Becec Syllabus
Becec Syllabus
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2024
PHYSICS
Physical world and measurement
Physics : scope and excitement, nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and society.
Need for measurement : Units of measurement, systems of units. S.I. units, fundamental and derived units, length,
mass and time measurements, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, errors in measurement, significant
figures, regular and irregular errors.
Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.
Kinematics
Frame of reference, Motion in straight line, position time graph, speed and velocity. 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).
Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion.
Scalar and vector quantities : Position and displacement vectors, general vectors and notation, 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.
Motion in a plane, Cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration - projectile motion, uniform circular motion.
Laws of Motion
Intutive 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, 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 (vehical on level circular road, vehical on
banked road).
Work, Energy and Power
Scalar product of Vector 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, elastic and inelastic collissions in one and two dimension.
Motion of System of Particles and Rigid body.
Centre of mass of two-particle system, momentum, conservation and centre of mass motion, centre of mass of a
rigid body, centre of mass of circular ring, disc, rod and sphere.
Vector product of vectors; momentum of a force, torque angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum
with some examples.
Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational
motion, moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of M.I. for simple gemoetrical objects (no derivation), statement
of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
Gravitation
Keplar's laws of planetary motion, The universal law of gravitation, Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with
altitude and depth.
Gravitational potential energy, gravitational potential, escape velocity, orbital velocity of satellite, Geo-stationary
satellites.
Properties of Bulk Matter
Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship, Hooke's law, Young's modulus, Bulk modulus, Deformation, Shear
modulus of rigidity.
Pressure due to fluid column, pascal's law and its applications / hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes).
Effect of gravity on fluid pressure.
Viscocity, stoke's law terminal velocity, Reynold's number, Streamline and turbulent flow, Bernoulli's theorem and
its applications.
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Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension, ideas to drop bubbles and
capillary rise.
Heat and Thermodynamics
Heat, temperature, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, Calorimetry, change of state, latent heat.
Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity, Newton's law of cooling.
Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (Zeroth law of thermodynamics). Heat, work and internal energy.
First law of thermodynamics.
Second law of thermodynamics, Reversible and irreversible processes. Heat engines and refrigerator.
Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas.
Kinetic theory of gases : Assumptions, concept of pressure, Kinetic energy and temperature, rms speed of gas
molecules, degrees of freedom, law of equipartition of energy (statement only) and application to specific heat
capacities of gases, concept of mean free path, Avogadro's number.
Oscillations and Waves.
Periodic motion - period, frequency, displacement as a function of time, periodic functions, simple harmonic motion
(SHM) and its equation, phase, oscillation of a spring - restoring force and force constant energy in SHM - Kinetic
and potential energies, simple pendulum - derivation of expression for its time period) free, forced and damped
oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance.
Wave motion, Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of wave motion, Displacement relation for progressive
waves, principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes,
fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect.
* Electrostatics
Electric Charge; Conservation of charge, Coulomb's law-force 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 uniform electric field.
Electric flux, statement of Gauss's theorem and its applications to find field due to infinitely long straight wire,
uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside).
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges;
equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and of electric dipole in an
electrostatic field.
Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor. Dielectrics and electric polarisation,
capacitors and capacitance, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate
capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor. Van de Graaff
generator.
Current Electricity
Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity, mobility and their relation with electric
current; Ohm's law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics (linear and non-linear), electrical energy and power,
electrical resistivity and conductivity. Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; series and parallel
combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance.
Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel.
Kirchhoff's laws and simple applications. Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge.
Potentiometer - principle and its applications to measure potential difference and for comparing emf of two cells;
measurement of internal resistance of a cell.
Magnetic effects of current & Magnetism
Concept of magnetic field, Oersted's experiment.
Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.
Ampere's law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire, straight and toroidal solenoids.
Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron.
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force between two parallel current-carrying
conductors-definition of ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field, moving coil
galvanometer-its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron.
Magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis. Torque on
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a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in an uniform magnetic field; bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field
lines; Earth's magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances, with examples.
Electromagnets and factors affecting their strengths. Permanent magnets.
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating currents
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday's law, induced emf and current; Lenz's Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual
inductance.
Need for displacement current.
Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance and impedance; LC oscillations
(qualitative treatment only), LCR series circuit, resonance; power in AC circuits, wattless current.
AC generator and transformer.
Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (qualitative ideas only). Transverse nature of electromagnetic
waves.
Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays gamma rays) including
elementary facts about their uses.
Optics
Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula, Refraction of light, total internal reflection and its applications,
optical fibres, refraction at spherical surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lens-maker's formula. Magnification, power
of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact, Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism.
Scattering of light-blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset.
Optical instruments; Human eye, image formation and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia,
hypermetropia, presbyopia and astigmatism) using lenses. Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting
and refracting) and their magnifying powers.
Wave optics: wave front and Huygens' principle, reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using
wave fronts. Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens' principle. Interference, Young's double slit
experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources and sustained interference of light. Diffraction due to
a single slit, width of central maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes. Polarisation,
plane polarised light; Brewster's law, uses of plane polarised light and Polaroids.
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard's observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation-particle nature of light.
Matter waves-wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation. Davission-Germer experiment.
Atoms and Nuclei
Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum.
Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones, Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma
particles/rays and their properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per
nucleon and its variation with mass number; nuclear fission and fusion.
Electronic Devices
Semiconductors; semiconductor diode - I-V characterstics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier; I-V
characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction
transistor, transistor action, characterstics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration)
and oscillator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR). Transistor as a switch.
Communication Systems
Elements of a communication system (block diagram onbly); bandwidth of signals (speech, TV and digital data);
bandwidth of transmission medium. Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere, sky and space wave
propagation. Need for modulation. Production and detection of an amplitude-modulated wave.
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CHEMISTRY
Surface Chemistry
Adsorption - physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids; catalysis: homogenous
and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity: enzyme catalysis; colloidal state: distinction between true solutions,
colloids and suspensions; lyophilic, lyophobic, multimolecular and macromolecular colloids: properties of colloids;
Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation; emulsion - types of emulsions.
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
Principles and methods of extraction - concentration, oxidation, reduction electrolytic method and refining; occurrence
and principles of extraction of aluminium, copper, zinc and Iron.
p-Block Elements
Group - 5 elements : General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states, trends in physical
and chemical properties; nitrogen - preparation, properties and uses; compounds of nitrogen: preparation, properties
and uses; compounds of nitrogen: preparation and properties of ammonia and nitric acid, oxides of nitrogen (structure
only); Phosphorous-allotropic forms; compounds of phosphorous: preparation and properties of phosphine, halides
(PCl3, PCl5) and oxoacids (elementary idea only).
Group - 6 elements : General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical
and chemical properties; dioxygen: preparation, properties and uses; simple oxdides; Ozone, Sulphur-allotropic
forms; compounds of sulphur: preparation, properties and uses of sulphur dioxide; sulphuric acid: industrial process
of manufacture, properties and uses, oxoacids of sulphur (structures only).
Group - 7 elements : General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical
and chemical properties; compounds of halogens; preparation, properties and uses of chlorine and hydrochloric
acid, interhalogen compounds, oxoacids of halogens (structures only).
Group - 8 elements : General introduction, electronic configuration. Occurrence, trends in physical and chemical
properties, uses. (Part-II)
d- and f- Block Elements
General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends
in properties of the first row transition metals - metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii,
colour, catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation. Preparation and properties
of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.
Lanthanoids - electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction.
Actinoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states.
Coordination Compounds
Coordination Compounds - Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes,
IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, bonding; isomerism, importance of coordination
compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems).
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution
reactions.
Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of halogen for monosubstituted
compounds only)
Uses and environmental effects of - dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons,
DDT.
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Alcohols : Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only);
identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration, uses of methanol and ethanol.
Phenols : Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol,
electrophillic substitution reactions, uses of phenols.
Ethers : Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses.
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids
Aldehydes and Ketones : Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
properties mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; uses.
Carboxylic Acids : Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties; uses.
Organic compounds containing Nitrogen
Amines : Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses,
identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines.
Cyanides and Isocyanides - will be mentioned at relevant places in context.
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Diazonium salts : Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic organic chemistry.
Biomolecules
Carbohydrates - Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccahrides (glucose and fructose), oligosaccharides
(sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); importance.
Proteins - Elementary idea of a - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides proteins, primary structure, secondary
structure, tertiary structure and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes.
Vitamins - Classification and functions.
Nucleic Acids: DNA & RNA.
Polymers
Classification - natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization.
Some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polythene, nylon, polyesters, bakelite, rubber.
Chemistry in Everyday life:
1. Chemicals in medicines - analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs,
antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.
2. Chemicals in food - preservatives, artificial sweetening agents.
3. Cleansing agents - soaps and detergents, cleansing action.
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MATHEMATICS
SETS AND FUNCTIONS
1. Sets:
Sets and their representations, Empty set, Finite & Infinite sets. Equal sets, Subsets, Subsets of the set of real
number especially intervals (with notations). Power set, Universal set, Venn diagrams, Union and Intersection of
sets, Difference of sets, Complement of a set.
2. Relation & Functions:
Ordered pairs, Cartesian product of sets, Number of elements in the Cartesian product of two finite sets. Cartesian
product of the reals with itself (upto R X R X R). Definition of relation, pictorial diagrams, domain, condomain and
range of a relation. Function as a special kind of relation from one set to another. Pictorial representation of a
function, domain, co-domain & range of a function. Real valued function of the real variable, domain and range of
these functions, constant, identity, polynomial, rational, modulus, signum and greatest integer functions with their
graphs, Sum, difference, product and quotients of functions.
3. Trigonometric Functions:
positive and negative angles. Measuring angles in radians & in degrees and conversion from one measure to
another. Definition of trigonometric functions with the help of unit circle. Truth of the identify sin2x + cos2 x = 1, for
all x. Signs of trigonometric functions and sketch of their graphs. Expressing sin (x + y) and cos (x + y) in terms of
sin x, sin y, cos x, & cos y.
Identities related to sin2x, cos2x, tan2x, sin3x, cos3x and tan3x. General solution of trigonometric equations of the
type sin? = sina, cos? = cosa and tan? = tana. Proof and simple application of sine and cosine formula.
ALGEBRA (I)
1. Principle of Mathematical Induction :
Processes of the proof by induction, motivating the application of the method by looking at natural numbers as the
least inductive subset of real numbers. The principle of mathematical induction and simple applications.
2. Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations:
Need for complex numbers, especially v-1, to be motivated by inability to solve every quadratic equations. Brief
description of algebraic properties of complex numbers. Argand plane and polar representation of complex numbers.
Statement of Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, solution of quadratic equations in the complex number system.
3. Linear Inequalities:
Linear inequalities. Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and their representation on the number
line. Graphical solution of linear, inequalities in two variables. Solution of system of linear inequalities in two variables
- graphically.
4. Permutation & Combination :
Fundamental principle of counting. Factorial n. (n!) Permutation and combinations, derivation of formulae and their
connections, simple applications.
5. Binomial Theorem:
History, statement and proof of the binomial theorem for positive integral indices. Pascal's triangle, General and
middle term in binomial expansion, simple applications.
6. Sequence & Series:
Sequence and Series. Arithmetic progression (A.P.) arithmetic mean (A.M.) Geometric progression (G.P.), general
term of a G.P. Sum of n terms of a G.P., geometric mean (G.M.), relation between A.M. and G. M. Sum to n terms of
the special series , ?n and ?n2 and ?n3.
CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY (I)
1. Straight Lines :
Brief recall of 2D from earlier classes. Slope of a line and angle between two lines. Various forms of equations of a
line : parallel to axes, point-slope form, slope-intercept form, two-point form, intercepts form and normal form.
General equation of a line, Distance of a point from a line.
2. Conic Section :
Sections of a cone : circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, a point, a straight line and pair of intersecting lines as a
degenerated case of a conic section. Standard equations and simple properties of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola.
Standard equation of a circle.
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3. Integrals :
Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variety of functions by substitution by partial fractions
and by parts, only simple integrals. Definite integrals as a limit of a sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (without
proof). Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals.
4. Applications of the Integrals :
Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, areas of circles / parabolas / ellipses (in
standard form only), area between the two above said curves (the region should be clearly identifiable).
5. Differential Equations :
Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Formation of differential
equation whose general solution is given. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables,
homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential equation of the
type:
dy
____ + py = q, where p and q are functions of x.
dx
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