1.1 What is physics?

1.2 Scope and excitement of physics

1.3 Physics, technology and society

1.4 Fundamental forces in nature

1.5 Nature of physical laws

1.6 Exercise Problems

1.7 Summary

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The international system of units

2.3 Measurement of length

2.4 Measurement of mass

2.5 Measurement of time

2.6 Accuracy, precision of instruments and errors in measurement

2.7 Significant figures

2.8 Dimensions of physical quantities

2.9 Dimensional formulae and dimensional equations

2.10 Dimensional analysis and its applications

2.11 Exercise Problems

2.12 Summary

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Position, path length and displacement

3.3 Average velocity and average speed

3.4 Instantaneous velocity and speed

3.5 Acceleration

3.6 Kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion

3.7 Relative velocity

3.8 Exercise Problems

3.9 Summary

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Aristotle’s fallacy

5.3 The law of inertia

5.4 Newton’s first law of motion

5.5 Newton’s second law of motion

5.6 Newton’s third law of motion

5.7 Conservation of momentum

5.8 Equilibrium of a particle

5.9 Common forces in mechanics

5.10 Circular motion

5.11 Solving problems in mechanics

5.12 Exercise Problems

5.13 Summary

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Notions of work and kinetic energy : The work-energy theorem

6.3 Work

6.4 Kinetic energy

6.5 Work done by a variable force

6.6 The work-energy theorem for a variable force

6.7 The concept of potential energy

6.8 The conservation of mechanical energy

6.9 The potential energy of a spring

6.10 Various forms of energy : the law of conservation of energy

6.11 Power

6.12 Collisions

6.13 Exercise Problems

6.14 Summary

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Centre of mass

7.3 Motion of centre of mass

7.4 Linear momentum of a system of particles

7.5 Vector product of two vectors

7.6 Angular velocity and its relation with linear velocity

7.7 Torque and angular momentum

7.8 Equilibrium of a rigid body

7.9 Moment of inertia

7.10 Theorems of perpendicular and parallel axes

7.11 Kinematics of rotational motion about a fixed axis

7.12 Dynamics of rotational motion about a fixed axis

7.13 Angular momentum in case of rotation about a fixed axis

7.14 Rolling motion

7.15 Exercise Problems

7.16 Problems on Rotational Mechanics

7.17 Summary

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Kepler’s laws

8.3 Universal law of gravitation

8.4 The gravitational constant

8.5 Acceleration due to gravity of the earth

8.6 Acceleration due to gravity below and above the surface of earth

8.7 Gravitational potential energy

8.8 Escape Velocity

8.9 Orbital Velocity

8.10 Earth satellites

8.11 Energy of an orbiting satellite

8.12 Geostationary and polar satellites

8.13 Weightlessness

8.14 Gravitational Binding Energy

8.15 Black Holes

8.16 Inertial and Gravitational Mass

8.17 Possible Changes in the Law of Gravitation

8.18 Summary

8.19 NCERT Exemplar Problems

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Elastic behaviour of solids

9.3 Stress and strain

9.4 Hooke’s law

9.5 Stress-strain curve

9.6 Elastic moduli

9.7 Applications of elastic behaviour of materials

9.8 Summary

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Pressure

10.3 Streamline flow

10.4 Bernoulli’s principle

10.5 Viscosity

10.6 Surface tension

10.7 Summary

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Temperature and heat

11.3 Measurement of temperature

11.4 Ideal-gas equation and absolute temperature

11.5 Thermal expansion

11.6 Specific heat capacity

11.7 Calorimetry

11.8 Change of state

11.9 Heat transfer

11.10 Newton’s law of cooling

11.11 Summary

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Thermal equilibrium

12.3 Zeroth law of Thermodynamics

12.4 Heat, internal energy and work

12.5 First law of thermodynamics

12.6 Specific heat capacity

12.7 Thermodynamic state variables and equation of state

12.8 Thermodynamic processes

12.9 Heat engines

12.10 Refrigerators and heat pumps

12.11 Second law of thermodynamics

12.12 Reversible and irreversible processes

12.13 Carnot engine

12.14 Summary

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Molecular nature of matter

13.3 Behaviour of gases

13.4 Kinetic theory of an ideal gas

13.5 Law of equipartition of energy

13.6 Specific heat capacity

13.7 Mean free path

13.8 Summary

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Periodic and oscillatory motions

14.3 Simple harmonic motion

14.4 Simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion

14.5 Velocity and acceleration in simple harmonic motion

14.6 Force law for simple harmonic motion

14.7 Energy in simple harmonic motion

14.8 Some systems executing simple harmonic motion

14.9 Damped simple harmonic motion

14.10 Forced oscillations and resonance

14.11 Composition Of Two Simple Harmonic Motions

14.11 Summary

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves

15.3 Displacement relation in a progressive wave

15.4 The speed of a travelling wave

15.5 The principle of superposition of waves

15.6 Reflection of waves

15.7 Beats

15.8 Doppler effect

15.9 Summary