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Scope, Importance and Sub-branches of Physics: The place and brief history of physics in natural sciences, its scope and sub-branches, its relationship with other sciences.
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Physics and Measurement: Standards, SI unit system, dimensional analysis.
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Vectors; vector and scalar magnitude, coordinate systems, properties of vectors and vector operations.
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Motion Information (Kinematics): Definition of motion and its variables, motion in one and two dimensional space, relative velocity.
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Force Information (Dynamic): Newton's laws and applications, Friction force.
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Work and Energy: work done by a force, work-kinetic energy theorem, potential energy of a system, work done by conservative and nonconservative forces, work and energy in conservative and nonconservative force systems. Energy diagrams and equilibrium states of a system.
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Conservation of Energy: Energy in isolated and non-isolated systems, mechanical energy and its types, work done by nonconservative forces and change in mechanical energy, Power.
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Linear Momentum and Collisions: Impulse, linear momentum, momentum in isolated and non-isolated systems, collisions in one and two dimensions, multi-particle systems and center of mass, Rockets.
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Rotational Motion in Solid Bodies: Angular position, angular velocity and angular acceleration, rotational motion with constant angular acceleration, Comparison of the magnitudes of angular motion and translational motion, torque, dynamics of rotation under net torque, moment of inertia…
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Rotational Motion in Solid Bodies: rotational kinetic energy, work kinetic energy theorem in rotational motion, rolling motion of a solid body
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Angular Momentum: Angular momentum as vector product, Angular momentum of a rotating body, angular momentum in isolated and non-isolated systems, Gyroscope motion.
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Static Equilibrium and Elasticity: Equilibrium conditions in solids, centers of mass and gravity, elastic properties of solids.
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Universal Gravity: Newton's law of universal gravitation, free fall acceleration and gravitational force, Behavior of a particle in a gravitational field…
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Universal Gravity: …Kepler's Laws and motion of planets, gravitational potential energy, motion of satellites and energy changes. escape velocity, black holes, dark matter.
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