{"id":13413,"date":"2013-02-05T16:20:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T10:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/?p=13413"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T10:50:42","slug":"aieee-physics-syllabus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/aieee-physics-syllabus-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AIEEE Physics Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">AIEEE PHYSICS SYLLABUS<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section &#8211; A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The syllabus contains two Sections &#8211; A and B. Section &#8211; A pertains to the Theory Part having 80% weightage, while Section &#8211; B contains Practical Component (Experimental Skills) having 20% weightage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION \u2013 A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 1: PHYSICS AND MEASUREMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physics, technology and society, S I units, Fundamental and derived units. Least\u00a0count, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, Errors in\u00a0measurement, Dimensions of Physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its\u00a0applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 2: KINEMATICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity. Uniform and\u00a0non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity Uniformly accelerated motion,\u00a0velocity-time, position-time graphs, relations for uniformly accelerated motion. Scalars and Vectors,\u00a0Vector addition and Subtraction, Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit Vector, Resolution of\u00a0a Vector. Relative Velocity, Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 3: LAWS OF MOTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Force and Inertia, Newton\u2019s First Law of motion; Momentum, Newton\u2019s Second\u00a0Law of motion; Impulse; Newton\u2019s Third Law of motion. Law of conservation of\u00a0linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of concurrent forces.\u00a0Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction.\u00a0Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force and its applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 4: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential\u00a0energies, workenergy theorem, power.\u00a0Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>and nonconservative forces; Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two\u00a0dimensions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 5: ROTATIONAL MOTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Centre of mass of a two-particle system, Centre of mass of a rigid body; Basic concepts of rotational\u00a0motion; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its\u00a0applications; moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple\u00a0geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications. Rigid body\u00a0rotation, equations of rotational motion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 6: GRAVITATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation\u00a0with altitude and depth. Kepler\u2019s laws of planetary motion. Gravitational\u00a0potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a\u00a0satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 7: PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke\u2019s Law, Young\u2019s modulus, bulk\u00a0modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal\u2019s law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes\u2019 law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number.\u00a0Bernoulli\u2019s principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact,\u00a0application of surface tension &#8211; drops, bubbles and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal\u00a0expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Heat transferconduction, convection and radiation, Newton\u2019s law of cooling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 8: THERMODYNAMICS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, concept of temperature.\u00a0Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of\u00a0thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine and its\u00a0efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 9: KINETIC THEORY OF GASES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Equation of state of a perfect gas, work doneon compressing a gas.Kinetic\u00a0theory of gases &#8211; assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and\u00a0temperature: rms speed of gas molecules; Degrees of freedom, Law of\u00a0equipartition of energy,applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean\u00a0free path, Avogadro\u2019s number.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 10: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Periodic motion &#8211; period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a spring -restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M. &#8211; kinetic and potential energies; Simple pendulum &#8211; derivation of expression for its time period; Free, forced and damped oscillations, resonance.<\/p>\n<p>Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave. Displacement relation for a\u00a0<br \/>\nprogressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, Standing waves in\u00a0<br \/>\nstrings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect in sound<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 11: ELECTROSTATICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electric charges: Conservation of charge, Coulomb\u2019s law-forces between two\u00a0point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and\u00a0continuous charge distribution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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 a uniform electric field. Electric flux, Gauss\u2019s law and its applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; Equipotential surfaces,\u00a0<br \/>\nElectrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field.<br \/>\nConductors and insulators, Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 12: CURRRENT ELECTRICITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electric current, Drift velocity, Ohm\u2019s law, Electrical resistance, Resistances of\u00a0different materials, V-I characteristics of Ohmic and nonohmic conductors,Electrical energy and power, Electrical resistivity, Colour code for resistors;\u00a0Series and parallel combinations of resistors; Temperature dependence of\u00a0resistance.\u00a0Electric Cell and its Internal resistance, potential difference and emf\u00a0of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel. Kirchhoff\u2019s\u00a0laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, Metre bridge.\u00a0Potentiometer &#8211; principle and its applications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 13: MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biot &#8211; Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampere\u2019s\u00a0law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields.\u00a0Cyclotron.\u00a0Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force\u00a0between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere. Torque\u00a0experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; Moving coil\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.\u00a0Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth\u2019s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Hysteresis, Electromagnets and\u00a0<br \/>\npermanent magnets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 14: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electromagnetic induction; Faraday\u2019s law, induced emf and current; Lenz\u2019s Law,\u00a0Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and rms\u00a0value of alternating current\/ voltage; reactance and impedance; LCR series\u00a0circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattless current. AC\u00a0generator and transformer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 15: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of\u00a0electromagnetic waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, Xrays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 16: OPTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula,\u00a0Total internal reflection and its applications, Deviation and Dispersion of light by\u00a0a prism, Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination of thin\u00a0lenses in contact, Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and\u00a0refracting) and their magnifyingpowers.<\/p>\n<p>Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens\u2019 principle, Laws of reflection and\u00a0refraction using Huygen\u2019s principle. Interference, Young\u2019s double slit\u00a0experiment and expression for fringe width. Diffraction due to a single slit, width\u00a0of central maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical\u00a0telescopes, Polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster\u2019s law, uses of plane\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>polarized light and Polaroids.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 17: DUAL NATURE OF MATTER ANDRADIATION\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard\u2019s\u00a0observations; Einstein\u2019s photoelectric equation; particle nature of\u00a0light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation.\u00a0Davisson-Germer experiment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 18: ATOMS AND NUCLEI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford\u2019s model of atom; Bohr model,\u00a0energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic\u00a0masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones. Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma\u00a0particles\/rays and their properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation,\u00a0mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number,\u00a0nuclear fission and fusion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 19: ELECTRONIC DEVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and\u00a0reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar\u00a0cell and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction transistor,transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT,\u00a0NAND and NOR). Transistor as a switch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 20: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; Sky and space wave\u00a0propagation, Need for modulation, Amplitude and Frequency Modulation,\u00a0Bandwidth of signals, Bandwidth of Transmission medium, Basic Elements of a\u00a0Communication System (Block Diagram only).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SECTION \u2013B<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UNIT 21: EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>activities:<\/p>\n<p>1. Vernier callipers-its use to measure internal and external diameter and depth<br \/>\nof a vessel.<br \/>\n2. Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness\/diameter of thin sheet\/wire.<br \/>\n3. Simple Pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between square<br \/>\nof amplitude and time.<br \/>\n4. Metre Scale &#8211; mass of a given object by principle of moments.<br \/>\n5. Young\u2019s modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire.<br \/>\n6. Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents.<br \/>\n7. Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal<br \/>\nvelocity of a given spherical body.<br \/>\n8. Plotting a cooling curve for the relationship between the temperature of a<br \/>\nhot body and time.<br \/>\n9. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube.<br \/>\n10. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of<br \/>\nmixtures.<br \/>\n11. Resistivity of the material of a given wire using metre bridge.<br \/>\n12. Resistance of a given wire using Ohm\u2019s law.<br \/>\n13. Potentiometer \u2013<br \/>\n(i) Comparison of emf of two primary cells.<br \/>\n(ii) Determination of internal resistance of a cell.<br \/>\n14. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method.<br \/>\n15. Focal length of:<br \/>\n(i) Convex mirror<br \/>\n(ii) Concave mirror, and<br \/>\n(iii) Convex lens<br \/>\nusing parallax method.<br \/>\n16. Plot of angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.<br \/>\n17. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.<br \/>\n18. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.<br \/>\n19. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse break down<br \/>\nvoltage.<br \/>\n20. Characteristic curves of a transistor and finding current gain and voltage<br \/>\ngain.<br \/>\n21. Identification of Diode, LED, Transistor, IC, Resistor, Capacitor from mixed<br \/>\ncollection of such items.<br \/>\n22. Using multimeter to:<br \/>\n(i) Identify base of a transistor<br \/>\n(ii) Distinguish between npn and pnp type transistor<br \/>\n(iii) See the unidirectional flow of current in case of a diode and an LED.<br \/>\n(iv) Check the correctness or otherwise of a given electronic component<br \/>\n(diode, transistor or IC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; AIEEE PHYSICS SYLLABUS &nbsp; Section &#8211; A The syllabus contains two Sections &#8211; A and B. Section &#8211; A pertains to the Theory Part having 80% weightage, while Section &#8211; B contains Practical Component (Experimental Skills) having 20% weightage. 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