Maharashtra Board Physics Syllabus for Class 12
Maharashtra Board Syllabus for Class 12 Physics
1. Circular motion Angular displacement, Angular velocity and angular acceleration, Relation between linear velocity and angular velocity, Uniform circular motion, Radial acceleration, Centripetal and centrifugal forces, Banking of roads, Vertical circular motion due to earth‟s gravitation, Equation for velocity and energy at different positions of vertical circular motion. Kinematical equations for circular motion in analogy with linear motion.
2. Gravitation Newton‟s law of gravitation, Projection of satellite, Periodic time, Statement of Kepler‟s laws of motion, Binding energy and escape velocity of a satellite, Weightlessness condition in orbit,Variation of „g‟ due to altitude, lattitude, depth and motion, Communication satellite and its uses.
3. Rotational motion Definition of M.I., K.E. of rotating body, Rolling motion, Physical significance of M.I., Radius
of gyration, Torque, Principle of parallel and perpendicular axes, M.I. of some regular shaped bodies about specific axes, Angular momentum and its conservation.
4. Oscillations Explanation of periodic motion, S.H.M., Differential equation of linear S.H.M. Projection of U.C.M. on any diameter, Phase of S.H.M., K.E. and P.E. in S.H.M., Composition of two S.H.M.‟s having same period and along same line, Simple pendulum, Damped S.H.M.
5. Elasticity General explanation of elastic property, Plasticity, Deformation, Definition of stress and strain, Hooke‟s law, Poisson’s ratio, Elastic energy, Elastic constants and their relation, Determination of „Y‟, Behaviour of metal wire under increasing load, Applications of elastic behaviour of materials.
6. Surface tension Surface tension on the basis of molecular theory, Surface energy, Surface tension, Angle of
contact, Capillarity and capillary action, Effect of impurity and temperature on surface tension.
7. Wave motion Simple harmonic progressive waves, Reflection of transverse and longitudinal waves, Change of phase, Superposition of waves, Formation of beats, Doppler effect in sound.
8. Stationary waves Study of vibrations in a finite medium, Formation of stationary waves on string,Study of vibrations of air columns, Free and Forced vibrations, Resonance.
9. Kinetic theory of gases and Radiation Concept of an ideal gas, Assumptions of kinetic theory, Mean free path, Derivation for pressure of a gas, Degrees of freedom, Derivation of Boyle‟s law, Thermodynamics- Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature, 1st law of thermodynamics, 2nd law of thermodynamics, Heat engines and refrigerators, Qualitative idea of black body radiation,Wein’s displacement law, Green house effect, Stefan’s law, Maxwell distribution, Law of equipartition of energy and application to Specific heat capacities of gases.
10. Wave theory of light Wave theory of light, Huygens‟ Principle, Construction of plane and spherical wave front, Wave
front and wave normal, Reflection at plane surface, Refraction at plane surface, Polarisation, Polaroids, Plane polarised light, Brewster‟s law, Doppler effect in light.
11. Interference and diffraction Interference of light, Conditions for producing steady interference pattern, Young‟s experiment, Analytical treatment of interference bands, Measurement of wavelength by biprism experiment, Diffraction due to single slit, Rayleigh‟s criterion, Resolving power of a microscope and telescope, Difference between interference and diffraction.
12. Electrostatics Gauss‟ theorem proof and applications, Mechanical force on unit area of a charged conductor, Energy density of a medium, Dielectrics and electric polarisation, Concept of condenser, Capacity of parallel plate condenser, Effect of dielectric on capacity, Energy of charged condenser, Condensers in series and parallel, van-de-Graaff generator.
13. Current electricity Kirchhoff‟s law, Wheatstone‟s bridge, Meter bridge, Potentiometer.
14. Magnetic effects of electric current Ampere‟s law and its applications, Moving coil galvanometer, Ammeter, Voltmeter,
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