State Board Physics Class XI

A Kinematics

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• different types of motions (linear, rotational and oscillatory)
• the necessity for reference frames to explain the motion of objects
• the meaning of vectors, scalars and their properties
• the role of scalar and vector products in physics
• the basics of differentiation and integration

B Kinematics

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• the notions of displacement and distance and their variation with time
• the notions of speed, velocity, acceleration and their graphs.
• the notion of relative velocity
• radians and degrees
• kinematic equations of motion for constant acceleration
• analysis of various types of motion of objects under gravitational force
• uniform circular motion, centripetal acceleration and centripetal force.

Laws of Motion

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• Newton’s laws
• logical connection between laws of Newton
• free body diagram and related problems
• law of conservation of momentum
• role of frictional forces
• centripetal and centrifugal forces
• origin of centrifugal force

Work, Energy and Power

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• definition of work
• work done by a constant and a variable force
• various types of energy
• law of conservation of energy
• vertical circular motion
• definition of power
• various types of collisions

A Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Bodies

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• relevance of the centre of mass in various systems of particles
• torque and angular momentum in rotational motion
• types of equilibria with appropriate examples

B Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Bodies

• moment of inertia of different rigid bodies
• dynamics of rotation of rigid bodies
• distinguishing translational motion from rotational motion
• rolling motion, slipping and sliding motions.

Gravitation

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• Kepler’s laws for planetary motion
• Newton’s law of gravitation
• connection between Kepler’s laws and law of gravitation
• calculation of gravitational field and potential
• calculation of variation of acceleration due to gravity
• calculation of escape speed and energy of satellites
• concept of weightlessness
• advantage of heliocentric system over geocentric system
• measurement of the radius of Earth using Eratosthenes method
• recent developments in gravitation and astrophysics

A Properties of Matter - SOLIDS

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• inter atomic or intermolecular forces in matter
• stress, strain and elastic modulus

B Properties of Matter – FLUIDS

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• surface tension
• viscosity
• properties of fluids and their applications

A Heat and Thermodynamics

• meaning of heat, work and temperature
• ideal gas laws
• concept of specific heat capacity
• thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
• various states of matter
• Newton’s law of cooling
• Stefan’s law and Wien’s law

B Heat and Thermodynamics

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• meaning of thermodynamic equilibrium
• meaning of internal energy
• zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics
• various thermodynamic processes
• work done in various thermodynamic processes
• second law of thermodynamics
• working of Carnot engine and refrigerator

Kinetic Theory of Gases

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• necessity of kinetic theory of gases
• the microscopic origin of pressure and temperature
• correlate the internal energy of the gas and translational kinetic energy of gas molecules
• meaning of degrees of freedom
• law of equipartition of energy
• calculation of the ratio of CP and CV
• calculate the total degrees of freedom for mono atomic, diatomic and triatomic molecules
• mean free path and its dependence with pressure, temperature and number density
• Brownian motion and its microscopic origin

A Oscillations

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• oscillatory motion – periodic motion and non-periodic motion
• simple harmonic motion
• angular harmonic motion
• linear harmonic oscillator – both horizontal and vertical
• combination of springs – series and parallel

B Oscillations

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• simple pendulum
• expression of energy – potential energy, kinetic energy and total energy
• graphical representation of simple harmonic motion
• types of oscillation – free, damped, maintained and forced oscillations
• concept of resonance

A Waves

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• waves and their types (transverse and longitudinal)
• basic terms like wavelength, frequency, time period and amplitude of a wave
• velocity of transverse waves and longitudinal waves
• velocity of sound waves
• reflection of sound waves from plane and curved surfaces and its applications
• progressive waves and their graphical representation

B Waves

In this unit, the student is exposed to

• superposition principle, interference of waves, beats and standing waves
• characteristics of stationary waves, sonometer
• intensity and loudness
• fundamental frequency, harmonics and overtones
• vibration of air column – closed organ pipe, open organ pipe and resonance air column
• Doppler effect and its applications