physics syllabus for Class 11

Unit 1- Physics and measurement

Units of measurements.
System of Units
SI Units, fundamental and derived Units, least count significant figures
Errors in measurements
Dimensions of Physics Quantities.
Dimensional analysis, and its applications.

Unit 2-. Kinematics

The frame of reference
Motion in a straight line
Position- Time graph
Speed and Velocity
Uniform and Non-Uniform motion
Average Speed and Instantaneous Velocity
Uniformly Accelerated Motion.
Velocity-Time, Position-Time Graph
Relation for Uniformly Accelerated Motor
Scalars and Vectors.
Vector Addition and Subtraction
Scalar and Vector Products.
Unit Vector.
Resolution of a Vector.
Relative Velocity.
Motion in a plane
Projectile Motion.
Uniform Circular Motion

Unit 3- Laws of Motion

Force and inertia
Newton's First law of motion
Momentum
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Impulses
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
Dynamics of uniform circular motion:
Centripetal Force and its Applications
Vehicles on a level Circular Road.
Vehicle on a Banked Road

Unit 4- Work, Energy, and Power

Work done by a constant force and a Variable Force
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Work-energy theorem
Power.
The Potential Energy of Spring Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
Motion in a Vertical Circle: Elastic and Inelastic collisions in one and two
dimensions

Unit 5- Rotational Motion

Centre of the mass of a two-particle system
Centre of the Mass of a Rigid Body
Basic Concepts of Rotational Motion
Moment of a Force
Torque
Angular Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum and its Applications
The Moment of Inertia
The Radius of Gyration
Values of Moments of Inertia for Simple Geometrical Objects
Parallel and Perpendicular axes Theorems and their Applications
Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Rigid Body Rotation and Equations of Rotational Motion
Comparison of Linear and Rotational Motions

Unit 6- Gravitation
The universal law of Gravitation
Acceleration due to Gravity and its Variation with Altitude and Depth
Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion
Gravitational potential energy
Gravitational Potential
Escape Velocity
Motion of a Satellite
Orbital Velocity
Time Period and Energy of Satellite

Unit 7- Properties of Solids and Liquids

Elastic Behaviour
Stress-Strain Relationship
Hooke's Law
Young's Modulus
Bulk Modulus
Modulus of Rigidity
Pressure due to a Fluid Column
Pascal's Law and its Applications
Effect of Gravity on Fluid Pressure
Viscosity
Stokes' law
Terminal Velocity, Streamline, and Turbulent flow
Critical Velocity
Bemoulli's Principles and its Applications
Surface Energy and Surface Tension
Angle of Contact
Excess of Pressure across a Curved Surface
Application of Surface Tension - drops, bubbles, and capillary rise
Heat, temperature and Thermal expansion
Specific Heat Capacity
Calorimetry
Change of State
Latent Heat
Heat Transfer Conduction
Convection
Radiation

Unit 8- Thermodynamics
Thermal Equilibrium
Zeroth law of Thermodynamics
The Concept of Temperature
Heat, Work, and Internal Energy
The first law of Thermodynamics, Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes
The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Reversible and Irreversible Processes

Unit 9- Kinetic Theory of Gases

Equation of State of a Perfect Gas
Work Done on Compressing a Gas
Kinetic Theory of Gases -Assumptions and The Concept of Pressure
Kinetic Interpretation of Temperature: RMS Speed of Gas Molecules, Degrees of
Freedom
Law of Equipartition of Energy and Applications to Specific Heat Capacities of
Gases
Mean Free Path
Avogadro's Number

Unit 10- Oscillation & Waves

Oscillations and 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 Spring -Restoring Force and Force Constant Energy in S.H.M -
Kinetic and Potential Energies
Simple pendulum - Derivation of Expression for its Time Period
Wave Motion
Longitudinal and Transverse 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

NEET physics syllabus for class 12

Unit 1- Electrostatics
Electric Charges: Conservation of Charge
Coulomb's Law Forces between two point charges
Forces between multiple charges
Superposition Principle and Continuous Charge Distribution
Electric field: Electric Field due to a Point Charge
Electric Field Lines
Electric Dipole,
Electric Field due to a Dipole.
Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field
Electric flux
Gauss's Law and its Applications to find Field due to Infinitely Long Uniformly
Charged
Straight wire, Uniformly Charged Infinite Plane Sheet, and Uniformly Charged Thin
Spherical shell.
Electric Potential and its Calculation for a Point Charge
Electric Dipole and System of Charges
Potential Difference
Equipotential Surfaces
Electrical Potential Energy of a System of two Point Charges and of Electric Dipole
in an Electrostatic Field
Conductors and Insulators
Dielectrics and Electric Polarisation
Capacitors and Capacitances
The Combination of Capacitors in Series and Parallel, Capacitance of a Parallel
Plate Capacitor with and without Dielectric Medium between the Plates.
Energy stored in a Capacitor.

Unit 2- Current Electricity

Electric Current.
Drift Velocity,
Mobility and Their Relation with Electric Current..
Ohm’s Law
Electrical Resistance
Characteristics of Ohmic and Non-Ohmic Conductors
Electrical Energy and Power
Electrical Resistivity and Conductivity
Series and Parallel Combinations of Resistors
Temperature Dependence of Resistance
Internal Resistance, Potential difference and EMF of a Cell
A Combination of Cells in Series and Parallel
Kirchhoff's Laws and Their Applications
Wheatstone Bridge
Metre Bridge

Unit 3- Magnetic Effect of Current & Magnetism

Biot - Savart law and its Application to the Current Carrying Circular Loop.
Ampere's law and its Applications to Infinitely Long Current Carrying Straight Wire
and Solenoid.
Force on a Moving Charge in Uniform Magnetic and Electric Fields.
Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor in a Uniform Magnetic Field.
The Force between two Parallel Currents Carrying Conductors-
Definition of Ampere.
Torque experienced by a Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field:
Moving Coil Galvanometer, its Sensitivity, and Conversion to Ammeter and Voltmeter.
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment.
Bar Magnet as an Equivalent Solenoid.
Magnetic Field Lines;
Magnetic Field due to a Magnetic Dipole (Bar Magnet) along its axis and
perpendicular to its axis.
Torque on a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field
Paradia- and Ferromagnetic Substances with Examples, Effect of Temperature on
Magnetic Properties

Unit 4- Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current

Electromagnetic Induction
Faraday's Law
Induced EMF and Current
Lenz's Law
Eddy Currents
Self and Mutual Inductance
Alternating Currents
Peak and RMS value of Alternating Current/Voltage
Reactance and Impedance
LCR Series Circuit, Resonance
Power in AC Circuits
Wattless Current
AC Generator
Transformer

Unit 5- Electromagnetic Waves

Displacement Current
Electromagnetic Waves and their Characteristics
Transverse Nature of Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Spectrum (Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared, visible, ultraviolet.
X-rays. Gamma rays)
Applications of EM waves

Unit 6- Optics
Reflection of Light,
Spherical Minors
Mirror Formula
Refraction of Light at Plane and Spherical Surface
Thin Lens Formula and Lens Maker Formula
Total Internal Reflection and its Applications.
Magnification
Power of a Lens
Combination of Thin Lenses in Contact
Refraction of Light through a Prism
Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting ) and their
magnifying powers.
Wave Optics: Wavefront and Huygens' Principle
Laws of Reflection and Refraction using Huygens Principle
Interference
Young's Double-Slit Experiment
Expression for Fringe Width
Coherent
Sources and sustained interference of light
Diffraction due to a Single Slit
Width of Central Maximum
Polarisation
Plane-Polarised Light
Brewster's Law
Uses of Plane-Polarised Light and Polaroid

Unit 7- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Dual nature of Radiation
Photoelectric Effect
Hertz and Lenard's Observations
Einstein's Photoelectric Equation
Particle Nature of light
Matter Waves
Wave Nature of Particle
de Broglie Relation

Unit 8- Atoms & Nuclei

Alpha-Particle Scattering Experiment
Rutherford's Model of Atom
Bohr Model
Energy Levels' Hydrogen Spectrum
Composition and Size of Nucleus
Atomic Masses, Mass-Energy Relation
Mass Defect
Binding Energy per Nucleon and its Variation with Mass Number
Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Unit 9- Electronic Devices

Semiconductors
Semiconductor Diode: I-V Characteristics in Forward and Reverse Bias
Diode as a Rectifier: I-V characteristics of LED
The Photodiode, Solar Cell and Zener Diode
Zener Diode as a Voltage Regulator.
Logic Gates (OR. AND. NOT. NAND and NOR)
Unit 10- Experimental Skills (Class 11 & 12)

Vernier Callipers-Its used to measure the internal and external diameter and depth
of a vessel.
Screw gauge-Its used to determine thickness diameter of thin sheet/wire.
Simple pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of
amplitude and time.
Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by the principle of moments
Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire.
Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents
Coefficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity
of a given spherical body.
Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube.
Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures
The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge.
The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law.
Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method.
The focal length of:
Convex mirror
Concave mirror
Convex lens, using the parallax method
The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.
Refractive index of glass slab using a travelling microscope.
Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias
Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse breakdown voltage.
Identification of Diode. LED, Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such
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