ICSE Class 12 Syllabus for Physics

The ISC (Indian School Certificate) Class 12 Physics syllabus covers a range of topics designed to give students a deep understanding of the subject, combining both theoretical concepts and practical skills. Here’s a detailed overview:

ISC Class 12 Physics Syllabus

Theory

  1. Electrostatics

    • Electric charges and fields: Coulomb’s law, electric field intensity, electric flux, Gauss’s theorem.
    • Potential and capacitance: Electric potential, potential difference, capacitance, and capacitors in series and parallel.
    • Electrostatic potential energy and its applications.

  2. Current Electricity

    • Ohm’s law, resistance, and resistivity.
    • Series and parallel resistors, Kirchhoff’s laws, and their applications.
    • Electric power and energy.

  3. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

    • Magnetic field and force: Magnetic fields due to current-carrying conductors, Ampere’s law.
    • Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s laws, Lenz’s law, self and mutual induction.
    • Magnetic properties of materials.

  4. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

    • Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, self-inductance, mutual inductance.
    • Alternating currents: AC circuits, reactance, impedance, and power in AC circuits.

  5. Electromagnetic Waves

    • Basic concepts of electromagnetic waves: Propagation, speed, and properties.
    • Spectrum of electromagnetic waves and their applications.

  6. Optics

    • Ray optics: Reflection, refraction, and dispersion.
    • Wave optics: Interference, diffraction, and polarization.
    • Optical instruments: Microscopes, telescopes, and their functioning.

  7. Modern Physics

    • Dual nature of matter and radiation: Photoelectric effect, de Broglie hypothesis.
    • Atomic models: Bohr’s model, hydrogen spectrum.
    • Radioactivity: Alpha, beta, and gamma rays, radioactive decay and half-life.

  8. Thermodynamics

    • Laws of thermodynamics: First and second laws.
    • Heat engines and refrigerators: Carnot cycle, efficiency of heat engines.

  9. Kinematics and Dynamics

    • Motion in one dimension: Displacement, velocity, acceleration.
    • Laws of motion: Newton’s laws, friction, and their applications.
    • Work, energy, and power.

  10. Gravitation

    • Universal law of gravitation, gravitational potential energy.
    • Satellite motion: Orbital velocity, escape velocity.

  11. Oscillations and Waves

    • Simple harmonic motion: Displacement, velocity, acceleration, energy in SHM.
    • Wave motion: Types of waves, wave equation, and sound waves.

Practical

  1. Experimental Skills

    • Verification of Ohm’s law and resistance measurements.
    • Determination of acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum.
    • Measurement of potential difference and current in a circuit.

  2. Optics Experiments

    • Determination of focal length of a lens and mirror.
    • Study of interference and diffraction patterns.

  3. Electromagnetic Experiments

    • Verification of Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.
    • Study of the behavior of a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field.

  4. Modern Physics Experiments

    • Study of the photoelectric effect.
    • Measurement of the Planck’s constant.

  5. Practical Techniques

    • Use of standard laboratory equipment and techniques for measurement and analysis.
    • Application of data analysis and error estimation methods.

The ISC Class 12 Physics syllabus provides a robust framework for understanding fundamental and advanced concepts in physics, preparing students for further studies and applications in various scientific and engineering fields.

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