Download Foundation in Physics

PHYSICS FOUNDATION PROGRAMME FOR CLASS 9,10
1
Introduction
Observing Nature/Changes (The Physical Aspect); Physical Objects/Systems
and their Simplifications – Body (Elastic, Plastic, Brittle, Ductile, Malleable
etc) to Rigid Body, Rigid Body to Particle and System of Particles, Liquids
and Gases to Fluids; Causality; The Physical senses
2
Measurement
Physical Quantity ; Derived Quantities; Meaning of measuring; Inevitability of
uncertainty in measurement; Reporting uncertainty ; Propagation of
uncertainty; Developing rules and language for communicating uncertainty.
3
Describing Motion
Describing the two simplest (Basic) motions of the simplest body; Defining
the two basic motions of Rigid body; Defining rotation of a particle;
Describing the basic motions of particle and rigid body in Cartesian and
Vector space; Relativity of motion; Definition of motion.
4
Explaining Motion
Newton’s Laws( for particle); Newton’s Laws explaining the other simplest
motion of simplest body; Newton’s laws explaining the basic motions of Rigid
body; Discovering Centre of Mass.
5
The Larger Explanation
Work; Energy; Conservation Theorem.
6
Application of Newton’s Laws and Conservation Theorem to Friction,
Gravitation and Fluids
Frictional laws; Gravitational Law; Archimedes Principle; Bernoulli Principle
7
Explaining Sound
Vibration; Wave Motion; Perceiving sound; Production and propagation of
sound as waves
8
Explaining Heat
Perceiving Heat; Heat flow and it’s effects; Measuring Heat; Thermodynamic
Laws; Defining Heat
9
Explaining Light
Perceiving Light; Sources; Propagation and it’s effects; Phenomena of light
10
Explaining Electrical Phenomenon
Existence of charge and two different kinds of charge; Existence of influences
between charges; Various causes and effects of motion of charges
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Introduction to Electromagnetism
Magnet; Magnetic poles and Magnetic field; Magnetic effect of charge in motion;
Related laws; EM Induction; EM waves; EM spectrum
12
Explaining (with) Atom
Inside Atom; Inside Nucleus; Nuclear Energy; Semi-conductor
The following physical/geometrical quantities, in the following order, are introduced in
the necessary contexts.
Time, Length, Area, Volume, Mass, Distance, Speed, Displacement, Velocity,
Acceleration, Angular Displacement, Angular speed , Angular acceleration, Linear
Momentum, Force, Torque, Moment of Inertia, Angular momentum, Work, Kinetic
Energy, Gravitational Potential, Gravitational Potential Energy, Pressure, Density,
Amplitude, Frequency, Time period, Heat, Temperature, Charge, Electric Field
strength, Electric potential, Electric Current, Resistance, Magnetic Field strength.