Syllabus of Physics - 11 and 12

PHYSICS HSEB SYLLABUS

Grade – XI                                                                                                                                                                

Full Marks 100

Teaching hours 150

     

Unit – 1:                Mechanics                                                                                                            45 Teaching hours

                a)            Measurement – Measurement of physical quantity

                b)            Scalars and Vector

                c)             Kinematics

                d)            Laws of motion

                e)             Work, energy, power

                f)             Circular Motion

                g)             Gravitation

                h)            Simple Harmonic Motion

                i)              Introduction to rotational Dynamics – Moment of Inention

                j)             Hydrostatics

Unit –2 :                Heat                                                                                                       30 Teaching hours              

                a)            Temperature – Temperature and heat

                b)            Expansion – linear expansion : cubical expansion and their rotation

                c)             Heat capacity

                d)            Latent heat

                e)             Gases

                f)             Kinetic theory of gas

                g)             Hygrometry

                h)            Transfer of heat

Unit – 3:                Optics                                                                                                     22 Teaching hours

                a)            Propagation of light

                b)            Photometry

                c)             Reflection at plane  surfaces

                d)            Reflection at curved mirror

                e)             Refraction at plane surfaces

                f)             Refraction through prisms

                g)             Lenses

                h)            Dispersion

Unit – 4:                Magnetism                                                                            15 teaching hours

                a)            Basic concepts of magnetism

                b)            Magnetometers

                c)             Terrestrial magnetism

Unit -  5:                Electrostatics                                                                        15 teaching hours

                a)            Fundamental electrostatics phenomena

                b)            Electrostatic Field

                c)             Capacitors

Unit – 6 :                Properties of Matter                                                                                                            15 Teaching hours

                                -               Elastic nature of matter

                                -               Surface Tension

                                -               Viscosity

Unit – 7:                Thermodynamics                  

                                                                                                                                                                              15        ,,         ,,

                                -               First law of Thermodynamics

                                -               Second law of Thermodynamics

                                -               Heat engines

 

               

Grade – XII                                                                                                                                                            

Full Marks 100 

Teaching hours 150

Unit –1:                Waves and Sound                                                                                                               15        ,,         ,,

                                -               Types of oscillations

                                -               Sound waves

                                -               Characteristic of sound waves

                                -               Waves in pipes and string

Unit – 2:                Optics                                                                                                                                     15        ,,          ,,

                                -               Optical instruments

                                -               Wave theory of light

                                -               Interference

                                -               Diffraction

                                -               Polarisation

Unit – 3:                Magnetic effect of current                                                                                 15        ,,          ,,

                                -               Magnetic effect of current

                                -               Electromagnetic induction

                                -               A.L. circuits

Unit – 4:                Modern physics

                                -               Electron and motion in field

                                -               Thermionic emission

                                -               Crystal Structure

                                -               Semi conductor

                                -               Photo electricity

                                -               X-rays

                                -               Nucleus

                                -               Radioactivity

                                -               Nuclear energy

                                -               Elementary particles

                                -               Universe

Unit – 5:                Physics and society                                                                                                             15 Teaching hours

                                -               Introduction

                                -               Energy

                                -               Pollution

                                -               Radiation

                                -               Physics and development

Unit – 6:                Current Electricity                                                               23 teaching hours

                a)            D.C. circuit

                b)            Heat and power

                c)             Electrical circuits

                d)            Thermoelectric effect

                e)             Chemical effect of current

Prescribed Text Book XI & XII

1.             Certificate level Physics – U.P. Shrestha – Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, Nepal

2.         Robert L. Weber , Manning, Weggard- College Physics – Tata- Mc Graw Hill

3.             Shrestha, UP,. Baral, Dr. K.N., Amatya, K.G., Shretha., Rakesh Fundamentals of Basic Physics for PCL +2 level, Part I & II

4.             Advanced level Physics – Nelkan and Parker 5^th edition

5..            Abott – 'A' level Physics

6.             Fredrick J. Buche – College Physics – 8^th edition

7.             Keith Gibbs – Advanced Physics - CUP

Reference Book:

1.             Reas, W.G., Physics by exampler, 200 problems and solution, CVP 1994.

2.             Rowell, Gilbert and Sudney Hert, Physics, CUP, 1987.