I will recommend that you start with Nootan ISC Physics for Class 11 Part 1 by Kumar and Mittal:
The book starts by explaining some concepts of mathematics which you will need to use to understand physics concepts and to solve physics problems, so make sure you know them well.
UNIT 1: PHYSICAL WORLD AND MEASUREMENT
Chapter 1 is called Physical World. It touches upon some basic concepts related to physics. I would recommend you go through it to get a general feel of the subject.
Chapter 2 is called Units and Measurements: Error Analysis and Significant Figures. It has very good discussions on the different aspects on measurement such as systems of units, fundamental and derived units, different methods of measuring length, mass and time-intervals, accuracy and precision, errors in measurements, least count of measuring instruments, combination of errors, significant figures, rules for rounding off digits, order of magnitude and problems. You have probably seen some of this material before, but I would still recommend you go through it and learn it well because you will use these concepts everywhere and there is a very good chance you will see questions from this topic in competitives.
Chapter 3 is called Dimensional Analysis. It lists dimensional formulae of many physical quantities along with some important concepts and related problems.
UNIT 2: KINEMATICS
Chapter 4 is called Motion in a Straight Line. It starts with a good discussion on inertial and non-inertial frames of reference, followed by the concepts of motion and rest, basic concepts related to motion, different types of time-displacement graphs, time-velocity graphs and time-acceleration graphs along with related concepts. Then it derives the different equations of motion graphically and using calculus, It also lists the equations of motion under gravity and along a smooth inclined plane. It is essential that you solve all the problems: you will be asked similar questions in your exams.
Chapter 5 is called Motion in a Plane. It discusses scalar and vector quantities, different kinds of vectors, equality of vectors, describes algebra of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar, unit vector, resolution of a vector in 2-D and 3-D along with related formulae, scalar and vector product of two vectors along with related formulae and properties, relative velocity and related concepts and projectile motion with related formulae. This is a very important chapter not just for your exams but also because you will use these concepts in later chapters. So study it and practice the problems well.
UNIT 3: LAWS OF MOTION
Chapter 6 is called Newton’s Laws of Motion. It starts with the concept of force, inertia and moves on to discussing the all-important concepts of Newton’s first law of motion, linear momentum, Newton’s second law of motion (with related concepts), impulse of a force along with examples, Newton’s third law of motion, law of conservation of linear momentum, how Newton’s second law can be used to derive the other two laws, how to apply Newton’s second law and free body diagrams to solve problems (there are many different cases which are very important for your exams). The chapter ends with a discussion on concurrent forces and very important problems that you should practice well.
Chapter 7 is called Friction. It discusses basic concepts related to friction followed by laws of static and kinetic friction along with related concepts and scenarios. The chapter ends with a discussion on friction as a non-conservative force and methods of reducing friction. Solve all the problems: you will see similar problems in your exams.
Chapter 8 is called Uniform Circular Motion. It starts by describing uniform and non-uniform circular motion followed by the concepts of angular displacement, angular velocity, centripetal acceleration, centripetal force along with examples, centrifugal force and motion in a vertical circle. The problems in the chapter will help you prepare for competitive exams.
UNIT 4: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
Chapter 9 is called Work, Energy and Power. It starts with the basic concepts of work, followed by very good discussions on work done by a variable force, conservative and non-conservative forces and related concepts and moves onto the concepts of kinetic energy, work-energy theorem (important), relation between kinetic energy and momentum (also very important), different kinds of potential energy and related concepts, the principle of conservation of energy along with examples, briefly discusses other forms of energy, mass-energy equivalence and the concept of power. The chapter ends with a very good discussion on collisions along with different scenarios which are very important. This is an extremely important chapter and you will use these concepts a lot. The problems are representative of what you will see in the exams, so practice them well.
UNIT 5: MOTION OF SYSTEM OF PARTICLES AND RIGID BODY
Chapter 10 is called Centre of Mass. It derives the formulae for calculation of a centre of mass of a two-particle system, a system of ‘n’ particles, a rigid body (and shows you how to find the centre of mass of a uniform rod as an example), followed by very good explanations of motion of centre of mass along with related formulae and examples, momentum conservation and ends with a brief discussion on the difference between centre of mass and centre of gravity plus problems which will give you excellent practice.
Chapter 11 is called Rotational Motion of a Rigid Body: Moment of Inertia. It discusses the concepts of torque, angular momentum, rigid body rotation, derives the equations of rotational motion, talks about the concept of moment of inertia and related concepts such as radius of gyration, theorems of parallel and perpendicular axes and lists the formulae for the moment of inertia of certain regular bodies (important) and explains the relation between torque and moment of inertia, kinetic energy of rotation, relation between angular momentum and moment of inertia, relation between torque and rate of change of angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum, translational and rotational equilibrium of rigid bodies (along with examples), the concept of couple and comparison of linear and rotational motion. Study each and every concept and problem thoroughly. This chapter is very important for competitive exams.
UNIT 6: GRAVITATION
Chapter 12 is called Gravitation: Planets and Satellites. It starts with Kepler’s laws of planetary motion (important) followed by Newton’s universal law of gravitation and related concepts(very important), gravity, shows you how to compute the mass and density of the earth and has excellent discussions on the effect of altitude, depth and axial rotation of the earth on acceleration due to gravity (important), gravitational field, gravitational potential, gravitational potential energy, maximum height attained by a projectile, escape energy and escape velocity (important) and several concepts related to satellites. You are sure to see problems or theoretical questions on this chapter in your exams, so study the material and practice the problems until you are comfortable with everything.
Here is a discussion on Nootan ISC Physics for Class 11 Part 2 by Kumar and Mittal:
UNIT 7: PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Chapter 13 is called Elasticity. It discusses the concepts of stress and strain, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity, experimental determination of Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, work done in stretching a wire (elastic potential energy), force produced in cooling of a stretched wire, applications of elasticity, explanation of elasticity on the atomic scale, interatomic force constant and problems based on these concepts which are very important, specially for competitives.
Chapter 14 is called Fluid Pressure. It talks about fluid thrust and pressure, pressure exerted by a liquid column, Pascal’s law (along with proof and applications), effect of gravity on fluid pressure and Archimedes’ principle. All these concepts are very important and the problems which will help clear your concepts and prepare you for competitive exams.
Chapter 15 is called Flow of Liquids. It describes laminar and turbulent flow, the concept of critical velocity of a liquid and Reynold’s number, viscosity, velocity gradient and coefficient of viscosity along with related concepts, Stokes law and applications, Poiseuille’s formula, principle of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem along with many applications and Torricelli’s theorem) along with problems. You are bound to see theoretical and numerical questions on these concepts in your exams, so study and practice everything well.
Chapter 16 is called Surface Tension. It explains surface tension with many examples, talks about the reason for surface tension at the molecular level (important) and uses these concepts to explain the shapes of liquid meniscus (water and mercury) in a glass tube followed by angle of contact, surface energy of a liquid, different aspects of capillarity along with examples, and shows you how to calculate the excess pressure inside a liquid drop, an air bubble and a soap bubble and problems (all very important for competitives).
UNIT 8: HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
Chapter 17 is called Thermal Properties of Matter. It starts with a brief but good explanation on temperature and heat followed by thermometry (along with different kinds of thermometers with related formulae), Boyle’s law, Charles’ law and uses them to derive the ideal gas equation (very important), absolute temperature, thermal expansion of solids and liquids along with related concepts, the anomalous expansion of water with examples (important), variation of density of liquid with temperature and formulae, thermal expansion of gases along with related formulae, the concept of specific heat, calorimetry (important), examples of how the high specific heat of water is advantageous in daily life, change of state, latent heat and the heating curve (very important). The problems will help you in understanding the material and prepare you for your exams as well.
Chapter 18 is called Heat Transfer. It talks about conduction and related concepts such as conduction of heat in a metal rod, isothermal surface, temperature gradient, coefficient of thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, equivalent conductivity of slabs joined in series and parallel, how to determine coefficient of thermal conductivity using Searle’s method and common examples of conduction in daily life. That is followed by a discussion on convection along with examples. The third part of the chapter is on radiation and related concepts such as reflectance, absorptance and transmittance, emissive power, emissivity, spectral absorptive power, perfectly black body (important), Wien’s law, Stefan’s law and Newton’s law of cooling (all very important). There is a lot of very important formulae which you will need to know how to use and practising the problems thoroughly will teach you how to do that.
Chapter 19 is called Thermodynamics. It starts with some general concepts related to thermodynamics followed by zeroth law of thermodynamics, discusses the concepts of heat, work and internal energy in detail (very important) and moves on to discussing the first law of thermodynamics and applications (very important) along with very important problems. This is a tough chapter and it is essential you practice them to clear your concepts.
Chapter 20 is called Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes. It describes isothermal and adiabatic processes, work done by an ideal gas in both isothermal and adiabatic expansion, comparison of isothermal and adiabatic processes for an ideal gas, principal and molar specific heats of gases, relation between molar specific heats of an ideal gas (Cp and Cv) and contains different kinds of questions which you should practice: you will see similar problems in your exams, specially competitives.
Chapter 21 is called Heat Engine: Second Law of Thermodynamics. It starts with the limitations of the first law of thermodynamics and moves on to the second law of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, heat engines, Carnot’s ideal heat engine (very important) and Carnot’s ideal refrigerator or heat pump. Solve the questions as preparation for competitive exams.
UNIT 9: BEHAVIOUR OF PERFECT GAS AND KINETIC THEORY OF GAS
Chapter 22 is called Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory of Gases. It starts with the concept of perfect (ideal) gas and the equation of state, has an excellent discussion on the basics of kinetic theory of gases, root-mean-square (rms) speed of gas molecules, followed by derivations of many important formulae. The last part of the chapter explains the law of equipartition of energy, total internal energy of an ideal gas as the kinetic energy of it’s molecules, some formulae related to Cp and Cv, mean free path followed by Avogadro number and it’s significance. This is once again a very important chapter for competitives, so study it and practise the problems thoroughly.
UNIT 10: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES
Chapter 23 is called Simple Harmonic Motion. It discusses periodic motion and periodic functions, oscillatory motion, harmonic oscillations, restoring force, simple harmonic motion (SHM) as a projection of uniform circular motion (along with related formulae), derives the differential equation of SHM, shows you how to graphically represent displacement, velocity and acceleration as well as potential, kinetic and total energy of a particle in SHM (including related equations and graphs), the simple pendulum (with related formulae and concepts) and describes horizontal and vertical oscillations of a mass with different arrangements of springs (along with related formulae) which are very important. The chapter ends with a few interesting applications of linear SHM (along with related formulae). This chapter describes all the material logically and elegantly and contains excellent problems which are very important for competitives. Study them well.
Chapter 24 is called Free, Damped and Forced Oscillations. It has engaging discussions on free and damped oscillations, forced oscillations, resonance along with examples and uses of resonance and the effect of damping on resonance. This is a short, theoretical chapter and you will mostly see theoretical questions from this chapter similar to the ones at the end of the chapter, so practise them well.
Chapter 25 is called Waves. It starts with a good discussion on longitudinal and transverse waves, followed by characteristics of wave-motion, definitions of important terms regarding waves, equation of displacement in wave motion in different forms, graphical representation of SHM, characteristics of a harmonic wave, phase and phase difference and relation between particle velocity and wave velocity. The chapter presents everything in an organized manner and does not overcomplicate things which a lot of other books do when it comes to this topic. It also contains important numerical problems which you should practise.
Chapter 26 is called Wave Motion. It starts with a brief intro and has a lot of good material on speed of wave motion, Newton’s formula for the speed of sound in gases, effect of pressure, temperature and humidity on the speed of longitudinal waves in air, speed of sound on different gases, relation between speed of sound in a gas and root-mean-square speed of the molecules of that gas, supersonic and ultrasonics. This is a short and straightforward chapter and contains a lot of formulae, but do not underestimate it. Understand everything and practise the problems.
Chapter 27 is called Superposition of Waves-1: Interference and Beats. It talks about the principle of superposition, constructive and destructive interference of two waves and related formulae, interference of sound waves, beats in sound waves, formation of beats and related formulae, practical applications of beats and distinction between interference and beats and important problems.
Chapter 28 is called Superposition of Waves-2: Stationary (Standing) Waves: Vibration of Air Columns. It discusses the concept of a bounded medium, reflection of waves from free and rigid surfaces, stationary waves, graphical representations of stationary waves formed due to reflection of a progressive wave from free and rigid surfaces respectively, equation of a stationary wave, characteristics of stationary waves, modes of vibrations of air column in closed and open organ pipes, end correction and resonance tube along with problems. This is a very important chapter for competitives: study it well.
Chapter 29 is called Vibrations of Stretched Strings. It starts with an intro followed by discussions on the laws of vibrations of stretched strings, standing waves in a string fixed at both ends along with modes of vibrations and other related concepts, sonometer and vibrations of a tuning fork. The exercises are very good for exam preparation: practice them well.
Chapter 30 is called Doppler Effect. This is a very important chapter for both your board exams and competitives. It describes Doppler effect in sound and derives the equations for three scenarios: moving sound-source and stationary observer, stationary sound-source and moving observer and moving sound-source and moving observer and also includes the effect of wind. The chapter ends with a very good discussion of Doppler effect in light and contains many problems. Once again, study the chapter in detail and take your time to solve the problems: you will most likely see problems like these in your exams.
Lets talk about Nootan ISC Physics for Class 12 Part 1 by Kumar and Mittal:
UNIT 1: ELECTROSTATICS
Chapter 1 is called Electric Charges and Fields. It discusses electric charges, electrification, conductors and insulators, electrostatic induction, unit of electric charge, some properties of electric charges (important), Coulomb’s law and related concepts (very important: you will use it in later chapters as well), superposition principle and equilibrium of charges, introduces you to the concept of electric field and related concepts (very important), electric dipole and related concepts (also very important). This is a very important chapter for your exams, so study everything thoroughly.
Chapter 2 is called Gauss’ Theorem. I will start out by saying that this chapter is of utmost importance for your exams. It starts by explaining area vector and solid angle, electric flux and related concepts, followed by Gauss’ theorem along with proof and many important applications.
Chapter 3 is called Electric Potential. It defines electric potential, potential difference, shows you how to calculate electric potential due to a point charge and a group of point charges, derives the relation between electric field and potential, shows you how to calculate electric potential energy of systems of charges in different positions, explains equipotential surfaces and properties, shows you how to calculate electric potential at various points with respect to a dipole and derives a couple of other results related to dipoles.
Chapter 4 is called Capacitors and Dielectrics and is another very important chapter for your exams. It talks about some basic concepts followed by the concept of capacitance and some related formulae, calculates the potential energy of a charged conductor and derives some formulae for two different conductors joined by a thin wire. The second half of the chapter explains parallel-plate capacitors and many important related concepts, dielectrics and many important related concepts.
UNIT 2: CURRENT ELECTRICITY
Chapter 5 is called Electric Resistance and Ohm’s Law. It explains electric current and current density, free electron theory of conduction along with related concepts and formulae, electric resistance, Ohm’s law and related concepts, specific resistance or resistivity, Ohm’s law in vector form, factors on which resistance and resistivity depend on, color code of carbon resistors, combinations of resistances in series and parallel and electric energy and power.
Chapter 6 is called DC Circuits and Measurements. It talks about the concepts of electric cell and related concepts like electromotive force, terminal potential difference, internal resistance and relation between them, describes in detail different kinds of combinations of cells, Kirchhoff’s laws (very important), Wheatstone’s bridge (very important), rheostat, metre-bridge and potentiometer.
UNIT 3: MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM
Chapter 7 is called Moving Charges and Magnetic Field. It discusses the concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment, Biot-Savart’s law along with many applications, how to determine the direction of magnetic field, Ampere’s Circuital law along with applications, force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field and related concepts, Lorentz force and related concepts, cyclotron and related concepts, force exerted on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field and related concepts and force between two parallel current-carrying conductors.
Chapter 8 is called Torque on a Current-Loop: Moving-Coil Galvanometer. It describes the concept of torque on a current-loop in a uniform magnetic field along with related formulae and uses it to calculate the magnetic moment of a coil, describes moving-coil galvanometer in detail, shows you how to calculate current and voltage sensitivity of a galvanometer and has a very good explanation on the conversion of a galvanometer to ammeter and voltmeter.
Chapter 9 is called Magnetic Field and Earth’s Magnetism. It explains the concepts and deduces the formulae for magnetic dipole moment of a current loop, magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron, magnetic field of a bar magnet (in a couple of different positions), torque on a bar magnet in a uniform magnetic field, potential energy of a magnet in a magnetic field and the magnetic field of a current-carrying solenoid. The last part of the chapter describes magnetic lines of force and Earth’s magnetic field with related concepts and formulae.
Chapter 10 is called Magnetic Classification of Substances. It defines diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic substances with examples, defines important terms used in magnetism and contains relevant formulae, describes properties of diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic substances and explains dia-, para- and ferromagnetism on the atomic scale. The chapter ends with discussions on demagnetisation, hysteresis, difference in magnetic properties of soft iron and steel and how to select magnetic materials for making different kinds of magnets.
UNIT 3 is very important for competitives: study everything thoroughly and solve all the problems.
UNIT 4: ELECROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS
Chapter 11 is called Electromagnetic Induction. It starts by describing electric flux, and moves on to the concepts of electromagnetic induction: induced emf, Faraday’s laws, induced current and induced charge, methods of changing magnetic flux, motional emf induced in a straight conductor in a uniform magnetic field, proof of Faraday’s law, motional emf induced in a conducting rod by means of rotation in a uniform magnetic field and related concepts, self induction, self-inductance of a long solenoid, energy stored in an inductor, mutual induction, mutual inductance of two long coaxial solenoids and eddy currents.
Chapter 12 is called Alternating Current. It explains the concepts of alternating voltage and alternating current (AC) developed in a coil rotating in a magnetic field along with formulae, defines some important terms, calculates the mean value of alternating current (for one complete cycle and half-cycle) and root mean square value of an alternating current n voltage and talks about some related concepts. The second part of the chapter explains phasors and phasor diagrams, many different types of AC circuits , power in AC circuits, wattless current, half power points, bandwidth and Q-Factor, choke coil and electrical oscillations in L-C circuit and resonant circuits. The last part of the chapter discusses the alternating-current generator, transformers and advantages of AC current over DC current.
UNIT 5: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Chapter 13 is called Electromagnetic Waves. It introduces you to the concept of displacement current and talks about the relation between conduction and displacement current, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves and many related concepts.
Now we will discuss Nootan ISC Physics for Class 12 Part 2 by Kumar and Mittal:
UNIT 3: OPTICS
Chapter 14 is called Reflection of Light: Spherical Mirrors. It talks about concave and convex mirrors along with related terms, derives the relation between focal length and radius of curvature of concave and convex mirrors, explains rules for tracing the image formed by concave and convex mirrors, conditions of image formation, lists details on position and nature of images formed by concave and convex mirrors, derives the mirror formulae for concave and convex mirrors as well as the linear magnification formulae and explains uses of concave and convex mirrors.
Chapter 15 is called Refraction of Light at a Plane Interface: Total Internal Reflection: Optical Fibre. It defines refraction, talks about the laws of refraction, refractive index, cause of refraction, physical significance of refractive index, principle of reversibility of light, derives the formulae related to refraction through a glass slab and parallel multiple media, explains the concepts of real and apparent depths and derives the formulae, explains the concepts of critical angle and total internal reflection along with formulae and applications.
Chapter 16 is called Refraction of Light at Spherical Surfaces: Lenses. It talks about sign convention for calculating distances and lengths of real and virtual images formed by convex and concave lenses, derives the formulae for refraction at concave and convex spherical surfaces, describes different kinds of lenses, how convex and concave lenses behave as ‘converging’ lenses and ‘diverging’ lenses respectively, important terms related to the lens, derives Lens Makers formula and other related formula, shows you how to draw ray diagrams for formation of images by convex and concave lenses, explains linear magnification by convex and concave lenses, defines power of the lens, shows you how to calculate focal length, power and magnification of combinations of lenses followed by a discussion on image formation and focal length by various combinations of lenses of mirrors.
Chapter 17 is called Refraction and Dispersion of Light through a Prism. It defines a prism and describes refraction through a prism and related concepts, dispersion of white light through a prism, derives the formula for dispersive power, explains formation of rainbows, and scattering of light along with examples.
Chapter 18 is called Optical Instruments. It describes simple and compound microscopes along with related formulae, astronomical and reflecting telescopes along with related formulae and explains resolving power of telescopes and microscopes.
Chapter 19 is called Wave Nature of Light: Huygen’s Principle. It explains spherical, plane and cylindrical wavefronts, Huygen’s principle, reflection and refraction of a plane wave at a plane surface, optical path and how the wavelength of light changes when it goes from one medium to another.
Chapter 20 is called Interference of Light. It describes interference of light waves, constructive and destructive interference, how energy is conserved during interference, important concepts related to Young’s Double-Slit experiment and other important concepts related to interference.
Chapter 21 is called Diffraction of Light. It has a good introductory explanation on diffraction followed by the phenomenon of Fraunhofer’s diffraction due to a single-slit and differences between interference and diffraction.
Chapter 22 is called Polarisation of Light. It explains through experiments caused by the transverse nature of light which is caused by the phenomenon of polarisation, unpolarised and plane polarised light, plane of vibration and plane of polarisation of plane-polarisation, polarisation of light by reflection, refraction and scattering, Law of Malus and polaroids and it’s uses.
UNIT 7: DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER
Chapter 23 is called Photoelectric Effect. It describes photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s experiments on photoelectric effect, Lenard’s and Millikan’s laws on photoelectric emission, Planck’s photon hypothesis, derives and explains Einstein’s photoelectric equation, experimental determination of Planck’s constant and derives the equation of momentum of a photon using the equation for it’s energy.
Chapter 24 is called Matter Waves. It has very good explanations on the particle nature of light, wave nature of particles, de-Broglie wavelength of matter waves and electron and experimental demonstration of de-Broglie waves.
Chapter 25 is called X-Rays. It describes Modern X-Rays tube, X-Ray spectrum, explains continuous and characteristic X-rays and Moseley’s Law.
UNIT 8: ATOMS AND NUCLEI
Chapter 26 is called Atom, Origin of Spectra: Bohr’s Theory of Hydrogen Atom. It describes in detail the α-particle scattering experiment and related concepts, Rutherford’s Atomic Model, atomic number, mass number and neutron number, Bohr’s Atomic Model, Bohr’s theory of Hydrogen-like atoms, experimental determination of discrete energy levels of atom and related concepts, the Hydrogen spectrum and uses of Rydberg constant.
Chapter 27 is called Nuclear Structure. It talks about a couple of theories about composition of nucleus followed by nuclear size, shape and density, defines a unified atomic mass unit and lists the masses of some particles in terms of atomic mass unit, explains isotopes, isobars and isotones with examples, and briefly describes nuclear reactions along with some examples.
Chapter 28 is called Radioactivity. It explains radioactive radiation in detail (α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays), radioactive decay law and decay constant, Rutherford and Soddy law for radioactive decay, half-life, activity and mean life of radioactive substances and lists the units of radioactivity.
Chapter 29 is called Mass-Energy Equivalence: Nuclear Binding Energy. It discusses Einstein’s mass-energy relation, pair-production and pair-annihilation, mass defect and binding energy of the nucleus and the binding energy curve.
Chapter 30 is called Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion: Sources of Energy. It introduces you to nuclear fission including calculation of energy released in nuclear fission, followed by chain reaction and related concepts, difference between two nuclear phenomena: radioactive decay and nuclear fission and describes a nuclear reactor in detail. The last part of the chapter contains a detailed discussion on nuclear fusion, stellar energy (including carbon cycle and proton-proton cycle) and talks about nuclear holocaust.
You may have seen some of the material in UNIT 8 before, nevertheless study it thoroughly.
UNIT 9: ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Chapter 31 is called Semiconductor Electronics. It defines conductors, insulators and semiconductors, introduces you to the concept of energy bands in materials, describes energy bands in conductors, insulators and semiconductors in detail, discusses electrons and holes in semiconductors and explains intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors in detail.
Chapter 32 is called Junction Diodes. It discusses p-n junction diodes including depletion regions, forward and reverse biasing (along with circuit diagrams and I-V graphs), describes how a diode works as a half-wave and full-wave rectifier and many special types of junction Diodes.
Chapter 33 is called Junction Transistors. It has an intro on p-n-p and n-p-n transistors followed by very good explanations on how p-n-p and n-p-n transistors work, input and output characteristics of a transistor (along with circuit diagram and graphs), how p-n-p and n-p-n transistors can be used as amplifiers.
Chapter 34 is called Logic Gates. It describes analogue and digital signals in brief, followed by truth tables, boolean expressions, describes OR, AND and NOT gates along with various combinations of them in detail.
UNIT 9 is very important for competitives. Study everything thoroughly and practice the problem as well.
UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Chapter 35 is called Communication Systems. It talks about the basic set-ups of communication systems, some basic terminology in communications systems, briefly discusses bandwidth of signals and bandwidth offered by different transmission medium, describes the different regions in the Earth’s atmosphere and the three modes of propagation of radio waves in detail, has very good explanations on many concepts related to modulation (important) and finishes with some Internet, Mobile Network and GPS.
One thing I like about this book is that it contains different kinds of questions: solved questions, objective-type, very short-answer type, short-answer type, long-answer type [A], long-answer[B], numericals, multichoice questions (having only one correct option) and multichoice questions (having one or more than one correct option) along with answers to everything and hints/solutions to many of the problems.
