Physics and Chemistry

syllabus for Physics and Chemistry in the first year of an engineering program:

Physics

Unit I: Mechanics

  • Kinematics: Motion in one and two dimensions
  • Dynamics: Newton’s laws of motion, work-energy theorem, conservation of momentum
  • Rotational Motion: Angular momentum, torque, rotational kinematics and dynamics

Unit II: Waves and Oscillations

  • Simple Harmonic Motion: Damped and forced oscillations
  • Wave Motion: Types of waves, wave equation, superposition principle
  • Sound Waves: Doppler effect, resonance, standing waves

Unit III: Electromagnetism

  • Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, electric field and potential, Gauss’s law
  • Current Electricity: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, RC circuits
  • Magnetism: Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction

Unit IV: Optics

  • Geometrical Optics: Reflection, refraction, lenses, mirrors
  • Physical Optics: Interference, diffraction, polarization

Unit V: Modern Physics

  • Quantum Mechanics: Photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality, Schrödinger equation
  • Atomic and Nuclear Physics: Atomic models, radioactivity, nuclear reactions

Chemistry

Unit I: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding

  • Atomic Models: Bohr’s model, quantum mechanical model
  • Chemical Bonding: Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds, hybridization, molecular orbital theory

Unit II: Thermodynamics

  • Laws of Thermodynamics: First, second, and third laws
  • Thermochemistry: Enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy

Unit III: Chemical Kinetics and Equilibrium

  • Reaction Rates: Factors affecting reaction rates, rate laws
  • Chemical Equilibrium: Le Chatelier’s principle, equilibrium constants

Unit IV: Electrochemistry

  • Electrochemical Cells: Galvanic and electrolytic cells, Nernst equation
  • Corrosion and Its Prevention

Unit V: Organic Chemistry

  • Hydrocarbons: Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic compounds
  • Functional Groups: Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines

Unit VI: Inorganic Chemistry

  • Periodic Table: Trends and properties of elements
  • Coordination Compounds: Ligands, coordination number, isomerism

Practical/Lab Work

  • Physics Lab: Experiments related to mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics
  • Chemistry Lab: Experiments related to titration, synthesis, qualitative analysis, and electrochemistry

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