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IIT JAM Physics Syllabus

Mathematical Methods:
Calculus of single and multiple variables, partial derivatives, Jacobian, imperfect and
perfect differentials, Taylor expansion, Fourier series. Vector algebra, Vector Calculus,
Multiple integrals, Divergence theorem, Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
First order equations and linear second order differential equations with constant
coefficients. Matrices and determinants, Algebra of complex numbers.
Mechanics and General Properties of Matter:
Newton’s laws of motion and applications, Velocity and acceleration in Cartesian, polar
and cylindrical coordinate systems, uniformly rotating frame, centrifugal and Coriolis
forces, Motion under a central force, Kepler’s laws, Gravitational Law and field,
Conservative and non-conservative forces.
System of particles, Center of mass, equation of motion of the CM, conservation of linear
and angular momentum, conservation of energy, variable mass systems. Elastic and
inelastic collisions. Rigid body motion, fixed axis rotations, rotation and translation,
moments of Inertia and products of Inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorem.
Principal moments and axes. Kinematics of moving fluids, equation of continuity, Euler’s
equation, Bernoulli’s theorem.
Oscillations, Waves and Optics:
Differential equation for simple harmonic oscillator and its general solution.
Superposition of two or more simple harmonic oscillators. Lissajous figures. Damped
and forced oscillators, resonance. Wave equation, traveling and standing waves in one-
dimension. Energy density and energy transmission in waves. Group velocity and phase
velocity. Sound waves in media. Doppler Effect.
Fermat’s Principle. General theory of image formation. Thick lens, thin lens and lens
combinations. Interference of light, optical path retardation. Fraunhofer diffraction.
Rayleigh criterion and resolving power. Diffraction gratings. Polarization: linear, circular
and elliptic polarization. Double refraction and optical rotation.
Electricity and Magnetism:
Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law. Electric field and potential. Electrostatic boundary
conditions, Solution of Laplace’s equation for simple cases. Conductors, capacitors,
dielectrics, dielectric polarization, volume and surface charges, electrostatic energy.
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Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, Self and
mutual inductance. Alternating currents. Simple DC and AC circuits with R, L and C
components.
Displacement current, Maxwell’s equations and plane electromagnetic waves,
Poynting’s theorem, reflection and refraction at a dielectric interface, transmission and
reflection coefficients (normal incidence only). Lorentz Force and motion of charged
particles in electric and magnetic fields.
Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics:
Elements of Kinetic theory of gases. Velocity distribution and Equipartition of energy.
Specific heat of Mono-, di- and tri-atomic gases. Ideal gas, van-der-Waals gas and
equation of state. Mean free path.
Laws of thermodynamics. Zeroth law and concept of thermal equilibrium. First law and
its consequences. Isothermal and adiabatic processes. Reversible, irreversible and
quasi-static processes. Second law and entropy. Carnot cycle. Maxwell’s
thermodynamic relations and simple applications. Thermodynamic potentials and their
applications. Phase transitions and Clausius-Clapeyron equation.
Ideas of ensembles, Maxwell- Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
Modern Physics:
Inertial frames and Galilean invariance. Postulates of special relativity. Lorentz
transformations. Length contraction, time dilation. Relativistic velocity addition
theorem, mass energy equivalence. Blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton
effect, Bohr’s atomic model, X-rays.
Wave-particle duality, Uncertainty principle, the superposition principle, calculation of
expectation values, Schrödinger equation and its solution for one, two and three-
dimensional boxes. Solution of Schrödinger equation for the one-dimensional harmonic
oscillator. Reflection and transmission at a step potential, Pauli exclusion principle.
Structure of atomic nucleus, mass and binding energy. Radioactivity and its applications.
Laws of radioactive decay.
Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics:
Crystal structure, Bravais lattices and basis. Miller indices. X-ray diffraction and Bragg's
law; Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, variation of resistivity with temperature.
Fermi level. p-n junction diode, I-V characteristics, Zener diode and its applications, BJT:
characteristics in CB, CE, CC modes. Single stage amplifier, two stage R-C coupled
amplifiers.
Simple Oscillators: Barkhausen condition, sinusoidal oscillators. OPAMP and
applications: Inverting and non-inverting amplifier.
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Boolean algebra: Binary number systems; conversion from one system to another
system; binary addition and subtraction. Logic Gates AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR
exclusive OR; Truth tables; combination of gates; de Morgan’s theorem.

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