Concepts of Physics by H C Verma for JEE

If you want can only afford just one book for Physics for your preparation of competitive exams, buy HC Verma. HC Verma Concepts of Physics is the best book for JEE preparation, in terms of reading as well as in terms of solving problems.

An all-includive book in itself, H C Verma’s book is tailored for the students of 10+2 level. Besides covering all the topics related to JEE syllabus, it has a number of solved and unsolved problems for students. Numerical exercises have been designed to aid the understanding of concepts by students.

There are two volumes of this book.

Topics Covered in HC Verma Part 1 and Part 2

Chapter	HC Verma Part 1	Chapter	HC Verma Part 2
1	Introduction to Physics	23	Heat and Temperature
2	Concepts of Physics and Mathematics	24	Kinetic Theory of Gases
3	Rest and Motion: Kinematics	25	Calorimetry
4	Forces	26	Law of Thermodynamics
5	Newton’s Laws of Motion	27	Specific heat Capacities of gases
6	Friction	28	Heat Transfer
7	Circular Motion	29	Electric Field and Potential
8	Work and Energy	30	Gauss's Law
9	Centre of Mass, Linear Momentum, Collision	31	Capacitors
10	Rotational Mechanics	32	Electric current in conductors
11	Gravitation	33	Thermal and chemical effects of electric current
12	Simple Harmonic Motion	34	Magnetic field
13	Fluid Mechanics	35	Magnetic field due to a current
14	Some Mechanical Properties of Matter	36	Permanent Magnets
15	Wave Motion and Waves on a String	37	Magnetic properties of matter
16	Sound Waves	38	Electromagnetic Induction
17	Light Waves	39	Alternating current
18	Geometrical Optics	40	Electromagnetic Waves
19	Optical Instruments	41	Electric Current through gases
20	Dispersion and Spectra	42	Photoelectric Effect and wave- Particle Duality
21	Speed of Light	43	Bohr's Model and Physics of the Atom
22	Photometry	44	X-rays
		45	Semiconductors and Semiconductor Devices
		46	The Nucleus
		47	The special theory of relativity
View Solutions →	Solutions of HC Verma Part 1		Solutions of HC Verma Part 2

At the end of the book, there are two appendices too.

HC Verma is a renowned Nuclear Experimental Physicist and author. With a doctoral degree from IIT Kanour, he worked as a lecturer and reader at the Patna University. His books are ideal for pre-college students as they cover a wide range of topics in an easy-to-understand manner.

The best covered topics in HC Verma Physics books are Mechanics, Electrostatics, Modern Physics, Thermodynamics and Optics. Books by HC Verma cover all the basic concepts of Physics that students preparing for entrance exams need to know about. They also have good illustrations that help to make conceps clear as well as a wide range of problems with varying levels of difficulty.

The only limitation of this HC Verma book is that the theories covered in the book are not well-explained. Also, detailed explanation of questions at the end of each chapter would have made the book better and could be of immense help to students. To some extent, this problem is being addressed online as several websites are offering solution of HC Verma Physics online – for free as well as in paid versions. At Askiitians, you can request for complete Solutions to HC Verma Part 1 and Solutions to HC Verma Part 2 books.