Subject Topic Bsc 1st Yr Physics Properties of Matter Elasticity

Bending of beams

Fluids

Acoustics-Waves and oscillations

Acoustics-Ultrasonics

Allied physics Simple harmonic motion and circular motion

Properties of Matter

Heat and Thermodynamics

Sound

Electricity and Magnetism

Geometrical optics

Thermal Physics Thermometry and Calorimetry

Thermodynamics

Low temperature Physics

Conduction and radiation

Statistical Physics

Allied Physics - Paper II Physical optics

Atomic physics

Nuclear Physics

Elements of relativity and Quantum mechanics

Electronics

B.E 1st yr Physics Electromagnetic phenomena and applications s

Wave Optics, Lasers and Fibre Optics c

Quantum Physics and applications s

Physics of Materials

Modern Engineering Materials

Sub-topic

Hooke's law stressStrain diagramElastic moduliiRelation between elastic constantsPoisson's ratioExpression's for poisson's ratio in terms of elastic constantsWork done in streching and twisting a wireTwisting couple on a cylinderRigidity modulus by static torsionTorsional pendulumRigidity modulus and moment of inertia

CantileverExpression for bending momentExpression for depressionCantilever oscillationsExpression for time periodExperiment to find young's modulusNon uniform bending

Experiment to determine Young's modulus by Koenig's method Uniform bending Expression for elevation Experiment to determine Young's modulus using microscope.

Surface Tension: Definition and dimensions of surface tension Excess of pressure over curved surfaces Application to spherical and cylindrical drops and bubbles Variation of Surface tension with temperature Jaegar's methodViscosity: Co-efficient of viscosity and its dimensions Rate of flow of liquid in a capillary tubePoiseuilles' formula Experiment to determine co-efficient of viscosity of a liquidVariation of viscosity of a liquid with temperatureApplications of viscosity

Physics of Low Pressure. Production and Measurement of low pressure Grades' molecular pumpRotary pump Knudsen absolute gauge Detection of leakage

Simple harmonic motion Free, Damped, Forced vibrations and Resonance Fourier's Theorem

Application to saw tooth wave and square wave Intensity & loudness of sound DecibelsIntensity levels Noise pollution

Production of ultrasonic waves Piezo electric crystal method Magnetostriction methodPropertiesApplication to science industry and medicineAcoustics of buildings: Reverberation and time of reverberation Absorption co-efficientSabine's formula Measurement of reverberation time Acoustic aspects of halls and auditoria

Composition of two Simple harmonic motions along a line and at right angles Lissajous figuresUniform circular motion Acceleration of a particle in a circle centripetal and centrifugal forces centrifugemotion of a Bicycle and a car around a circleBanking on curved tracks

Elasticity: Elastic constants Bending of beams young's modulus by nonuniform bending energy stored in a Stretched wire torsion in a wire determination of rigidity modulus by torsional pendulum Static torsionViscosity: Coefficient of viscosity Poissuelle's formula Comparison of viscosities burette method Stoke's law Terminal velocity

viscosity of highly viscous liquids lubricationSurface tension: Molecular theory of surface tension Excess pressure inside a drop and bubblesurface tension by drop weight method interfacial surface tension

Kinetic theory of gases Vanderwaal's equation of state Derivation of critical constants Low temperature Joule-Kelvin effect Theory and applications Liquification of gases Linde's process adiabatic demagnetisation laws of thermodynamicsentropychange of entropy in reversible and irreversible processes

Transverse vibration of a stretched string Expression for the velocity of transverse waves laws of transverse vibrations A.C. Frequency measurement using sonometervelocity of sound in a gas ultrasonicsproduction and uses

Capacitor energy of charged capacitors Loss of energy due to sharing of charges potentiometerinternal resistance of a cell and thermo emf measurement Magnetic Field due to a current carrying conductor Biot-Savart's law field along the axis of a coilforce in a conductor carrying current in a magnetic field Ballistic galvanometerCircuit control and protective devices switchits types fusescircuit breaker

Relays

RefractionNormal refraction Refractive index by microscope by air cell refraction at grazing incidence grazing emergence in prisms combination of two prisms to produce dispersion without deviation and deviation without dispersion defects of images coma, Distortion Spherical and chromatic aberration in lenses

Platinum resistance thermometer Callender & Griffith's bridge ThermistorSpecific heat capacity Specific heat capacity of solids Dulong & Petit's law Specific heat capacity of liquid method of mixtures Barton's correction Specific heat of capacity of gases

variation of specific heat capacity of diatomic gases

Zeroth law of thermodynamicsFirst law of thermodynamics Heat engines petrol and diesel engines reversible and irreversible processes second law of thermodynamicsthermodynamic scale of temperature entropychange of entropy in reversible and irreversible processes temperatureentropy diagramthird law of thermodynamics

Joule

Cp and Cv by Regnault's and Callender and Barne's methods

Thomson effect porous plug experimentliquefaction of gases adiabatic demagnetisation practical applications of low temperatures refrigerating machines electroflux refrigerator Frigidaireair conditioning machines

Definition of thermal conductivity thermal conductivity of bad conductor Lee's disc method radiation Black body radiation Wien's lawRayleighJean's law Planck's law Stefen's law pyrometrysolar constant sources of solar energy some every day applications

Quantum statistics of identical particles Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi Dirac Statistics applications Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac gases as degenerate gases

Velocity of light Michelson's method Interference in thin films Interference in wedge shaped film Newton's ringsMeasurement of wave length and radius of curvature with theoryDiffractionFresnel's explanation of rectilinear propagation of lighttheory of transmission grating Normal incidence

effects of CF2 Cl2 on Ozone layer

PolarizationDouble refractionNicol prism optical activity polarimeter

Atom model vector Atom model electron, Spin, quantum numbers Pauli's exclusion principle excitation and ionization potentialsexperimental determinationFranck and Hertz method

Nuclear model liquid drop model nuclear energy mass defect Binding energy Radio activity Nature of Alpha, Beta, Gamma rays Exponential law Half life periodmean life period fission and fusion atom bomb nuclear reactor Thermo nuclear Reactions Solar energy

Postulates of theory of relativity Lorentz transformation equations derivationlength contraction time dilation mass energy equivalence Uncertainty principle postulates of wave mechanics types of operators Schrodinger's equation application to a particle in a box

Basic Electronics: Junction Diode

LED Zener diode voltage regulator Junction transistorCharacteristicsCommon base common emitter modeTransistor biasingAmplifier (single stage)

Digital electronics: AND, OR, NOT gates construction using diodes and transistors NAND and NOR gates Universal building BlocksBoolean algebraDemorgan's theoremverificationelementary ideas of ICs - SSI, MSI, LSI and VLSI

Electrostatics: Electrostatic field and potentialCoulomb’s lawelectric fluxdivergence of the electric fieldsolid anglefield due to isolated chargespherical charge distributionMagnetostatics and electrodynamics: Magentic vector potentialFaraday’s lawLenz’s lawMaxwell’s equations in free space and in conducting mediaskin depth in metals.Electromagnetic wave equationwave propagationrefractive indexspeed of light

Wave Optics: Interference— air wedgeMichelson’s interferometerapplications: wavelength determinationdetermination of thickness of a thin transparent sheetExpressions for plane, circularly and elliptically polarized light (derivation)

Quarter and Half wave platesProduction and detection of plane, circularly and elliptically polarized lightLasers: Einstein coefficients (A&B), Nd – YAG laser, CO2 laser, semiconductor laser (homojunction) applications of lasersFibre Optics: Principle and propagation of light in optical fibres Numerical Aperture and Acceptance angleTypes of optical fibres (material, refractive index, mode) Applications: Fibre optics communication system (block diagram only)Fibre optic sensors (displacement sensor and pressure sensor).

Quantum Physics: Black body radiation Planck’s theory (derivation)Deduction of Wien’s displacement law and Rayleigh Jeans’ law from Planck’s theory Compton effect Theory and experimental verification Schroedinger’s wave equation Time independent and time dependent equations – Physical significance of wave function Particle in a one dimensional box Extension to 3 dimension (no derivation) Degeneracyharmonic oscillatorEnergy Bands in Solids: Band theory of solids (qualitative) Classification of solids into metals, semiconductors and insulators on the basis of band theory Conductors – classical theory, mobility and conductivity Classical free electron theory of metals Electrical and thermal conductivity Wiedmann Franz law Lorentz number Drawbacks of classical theory, quantum theory, Fermi distribution function - Effect of temperature on Fermi function Density of energy states Carrier concentration in metals- Energy distribution of electronsWork function

Superconducting Materials: Superconducting phenomena Properties of superconductors Meissner effect and Isotope effectType I and Type II superconductors

High Tc superconductors (qualitative) Uses of superconductorsDielectrics: Electrical susceptibility Dielectric constant Electronic, ionic, orientational and space charge polarizations Frequency and temperature dependence of polarizationInternal field Claussius-Mosotti relation (derivation) Dielectric loss Dielectric breakdown Uses of dielectric materials (Capacitor and Transformer), ferroelectricity

Metallic glasses – preparation, properties and applications Shape memory alloys - processing, characterization and applicationsNonlinear materials – Principle-Passive and active materialsProperties of nonlinear materials Different materials applicationsNanomaterials – Introduction , transmission electron microscopy, properties of nanoparticlesmetallic nanoclustersCarbon nanotubes: fabrication, structure, electrical properties, semiconductor quantum dots (qualitative) and applications of nanoparticles.

Projected completion date Assigned to

4/25/2009 Dr.Claude

4/26/2009 Dr.Claude

4/27/2009-5/01/2009 Dr.Clause

5/2/2009 Dr.Claude

5/3/2009 Dr.Claude

combination of two prisms to produce dispersion without deviation and deviation without dispersion

Lasers: Einstein coefficients (A&B), Nd – YAG laser, CO2 laser, semiconductor laser (homojunction)

Classification of solids into metals, semiconductors and insulators on the basis of band theory

Nanomaterials – Introduction , transmission electron microscopy, properties of nanoparticles

Carbon nanotubes: fabrication, structure, electrical properties, semiconductor quantum dots (qualitative) and applications of nanoparticles.