PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus -Course Learning Objectives:

1. To enable the students to understand the importance and the usage of units of physical quantities and identification of error percentage in physical quantities.

2. Students will learn the importance of scalar and vector geometry in understanding the physical quantities.

3. Students will learn important parameters in kinematic equations of motion and different projectile motions in a plane.

4. Students will learn Newton‟s law of motion in an inertial and non-inertial frame of references under the influence of forces.

5. Students will learn the basic definition of work, energy and power and its applications in real life besides gravitation field.

6. Students will learn the phenomenon of conservation of energy with applications of elastic and inelastic collisions.

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

Course Content:

Unit I: Physical World, Units & Measurement (07 Hours)

Introduction to physics, Units and measurements, system of units, fundamental units, measurement of Length, mass and time; derived units, Dimensions of Physical Quantities, Dimensional Analysis and its Applications. Accuracy, Precision of Instruments and errors in measurements.

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

Unit II: Vectors (08 Hours)

Scalar and Vector, Types of Vectors, Unit vector, Addition and subtraction of vectors: Triangle law of Vector Addition, Parallelogram law of Vector Addition (with proof), Polygon law of Vectors, Resolution of a vector into Rectangular components. Scalar and vector products with properties and examples, relative velocity (boat problems)

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

Unit III: Kinematics (09 Hours)

Frame of reference and Motion in a straight line: Position, displacement, distance, velocity, speed and acceleration; displacement, velocity and acceleration-time graphs, kinematic equations of motion, Free-fall motion. Projectile Motion in a plane: Oblique, Horizontal projectile motion (expressions for maximum height, time of flight and range).

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

Unit IV: Laws of Motion (09 Hours)

Concept of force, Newton‟s laws of motion and its applications by free body diagrams, Equilibrium of concurrent forces, Static, kinetic and rolling friction, laws of friction, derivation of acceleration for horizontal and inclined plane, lubrication, uniform and non-uniform circular motion, Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force, examples of circular motion (vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked road (without friction and with friction)).

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

Unit V: Work, Energy and Power (07 Hours)

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, power, work- energy theorem, Conservative and non-conservative forces with examples and properties, Potential energy, potential energy of a spring, Gravitational potential energy, Energy diagrams.

UNIT- VI: Conservation of Energy

(08 Hours)

Conservation of energy and applications- vertical circular motion, Conservation of linear momentum, Impulse, Impulse – momentum theorem, Collisions: elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Learning Resources:

Text book:

1. „Physics Part-1, Text Book for Class XI’, National Council of Educational Research and Training, 2006

Reference Books:

1. „University Physics‟, Sear‟s and Zemansky, Pearson Edition.

2. „Fundamentals of Physics‟, D. Halliday, R. Resnick and J. Walker, 6th Edition, John Wiley and

Sons, New York (2001).

3. „Concept of Physics part-1‟, HC Verma, 2017 Edition

PUC 1st Year Physics Sem 1 Syllabus

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