List of Modules

Syllabus List of Modules Schedule Laboratories

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Module 1:    Fluid Mechanics
Pressure, Buoyancy, Streamlines, Bernoulli’s Principle
Pressure and Buoyancy
Fluid Dynamics
Module 2:   Kinetic Theory of Gases
Temperature, Thermal Expansion, Ideal Gas Law
Temperature and Thermal Expansion
Kinetic Theory
Module 3:    The Laws of Thermodynamics
Heat, Specific Heat, Phase Changes, Heat Transfer, Heat Engines, Carnot Engine, Heat Pumps and Refrigerators, Entropy
Heat
Thermodynamics
Heat Engines, Heat Pumps, and Refrigerators
Entropy
Module 4:    Electric Forces and Fields
Coulombs Law, Electric Field Lines, Electric Flux, Gauss’ law, Insulators and Conductors
Forces and Fields
Gauss' Law
Module 5:    Electric Potential
Potential Difference, Potential Energy, Capacitance
Potential Difference
Electrostatic Devices
Module 6:    Current and Circuits
Electric Current, Resistance, Ohm’s law, Electrical Energy and Power, EMF, Kirchhoff’s Rules, RC Circuits
Electric Current
Kirchhoff's Rules
Module 7:    Magnetism
Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Force, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, Magnetism in Matter
The Magnetic Field
The Biot-Savart Law
Magnetism in Matter
Module 8:    Inductance
Faraday’s law, Motional EMF, Lenz’s Law, Self-Inductance, RL Circuits
Faraday's Law
Devices
Module 9:    Electromagnetic Waves
Maxwell’s Equations, Production of EM Waves, Polarization, Double-Slit Experiment, Interference in thin Films, Single Slit Experiment, Diffraction Grating
The Production of EM waves
Diffraction and Interference
Thin Films
Module 10:    Mirrors and Lenses
Geometric Optics, Huygen’s Principle, Flat Mirrors, Spherical Mirrors, Thin Lenses, Aberrations
Geometric Optics
Images formed by Mirrors
Images formed by Lenses