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Physical Vapor deposition and Laser ablation method)- Physical (Mechanical - OpticalElectrical- Magnetic properties and
Thermal ) properties
- Applications of
nanomaterials.
Textbooks
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References
1. Fundamental of Physics by Halliday/ Resnick/ Walker, Wiley Publishers
2. Waves and oscillations by S. Badami, V. Balasubramanian& K. Ram Reddy, Orient
Longmann publishers
3. Waves and oscillations by N. Subramaniyam&Brijlal, Vikas publishing house Pvt. Ltd.
4. Unversity Physics by Sears and Zemansky, Pearson edition.
5. Optics by AjoyGhatak, McGraw-Hill companies
6.Thermodynamics by R. C. Srivastava, Subit K. Saha&Abhay K. Jain Eastern Economy
Edition
7. Concepts of Modern Physics by Arthur Beiser, Tata McGraw-Hill
8. Solid stae Physics by Charles Kittel, John-Wiley & Sons
9. Introduction to nanotechnology by Charles. P. Poole, John Wiley & Sons
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
MVGR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Autonomous)
PROPOSED ENGINEERING PHYSICS SYLLABUS (AY:: 2015-16 )
ENGINEERING PHYSICS (THEORY)
LESSON SCHEDULE
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Syllabus to be covered
Unit-1: Waves and Oscillations
Introduction - Simple harmonic oscillation and solution of
differential equation
Damped harmonic oscillator- Solution of differential equation
of damped oscillator
Logrithmic decrement- Relaxation time- Quality factor-Forced
harmonic oscillator and its solution
Amplitude resonance- Velocity resonance.
Problems
Total
Unit-2: Optics and Electromagnetic waves
Introduction, Interference in thin parallel film by reflection
Newtons rings
Diffraction at n-parallel slits (Diffraction grating)
Polarization, double refraction , quarter wave plate and half
wave plate
Introduction - Maxwell equations
Propagation of electromagnetic wave in free space. Transverse
nature of electromagnetic wave, poynting vector
Problems
Total
Unit-3Quantum Physics and Semiconductors
Introduction, Schrodinger wave equations- wave function and
its significance
Particle in 1-D potential box
Fermi-Dirac distribution function and its dependence on
temperature (qualitative), Formation of energy bands in solid
Intrinsic and Extrinsic semiconductor- Carrier concentrations
(qualitative)
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Newtons Rings method (under reflected light)- Determination of the radius of curvature
of the plano-convex lens.
Wedge method (under reflected light)- Determination of the thickness of the given very
thin object (hair/paper)
Diffraction grating- Determination of the wavelength of the most prominent lines in the
mercury spectrum using spectrometer and a plane transmission grating.
LASER- Determination of wavelength of the laser beam due to diffraction at single slit.
LASER- Determination of the angle of divergence.
Optic Fiber Determination of Numerical aperture and bending loss
B-H curve Determination of coercivity and retentivity of a ferromagnetic material
Stewart & Gees apparatus- Study of the variation of the magnetic field along the axis of a
current carrying circular coil.
RC circuit- Determination of time constant.
LCR series resonance circuit- Determination of the frequency of resonance of electric
oscillations and to determine the bandwidth and quality factor.
Photoelectric effect- Determination of Plancks constant and threshold frequency for a
metal surface.
Thermistor- Determination of temperature coefficient of resistance.
V-I Characteristics of PN junction diode
V-I Characteristics of Zener diode
Energy band gap of the semiconductor using PN junction diode.
Hall effect- Determination of Hall coefficient and carrier concentration for an extrinsic
Semiconductor
Determination of dielectric constant of a ferroelectric material.