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All India Engineering/ Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE)
: Syllabus- Physics
The syllabus contains two Sections - A and B. Section - A pertains to
the Theory Part having 80% weightage, while Section - B contains Practical
Component (Experimental Skills) having 20% weightage.
SECTION A
Physics and Measurement :
Physics, technology and society, S I units, Fundamental and derived units.
Least count, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, Errors in
measurement, Significant figures. Dimensions of Physical quantities, dimensional
analysis and its applications.
Kinematics :
Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed
and velocity. Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous
velocity Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time, position- time graphs,
relations for uniformly accelerated motion. Scalars and Vectors, Vector
addition and Subtraction, Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit
Vector, Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity, Motion in a plane,
Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion.
Laws of motion :
Force and Inertia, Newton’s First Law of motion; Momentum, Newton’s
Second Law of motion; Impulse; Newton’s Third Law of motion. Law
of conservation of linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of
concurrent forces.
Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction.
Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force and its applications.
Work, Energy and Power :
Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential
energies, workenergy theorem, power. Potential energy of a spring, conservation
of mechanical energy, conservative and nonconservative forces; Elastic
and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.
Rotational Motion :
Centre of mass of a two-particle system, Centre of mass of a rigid body;
Basic concepts of rotational motion; moment of a force, torque, angular
momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its applications; moment
of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple
geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their
applications. Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion.
Gravitation :
The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its
variation with altitude and depth. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion.
Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity.
Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.
Properties of Solids and Liquids :
Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s Law, Young’s
modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column;
Pascal’s law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes’ law,
terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoulli’s
principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle
of contact, application of surface tension - drops, bubbles and capillary
rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry;
change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer- conduction, convection and
radiation, Newton’s law of cooling.
Thermodynamics :
Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, concept of temperature.
Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law
of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine
and its efficiency.
Kinetic Theory of Gases :
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work doneon compressing a gas.Kinetic
theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and
temperature: rms speed of gas molecules; Degrees of freedom, Law of equipartition
of energy,applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free
path, Avogadro’s number.
Oscillations and Waves :
Periodic motion - period, frequency, displacement as a function of time.
Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation;
phase; oscillations of a spring -restoring force and force constant; energy
in S.H.M. - kinetic and potential energies; Simple pendulum - derivation
of expression for its time period; Free, forced and damped oscillations,
resonance.
Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave. Displacement
relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves,
reflection of waves, Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental
mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect in sound.
Electrostatics :
Electric charges: Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-forces between
two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle
and continuous charge distribution.
Electric field: Electric field due to a point charge, Electric field lines,
Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole, Torque on a dipole in
a uniform electric field.
Electric flux, Gauss’s law and its applications to find field due to
infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite
plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric potential
and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of
charges; Equipotential surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system
of two point charges in an electrostatic field.
Conductors and insulators, Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor,
combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a
parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the
plates, Energy stored in a capacitor.
Current Electricity :
Electric current, Drift velocity, Ohm’s law, Electrical resistance,
Resistances of different materials, V-I characteristics of Ohmic and nonohmic
conductors, Electrical energy and power, Electrical resistivity, Colour
code for resistors; Series and parallel combinations of resistors; Temperature
dependence of resistance.
Electric Cell and its Internal resistance, potential difference and emf
of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel. Kirchhoff’s
laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, Metre bridge. Potentiometer
- principle and its applications.
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism :
Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.
Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying
straight wire and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic
and electric fields. Cyclotron.
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force
between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere.
Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; Moving
coil galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and
voltmeter.
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar
magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth’s
magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic
substances.
Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Hysteresis, Electromagnets
and permanent magnets.
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents :
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current;
Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating
currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance
and impedance; LCR series circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in
AC circuits, wattless current. AC generator and transformer.
Electromagnetic Waves :
Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of
electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible,
ultraviolet, Xrays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves.
Optics :
Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror
formula, Total internal reflection and its applications, Deviation and
Dispersion of light by a prism, Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of
a Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact, Microscope and Astronomical
Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifyingpowers.
Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens’ principle, Laws of reflection
and refraction using Huygen’s principle. Interference, Young’s
double slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources
and sustained interference of light. Diffraction due to a single slit,
width of central maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical
telescopes, Polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster’s law,
uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids.
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation :
Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s
observations; Einstein’s photoelectric equation; particle nature
of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer
experiment.
Atoms and Nuclei :
Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom;
Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of
nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones. Radioactivity-alpha,
beta and gamma particles/rays and their properties; radioactive decay
law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and
its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion.
Electronic Devices :
Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and
reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode,
solar cell and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction
transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor
as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. Logic gates
(OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR). Transistor as a switch.
Communication Systems :
Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; Sky and space
wave propagation, Need for modulation, Amplitude and Frequency Modulation,
Bandwidth of signals, Bandwidth of Transmission medium, Basic Elements
of a Communication System (Block Diagram only).
SECTION B
Experimental Skills :
Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments
and activities:
1. Vernier callipers-its use to measure internal and external diameter
and depth of a vessel.
2. Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness/diameter of thin sheet/wire.
3. Simple Pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between square
of amplitude and time.
4. Metre Scale - mass of a given object by principle of moments.
5. Young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire.
6. Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents.
7. Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal
velocity of a given spherical body.
8. Plotting a cooling curve for the relationship between the temperature
of a hot body and time.
9. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube. 10.
Specific heat capacity of a given
(i) solid and
(ii) liquid by method of mixtures.
11. Resistivity of the material of a given wire using metre bridge.
12. Resistance of a given wire using Ohm’s law.
13. Potentiometer –
(i) Comparison of emf of two primary cells.
(ii) Determination of internal resistance of a cell.
14. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection
method.
15. Focal length of:
(i) Convex mirror
(ii) Concave mirror, and
(iii) Convex lens using parallax method.
16. Plot of angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular
prism.
17. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
18. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse
bias.
19. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse break down
voltage.
20. Characteristic curves of a transistor and finding current gain and
voltage gain.
21. Identification of Diode, LED, Transistor, IC, Resistor, Capacitor
from mixed collection of such items.
22. Using multimeter to:
(i) Identify base of a transistor
(ii) Distinguish between npn and pnp type transistor
(iii) See the unidirectional flow of current in case of a diode and an
LED.
(iv) Check the correctness or otherwise of a given electronic component
(diode, transistor or IC).
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