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The document outlines the revised scheme and syllabus for the physics component of the CSS competitive examination in Pakistan. The exam consists of two papers worth 100 marks each. Paper 1 covers mechanics, fluid mechanics, waves and oscillations, and heat and thermodynamics. Paper 2 covers electricity and magnetism, modern and quantum physics, solid state physics, and nuclear physics. Key topics listed for each section include vectors, Newton's laws of motion, relativity, waves, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, band theory, and nuclear structure and decay processes. Suggested reference books on various areas of physics are also provided.

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Css Subject Physics Syllabus Download

The document outlines the revised scheme and syllabus for the physics component of the CSS competitive examination in Pakistan. The exam consists of two papers worth 100 marks each. Paper 1 covers mechanics, fluid mechanics, waves and oscillations, and heat and thermodynamics. Paper 2 covers electricity and magnetism, modern and quantum physics, solid state physics, and nuclear physics. Key topics listed for each section include vectors, Newton's laws of motion, relativity, waves, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, band theory, and nuclear structure and decay processes. Suggested reference books on various areas of physics are also provided.

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Revised Scheme and Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination

PAPER: PHYSICS (200 MARKS)

PAPER—I (Marks-100)
I. Mechanics

 Vectors: Dots, Cross and triple products, Gradient, divergence, curl and
applications.
 Newtonian laws of motion: calculus based approach to kinematics, forces and
dynamics, conservation law of energy; conservation of linear and angular
momentum; Dynamics of rigid body; spin and precession; gyroscope;
Gravitation; planetary motion and satellites; Kepler's laws; centripetal forces
 Special theory of relativity: Michelson-Morley experiment and Einstein’s
postulates; Lorentz transformation; time dilation and length contraction;
equivalence of mass and energy.
II. Fluid Mechanics

 Surface tension; Viscosity; Elasticity; fluid motion and Bernoulli’s theorem.


III. Waves and Oscillations, Optics

 Free oscillation with one and two degrees of freedom; forced and damped
oscillations and phenomenon of resonance; Simple harmonic motion; Traveling
waves and transmission of energy; Phase and Group velocity; standing waves;
Basics of sound waves.
 Reflection, Refraction, Interference, Diffraction and Polarization of waves; interfero
meter and Newton’s rings; Diffraction Gratings and their resolving power; spectro
meters. Electromagnetic wave equation; normal and anamolous dispersion;
coherence, lasers and applications.

IV. Heat and Thermodynamics

 Perfect gas, real gas and Van der Waals equation; Three Laws of
Thermodynamics; internal energy; temperature; entropy; Thermal properties of
simple systems; kinetic theory of gases; Maxwellian distribution of molecular
velocities; Brownian motion; Transport phenomena. Classical Maxwell-Boltzmann
Statistics and its application; Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac Statistics.

PAPER—II (Marks-100)

I. Electricity and Magnetism


 Electric field due to point charges; Gauss’ law; Electric potential; Poisson and
Laplace’s equations; Dielectric medium and Polarization; Capacitance;
Moving charges and resulting magnetic field; Ampere’s law; Magnetic
properties of matter; Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction; Alternating
current and RLC circuit; Poynting theorem and Poynting Vector. Maxwell's
equations in integral and differential form; scalar and vector potential.
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II. Modern and Quantum Physics

 Waves and particles and De Broglie’s Hypothesis; Operators and quantum states;
observables; time dependent and independent Schrodinger equation; angular
momentum; spin-1/2 particle in a magnetic field; wave mechanics; particle in a
box; tunneling; one-dimensional harmonic oscillator; Heisenber's uncertainty
relationship and indeterminacy based on commutation properties of operators;
Bohr’s theory and quantum numbers including electron spin; Pauli’s exclusion
principle; Spectra of simple systems with one or two valence electrons;
photo electric effect; Compton scattering; pair production; Lande’s g factor
and Zeeman effect. Raman effect;

III. Solid State Physics

 Crystal lattice and structure, Bravais lattice, free electron model, Band theory and
electron in a periodic potential, Fermi energy and density of states, n and p type
semiconductors, physics of the transistor and MOSFET, dielectric properties,
magnetic properties and origin of magnetism.

IV. Nuclear Physics

 Structure of Nuclei; Radioactivity,,  and  decay; Methods of detection of


nuclear radiation, Mass Sepectrometer; Accelerators; Phenomenon of
fission; reactor and nuclear power; nuclear fusion and its applications; Elementary
particles and their properties.

SUGGESTED READINGS

S. No. Title Author


1 Perspectives of Modern Physics. A. Beiser.
2 Fundamentals of Physics. Halliday & Resnick
3 Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields and D. Corson & P. Lorrain.
Waves.
4 Heat and Thermodynamics. D. Zemansky
5 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics D. Griffiths
6 Modern Physics Serway, Moses, Moyer.
7. Solid State Physics C. Kittel

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