JMI ENTRANCE Physics (BTech / BSc Programmes) Syllabus

JMI ENTRANCE Physics (BTech / BSc Programmes): topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Mechanics & Properties of Matter

   ~10 marks

   • Kinematics — Motion in 1D/2D/3D, Projectile Motion, Relative Velocity, Uniform/Non-uniform Motion
   • Newton's Laws of Motion — Inertia, Force, Momentum, Equilibrium, Friction (Static/Kinetic/Rolling), Banking of Roads
   • Work, Energy & Power — Work-energy Theorem, Conservation of Energy, Power, Potential/kinetic Energy
   • Rotational Motion — Moment of Inertia, Torque, Angular Momentum, Conservation, Rolling Motion
   • Gravitation — Kepler's Laws, Universal Law, Gravitational PE, Escape Velocity, Satellites
   • Elasticity — Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law, Young's/Bulk/Shear Modulus, Poisson's Ratio
   • Fluid Mechanics — Pressure, Buoyancy, Archimedes, Bernoulli, Viscosity, Surface Tension
   • Oscillations & Waves — SHM, Damped/Forced Oscillations, Resonance, Wave Motion, Superposition, Standing Waves, Doppler Effect
2. 2

   Thermodynamics & Kinetic Theory

   ~6 marks

   • Kinetic Theory of Gases — Ideal Gas Law, Degrees of Freedom, Maxwell Distribution, Mean Free Path
   • Laws of Thermodynamics — Zeroth, First, Second, Third Laws, Heat Engines, Carnot Cycle, Refrigerators, Entropy
   • Heat Transfer — Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Newton's Law of Cooling, Stefan-Boltzmann Law
3. 3

   Optics

   ~6 marks

   • Ray Optics — Reflection, Refraction, Lenses, Prisms, Optical Instruments, Microscope, Telescope
   • Wave Optics — Huygens Principle, Interference (Young's Double Slit), Diffraction, Polarization
   • Modern Optics — Coherence, Resolving Power, Dispersion, Scattering
4. 4

   Electrostatics & Magnetism

   ~8 marks

   • Electrostatics — Electric Charge, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field, Potential, Gauss Law, Capacitors, Dielectrics
   • Current Electricity — Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, Resistance, EMF, Wheatstone Bridge, Potentiometer
   • Magnetism — Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, Magnetic Force, Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Materials, Earth's Magnetism
   • Electromagnetic Induction — Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law, Inductance, AC Circuits, Transformers, LC Oscillations
5. 5

   Modern Physics & Electronics

   ~10 marks

   • Quantum Mechanics — Photoelectric Effect, de Broglie, Heisenberg Uncertainty, Bohr Model, Energy Levels, X-rays
   • Nuclear Physics — Radioactivity, Half-Life, Nuclear Reactions, Fission, Fusion, Mass-Energy Equivalence
   • Semiconductor Electronics — Energy Bands, Doping, Diodes, Rectifiers, Zener, BJT, Transistor Amplifier, FET
   • Digital Electronics — Logic Gates, Truth Tables, Boolean Algebra, Binary/Hexadecimal Number Systems
   • Communication Systems — Modulation (AM, FM), Bandwidth, Transmission Media, Satellite, Mobile Communication