CHSE Odisha Elective Physics study plan

Derive Coulomb's law force expressions for two- and three-charge configurations and solve five numericals involving superposition without referring to notes

Compute electric field and potential for point charges, dipoles and uniformly charged rings, and state where each formula breaks down

Derive the capacitance of parallel-plate, spherical and cylindrical capacitors, including the effect of inserting a dielectric slab of thickness less than the plate separation

Solve series-parallel capacitor network problems and calculate energy stored before and after dielectric insertion

Apply Kirchhoff's junction and loop rules to two-loop circuits and compute current, terminal voltage and power dissipation in each branch

Apply the Biot-Savart law and Ampere's circuital law to straight wires, circular loops and solenoids, and compare the two methods for the same geometry

Derive the force per unit length between parallel currents and the torque on a current loop in a uniform field, and define the ampere from the force expression

Compute magnetic field, susceptibility and permeability relations for dia-, para- and ferromagnetic materials and distinguish their temperature behaviour

Derive motional emf, self-inductance of a solenoid and mutual inductance of two coaxial coils, and state Lenz's law consequences in each case

Solve LCR series circuit problems for impedance, phase angle, resonance frequency and power factor at given frequencies

Trace ray diagrams for concave and convex mirrors and thin lenses for all object positions and verify each with the mirror and lens formulas, including sign conventions

Derive the lens maker's formula and the equivalent focal length of two thin lenses in contact and separated by a distance

Calculate magnifying power of simple and compound microscopes and resolving power of telescopes, and explain how each depends on aperture and wavelength

Derive Young's double-slit fringe width and predict the shift when the slit separation, screen distance or medium changes

Apply the single-slit diffraction condition for minima and maxima and distinguish interference from diffraction in a written comparison

Solve photoelectric effect problems for threshold frequency, stopping potential, maximum kinetic energy and de Broglie wavelength, and state which observations classical wave theory cannot explain

Apply Bohr's postulates to compute energy levels, radii and spectral line wavelengths for hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions

Write balanced nuclear equations for alpha, beta-minus and beta-plus decay and compute mass defect, binding energy and Q-value in MeV

Explain forward and reverse biasing of a p-n junction diode with a labelled characteristic curve and identify the knee voltage region

Analyse half-wave and full-wave rectifier output waveforms and compute ripple factor qualitatively; describe zener diode voltage regulation

Apply the parallel and perpendicular axis theorems to compute moments of inertia of rods, discs, rings and spheres about shifted axes

Solve rolling-motion problems for velocity, acceleration and kinetic energy distribution on inclines using energy and torque methods

Derive Kepler's third law from Newton's law of gravitation and compute orbital velocity, escape velocity and satellite period for given altitudes

Calculate gravitational potential and field inside and outside a spherical shell and relate them to the corresponding electric cases

Apply stress, strain, Young's modulus, bulk modulus and Poisson's ratio to numericals on wire elongation and elastic potential energy density

Derive the period of a simple pendulum and a spring-mass system and solve SHM problems for displacement, velocity, acceleration and phase at a given time

Apply the wave equation to compute frequency, wavelength, wave speed and phase difference between two points on a travelling wave

Solve standing-wave problems for string and organ-pipe harmonics, including end-correction and resonance-tube cases

Apply the Doppler effect formula for moving source and moving observer cases and compute apparent frequency shifts

Use the kinetic theory relation between pressure, volume and mean kinetic energy, and compute rms, average and most probable speeds at a given temperature

Solve calorimetry and Newton's law of cooling problems and state the assumptions behind each formula used

Describe the circuit, procedure, observations and precautions for metre bridge, potentiometer, Ohm's law and resistivity experiments

Explain how to use vernier callipers, screw gauge and travelling microscope, and compute least count and zero error corrections

Write the procedure and ray-diagram setup for focal length of a convex lens and mirror using the u-v method

State the working principle and observational setup for a p-n junction diode characteristic and a zener regulator experiment

List the standard sources of error and the precautions expected in each of the above experiments

Re-solve the weakest 15 numericals from weeks 1 to 4 using only the formula sheet, targeting the error log from earlier tests

Complete two full-length mock papers under exam timing and mark them strictly against the official marking pattern

Rewrite every formula from all 12 domains from memory in a single condensed sheet and verify against source notes

Identify the three highest-error domains from mock results and write a targeted correction plan for each