Physics Curricula
Units and Dimensions
Units that are used for Various Physical Quantities, Conversions from one unit to other, SI units, Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis.Kinematics in One Dimension
Distance, Speed and Acceleration. Uniform Speed motion. Constant Acceleration motion. The Three Formulae.Vectors
Definition of a Vector, Difference between Scalar and Vector, Examples. Components of Vectors, Addition and Subtraction of Vectors, Resultant for set of Vectors, Use of Trigonometry in solving Vector Problems.Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Relation between the motions in two dimensions, acceleration due to gravity, The Three Formulae in two dimensions.Forces
Definition of Force, Newton's Laws, Force and Acceleration, Free Body Diagrams, Newtonian Gravity, Momentum, Collisions, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, Law of Conservation of Momentum, Impulse, Friction, Equilibrium of Forces.Angular/Rotational Motion
Radian Measure, Conversion between Radians and Degrees, Angular Velocity, Angular Acceleration, The Three Formulae for Angular motion, Centripetal Acceleration.Rotational Dynamics
Moment of Inertia, Torque, Gravitation, Satellites, Bodies in Equilibrium.Energy and Power
Types of Mechanical Energy (Kinetic and Potential Energy), Work done, Work Energy Theorem, Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces.Electrostatics and Magnetism
Charges, Electric Field, Electric Potential, Parallel Plates, Coulomb's Force (Inverse-Square law), Magnetic Field, Magnetic Force.Electricity
Current, Resistance, Resistors, Parallel and Series Equivalents of Resistors, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, Electric Power.Electromagnetic Theory
Motion of Charges Particle in Magnetic Field, Fleming's Right Hand Rule, Lenz's Law, Lorenz Force, Gauss's Law, Ampere's Law, Maxwell's Equations, Electromagnetic Induction.Vibrations and Waves
Oscillatory Motion, Pendulum, Period, Frequency and Amplitude of a Wave, Types of Waves.Light and Sound
EM Waves, Reflection, Refraction, Interference, Resonance, Diffraction, Standing Waves, Dispersion, Beats, Doppler Effect, Practical Applications ( RADAR, LASER, LIDAR, Communications etc).Fluids
Pressure, Density, Buoyancy, Buoyant Force, Archimedes Principle, Bernoulli's Equation.Heat and Thermodynamics
Units of Measure (Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin Scale),Absolute Zero, Conduction, Convection and Radiation, Heat Flow, Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases, Gas Laws, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Specific Heats and Heat Capacity, Latent Heat, Internal Energy, Phase Changes, Laws of Thermodynamics.Quantum and Nuclear Theory
Atom, Atomic Models, Sub-Atomic Particles, Energy Quantization and Electron Configuration, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Pauli's Exclusion Principle, Valency, Quantum, Wave-Particle Duality, The Nucleus, Nuclear Forces, Radioactivity.Modern Physics
Relativity, Time Dilation, Length Elongation, Twin Paradox, Special and General Theories of Relativity, Simultaneity, Black Holes, Space-Time Continuum, etc.
