BPO8-Syllabus
BPO 2026
Mechanics
- Measurement
Fundamental quantities and derived quantities
Conversion of units
Significant digits of numbers - Motion in One Dimension
Position, velocity, and acceleration
Motion diagrams - Motion in Two Dimensions
Position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration - Projectile Motion
The trajectory of a projectile as combination of horizontal motion with constant velocity and vertical motion with constant acceleration
A body projected horizontally
Height and range of a projectile - The Laws of Motion
The concept of force
Newton’s first law
Newton’s second law
Newton’s third law
Forces of friction
Free-body diagram - Energy of a System
Work done by a constant force
Kinetic energy
Kinetic energy and the work–kinetic energy theorem
Potential energy of a system
Conservative and non-conservative forces
Relationship between conservative forces and potential energy
Mechanical energy of a system
Changes in mechanical energy for conservative and nonconservative forces
Mechanical energy of a block–spring system - Gravitation
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Weight
Gravitational Potential Energy
The Motion of Satellites
Kepler’s Laws and the Motion of Planets
Electromagnetism
- Electrostatics
Electric Charge
Coulomb’s Law
Electric Field, Electric Forces, Electric lines
Electric Potential Energy
Electric Potential, Equipotential Surfaces
Capacitors and Capacitance
Capacitors in Series and Parallel
Energy Storage in Capacitors and Electric-Field Energy
Conductors and Dielectrics - Current and Resistance
Electric current
Resistance
Ohm’s law
Electromotive force
Resistors in series and parallel
Equivalent resistance in simple circuits
Electric power