Physics 11th HSC Science (Computer Science) Maharashtra State Board Topics and Syllabus

1. Fundamental Quantities and Units
2. Derived Quantities and Units
3. Conventions for the use of SI Units

1. Measurements of Large Distance
2. Measurement of Distance to Stars
3. Measurement of the Size of a Planet or a Star
4. Measurement of Very Small Distances

• Range of Masses

1. Uses of Dimensional Analysis
2. Limitations of Dimensional Analysis

• Dimension of Physical Quantities
• Dimensional Quantities, Dimensionless Quantities, Principle of Homogeneity
• Application and Limitations of the Method of Dimensional Analysis

1. Systematic errors
2. Random errors

• Estimation of error
• Combination of errors

• Measurements - Significant Figures
• Rules for Arithmetic Operations with Significant Figures
• Rounding off the Uncertain Digits
• Rules for Determining the Uncertainty in the Results of Arithmatic Calculations

1. Scalars
2. Vectors

1. Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
2. Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
3. Triangle Law for Vector Addition
4. Law of parallelogram of vectors

• Resolution of a Vector in a Plane
• Unit Vector

1. Scalar Product (Dot Product)
2. Vector Product (cross product)

1. Differential Calculus
2. Integral calculus

1. Displacement
2. Path length
3. Average velocity
4. Average speed
5. Instantaneous velocity
6. Instantaneous speed
7. Acceleration

1. Average and Instantaneous Velocities
2. Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
3. Equations of Motion for an Object travelling a Plane with Uniform Acceleration
4. Relative Velocity
5. Projectile Motion

1. Period, Radius Vector and Angular Speed
2. Expression for Centripetal Acceleration

1. Importance of Newton’s First Law of Motion
2. Importance of Newton’s Second Law of Motion
3. Importance of Newton’s Third Law of Motion

1. Fundamental Forces in Nature
2. Contact and Non-Contact Forces
3. Real and Pseudo Forces
4. Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces and Concept of Potential Energy
5. Work Done by a Variable Force

• Elastic and Inelastic Collisions in One and Two Dimensions
• Collisions in One Dimension\
• Elastic and inelastic collisions
• Perfectly Inelastic Collision
• Coefficient of Restitution e
• Expressions for final velocities after a head-on, elastic collision
• Loss in the kinetic energy during a perfectly inelastic head-on collision
• Collision in two dimensions, i.e., a non-head-on collision

• Necessity of defining impulse

• To prove that the moment of a couple is independent of the axis of rotation

1. Stable equilibrium
2. unstable equilibrium
3. neutral equilibrium

1. Mathematical understanding of centre of mass
2. Velocity of centre of mass
3. Acceleration of the centre of mass
4. Characteristics of centre of mass

1. Law of orbit
2. Law of areas
3. Law of periods

1. Variation in g with Altitude
2. Variation in g with Depth
3. Variation in g with Latitude and Rotation of the Earth

1. Expression for Gravitational Potential Energy
2. Connection of potential energy formula with mgh
3. Concept of Potential
4. Escape Velocity

1. Projection of Satellite
2. Weightlessness in a Satellite
3. Time Period of a Satellite
4. Binding Energy of an orbiting satellite

• Stress-strain Relationship

Hooke's Law and Young's Modulus and Poisson's Ratio

1. Young’s modulus (Y)
2. Bulk modulus (K)
3. Modulus of rigidity (η)
4. Poisson’s ratio

1. Origin of friction
2. Types of friction

• Boyle’s law, Charles’ law and ideal gas law
• Heat capacity and specific heat capacity
• Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
• Anomalous expansion of water
• Change of state
• Calorimetry
• Heat transfer
• Newton’s law of cooling

1. Absolute zero and absolute temperature
2. Ideal Gas Equation

1. Linear Expansion
2. Areal Expansion
3. Volume expansion
4. Relation between Coefficients of Expansion

• molar specific heat capacity, molar specific heat capacity at constant volume, molar
• Specific Heat Capacity of Solids and Liquids
• Specific Heat Capacity of Gas
• Heat Equation
• Heat Capacity (Thermal Capacity)

• Cp, Cv - Calorimetry

1. Sublimation
2. Phase Diagram
3. Gas and Vapour
4. Latent Heat

• Conduction

1. Thermal Conductivity
2. Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity
3. Thermal Resistance (R_T)
4. Applications of Thermal Conductivity

• Convection

1. Applications of Convection
2. Free and Forced Convection

• Radiation

1. Mechanical waves
2. EM waves
3. Matter waves

1. Amplitude (A)
2. Wavelength (λ)
3. Period (T)
4. Double periodicity
5. Frequency (n)
6. Velocity (v)
7. Phase and phase difference

1. The speed of transverse waves
2. The speed of longitudinal waves
3. Newton’s formula for velocity of sound
4. Laplace’s correction
5. Factors affecting speed of sound

• Source Moving ; Observer Stationary
• Observer Moving; Source Stationary
• Both Source and Observer Moving
• Source Moving and Listener stationary
• Listener Approaching a Stationary Source with Velocity v_L
• Both Source and Listener are Moving
• Common Properties between Doppler Effect of Sound and Light
• Common Properties between Doppler Effect of Sound and Light
• Major Differences between Doppler Effects of Sound and Light

• Absorption and Action spectrum

1. Cartesian sign convention

1. Reflection from a plane surface
2. Reflection from curved mirrors

• Refraction of Light
• Angle of deviation due to refraction
• Characteristics of refraction
• Principle of reversibility 
• Relative refractive index
• Apparent depth
• Critical angle and total internal reflection
• Effects due to total internal reflection

• Total Internal Reflection and Its Applications
• Total internal reflection in nature and its technological applications - Mirage, Diamond, Prism, Optical fibres

• Simple microscope 
• Compound microscope
• Astronomical telescope
• Terrestrial telescope
• Reflecting telescope
• Spectrometer
• The eye

1. Additive Nature of Charge
2. Quantization of Charge
3. Conservation of Charge
4. Forces between Charges

• Scalar form of Coulomb’s Law
• Relative Permittivity or Dielectric Constant
• Definition of Unit Charge from the Coulomb’s Law
• Coulomb’s Law in Vector Form
• Superposition principle

1. Electric Field Intensity due to a Point Charge in a Material Medium
2. Practical Way of Calculating Electric Field
3. Electric Lines of Force

• Electric Dipole and Dipole Moment
• Electric Field Due to a Dipole
• The field of an electric dipole
• Physical significance of dipoles

• Continuous Distribution of Charges
• Linear charge density (λ)
• Surface charge density (σ)
• Volume charge density (ρ)

• Electric Current and Electrical Resistance
• Conventional Current
• Drift velocity
• Microscopic model of current

1. Rheostat
2. Combination of Resistors

• Prokaryotic cells
• Eukaryotic Cells 
• Mesokaryotes Cells

• Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements
• Basic properties of magnets

• Magnetic Field Lines
• Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid
• The dipole in a uniform magnetic field
• The electrostatic analog

• Earth’s Magnetic Field and Magnetic Elements
• Magnetic declination and dip

1. Sources of EM waves
2. Characteristics of EM waves

1. Radio waves
2. Microwaves
3. Infrared waves
4. Visible light
5. Ultraviolet rays
6. X-rays
7. Gamma Rays (γ-rays)

1. Propagation of EM Waves
2. Space wave
3. Skywave propagation

1. Elements of a communication system
2. Commonly used terms in electronic communication system

• AMPLITUDE MODULATION (AM
• FREQUENCY MODULATION (FM)
• PHASE MODULATION (PM)

1. Conductors (Metals)
2. Insulators
3. Semiconductors

1. Solar cell
2. Photo resistor
3. Bi-polar junction transistor
4. Photodiode
5. LED
6. Solid State Laser
7.  Integrated Circuits (ICs)