ISBN: 9788189928223    Publisher: Dhanpat Rai Publications Year of publishing: 2013     Format:  Paperback Language: English

PART I: PROPERTIES OF MATTER

1. Vectors
2. Force and Motion
3. Circular Motion
4. Conservation Laws
5. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies -- Moment of Inertia
6. Gravitation, Gravity and Satellites
7. Elasticity
8. Surface Tension and Viscosity.

PART II: HEAT

9. Temperature and its Measurement
10. Calorimetry and Change of State
11. Expansion of Gases and Gas Laws
12. Specific Heat of Gases
13. Expansion and Compression of Gases
14. Kinetic Theory of Gases
15. Thermodynamics
16. Transmission of Heat
17. Vacuum, Technology.

PART III: LIGHT

18. Reflection, Refraction and Dispersion of Light
19. Refraction at Spherical Surfaces: Thin Lens Formula
20. Lens Aberrations
21. Cardinal Points and Eyepieces
22. Optical Instruments
23. Velocity of Light
24. Photometry
25. Wave Theory of Light
26. Interference
27. Diffraction
28. Resolving Power of Optical Instruments
29. Polarisation
30. Doppler Effect
31. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER)
32. Holography and Fibre Optics.

PART IV: SOUND

33. Simple Harmonic Motion: Free, Damped and Forced Vibrations
34. Wave Motion
35. Superposition of Waves
36. Velocity of Sound: Kundt's Tube
37. Transverse Vibrations of Stretched Strings
38. Vibrations of Air-Column
39. Doppler's Principle
40. Musical Sounds
41. Acoustics of Buildings
42. Ultrasonics.

PART V: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

43. Electric Field and Potential
44. Capacity and Condensers
45. Chemical Effect of Current and Cells
46. D.C. Circuits
47. Electromagnetism
48. Magnetic Proper ties of Materials and Magnetic Circuits
49. Electromagnetic Induction
50. A.C. Circuits
51. Thermo-Electricity
52. Vacuum Valves and Their Applications
53. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves.

PART VI: MODERN PHYSICS

54. Cathode Rays and Positive Rays
55. Atomic Structure
56. Quantum Theory
57. Waves and Particles
58. Crystal Structure
59. X-rays
60. Classification of Solids (Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors)
61. Radioactivity and Nuclear Detectors
62. Structure of the Nucleus and Particle Accelerators
63. Nuclear Fission and Fusion
64. Special Theory of Relativity.
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