Oscillations and Waves

COURSE DESCRIPTION

OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES as per CBSE Curriculum; Mapped to NCERT.

CERTIFICATION

Chapter–14: Oscillations
Periodic motion – time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time, periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a loaded spring-restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M. Kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum derivation of expression for its time period. Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance.

Chapter–15: Waves
Wave motion: Transverse and longitudinal waves, speed of travelling wave, displacement relation for a progressive wave, principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Self-Assessing Quizzes (using Google Forms) at every page  to check Learning Outcomes.
• Extra Assignments with Subjective and Objective type Questions.
• Exercises from NCERT incorporated in the content itself at appropriate places.
• Questions from previous year’s exams incorporated in the content at appropriate places.