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About 9 h 15 min · at 30 minutes a day, about 19 days
Estimated from the page count of this edition. Dense books can take longer than the estimate.
Concepts of Physics 1 introduces mechanics, waves, and optics at the higher-secondary level. H. C. Verma starts with physical quantities and mathematical tools, then develops motion, forces, energy, gravitation, and fluids before turning to sound, light, and optical instruments. Explanations and mathematical derivations are accompanied by worked numerical examples.
Learning here involves working with pencil and paper: short-answer questions, multiple-choice exercises, and numerical problems ask you to reason through the physics and carry out calculations. Some problems combine ideas from earlier chapters, so progress requires returning to previous material as well as understanding each new explanation.
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It suits higher-secondary students studying mechanics, waves, and optics who want explanations backed by mathematical derivations and worked numerical examples. The emphasis is on understanding physical ideas and using them in calculations.
Somewhat. The prose is direct but technical, and the work involves understanding mathematical derivations as well as carrying out calculations. Some problems combine ideas from earlier chapters, so understanding each new explanation is only part of the effort.
Work with pencil and paper, using the short-answer questions, multiple-choice exercises, and numerical problems to check your understanding. Return to earlier chapters when a problem combines concepts you have already covered.
It begins with physical quantities and mathematical tools, then develops motion, forces, energy, gravitation, and fluids. It also covers waves, sound, light, and optical instruments, with worked numerical examples accompanying the explanations and derivations.
461 pages in the Bharati Bhawan 1992 paperback edition.
Bharati Bhawan · 1992 · Paperback. ISBN 9788177091878.
About 9 hours 15 minutes at 50 pages an hour, based on the 461-page Bharati Bhawan edition. Dense books can take longer.
H.C. Verma is an experimental nuclear physicist and longtime professor who writes physics textbooks for readers ranging from secondary-school students to those beginning quantum mechanics. His method is concept-first: clear explanations and original numerical examples connect equations to observable situations, moving readers from rote formulas toward physical reasoning. In Foundation Science Physics for Class 9, familiar experiences lead into principles and calculations, while summaries, worked problems, exercises, and simple activities create a steady cycle of explanation and practice. The two-volume Concepts of Physics extends that progression into a systematic intermediate course, bridging advanced school study and entrance-examination preparation. Verma’s interest in inexpensive demonstrations and open-ended experiments also carries this practical approach beyond the page.
