COURSE OUTLINES - HEAT AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION NTA 5 - SEMESTER I

A: HEAT
(a) I: Thermometry 

      -Thermometric properties

         -Types of thermometers

   II: Processes of Heat Transfer

   - Convection process 
  - Radiation process
  - Conduction process

B: SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION

- Define SHM and give examples,

- Derive the expressions for displacement, velocity, acceleration and periodic time of simple pendulum

- Sketch the graph of energy changes on S.H.M and determine the value of "g" using simple pendulum

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Assignment                      10%

2 Tests                             30%

End Semester Exam        60%

REFERENCES

·      Nelkon M, and Parker, P (1995). Advanced Level Physics 7^th Ed, Heinemann educational books.

·      Resnick R, and Halligay (1996), Physics, Part I, Wiley Eastern Ltd.

·      Sears, F.W, Zemansky, M.W. and Young, H.D. (1981), University physics 6^th Ed, narosa Publishing House.

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