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Class 10 Physics (India)

Welcome to Class 10 physics! (CBSE syllabus)

In this course, we will explore how to bend light (unit1), what causes rainbows and make sky blue (unit2), how moving electrons light up bulbs (unit 3), and how we can generate electricity using magnets and wires (unit 4).

Unit 1: Light – reflection & refraction

Reflection of light: Light – reflection & refractionConcave & convex mirrors and their applications: Light – reflection & refractionSpherical mirrors: Light – reflection & refractionSpherical mirrors image formation: Light – reflection & refractionSign convention: Light – reflection & refractionMirror formula derivation (Bonus): Light – reflection & refractionMirror formula & magnification: Light – reflection & refraction
Refraction of light: Light – reflection & refractionAbsolute & relative refractive index : Light – reflection & refractionRefraction of light through glass slab : Light – reflection & refractionImage formation by spherical lenses : Light – reflection & refractionLens formula derivation (Bonus) : Light – reflection & refractionLens formula & magnification: Light – reflection & refractionDioptres & power of a lens: Light – reflection & refractionPrepare for CBSE board exam: Light – reflection & refraction

Unit 2: The human eye and the colourful world

The human eye: The human eye and the colourful worldPower of accommodation: The human eye and the colourful worldDefects of vision and correction: The human eye and the colourful worldDefects of vision and correction numerical: The human eye and the colourful world
Dispersion of light : The human eye and the colourful worldDispersion of light in prism: The human eye and the colourful worldAtmospheric refraction: The human eye and the colourful worldScattering of light and Tyndall effect: The human eye and the colourful worldSummary: The human eye and the colourful world

Unit 3: Electricity

Electric current & circuit: ElectricityElectric potential & potential difference: ElectricityCircuits, Ohm's law & resistance: ElectricityFactors on which resistance of a conductor depends on: ElectricitySeries and parallel resistors: Electricity
Solving a circuit with series and parallel resistors: ElectricityElectric power and heating effect of current: ElectricityElectric circuit with Bulbs : ElectricityCommercial unit of electrical energy: ElectricitySummary: Electricity

Unit 4: Magnetic effects of electric current

Magnets and magnetic fields: Magnetic effects of electric currentMagnetic fields due to straight wire carrying electric current: Magnetic effects of electric currentMagnetic field due to current carrying loops and solenoids : Magnetic effects of electric currentForce on current carrying wire in magnetic field: Magnetic effects of electric current
Electric motor: Magnetic effects of electric currentElectromagnetic induction: Magnetic effects of electric currentElectric generator & A.C. : Magnetic effects of electric currentDomestic circuits: Magnetic effects of electric currentSummary: Magnetic effects of electric current

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