Week 1: Units, Measurement, Experimental Skills

Day 1:
 Units of measurement: fundamental, derived
 System of units: CGS, MKS, SI
 Base and supplementary SI units
 Quick exercise: List examples of
fundamental/derived units
Day 2:
 Least count, errors: types (systematic, random),
absolute/relative error
 Significant figures: rules, calculations
 Quick exercise: Numerical on errors and significant
figures
Day 3:
 Dimensions and dimensional analysis: dimension
formulae, homogeneity, applications
 Physical quantities and classification
 Applications: checking equations, finding
relationships, unit conversions
  Exercise: Check dimensions in 2–3 equations
Day 4:
 Experimental skills: Use and readings of vernier
calipers, screw gauge (theory and observation steps)
 Metre scale: principle of moments for mass
 Exercise: Record, calculate least count and
measurements
Day 5:
 Revision of week’s concepts, all quick exercises
 Practice: 8–12 MCQs on measurement and
significant figures
 Recap all errors and dimensional analysis numericals
Day 6:
 Kinematics: Frame of reference, motion in a straight
line
 Position-time/velocity-time graphs
 Uniform/non-uniform motion
 Exercise: Draw and interpret graphs
Day 7:
  Kinematics: Uniformly accelerated motion, relations,
simple numericals
 Experimental recap: motion graph plotting

Week 2: Kinematics, Zero Vector, Precision, Laws of

Motion
Day 8:
 Motion in a plane: vectors, projectiles
 Uniform circular motion
 Relative velocity
 Exercise: Derive projectile equations, solve
numericals
Day 9:
 Zero vector—uses in mechanics
 Accuracy and precision: definitions, difference,
examples
 Exercise: List ways to improve accuracy and precision
in labs
Day 10:
  Newton’s laws in detail: force, inertia, mass,
applications
 Types of inertia, conservation of linear momentum
 Practical examples & MCQs
Day 11:
 Impulse, momentum
 Application to collisions (elastic/inelastic)
 Law of conservation of momentum (derivation and
use)
 Exercise: Solve collision numericals
Day 12:
 Equilibrium of concurrent forces
 Friction: static, kinetic, laws, rolling friction
 Numericals on friction
Day 13:
 Dynamics of circular motion: centripetal force,
banking of roads
 Case studies: Car on circular/banked road
  Exercise: Calculate safe speed, banking angle
Day 14:
 Weekly revision & practice: All kinematics, motion
laws, vectors
 10+ MCQs and previous years’ practice problems

Week 3: Work, Energy, Rotation, Gravitation

Day 15:
 Work done by constant/variable force; area under
force-displacement graph
 Kinetic & potential energy, work-energy theorem
 Numericals on energy conservation
Day 16:
 Power, mechanical energy conservation
 Conservative/non-conservative forces
 Practical: Discuss energy transformations
Day 17:
 Motion in a vertical circle
  Elastic/inelastic collisions (1D/2D)
 Exercise: Collisions and circular motion numericals
Day 18:
 Centre of mass, calculation for simple systems
 Torque and moment of force
 Application: See-saw, rods, discs
Day 19:
 Angular momentum, conservation and examples
 Equilibrium of rigid bodies
 Numericals on torque/equilibrium
Day 20:
 Moment of inertia, radius of gyration
 Parallel/perpendicular axes theorems, uses
 Object-based MI calculation
Day 21:
 Rigid body rotation equations
 Linear vs rotational analogy
 Revision of week: rotation, torque, energy
Week 4: Gravitation, Properties of Matter
Day 22:
 Gravitation: Newton’s law, acceleration due to
gravity (variation)
 Kepler’s laws
 Satellites, escape speed, orbital motion
 Exercise: Orbit, escape velocity numericals
Day 23:
 Gravitational potential energy, potential
 Geostationary satellites
 Exercise: Numericals, satellite applications
Day 24:
 Properties of solids: Elasticity, Hooke’s law, moduli
 Young’s, bulk, and rigidity modulus—applications
 Stress-strain curve, breaking stress
Day 25:
 Properties of liquids: Pressure, Pascal’s law & uses
  Buoyancy, Archimedes’ principle
 Practice numericals
Day 26:
 Viscosity: coefficients, Stoke’s law, critical velocity
 Terminal velocity numericals
Day 27:
 Surface tension: energy, angle of contact, effects
 Capillary rise and applications
 Numericals
Day 28:
 Weekly revision: Properties (solids/liquids),
gravitation
 Quick problems and review charts

Week 5–6: Heat, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory

Day 29:
 Heat and temperature: measurement, scales
 Thermal expansion—solids, liquids, gases
  Numericals
Day 30:
 Calorimetry: specific and latent heat, change of state
 Practice numericals/calorimeter problems
Day 31:
 Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation
 Newton’s law of cooling
 Examples and numericals
Day 32:
 Thermodynamics: Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law
 Heat, work, internal energy—definitions
Day 33:
 First law: isothermal/adiabatic, work done on/by
gases
 Applications/numericals
Day 34:
 Second law, entropy, reversible/irreversible, Carnot
engine
  Efficiency calculations
Day 35:
 Kinetic theory: perfect gas equation, assumptions
 Work in gas compression/expansion
 Numericals
Day 36:
 Pressure, kinetic interpretation, RMS speed
 Degrees of freedom, equipartition law
 Calorie problems
Day 37:
 Mean free path, Avogadro’s number
 Revision: Thermodynamics, kinetic theory

Week 7: Oscillations, Waves

Day 38:
 Oscillations: periodic, SHM basics, differential
equation
 Phase, displacement as a function of time
Day 39:
 Energy in SHM, spring-mass system, time period
 Numericals
Day 40:
 Simple pendulum derivation
 Forced/damped oscillations, resonance
 Solve for damped/forced numericals
Day 41:
 Wave motion: longitudinal, transverse
 Speed, relation of speed with tension and mass
density
 Exercises
Day 42:
 Principle of superposition, reflection, standing waves
 Beats, Doppler effect
 Revision and MCQs

Week 8–9: Electrostatics, Electricity, Magnetism

Day 43:
 Electric charge, conservation, Coulomb’s law
 Superposition, field, field lines
Day 44:
 Electric field due to a dipole, field lines
 Torque on a dipole
 Gauss’s law, applications
Day 45:
 Electric potential, calculation for point
charge/system
 Equi-potential surfaces
 Practice numericals
Day 46:
 Capacitors, types, series/parallel
 Dielectrics, energy stored
 Numericals
Day 47:
 Conductors/insulators, electric polarization
  Revision: Electrostatics
Day 48:
 Drift velocity, mobility, Ohm’s law
 Characteristics: Ohmic/non-ohmic
Day 49:
 Electrical resistivity, conductivity, temperature
effects
 Series/parallel resistors, EMF, internal resistance
Day 50:
 Kirchhoff’s laws, Wheatstone bridge, Metre bridge
 Numericals
Day 51:
 Potentiometer: principle, application
 Practice numericals

Day 52:
 Weekly revision: Electrostatics/electricity concepts,
numericals
Day 53:
 Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, applications
 Field due to wire/solenoid
Day 54:
 Magnetic force on moving charge/current
 Force between parallel conductors; ampere
 Torque on current loop
Day 55:
 Moving coil galvanometer, sensitivity, conversion
 Magnetic dipole, bar magnet as solenoid
 Magnetic field lines
Day 56:
 Para, dia, ferro-magnetic materials
 Cyclotron, hysteresis, electromagnets
 Numericals, case studies
Day 57:
 Electromagnetic induction laws, Lenz’s law, eddy
currents
  Self/mutual inductance
Day 58:
 Alternating current, RMS/peak values
 LCR circuit, power in AC, resonance
Day 59:
 AC generator, transformer, wattless current
 Quality factor
Day 60:
 Revision of magnetism, EMI, AC topics

Week 10: EM Waves, Optics

Day 61:
 Displacement current, Maxwell's correction
 EM waves, spectrum, applications
Day 62:
 Reflection/refraction: laws, spherical mirrors/lenses
 Mirror and lens formula
 Magnification
Day 63:
 Total internal reflection, prism
 Combination of lenses, refractive index
 Numericals
Day 64:
 Optical instruments: microscope, telescope
 Power of a lens, resolving power
 Experiments
Day 65:
 Wave optics: wavefront, Huygens’ principle
 Interference, YDSE, fringe width
Day 66:
 Diffraction: single slit, central maximum
 Polarization, Brewster’s law, polaroids

Day 67:
 Revision: optics, key formulae and numericals
Week 11: Modern Physics
Day 68:
 Dual nature: photoelectric effect, Einstein’s equation
 Matter waves, de Broglie relation
 Davisson-Germer experiment
Day 69:
 Atomic models: Rutherford, Bohr, hydrogen
spectrum
 Nucleus: size, binding energy, fission/fusion
 Radioactivity, laws, decay equations
Day 70:
 Electronic devices: Semiconductors (intrinsic,
extrinsic)
 Diodes, rectifiers, solar cell, LED, Zener diode,
applications
 Logic gates, transistor basics (CE amplifier, oscillator)

Final 5 Days: Grand Revision & Mock Tests

Day 71:
 Experimental skills: quick read through all practical
concepts
 Practice ALL instrument uses, least count,
observations
Day 72:
 Revision: Physical and graphical formulae, units,
dimensional charts
Day 73:
 Full syllabus mock test
 Review errors, note weakest areas
Day 74:
 Revision of the most difficult/priority topics
 Special cases, exceptions, summary notes
Day 75:
 Final full test or mixed paper practice
 Last-minute charts, tricks, sleep well!