AP Board Class 11 Physics Syllabus 2026 – Free PDF Download

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Physical World

1.1 What Is Physics?

1.2 Scope And Excitement Of Physics

1.3 Physics, Technology And Society

1.4 Fundamental Forces In Nature

1.5 Nature Of Physical Laws

Units And Measurements

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The International System Of Units

2.3 Measurement Of Length

2.4 Measurement Of Mass

2.5 Measurement Of Time

2.6 Accuracy, Precision Of Instruments And Errors In Measurement

2.7 Significant Figures

2.8 Dimensions Of Physical Quantities

2.9 Dimensional Formulae And Dimensional Equations

2.10 Dimensional Analysis And Its Applications

Motion In A Straight Line

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Position, Path Length And Displacement

3.3 Average Velocity And Speed

3.4 Instantaneous Velocity And Speed

3.5 Acceleration

3.6 Kinematic Equations For Uniformly Accelerated Motion

3.7 Relative Velocity

Motion In A Plane

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Scalars And Vectors

4.3 Multiplication Of Vectors By Real Numbers

4.4 Addition And Subtraction Of Vectors-Graphical Method

4.5 Resolution Of Vectors

4.6 Vector Addition – Analytical Method

4.7 Motion In A Plane

4.8 Motion In A Plane With Constant Acceleration

4.9 Relative Velocity In Two Dimensions

4.10 Projectile Motion

4.11 Uniform Circular Motion

Laws Of Motion

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Aristotle’s Inertia

5.3 The Law Of Inertia

5.4 Newton’s First Law Of Motion

5.5 Newton’s Second Law Of Motion

5.6 Newton’s Third Law Of Motion

5.7 Conservation Of Momentum

5.8 Equilibrium Of A Particle

5.9 Common Forces In Mechanics

5.10 Circular Motion

5.11 Solving Problems In Mechanics

Work, Energy And Power

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Notions Of Work And Kinetic Energy : The Work-Energy Theorem

6.3 Work

6.4 Kinetic Energy

6.5 Work Done By A Variable Force

6.6 The Work-Energy Theorem For A Variable Force

6.7 The Concept Of Potential Energy

6.8 The Conservation Of Mechanical Energy

6.9 The Potential Energy Of A Spring

6.10 Various Forms Of Energy : The Law Of Conservation Of Energy

6.11 Power

6.12 Collisions

System Of Particles And Rotational Motion

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Centre Of Mass

7.3 Motion Of Centre Of Mass

7.4 Linear Momentum Of A System Of Particles

7.5 Vector Product Of Two Vectors

7.6 Angular Velocity And Its Relation With Linear Velocity

7.7 Torque And Angular Momentum

7.8 Equilibrium Of A Rigid Body

7.9 Moment Of Inertia

7.10 Theorems Of Perpendicular And Parallel Axis

7.11 Dynamics Of Rotational Motion About A Fixed Axis

7.12 Angular Momentum In Case Of Rotations About A Fixes Axis

7.13 Rolling Motion

Oscillations

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Periodic And Oscillatory Motions

8.3 Simple Harmonic Motion (Shm)

8.4 Simple Harmonic Motion And Uniform Circular Motion

8.5 Velocity And Acceleration In Simple Harmonic Motion

8.6 Force Law For Simple Harmonic Motion

8.7 Energy In Simple Harmonic Motion

8.8 Some Systems Executing Simple Harmonic Motion

8.9 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion

8.10 Forced Oscillations And Resonance

Gravitation

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Kepler’s Law

9.3 Universal Law Of Gravitation

9.4 The Gravitational Constant

9.5 Acceleration Due To Gravity Of The Earth

9.6 Acceleration Due To Gravity Below And Above The Surface Of Earth

9.7 Gravitational Potential Energy

9.8 Escape Speed

9.9 Earth Satellite

9.10 Energy Of An Orbiting Satellite

9.11 Geostationary And Polar Satellites

9.12 Weightlessness

Mechanical Properties Of Solids

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Elastic Behavior Of Solids

10.3 Stress And Strain

10.4 Hooke’s Law

10.5 Stress-Strain Curve

10.6 Elastic Module

10.7 Applications Of Elastic Behavior Of Materials

Mechanical Properties Of Fluids

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Pressure

11.3 Streamline Flow

11.4 Bernoulli’s Principle

11.5 Viscosity

11.6 Reynolds Number

11.7 Surface Tension

Thermal Properties Of Matter

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Temperature And Heat

12.3 Measurement Of Temperature

12.4 Ideal-Gas Equation And Absolute Temperature

12.5 Thermal Expansion

12.6 Specific Heat Capacity

12.7 Calorimetry

12.8 Change Of State

12.9 Heat Transfer

12.10 Newton’s Law Of Cooling

Thermodynamics

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Thermal Equilibrium

13.3 Zeroth Law Of Thermodynamics

13.4 Heat, Internal Energy And Work

13.5 First Law Of Thermodynamics

13.6 Specific Heat Capacity

13.7 Thermodynamics State Variables And Equation Of State

13.8 Thermodynamics Processes

13.9 Heat Engines

13.10 Refrigerators And Heat Pumps

13.11 Second Law Of Thermodynamics

13.12 Reversible And Irreversible Processes

13.13 Carnot Engine

Kinetic Theory

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Molecular Nature Of Matter

14.3 Behaviour Of Gases

14.4 Kinetic Theory Of An Ideal Gas

14.5 Law Of Equipartition Of Energy

14.6 Specific Heat Capacity

14.7 Mean Free Path