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JUPEB Physics syllabus PDF and text is broken into two semesters with two broad courses each.
FIRST SEMESTER
- PHY 001: MECHANICS AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
- PHY 003: HEAT, WAVE AND OPTICS
SECOND SEMESTER
- PHY 002: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
- PHY 004: MODERN PHYSICS
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PHY 001 — Mechanics and Properties of Matter
1 Units
- Order of magnitude
- Definition of units
- Length
- Mass
- Time
- Unit conversion and measurement
- Methods of measuring length, mass and time
- Basic and derived units
- Dimensional analysis (L, M, T only)
2. Vector
- Vector representation
- Addition and subtraction of vectors (geometrical methods only)
- Resolution of vectors
- Vector multiplication
- Vectors in Cartesian
- Coordinate system
3. Particle Kinematics
- Types of motion
- Translational
- Random
- Oscillatory
- Rotational
- Linear motion
- Distance
- Displacement
- Uniform velocity motion
- Uniform acceleration motion
- Graph of kinematic equation
- Instantaneous and average velocity and acceleration
- Motion to two or three dimensions
- Relative motion in one and two dimensions
- Free fall
- Projectile motion
4. Dynamics
- Newton’s law of motion
- Types of force
- Newton’s universal law of gravitational, equilibrium of forces,
- Centre of mass and Centre of gravity
- Moment of a force
- Linear momentum
- Conservation laws
- Elastic and inelastic collision
- Collision in two dimensions
- Motion in inclined planes
- Frictional forces
5. The Gravitational Field
- Keplar’s law of planetary motion
- Newton’s law of gravitation
- First strength, G and its measurement
- Gravitational potential
- Satellite motion
- Escape velocity
6. Work, Energy and Power
- Work
- Energy sources
- Types of energy
- Conversion and conservation of energy, power, the kilowatt hour
- Principles of Mechanical energy conservation
7. Circular and Oscillatory Motions
- Angular displacement
- Angular velocity
- Torque and angular acceleration
- Angular momentum
- Centripetal acceleration
- Centripetal force
- Rotational kinetic energy
- Work done in rotation
- Conservation of angular momentum
- Simple harmonic motion
- Energy in simple harmonic motion
- Damped and forced oscillations
- Resonance
8. Elasticity
- Hooke’s law
- Elastic limit
- Elastic and plastic deformation
- Ductile and brittle substances
- Stress
- Strain
- Elastic and plastic behaviour
- Young’s modulus
- Energy stored
- Energy per unit volume
- Shear modulus
- Bulk modulus
9. Hydrostatics
- Matter (solid, liquid and gases)
- Density
- Pressure in fluid
- Change of phases
- Archimedes principle
- Principle of floatation
- Stoke’s law
- Terminal velocity
- Bernoulli’s principle
- Pitot-static tube principle
10. Hydrodynamics
- Molecular properties of fluid
- Viscosity
- Surface tension
- Adhesion
- Cohesion
- Capillarity
- Drops and bubbles
- Bernoulli’s principle
- Pascal principle
- Reynolds number
- Turbulent and laminar flow
- Poiseuille’s equation
PHY 002 — Heat, Wave and Optic
1. Ideal Gases
- Gas law
- Boyle’s law
- Charles law
- Pressure law
- Equation of state
- Kinetic theory of gases
- Pressure of a gas
- Kinetic energy of molecules
2. Temperature and Thermometry
- Concept of heat and temperature
- Thermal equilibrium
- Temperature scales
- Practical thermometer
- Expansion of solids and liquid
3. Heat and Energy
- Heat capacity
- Specific heat capacity
- Latent heat
- Specific latent heat
- Internal energy
- Thermal conductivity
- Blackbody radiation
4. Thermodynamics
- Work done by gas
- Internal energy of gas
- First and second law of thermodynamics
- Concept of isothermal and adiabatic processes
6. Electromagnetic Wave
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Applications of the components of the electromagnetic spectrum
7. Geometrical Optics
- Rectilinear propagation of light
- Law of reflection and refraction
- Reflection on plane and curved mirrors
- Refraction at plane surfaces
- Total internal reflection
- Critical angle
- Dispersion by prism
8. Lenses and Optical Instruments
- Lenses
- Formation of images by the lens
- The eye
- Defects of vision
- Optical instruments (camera, reflector, refractor, telescope, simple microscope, compound microphone, and ophthalmoscope)
9. Oscillations and Waves
- Classification of waves
- Wave parameter
- Graphical representation of wave
- Wave equation
- Progressive and stationary wave
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Diffraction
- Principle of superposition
- Interference
10. Wave Theory of Light
- Wave-Particule nature of light
- Huygens principle
- Interference and diffraction
- Coherent sources
- Young’s double-slit fringes
- Diffraction of light waves
- Resolving power
- Diffraction grating
- Polarisation and its application
11. Sound Waves
- Pitch
- Loudness
- Quality
- Intensity of sound
- Decibel
- Beats
- Application
- Doppler’s principle of sound
- Waves in strings and pipes
PHY 003 — Electricity and Magnetism
1. Electrostatics
- Coulomb’s law
- Gauss law and application
- Concept of an electric field
- Uniform electric fields
- Force between point charges
- Electric field at a point
- Electric potential
- Potential due to a point charge and charged sphere
- Relationship between electric field and electric potential
- Equipotential surfaces
2. Capacitance
- Capacitor and capacitance
- Dielectric and relative permittivity
- Capacitors in series and parallel
- Energy stored in a capacitor
- Effects of dielectrics
- Charging and discharging of C—R circuits
- Time constant
3. Current Electricity
- Electric current
- Potential difference
- Resistance and resistivity
- Ohm’s law
- Ohmic and Non-ohmic conductors
- Resistors in series and parallel
- Electromotive force and circuits
- Electrical power
- Electrical energy and efficiency
- Cells in series and parallel
- Kirchoff’s law
- Temperature coefficient or resistance
- Principle of potentiometer and Wheatstone bridge
- Galvanometer
4. Magnetic Field
- Earth’s magnetic field
- Concept of magnetic field
- Magnetic flux and flux density-B (of solenoid, straight conductor and narrow circular coil)
5. Force on Conductor and Moving Charge
- Force on a current-carrying conductor
- Force on a moving charge
- Force between current-carrying conductors
- Fleming’s lefthand rule
- Torque
- Application of moving coil meter
- Ampere’s law
- Biot-Savart’s law
6. Electromagnetic Induction
- Faraday’s law
- Lenz law
- Fleming’s righthand rule
- Dynamo
- Transformer
- Eddy current
- Current in L-R circuit
- Self and mutual inductance
- Energy in coil
- Motors and generator
7. Alternating Current (A.C) Circuit
- Characteristics of alternating current (period, frequency, peak value, root-mean-square value as applied to an alternating current and voltage)
- Resistive circuit
- Capacitive circuit
- Inductive circuit
- Capacitance-Resistance circuit
- Inductance-Resistance circuit
- L-C-R series circuit
- Resonance L-C-R circuit
- Power in A.C circuit
- Parallel circuit
PHY 004 — Modern Physics
1. Atomic Structure
- The nucleus (proton and neutron)
- The electron
- Specific charge
- Isotopes
- Millikan’s experiment
- Cathode Ray oscilloscope
- Types of spectrum
- Hydrogen spectrum
- Spectra series
2. Elements of modern physics
- Defect of the wave theory
- The ultraviolet catastrophe
- Photo-electric emission
- Thermionic emission
- Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom and energy level of the atom
- Excitation
- Absorption and emission
- Fraunhofer lines
- Interaction of radiation with matter
- Laser principle
3. X-rays
- Nature and properties of X-rays
- Crystal diffraction
- Bragg’s law
- Moseley’s law
- X-ray spectrum
- Minimum Wave length value
- X-ray absorption spectra
4. Wave-Particule Duality
- Electron diffraction
- De-Broglie’s formula
- Momentum and energy
- Duality
- Compton’s effect
- Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
5. Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy
- Radioactivity
- Mass excess and nuclear binding energy
- Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
- Gieger-Muller’s tube
- Radioactive decay — half-life and decay constant
- Nuclear reaction
- Isotopes
- Nuclear energy
- Einstein Mass-Energy relation
6. Introduction to Semiconductors
- Intrinsic semiconductors
- Energy band in solids
- Doping of semiconductors
- p-n Junction diodes
- Half and full wave rectification
- The bridge rectifier
- Transistor as an amplifier and switch
7. Applied Physics
- Basic applications of Physics to the life sciences
- Fundamental principles and applications of ultrasound
- X-ray and nuclear magnetic resonance
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