Unit 1: Electrostatics

1. Electric Charges and Fields
2. Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Topics include:

• Coulomb’s Law
• Electric Field
• Electric Potential
• Capacitors and Capacitance
• Energy stored in a capacitor

Unit 2: Current Electricity

1. Current Electricity

Topics include:

• Electric Current and Drift Velocity
• Ohm’s Law
• Resistance and Resistivity
• Series and Parallel Circuits
• Wheatstone Bridge
• Meter Bridge
• Potentiometer

Unit 3: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

1. Moving Charges and Magnetism
2. Magnetism and Matter

Topics include:

• Biot–Savart Law
• Ampere’s Circuital Law
• Force on Moving Charge
• Cyclotron
• Magnetic Field of Earth
• Bar Magnet and Magnetic Materials

Unit 4: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

1. Electromagnetic Induction
2. Alternating Current

Topics include:

• Faraday’s Laws
• Lenz’s Law
• Self and Mutual Induction
• AC Circuits
• Transformers
• Power Transmission

Unit 5: Electromagnetic Waves

1. Electromagnetic Waves

Topics include:

• Types of EM Waves
• Properties and Uses
• Electromagnetic Spectrum

Unit 6: Optics

1. Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
2. Wave Optics

Topics include:

• Reflection and Refraction
• Mirrors and Lenses
• Optical Instruments (Microscope, Telescope)
• Interference
• Diffraction
• Polarization

Unit 7: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

1. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Topics include:

• Photoelectric Effect
• Einstein Photoelectric Equation
• Matter Waves

Unit 8: Atoms and Nuclei

1. Atoms
2. Nuclei

Topics include:

• Bohr Model
• Hydrogen Spectrum
• Radioactivity
• Nuclear Energy

Unit 9: Electronic Devices

1. Semiconductor Electronics

Topics include:

• Semiconductor
• Diode
• Transistor
• Logic Gates
• Digital Electronics

Practical / Experiments

Examples:

• Meter Bridge Experiment
• Potentiometer Experiment
• Convex Lens Experiment
• Semiconductor Diode Experiment