MDCAT Physics Course Outline (Punjab, Pakistan)

About Course

1. Mechanics

• Scalars and Vectors
  • Definition and properties
  • Vector addition, subtraction, and multiplication
• Motion and Kinematics
  • Types of motion (linear, circular, and projectile)
  • Equations of motion
  • Velocity-time graphs and displacement-time graphs
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
  • First, second, and third laws
  • Applications of laws in real-world scenarios
• Friction
  • Types of friction (static and kinetic)
  • Coefficients of friction
  • Laws of friction
• Work, Energy, and Power
  • Work done by constant and variable forces
  • Kinetic and potential energy
  • Law of conservation of energy
  • Efficiency and power
• Circular Motion
  • Centripetal force and acceleration
  • Applications in orbits and real-world problems

2. Properties of Matter

• States of Matter
  • Solid, liquid, and gas properties
  • Changes of state
• Elasticity
  • Stress, strain, and Young’s modulus
• Pressure
  • Pressure in fluids
  • Pascal’s law
  • Archimedes’ principle
• Viscosity and Surface Tension
  • Coefficient of viscosity
  • Surface tension and capillary action

3. Thermal Physics

• Temperature and Heat
  • Heat transfer methods (conduction, convection, radiation)
  • Laws of thermodynamics
• Gas Laws
  • Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, and Ideal gas equation
• Thermal Expansion
  • Linear, area, and volumetric expansion
• Specific Heat Capacity
  • Latent heat
  • Heat transfer in systems

4. Waves and Oscillations

• Simple Harmonic Motion
  • Equations of SHM
  • Energy in SHM
• Wave Motion
  • Types of waves (mechanical, electromagnetic)
  • Wave properties (wavelength, frequency, amplitude, speed)
• Sound Waves
  • Speed of sound in different media
  • Doppler effect
• Light Waves
  • Reflection, refraction, and diffraction
  • Total internal reflection
  • Interference and Young’s double-slit experiment

5. Electricity and Magnetism

• Electrostatics
  • Coulomb’s law
  • Electric field and potential
  • Capacitance and capacitors
• Current Electricity
  • Ohm’s law
  • Resistance and resistivity
  • Kirchhoff’s laws
• Magnetism
  • Magnetic field and flux
  • Ampere’s law and Biot-Savart law
  • Electromagnetic induction (Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws)

6. Modern Physics

• Atomic Structure
  • Bohr’s atomic model
  • Energy levels and spectral lines
• Nuclear Physics
  • Radioactivity and isotopes
  • Nuclear fission and fusion
• Quantum Physics
  • Photoelectric effect
  • Wave-particle duality