NTRCA college written syllabus

phenomena with the 
concept of electricity and 
magnetism 
 
• Formulate mathematical 
expression in relation to 
electromagnetism. 
 
• Demonstrate the problem -
solving ability related to the 
concept of 
Electromagnetism. 
electric Dipole.  Parallel-plate capacitor, Energy stored 
in a capacitor,   Capacitors in parallel and in series , 
Gauss's law with dielectrics. 
  
Current and Magnetic field: Current density , drift 
velocity, Ohm's law, resistance and resistivity, addition 
of resistances,  Kirchhoff’s law, Problems involving 
multi-loop circuits, Ammeter,  Voltmeter and their uses,  
Wheatstone bridge principle , Biot - Savart law, 
Amperes law and their application s,  Magnetic  
properties of matter , Paramagnet, Diamagnet and 
Ferromagnet, Magnetization vector s, Hysteriesis .  
Time Varying Phenomena: 
 Faraday's law & Len z’s Law of Induction and their 
applications, Transformers , RC and LC circuit , Energy 
transformation in LC circuit. 
 
• Explain concept and terms 
regarding waves, oscillation 
and optics. 
 
• Relate the concept with the 
real-life phenomenon to the 
concept of waves, 
oscillation and optics. 
 
• Formulate mathematical 
expression in relation to 
waves, oscillation and 
optics. 
• Demonstrate the problem -
solving ability  regarding 
waves, oscillation and 
optics. 
Unit: Five (Sound and Optics) 
 
Waves: Transverse and Longitudinal Wave,  
Progressive  Wave Equation, The Principle of  
superposition  for waves  , Standing Waves and 
Resonance, Beats, The Doppler Effect, Applications 
of waves in real life .  
 
Oscillation: Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Relation 
between SHM and uniform circular motion.  Energy in 
SHM, combinations of two SHM”S, Lissajous figures, 
Damped SHM,  Vibrations of string and air -column, 
Sonometer, Melde”s experiment. 
 
Optics: Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, wave 
front and Huygens principle, Coherent source , 
Interference of light, Young's experiment, Fresnel and 
Fraunhofer class diffraction, Diffraction from s ingle slit 
and double slit s, Diffraction  grating, Polarised and 
unpolarised light , polarization by polarizer,  Brewsters 
law, Dispersion  of light  , Optical phenomena in real 
life, Optical fiber in communication. 
 
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