www.msbshse.ac.in Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education : Std XI, XII Syllabus
Upgraded Syllabus PHYSICS – Std. XI & XII
Preamble
According to NCF 2005, the curriculum of the subject Physics is upgraded for higher secondary stage. This curriculum is comparable to the international standards which are useful for the students in Maharashtra State for different types of competitive examinations conducted in India. All the units of the subject from NCERT curriculum are divided into two years conveniently in Maharashtra State. Continuity in the curriculum is maintained in Std. XI & XII, which is not in NCERT curriculum. All the students appear for the competitive examinations only after +2 stages throughout India.
This syllabus has been designed in accordance with the guidelines shown in the final version of common core syllabii of COBSE, Delhi. Accordingly few additional sub units have been added.
Objectives –
1. Emphasis on basic conceptual understanding of the content.
2. Emphasis on use of SI units, symbols, nomenclature of physical quantities and formulations as per international standards.
3. Providing logical sequencing of units of the subject matter and proper placement of concepts with their linkage for better learning.
4. Reducing the curriculum load by eliminating overlapping of concepts/content within the discipline and other disciplines.
5. Promotion of process-skills, problem-solving abilities and applications of Physics concepts.
6. Strengthen the concepts developed at the secondary stage to provide firm foundation for further learning in the subject.
7. Expose the learners to different processes used in Physics-related industrial and technological applications.
8. Develop process-skills and experimental, observational, manipulative, decision making and investigatory skills in the learners.
9. Promote problem solving abilities and creative thinking in learners.
10. Develop conceptual competence in the learners and make them realize and appreciate the interface of Physics with other disciplines.
PHYSICS (Upgraded syllabus) Std. XII
1. Circular motion
Angular displacement, Angular velocity and angular acceleration, Relation between linear velocity and angular velocity, Uniform circular motion, Radial acceleration, Centripetal and centrifugal forces, Banking of roads, Vertical circular motion due to earth?s gravitation, Equation for velocity and energy at different positions of vertical circular motion. Kinematical equations for circular motion in analogy with linear motion. 2. Gravitation
Newton?s law of gravitation, Projection of satellite, Periodic time, Statement of Kepler?s laws of motion, Binding energy and escape velocity of a satellite, Weightlessness condition in orbit, Variation of „g? due to altitude, lattitude, depth and motion, Communication satellite and its uses. 3. Rotational motion
Definition of M.I., K.E. of rotating body, Rolling motion, Physical significance of M.I., Radius of gyration, Torque, Principle of parallel and perpendicular axes, M.I. of some regular shaped bodies about specific axes, Angular momentum and its conservation. 4. Oscillations
Explanation of periodic motion, S.H.M., Differential equation of linear S.H.M. Projection of U.C.M. on any diameter, Phase of S.H.M., K.E. and P.E. in S.H.M., Composition of two S.H.M.?s having same period and along same line, Simple pendulum, Damped S.H.M. 5. Elasticity
General explanation of elastic property, Plasticity, Deformation, Definition of stress and strain, Hooke?s law, Poisson’s ratio, Elastic energy, Elastic constants and their relation, Determination of „Y?, Behaviour of metal wire under increasing load, Applications of elastic behaviour of materials. 6. Surface tension
Surface tension on the basis of molecular theory, Surface energy, Surface tension, Angle of contact, Capillarity and capillary action, Effect of impurity and temperature on surface tension. 7. Wave motion
Simple harmonic progressive waves, Reflection of transverse and longitudinal waves, Change of phase, Superposition of waves, Formation of beats, Doppler effect in sound. 8. Stationary waves
Study of vibrations in a finite medium, Formation of stationary waves on string, Study of vibrations of air columns, Free and Forced vibrations, Resonance. 9. Kinetic theory of gases and Radiation
Concept of an ideal gas, Assumptions of kinetic theory, Mean free path, Derivation for pressure of a gas, Degrees of freedom, Derivation of Boyle?s law, Thermodynamics- Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature, 1st law of thermodynamics, 2nd law of thermodynamics, Heat engines and refrigerators, Qualitative idea of black body radiation,Wein’s displacement law, Green house effect, Stefan’s law, Maxwell distribution, Law of equipartition of energy and application to Specific heat capacities of gases. 10. Wave theory of light
Wave theory of light, Huygens? Principle, Construction of plane and spherical wave front, Wave front and wave normal, Reflection at plane surface, Refraction at plane surface, Polarisation, Polaroids, Plane polarised light, Brewster?s law, Doppler effect in light. 11. Interference and diffraction
Interference of light, Conditions for producing steady interference pattern, Young?s experiment, Analytical treatment of interference bands, Measurement of wavelength by biprism experiment, Diffraction due to single slit, Rayleigh?s criterion, Resolving power of a microscope and telescope, Difference between interference and diffraction. 12. Electrostatics
Gauss? theorem proof and applications, Mechanical force on unit area of a charged conductor, Energy density of a medium, Dielectrics and electric polarisation, Concept of condenser, Capacity of parallel plate condenser, Effect of dielectric on capacity, Energy of charged condenser, Condensers in series and parallel, van-de-Graaff generator. 13. Current electricity
Kirchhoff?s law, Wheatstone?s bridge, Meter bridge, Potentiometer. 14. Magnetic effects of electric current
Ampere?s law and its applications, Moving coil galvanometer, Ammeter, Voltmeter, Sensitivity of moving coil galvanometer, Cyclotron. 15. Magnetism
Circular current loop as a magnetic dipole, Magnetic dipole moment of revolving electron, Magnetisation and magnetic intensity, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism on the basis of domain theory, Curie temperature.