The document provides an overview of the syllabus for the JEE MAIN exam. It covers 21 units related to physics, chemistry, and practical skills. Some of the key topics included are kinematics, laws of motion, work, energy and power, properties of solids and liquids, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, oscillations and waves, electromagnetics, optics, modern physics, electronics, and communication systems. The syllabus also outlines several experimental skills involving measurement tools like vernier callipers, screw gauges, and using apparatus like the simple pendulum.
The document provides an overview of the syllabus for the JEE MAIN exam. It covers 21 units related to physics, chemistry, and practical skills. Some of the key topics included are kinematics, laws of motion, work, energy and power, properties of solids and liquids, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, oscillations and waves, electromagnetics, optics, modern physics, electronics, and communication systems. The syllabus also outlines several experimental skills involving measurement tools like vernier callipers, screw gauges, and using apparatus like the simple pendulum.
The document provides an overview of the syllabus for the JEE MAIN exam. It covers 21 units related to physics, chemistry, and practical skills. Some of the key topics included are kinematics, laws of motion, work, energy and power, properties of solids and liquids, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, oscillations and waves, electromagnetics, optics, modern physics, electronics, and communication systems. The syllabus also outlines several experimental skills involving measurement tools like vernier callipers, screw gauges, and using apparatus like the simple pendulum.
The document provides an overview of the syllabus for the JEE MAIN exam. It covers 21 units related to physics, chemistry, and practical skills. Some of the key topics included are kinematics, laws of motion, work, energy and power, properties of solids and liquids, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, oscillations and waves, electromagnetics, optics, modern physics, electronics, and communication systems. The syllabus also outlines several experimental skills involving measurement tools like vernier callipers, screw gauges, and using apparatus like the simple pendulum.
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JEE MAIN SYLLABUS
UNIT 1: 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, Dimensions of Physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications. UNIT 2: 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. UNIT 3: LAWS OF MOTION Force and Inertia, Newtons First Law of motion; Momentum, Newtons Second Law of motion; Impulse; Newtons Third Law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of concurrent forces. UNIT 4: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies, work energy theorem, power. Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and nonconservative forces; Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions. UNIT 5: 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. UNIT 6: GRAVITAITON The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Keplers laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational 1potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites. UNIT 7: PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS
bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascals law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoullis 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; stage of change, latent heat. Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation. Newtons law of cooling. UNIT 8: 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. UNIT 9: KINETIC THEORY OF GASES Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on 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, Avogadros number. UNIT 10: 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 UNIT 11: ELECTROSTATICS Electric charges: Conservation of charge, Coulombs 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: Gausss 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. UNIT 12: CURRENT ELECTRICITY Electric current, Drift velocity, Ohms 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; 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. Kirchhoffs laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, Metre bridge, Potentiometer - principle and its applications. UNIT 13: MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM Biot Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampres 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; Earths magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia-, ferro- magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, hysteresis, Electromagnets and permanent magnets. UNIT 14: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENT Electromagnetic induction, Faradays law, induced emf and current; Lenzs 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. UNIT 15: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves.
ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays). Application of e.m. waves. UNIT 16: OPTICS Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its applications, Derivation and Dispersion of light by a prism, Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact. Microscope and astronomical Telescope, (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying power. Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens principle, Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens principle. Interference, Youngs 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, Polarization, plane polarized light; Brewsters law, uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids. UNIT 17: DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenards observation; Einsteins photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Mater waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer experiment.
UNIT 18: ATOMS AND NUCLEI
Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherfords 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. Massenergy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and fusion. UNIT 19: 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. UNIT 20: 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). UNIT 21: EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS: Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities:
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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. Youngs 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 Ohms law. 13. Potentiometer (i) Comparison of e.m.f. of two primary cells. (ii) Determination of internal resistance of a cell.