – Bernoulli’s Theorem and its Simple Applications (Torricelli’s Law and Dynamic Lift) – Surface Energy – Surface Tension – Angle of Contact – Excess Pressure Across a Curved Surface – Applications of Surface Tension to Drops, Bubbles and Capillary Rise.

Chapter–10: Thermal Properties of Matter

Heat – Temperature – Thermal Expansion – Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases – Anomalous Expansion of Water – Specific Heat Capacity – Cp and Cv – Calorimetry – Change of State – Latent Heat Capacity – Heat Transfer by Conduction, Convection and Radiation – Thermal Conductivity – Qualitative Ideas of Blackbody Radiation – Wien’s Displacement Law – Stefan’s Law.

UNIT VIII: THERMODYNAMICS

Chapter–11: Thermodynamics

Thermal Equilibrium and Definition of Temperature – Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics – Heat – Work and Internal Energy – First Law of Thermodynamics – Second Law of Thermodynamics – Thermodynamic State Variables – Equation of State – Change of Condition of Gaseous State – Isothermal Process – Adiabatic Process – Reversible Process – Irreversible Process – Cyclic Process.

UNIT IX: BEHAVIOUR OF PERFECT GASES AND KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

Chapter–12: Kinetic Theory

Equation of State of a Perfect Gas – Work Done in Compressing a Gas – Kinetic Theory of Gases – Assumptions of Kinetic Theory – Concept of Pressure – Kinetic Interpretation of Temperature – RMS Speed of Gas Molecules – Degrees of Freedom – Law of Equi-partition of Energy (Statement Only) – Application to Specific Heat Capacities of Gases – Concept of Mean Free Path – Avogadro’s Number.

UNIT X: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

Chapter–13: Oscillations

Periodic Motion – Time Period – Frequency – Displacement as a Function of Time – Periodic Functions and their Applications – Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) – Uniform Circular Motion and its Equations of Motion – Phase – Oscillations of a Loaded Spring – Restoring Force and Force Constant – Energy in SHM – Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy – Simple Pendulum – Derivation of Expression for Time Period.

Chapter–14: Waves

Wave Motion – Transverse Waves – Longitudinal Waves – Speed of Travelling Wave – 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.