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[QUOTE=muthukalee;178492][CENTER][B]Syllabus[/B] [/CENTER] 1.[B] General[/B]: There is no specific syllabus for the ’General’ section of NEST 2012. This section aims to test the candidate’s general ability to comprehend qualitative and quantitative aspects of a given scientific passage. This will be done by giving a passage on some scientific topic and questions based on the concepts elaborated in the passage will be asked. It is also designed to test the candidate’s familiarity with (and not a detailed understanding of) major historical milestones in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and astronomy. There will also be questions testing mathematics understanding up to 10th standard and application capabilities of the same to specific simple problems. [URL]http://nestexam.in/[/URL] [URL]http://nestexam.in/docs/nestbrochure-12.pdf[/URL] 2. [B]Biology[/B]: Cell Biology: Cell theory Cell as a unit of life. Tools and techniques of cell studies - Microscopy (use of microscope and calibration). Elements of microscope. Biomembranes -Transport mechanism, cellular respiration. Cell organelles: their structure and functions. Discovery and structure of DNA, processes of replication, transcription and translation, principles of the basic techniques in molecular biology. Zoology: Anatomy and Physiology: (i) Digestive System: Modes of nutrition; Structure of alimentary canal and associated glands, digestive enzymes and their role in digestion, absorption of Products of digestion, peristalsis, balanced diet. (ii) Respiratory System: Gaseous exchange in animals; Structure of respiratory organs, mechanism of breathing, gaseous transport, tissue respiration. Botony: Anatomy and Physiology of Plants: Meristems -Plant growth and development. Internal and external regulators of growth and development in plants, internal structure of root, stem, secondary growth and leaves; Xylem and Phloem-their cell elements and functions: Internal structure of dicot and monocot leaves; photosynthesis, history, importance, factors and mechanism, stomatal mechanism, transpiration and respiration. Comparative study of dicot and monocot anatomy. Absorption and cell-water relations, transport of water and minerals, tropic and turgor movements. Significance of life-cycles with special reference to alternation of generations as exemplified in Funaria, Selaginella and Pinus (No structural details). 3. [B]Chemistry[/B] Physical Chemistry: Measurements in chemistry: SI units for fundamental quantities, significant figures, significant figures in calculations. Inorganic Chemistry: Organic Chemistry 4.[B] Mathematics[/B]: Algebra: Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations. Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots. Trigonometry Analytical geometry - Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane. Differential Calculus - Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integral Calculus - Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite integrals and their properties, Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus. Vectors - Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their geometrical interpretations. 5. [B]Physics[/B]: General Physics Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement (Direct, Indirect, Null, etc., ) and measurement of length, time, mass, temperature, electrical potential difference, current and resistance. Mechanics - Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform Circular motion; Relative velocity. Thermal Physics - Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation; Newton’s law of cooling; Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work; First and second law of thermodynamics and its applications (only for ideal gases); Entropy. Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff’s law; Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law. Electricity and Magnetism - Coulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss’s law and its application in simple cases. such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire. uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Optics - Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces, Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combination of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification. Wave nature of light: Huygen’s principle, interference limited to Young’s double slit experiment. Elementary idea of diffraction - Rayleigh criterion, Elementary idea of polarization - Brewster’s law and the law of Malus. Modern Physics - Atomic nucleus; Alpha, beta and gamma radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Half life and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes.[/QUOTE]
