1. Mechanics | - Definition of Kinematics for a point mass
- Newton's Laws and inertial system.
- closed and open system-Momentum and Energy, work power.
- Conservation of energy- Impulse, Conservation of linear Momentum.
- Elastic force-Law of gravitation friction.
- potential energy-work done in Gravitational field Centripetal acceleration, Keple's Laws.
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2. Mechanics of Rigid Bodies | - Statics, Torque, Centre of Mass.
- Translation, angular velocity, and rotation of rigid bodies with their motion. Angular acceleration and conservation of angular momentum.
- Identification of motion of a rigid body around the fixed axis, Kinetic energy of a rotating body, Moment of inertia, External and Internal Forces.
- Accelerated reference systems and inertial forces.
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3. Hydromechanics | - No particular questions will be asked from this topic but students should know the elementary concepts of pressure, the continuity law, and buoyancy.
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4. Thermodynamics and Molecular Physics | - Internal energy, First and Second laws of Thermodynamics, Work and Heat.
- Model of a perfect gas, Pressure and molecular kinetic energy, Formulation of state of a perfect gas, Avogadro's number, Absolute Temperature.
- Work accomplished by an expanding gas for processes of isothermal and adiabatic expansion.
- The Carnot cycle, Reversible and Irreversible processes, Thermodynamics Efficiency, Entropy (statistical approach), and Boltzmann factor.
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5. Oscillations and Waves | - Harmonic oscillations and the equation of Harmonic Oscillation.
- Harmonic waves, Transverse and longitudinal waves, Propagation of wave, Linear polarization, Sound wave and classical Doppler effect.
- Superposition of harmonic waves, Interference, Coherent waves, Standing waves, Beats
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6. Electric Charge and Electric Field | - Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law
- Electric field, Gauss’ Law, Potential
- Dielectric constant and energy density of the electric field, Capacitors, and Capacitance, etc.
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7. Current and Magnetic Field | - Ohm's Law, Source's Internal resistance, Kirchhoff's Law, Joule's Law. Work with the currents of current and direct AC power.
- Magnetic field of a current, Lorentz force, Current in a magnetic field.
- Ampere's law
- Law of electromagnetic induction, Lenz's law, Magnetic Flux, Self-induction, Energy Density of Magnetic field, Inductance, Permeability.
- Voltage and Current (series and parallel) Resonances, Resistors, Inductors and Capacitors in AC circuits, Alternating current.
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8. Electromagnetic Waves | - Generation by feedback and resonance, Frequency of Oscillation, Oscillatory Circuit.
- Wave optics Diffraction gratings Diffraction by one and two slits Bragg reflection Resolving power of a grating.
- Line Spectra of Gases, and Dispersion and Diffraction spectra
- Electromagnetic waves as transverse waves, Polarizers, Polarization by reflection.
- Resolution Power of Imaging Systems. Black body and Stefan-Boltzmann's law.
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9. Quantum Physics | - The impulse of the Photon, and Photoelectric effect and energy
- De Broglie Wavelength and Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
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10. Relativity | - Principle of Relativity, Doppler shift in special relativity, Composition of Velocities.
- Energy, Momentum, Relation between energy and mass, Conservation of energy and Momentum, Relativistic identification of motion.
- Simple applications of the Bragg equation.
- The energy levels of atoms and molecules are described qualitatively as absorption and emission spectrum of hydrogen-like atoms.
- Alpha- Beta-Gamma-Decomposition, half-life, and exponential decay, Absorption of radiation, Components of nuclei, Nuclear reactions, Mass defect, Energy levels of nuclei (qualitatively).
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