India · CBSE Learning Outcomes
Class 11 Physics
A comprehensive exploration of classical mechanics, thermal properties, and wave phenomena. This course emphasizes mathematical modeling and experimental verification to understand the fundamental laws governing the material world.
Mathematical Tools and Kinematics
Students master the language of vectors and calculus to describe motion in one and two dimensions.
Focusing on the precision of physical quantities and the propagation of uncertainties in experimental data.
Analyzing position, velocity, and acceleration through kinematic equations and graphical interpretation.
Decomposing two dimensional motion into independent horizontal and vertical components using vectors.
Dynamics and the Laws of Motion
Investigating the relationship between forces and the resulting motion of objects through Newton's framework.
Exploring the concept of force as a change in momentum and the nature of equilibrium.
Analyzing the resistive forces between surfaces and the centripetal requirements for curved paths.
Energy, Power, and Rotational Systems
Examining work-energy theorems and the complex dynamics of rigid bodies rotating about an axis.
Quantifying energy transformations and the conservation laws that govern mechanical systems.
Extending linear mechanics to rotation, focusing on moment of inertia and angular momentum.
Gravitation and Bulk Matter Properties
Studying the universal law of gravitation and the mechanical behavior of solids and fluids.
Understanding planetary motion, escape velocity, and the gravitational field of the Earth.
Investigating elasticity, stress, strain, and the limits of material deformation.
Exploring pressure, buoyancy, and the dynamics of flowing liquids and gases.
Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
Analyzing heat transfer, the laws of thermodynamics, and the microscopic behavior of gases.
Studying expansion, calorimetry, and the modes of heat conduction and radiation.
Exploring the internal energy of systems and the limitations of heat engines.
Linking microscopic molecular motion to macroscopic properties like pressure and temperature.
Oscillations and Waves
Understanding periodic motion and the propagation of energy through mechanical waves.
Analyzing the dynamics of pendulums and spring systems through restorative forces.
Exploring transverse and longitudinal waves, superposition, and the Doppler effect.