Kerala SSLC Physics study plan

State and apply Joule's law to compute heat produced in a resistor for given current, resistance and time

Derive and use the relation between heat and electrical energy to solve numerical problems set in household wiring contexts

Explain how a fuse and a short circuit protect a circuit, and calculate the fuse rating needed for a given appliance load

Distinguish power, energy and kilowatt-hour, and convert between them in billing-style problems

Draw and label the magnetic field lines around a straight conductor, a circular coil and a solenoid

Apply the right-hand grip rule and Fleming's left-hand rule to predict field or force direction

Explain the working of an electric motor in terms of force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field

Describe the construction and action of a moving-coil loudspeaker or a relay as an application

State Faraday's laws and Lenz's law, and use them to predict the direction of induced current in coil-and-magnet setups

Explain how a moving-coil generator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, distinguishing AC and DC output

Describe the principle and advantage of an AC generator over a DC generator in simple terms

Identify everyday applications of electromagnetic induction such as induction cookers and dynamos

Solve mixed numericals combining electrical power, magnetic force and induced emf

Redraw the full chain from current to magnetic field to induced current without notes

Correct every error from weeks 1-3 in a personal error log

Time yourself on a 20-mark mixed set covering the three electricity-and-magnetism domains

Draw ray diagrams for concave and convex mirrors for all standard object positions and state the image nature in each case

Use the mirror formula and magnification formula to solve numerical problems, including sign conventions

Apply Snell's law and refractive index relations to find angle of refraction and speed of light in a medium

Draw ray diagrams for a convex lens and a concave lens and locate the image for given object distances

Explain total internal reflection and give two applications such as optical fibre and mirage

Explain dispersion of white light through a prism and define angle of deviation and dispersive power qualitatively

Explain scattering of light and account for the blue colour of the sky and the reddening of the sun at sunrise and sunset

Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves and label amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period on a wave diagram

Apply the wave equation v = f times lambda to solve numericals on sound

Explain echo, reverberation and the audible range, and compute distance using echo timing

Compute work done, power and kinetic energy in multi-step problems, including work against gravity on an incline

State and apply the law of conservation of energy to a falling body or pendulum and account for energy loss

Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales and solve calorimetry problems using specific heat capacity

Explain latent heat of fusion and vaporisation and compute heat exchanged during phase change

Distinguish heat and temperature and explain thermal expansion with one everyday example

Describe the correct procedure for verifying Ohm's law and for finding the focal length of a convex lens, including precautions

Identify common experimental errors and how to reduce them, such as parallax and zero error

Revisit the highest-weight domains 4 and 1 with a rapid formula-and-diagram recall drill

Complete two full-length timed practice papers under exam conditions and review them