1st Year Physics Notes

Practice150 MCQs & 122 exam questions with answers & mark schemes →

Every chapter of the physics syllabus for 1st Year under the Punjab Board, in the order the book takes them. 20 lessons are published so far — each with notes, worked examples, a graph you can move, flashcards and a quiz — and more are being written.

Also called 11th Class, FSc Part 1, ICS Part 1, HSSC Part 1.

01

Measurements

▸Measurement & UnitsGetting the number right, and knowing how right it is · 16 min · 6 questions→

02

Force and Motion

▸MechanicsMotion, forces and energy · 24 min · 6 questions→▸Vectors & EquilibriumAdding quantities that point somewhere · 18 min · 6 questions→▸KinematicsDescribing motion: displacement, velocity, acceleration and the graphs · 28 min · 12 questions→▸MomentumThe quantity that survives every collision, and why it makes cars safer · 20 min · 8 questions→

03

Circular and Rotational Motion

▸Turning Effects of ForceMoments, couples, centre of gravity and stability · 22 min · 8 questions→▸Circular and Rotational MotionAngular quantities, centripetal force and the moment of inertia · 24 min · 8 questions→

04

Work, Energy and Power

▸Work, Energy & PowerThe bookkeeping that never fails to balance · 18 min · 6 questions→

05

Solids and Fluid Dynamics

▸Mechanical Properties of MatterDensity, pressure and elastic behaviour · 24 min · 8 questions→▸Solids and Fluid DynamicsElasticity, viscosity, Bernoulli and terminal velocity · 24 min · 8 questions→

06

Heat and Thermodynamics

▸Thermal Properties of MatterTemperature, expansion, specific heat capacity and latent heat · 26 min · 8 questions→▸Heat and ThermodynamicsGas laws, kinetic theory and the laws that limit every engine · 26 min · 8 questions→

07

Waves and Vibrations

▸Waves & SHMOscillation, superposition, resonance · 20 min · 6 questions→

08

Physical Optics and Gravitational Waves

▸Physical Optics and Gravitational WavesInterference, diffraction, polarisation — and waves in spacetime itself · 26 min · 8 questions→

09

Electrostatics and Current Electricity

▸ElectrostaticsCharges at rest, and the fields they create · 18 min · 6 questions→▸Electricity & MagnetismCharge, current, circuits and fields · 22 min · 6 questions→

10

Electromagnetism

▸Electromagnetic EffectsThe motor effect, electromagnetic induction, generators and transformers · 26 min · 8 questions→

11

Special Theory of Relativity

▸Special Theory of RelativityTime dilation, length contraction and E = mc² · 24 min · 8 questions→

12

Nuclear and Particle Physics

▸The Nuclear Model of the AtomProtons, neutrons, electrons, isotopes and the experiment that found the nucleus · 20 min · 8 questions→▸RadioactivityAlpha, beta and gamma, decay equations, half-life and safety · 26 min · 8 questions→

Frequently asked questions

What does 1st Year Physics cover?

All 12 chapters — Measurements, Force and Motion, Circular and Rotational Motion, and more. The finished lessons carry notes, worked examples, an interactive diagram and a quiz; the remaining topics are mapped and being written.

Do these notes follow the Punjab Board syllabus?

Yes. They follow the 1st Year Physics syllabus (1st Year, 11th Class, FSc Part 1) under the Punjab Board, chapter by chapter, in the order the textbook takes them.

Are there practice questions or past-paper-style questions?

Yes — 150 multiple-choice questions and 122 exam-style questions with mark schemes, all with answers, on the 1st Year Physics practice page.

Are the 1st Year Physics notes free?

Yes — completely free, with no sign-up or login. Every topic has notes, worked examples, an interactive diagram you can change, flashcards and a quiz that explains each answer.