Advanced ยท 2h 24m ยท 18 lessons
Physics: Advanced
Fields, circuits and modern physics: NCERT Class 12 physics, worked out step by step.
What you'll learn
- โฆExplain electric charge and Coulomb's law. Calculate electric field and potential due to point charges, and the capacitance and stored energy of a capacitor
- โฆCalculate resistivity and apply Kirchhoff's laws to a circuit. Calculate a cell's EMF and internal resistance, and use the Wheatstone/meter bridge balance condition to find an unknown resistance
- โฆCalculate the magnetic force on a moving charge or a current, and explain electromagnetic induction using Faraday's and Lenz's laws
- โฆCalculate the current, voltage or power in a simple AC circuit using reactance and impedance
- โฆExplain the electromagnetic spectrum, trace ray diagrams for lenses and optical instruments, and explain interference and diffraction in wave optics
- โฆExplain the photoelectric effect, the Bohr model of the atom, and radioactivity, and calculate the related energies, wavelengths or decay
- โฆExplain how a p-n junction diode and a transistor work. Describe logic gates and, where the current NCERT book covers it, a basic communication system
Certification projects
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Hands-on work that proves you can apply what you learned โ part of the certificate requirements.
Syllabus
Module 1 ยท 24m
Electrostatics Free
What you'll be able to do
- Can explain electric charge and state Coulomb's law
- Can calculate the electric field and potential of a point charge
- Can calculate the capacitance and energy stored in a capacitor
Module 2 ยท 24m
Current Electricity Locked
What you'll be able to do
- Can calculate resistivity and apply Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws
- Can calculate a cell's EMF, internal resistance and terminal voltage
- Can use the Wheatstone/meter bridge balance condition to find an unknown resistance
Module 3 ยท 24m
Magnetism and Induction Locked
What you'll be able to do
- Can calculate the magnetic force on a moving charge or a current-carrying conductor
- Can explain electromagnetic induction using Faraday's and Lenz's laws
- Can calculate the current, voltage or power in a simple AC circuit using reactance and impedance
Module 4 ยท 24m
EM Waves and Optics Locked
What you'll be able to do
- Can explain the electromagnetic spectrum and order its waves by frequency
- Can trace ray diagrams for lenses and explain how an optical instrument forms an image
- Can explain interference and diffraction using the wave picture of light
Module 5 ยท 24m
Dual Nature and Atoms Locked
What you'll be able to do
- Can explain the photoelectric effect and calculate a photon's energy
- Can explain the Bohr model and calculate the energy of an emitted photon
- Can explain radioactive decay and calculate the amount remaining after a given time
Module 6 ยท 24m
Semiconductors Locked
What you'll be able to do
- Can explain how a p-n junction diode conducts
- Can explain how a transistor amplifies a signal
- Can describe logic gates and a basic communication system