Basic Physics

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Unit 1- Units and Measurements
1.1 Introduction
1. Units and Measurements 1.1.1 Unit of a Physical Quantity
1.1.2 Physical Quantities
1.2 System of Unit
1.3 Dimensions 1.3.1 Dimensional formula
1.4 Erros 1.4.1 Errors, Types of errors
1.4.2 Estimation of errors

1.5 Significant Figures,

Rules and Identification
of Significant Figures
1.6 MCQs
Unit 2- Electricity, Magnetism and Semiconductors
2.1 Electrostatics
2. Electricity, Magnetism and Semiconductors 2.1.1 Concept of Electric Charge
2.1.2 Coulombs Inverse Square Law
2.1.3 Electric Field
2.1.4 Electric Field Intensity
2.1.5 Electrics Lines of Force
2.1.6 Electric Flux
2.1.7 Electric Flux Density at a point
2.1.8 Electric Potential and Potential Difference

2.1.9 Potential due to a Point Charge

2.1.10 P.D. Between two Points
2.1.11 MCQs
2.2 Magnetism 2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 Magnetic Field
2.2.3 Magnetic Field Intensity or Magnetic
Intensity
2.2.4 Magnetic Lines of Force
2.2.5 Magnetic Flux
2.2.6 Magnetic Flux Density or Magnetic
Induction
2.2.7 Relation Between Magnetic Flux Density
and Magnetic Field Intensity
2.3 Current Electricity 2.3.1 Introduction
2.3.2 Electric Current
2.3.3 Resistance
2.3.4 Resistivity or Specific Resistance
2.3.5 Conductance
2.3.6 Conductivity or Specific Conductance

2.3.7 Ohms Law

2.3.8 Combination of Resistance
2.3.9 Heatin Effect of Electric Current
2.3.10 MCQs
 2.4 Semiconductor 2.4.1 Band Theory of Solid
Physics
2.4.2 Formation of Energy Band in Solid
2.4.3 Energy Band Diagram for Conductors,
Semiconductors and Insulators

2.4.4 Classification of Solids on the basis of

Band Theory
2.4.5 Intrinsi and Extrinsic Semiconductors

2.4.6 PN Junction Diode

2.4.7 MCQs
Unit 3- Heat and Optics
3.1.1 Heat
3.1 Heat, Temperature
3. Heat and Opticsand Temperature Scales
3.1.2 Temperature
3.1.3 Unit of Heat and Temperature Scales

3.2 Modes of Transfer of 3.2.1 Conductions

Heat
3.2.2 Convection
3.2.3 Radiation
3.2.4 Comparison Between Conduction,
Convection and Radiation
3.3 Gas Laws and Gas 3.3.1 Boyles Law
Equation
3.3.2 Charles Law
3.3.3 Gay-Lussacs Law
3.3.4 Perfect Gas Equation or General Gas
Equation and Specific and Universal Gas
Constant
3.4.1 Unit of Specific Heat of Gas
3.4 Specific Heat of a
Substance or two Specific
heats and Relation
between them
3.4.2 Specific Heat of Gas at Constant Volume

3.4.3 Specific Heat of Gas at Constant Pressure

3.4.4 Relation between Cv and Cp

3.4.5 MCQs
3.5 Optics 3.5.1 Reflection
3.5.2 Refraction of Monochromatic Light
3.5.3 Total Internal Reflection
3.6 Optical Fiber 3.6.1 Optical Fiber Principle
3.6.2 Structure of Optical Fiber
3.6.3 Path of Light Through Optical Fiber
3.6.4 Path of Light through Different types of
Optical fiber
3.6.5 Path of Light Through Different Types of
Optical Fibers
3.6.6 Differnce between Different types of
Optical Fibers
3.6.7 Optical Fiber Application
3.6.8 MCQs