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11th Physics Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for Physics XI taught over two terms. The first term covers topics like physical laws, measurements, motion, forces, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion, and gravitation. The second term addresses mechanical properties of solids and fluids, thermal properties of matter, thermodynamics, kinetic theory, oscillations, and waves. Key concepts are explained for each chapter, with an emphasis on definitions, formulas, and qualitative and quantitative problem-solving.

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11th Physics Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for Physics XI taught over two terms. The first term covers topics like physical laws, measurements, motion, forces, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion, and gravitation. The second term addresses mechanical properties of solids and fluids, thermal properties of matter, thermodynamics, kinetic theory, oscillations, and waves. Key concepts are explained for each chapter, with an emphasis on definitions, formulas, and qualitative and quantitative problem-solving.

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PHYSICS XI

Chapter–1: Physical World


Physics-scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and society. (To be
discussed as a part of Introduction and integrated with other topics)

Chapter–2: Units and Measurements


Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and derived
units. Length, mass and time measurements; accuracy and precision of measuring instruments; errors
in measurement; significant figures.
Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.

Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line


Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion, uniform and non-
uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity -
time and position-time graphs.
Relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment).
Chapter–4: 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,
relative velocity, Unit vector; resolution of a vector in a plane, rectangular components, Scalar and
Vector product of vectors.
Motion in a plane, cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration-projectile motion, uniform
circular motion.

Chapter–5: Laws of Motion


Intuitive concept of force, Inertia, Newton's first law of motion; momentum and Newton's second law
of motion; impulse; Newton's third law of motion. (Recapitulation only)
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).

Chapter–6: 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: 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.
Chapter–7: 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 and 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).
Chapter–8: Gravitation
Universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity (recapitulation only) and its variation with
altitude and depth.
Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential, escape velocity, orbital velocity of a
satellite, Geo-stationary satellites.

Class XI (Theory) Term II


Syllabus assigned for Term II

Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids

Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's law, Young's modulus, bulk modulus


Chapter–10: 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 and turbulent flow, critical velocity, Bernoulli's
theorem and its applications.
Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across a curved surface,
application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary rise.

Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter


Heat, temperature, (recapitulation only) thermal expansion; thermal expansion of solids, liquids and
gases, anomalous expansion of water; specific heat capacity; Cp, Cv - calorimetry; change of state -
latent heat capacity.
Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation (recapitulation only), 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. First law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes.
Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes

Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory

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; concept of mean free path, Avogadro's number.

Chapter–14: Oscillations
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. Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only),
resonance.

Chapter–15: Waves
Wave motion: Transverse and 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, Beats

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