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Physical World

Physics- Scope and excitement

Physics- Technology and society

Nature of physical laws

Units and Measurement

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Motion in a straight line

Frame of reference: Position-time graph, speed and velocity

Motion in a plane

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Laws of Motion

Intuitive concept of forces

Inertia

Newton first law of motion; momentum

Newton second law of motion; impulse

Newton third law of motion

Work, Power, Energy

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System of particles and rotational motion

Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorem and their applications

Gravitation

Kepler’s law of planetary motion

Acceleration due to gravity

Mechanical properties of solid

Elastic behavior

Shear modulus of rigidity

Poisson’s ratio

Elastic energy

Mechanical properties of fluid

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Thermal properties of matter

Heat and temperature

Heat transfer

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

Thermodynamics

Heat engine

Refrigerator

Kinetic Theory

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Oscillation

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Waves

Doppler effect

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Some basic concepts of chemistry

Nature of matter

Laws of chemical combination

Dalton’s atomic theory

Structure of atom

Discovery of subatomic particles

Atomic models

Classification of elements and periodicity properties

Significance of classification, brief history of development of periodic table

Chemical bonding and molecular structure

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States of matter

Liquefaction of gases

Critical temperature

Kinetic energy and molecular speed

Liquid state-vapour pressure

Viscosity and Surface tension (qualitative idea only , no mathematical derivations)

Thermodynamics

Heat capacity and specific heat capacity

Criteria for equilibrium

Equilibrium

Hydrolysis of salts (elementary idea)

Henderson equation

Redox reaction

Applications of redox reaction

Hydrogen

Preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen, hydrogen peroxide preparation, and structure and uses

S-Block Elements

Preparation and properties of some important compounds: Sodium carbonate, Sodium chloride, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium hydrogen carbonate.

Biological importance of Sodium and Potassium.

Calcium oxide and calcium carbonate and their industrial uses

Biological importance of Magnesium and Calcium

P-Block Elements

Some important compounds: Borax, Boric acid, Hydrides

Aluminium reactions with acids and alkalies and uses

Carbon, Silicon and their uses

Organic Chemistry – Some basic principles and techniques

Methods of purification, qualitative and quantitative analysis

Hydrocarbons

Free radical mechanism of halogenation, combustion and pyrolysis

Environmental Chemistry

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Sets

Difference of sets

Complement and properties of sets

Relation and Functions

RxRxR

Sum, Difference, Product and Quotients of functions

Trigonometric functions

General solution of trigonometric equations of type: sin y = sin a, cos y = cos a and tan y = tan a

Principal of Mathematical Induction

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Complex numbers and Quadratic equation

Polar representation of complex numbers.

Square root of a complex number

Linear inequalities

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Permutation and Combination

Derivation of formula for nPr and nCr

Binomial Theorem

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Sequence and series

Formulae for special sums

Straight lines

Shifting of origin, Equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines

Conic sections

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Introduction to 3-D geometry

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Limits and Derivatives

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Mathematics reasoning

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Statistics

Analysis of frequency distribution with equal means but different variance

Probability

Axiomatic probability, connection with other theories of earlier classes

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The living world

Taxonomy and systematics

Tools to study taxonomy

Biological classification

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Plant Kingdom

Angiosperm – classification upto class, characteristics features and examples

Animal Kingdom

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Morphology of flowering plants

Morphology and modification, Morphology of different parts of flowering plants – root, stem, leaf, fruit and seed

Description of families – Fabaceae

Anatomy of flowering plants

Anatomy and functions of different tissues and tissues systems in dicots and monocots secondary growth

Structural organization in animals

Morphology, Anatomy and functions of different system of an insect

Cell – The unit of life

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Bio molecules

Cell cycle and Cell divison

Transport in Plants

Movement of water, gases and nutrients; cell to cell transport; diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, plan-water relation, imbibition, water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis, long distance transport of water, transport of food

Mineral nutrition

Essential minerals, macro and micro nutrients and their role, deficiency symptoms, mineral toxicity, elementary idea of hydroponics as a method of study mineral nutrition, nitrogen metabolism, nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation.

Photosynthesis in higher plants

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Respiration in plants

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Plant – Growth and Development

Seed germination, phases of plant growth and plant growth rate, conditions of growth, differentiation, differentiation and redifferentiation, sequence of developmental processes in a plant cell, Seed dormancy, vernalisation, photoperiodism

Digestion and Absorption

Alimentary canal and digestive glands, role of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones, Peristalsis, Digestion, Absorption and assimilation of proteins, Carbohydrates and fats, Calorific value of proteins, Carbohydrates and Fats, Egestion, Nutritional and digestive disorders – PEM indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrohea

Breathing and exchange of gases

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Body fluids and circulation

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Excretory products and their elimination

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Locomotion and movement

Types of movement, ciliary flagellar, muscular, Skeletal system and its function joints, disorder of muscular and skeletal system, myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout

Neural control and coordination

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Chemical coordination and integration

Reflex actions, Sensory perception, Sense organs, Elementary structure and functions of eye and ear

• NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Physics
• Physics for Karnataka CET and COMEDK
• Physics for 1st Year PUC by AS Govind
• Physics for Karnataka CET and COMEDK by K. L. Gomber and K. L. Gogia
• Fundamentals of Physics by S Chand
• Pradeep’s Fundamental Physics (Class 11 and 12)

• NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Chemistry
• Modern’s Abc of Chemistry, Part-1 and Part-2 by S P Jauhar
• Chemistry for first Year PUC by Prof Somashekara Prasad
• Pradeep’s New Course Chemistry

• NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Mathematics
• CET by Bosco
• MCQ by Asit Das Gupta
• Mathematics by Dinesh
• Mathematics for first Year PUC BY Dr. PG Umarani

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