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Course Structure and Detailed Syllabus

for

Five Years Integrated Program


M. Sc. in Chemistry
M. Sc. in Mathematics
M. Sc. in Physics

Total 200 Credits


Session 2015-16 (Ver-1.1)

National Institute of Technology Patna


Ashok Rajpath, Patna 800005, Bihar

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Table of Contents
Course Code Format for UG and PG Program: ........................................................................................ 8
Common Course Structure: 1st and 2nd Semester of B. Tech and Five year Integrated M. Sc. Program
................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Course Structure: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Chemistry ................................................................. 10
Course Structure: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Mathematics ............................................................ 13
Course Structure: Five Year Integrated M. Sc. in Physics: ..................................................................... 16
Common Syllabus: Semester-I and II - Five year Integrated M. Sc. Program ........................................ 18
MA101 Mathematics I ................................................................................................................. 18
MA102 Mathematics II ................................................................................................................ 18
PH101 Engineering Physics ........................................................................................................... 19
PH102 Engineering Physics Lab..................................................................................................... 20
PH103 Materials Science and Technology .................................................................................... 20
CH101A CHEMICAL SCIENCES - I...................................................................................................... 23
CH102A CHEMICAL SCIENCES LAB - I .............................................................................................. 24
HS101 English Literature............................................................................................................... 24
HS102 Communication skill development and Technical Writing................................................ 25
HS103 Remedial English ............................................................................................................... 27
HS104 Language Lab ..................................................................................................................... 27
HS105 Science Society and Ethical Values .................................................................................... 28
CE101 Engineering Mechanics...................................................................................................... 28
CS101 Introduction to Computing................................................................................................ 29
EC101 Elements of Electronics Engineering ................................................................................. 30
EC102 Elements of Electronics Lab............................................................................................... 32
EE101 Elements of Electrical Engineering .................................................................................... 32
EE102 Elements of Electrical Engineering Lab ............................................................................. 33
ME101 Engineering Graphics ......................................................................................................... 33
ME102 Workshop Practice............................................................................................................. 34
Detailed Syllabus: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Chemistry ................................................................. 35
Semester III ............................................................................................................................................ 35
CH105 CHEMICAL BIOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 35
CH106 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - I: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES .............................................................. 35
CH107 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - I ............................................................................................. 36
CH108 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I: REACTION MECHANISMS and NAME REACTIONS .................... 36
CH109 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I: BONDING and ACID-BASE ..................................................... 37
Semester IV ........................................................................................................................................... 37
CH104A GREEN TECHNOLOGY (Environmental Science) ................................................................ 37
CH110 CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS ......................................................................................... 38
CH111 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II: MODERN REAGENTS and THEIR APPLICATION........................ 39
CH112 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - I ............................................................................................. 41
CH113 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II: REDOX and MAIN GROUP ELEMNETS .................................... 41
CH114 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - I: Inorganic Qualitative Analysis........................................ 41
HS109 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT and PSYCHOLOGY ................................................................ 42
Semester V ............................................................................................................................................ 42
CH115
CH116
CH117
CH118
CH119

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II: CHEMICAL KINETICS and ELECTROCHEMISTRY ......................... 42


PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - II ............................................................................................ 42
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III: PERICYCLIC AND PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS ...................... 43
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III: d- and f-BLOCK ELEMENTS .................................................... 43
MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY ............................................................................................ 44
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Semester VI ........................................................................................................................................... 45
CH120 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY III: PHASE and QUANTUM CHEMISTRY ....................................... 45
CH121 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV: PHYSICL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY .............................................. 46
CH122 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - II ............................................................................................ 46
CH123 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV: ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY ......................................... 46
CH124 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - II: Inorganic Quantitative Analysis .................................... 47
CH125 ANALYTICAL and BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY ................................................................... 47
CH126 BIOCHEMISTRY .................................................................................................................. 48
Semester VII .......................................................................................................................................... 48
CH131 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - IV: QUANTUM, SPECTROSCOPY and STATISTICAL
THERMODYNAMICS........................................................................................................................... 48
CH132 BIOMOLECULES: STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY ................................................................ 49
CH133 NANOMATERIALS .............................................................................................................. 50
CH134 POLYMER CHEMISTRY ....................................................................................................... 50
CH135 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.................................................................................................... 50
CH191 PHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMISTRY LAB................................................................................... 51
CH192 SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING .................................................................................................... 51
CH190 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ...................................................................................................... 52
Semester VIII ......................................................................................................................................... 52
CH141 SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR STRUCTURE DETERMINATION ...................................... 52
CH142 GROUP THEORY and ITS CHEMICAL APPLICATION ............................................................ 53
CH193 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - III ........................................................................................... 53
CH194 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - III ....................................................................................... 53
ELECTIVE COURSES (4TH and 5TH YEAR)............................................................................................... 54
GROUP A. PHYSICAL CHMISTRY COURSES............................................................................................. 54
CH621 Advanced Quantum Mechanics ........................................................................................ 54
CH622 Biophysical Chemistry ....................................................................................................... 54
CH623 Photophysics...................................................................................................................... 54
CH624 Plasmonic Nanomaterials: Properties and Application ..................................................... 55
GROUP B. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY COURSES ........................................................................................... 55
CH631 Chemistry of Natural Products .......................................................................................... 55
CH632 Medicinal Chemistry .......................................................................................................... 56
CH633 Art in Organic Synthesis .................................................................................................... 57
CH634 Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds ............................................................................. 57
GROUP C. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COURSES ....................................................................................... 57
CH641 Supramolecular Chemistry ................................................................................................ 57
CH642 Chemistry of Materials ...................................................................................................... 58
CH643 Coordination Chemistry .................................................................................................... 58
CH644 Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry .................................................................................. 58
Detailed Syllabus: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Mathematics ............................................................ 59
First Year Semester-I and II ................................................................................................................... 59
Semester-III ........................................................................................................................................... 59
MA107
MA107
MA108
MA109
MA110
MA111
MA112
MA113

Probability and Statistics for Engineers (Elective-II) .......................................................... 59


Probability and Statistics ................................................................................................... 60
Numerical Methods for Engineers (Elective-II) .................................................................. 60
Linear Algebra.................................................................................................................... 61
Numerical Solutions of ODE and PDE (Elective-II) ............................................................. 61
Complex Variables and PDE: Mathematics - III ................................................................. 62
Data Structure and Algorithms .......................................................................................... 63
Object Oriented Programming in C++ ............................................................................... 63
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Semester-IV ........................................................................................................................................... 63
MA115 Numerical Technique, Statistical Methods: Mathematics - IV .......................................... 63
MA116 Mathematics - IV Computing Lab ...................................................................................... 64
MA117 Discrete Mathematics ....................................................................................................... 64
MA118 Algebra - I .......................................................................................................................... 64
MA119 Analysis - I .......................................................................................................................... 65
Semester-V ............................................................................................................................................ 65
MA121 Topology ............................................................................................................................ 65
MA122 Advanced Calculus ............................................................................................................. 65
MA123 Ordinary Differential Equation .......................................................................................... 65
MA124 Numerical Analysis ............................................................................................................ 66
MA126 Functional Analysis ............................................................................................................ 66
Semester-VI ........................................................................................................................................... 67
MA127 Operation Research ........................................................................................................... 67
MA129 Partial Differential Equation .............................................................................................. 67
MA130 Measure Theory and Integration ...................................................................................... 67
Semester-VII .......................................................................................................................................... 68
MA131 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics ............................................................................. 68
MA132 Numerical Solutions of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations................................. 68
Semester-VIII ......................................................................................................................................... 68
MA135 Theory of Computation ..................................................................................................... 68
MA136 Mathematical Logic ........................................................................................................... 69
GROUP A ELECTIVES........................................................................................................................... 70
MA141 Probability Theory I ........................................................................................................ 70
MA142 Algebra II......................................................................................................................... 70
MA143 Commutative Algebra........................................................................................................ 70
MA144 Differential Geometry ....................................................................................................... 70
MA145 Algebraic Topology ............................................................................................................ 71
MA146 Number Theory ................................................................................................................. 71
MA147 Applied Matrix Theory ....................................................................................................... 71
MA148 Approximation Theory....................................................................................................... 71
MA149 Advanced Complex Analysis .............................................................................................. 71
MA150 Computational Linear Algebra........................................................................................... 71
MA151 Fluid Dynamics................................................................................................................... 72
MA152 Statistical Inference - I ....................................................................................................... 72
GROUP B ELECTIVES ........................................................................................................................... 73
MA161
MA162
MA163
MA164
MA165
MA166
MA167
MA168
MA169
MA171
MA172
MA173
MA174
MA175
MA176

Probability Theory II ....................................................................................................... 73


Stochastic Process ............................................................................................................. 73
Mathematical Methods ..................................................................................................... 73
Optimization ...................................................................................................................... 73
Statistical Simulation and Data Analysis............................................................................ 73
Multivariate Analysis ......................................................................................................... 74
Statistical Inference - II ...................................................................................................... 74
Time Series Analysis .......................................................................................................... 74
Finite Element Method...................................................................................................... 74
Financial Mathematics ...................................................................................................... 74
Graph Theory and Algorithms ........................................................................................... 75
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems ........................................................................................... 75
Neural Networks................................................................................................................ 75
Parallel Numerical Algorithms ........................................................................................... 75
Similarity Transformations and Perturbation Methods .................................................... 76
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MA177 Banach Algebr.................................................................................................................... 76


MA178 Advanced Numerical Methods .......................................................................................... 76
MA179 Non Linear Programming .................................................................................................. 76
MA180 Theory of Operators .......................................................................................................... 76
Detailed Syllabus for Five-Year Integrated M. Sc. Course in Physics: ................................................... 77
First Year Semester-I and II ................................................................................................................... 77
Second Year Third Semester............................................................................................................... 77
PH104 Mechanics, Waves and Oscillations and Continuum Mechanics ...................................... 77
PH108 PHYSICS LAB - II.................................................................................................................. 78
PH107 Fundamentals of Bio-sciences ........................................................................................... 78
PH108 Physics Lab II ................................................................................................................... 78
Second Year Fourth Semester ............................................................................................................ 78
PH109 Electricity and Magnetism ................................................................................................. 78
PH110 Quantum Mechanics - I ..................................................................................................... 79
PH111 Thermodynamics ............................................................................................................... 80
PH114 Advanced Physics Lab I ................................................................................................... 81
Third Year Fifth Semester ................................................................................................................... 81
PH115 Classical Mechanics ........................................................................................................... 81
PH116 Electrodynamics ................................................................................................................ 82
PH117 Mathematical Methods in Physics .................................................................................... 83
PH118 Material science and Technology ...................................................................................... 85
Subject code: Humanities and Social Science (Industrial Management and Psychology) ................ 86
PH120 Advanced Physics Lab II .................................................................................................. 86
Third Year Sixth Semester .................................................................................................................. 86
PH121 Statistical Mechanics ......................................................................................................... 86
PH122 Mathematical Physics - II ................................................................................................... 87
PH123 Quantum Mechanics II ................................................................................................... 87
PH124 Electronics ......................................................................................................................... 88
PH125 Condensed Matter Physics ................................................................................................ 89
PH126 Advanced Physics Lab III ................................................................................................. 90
PH128 Physics Lab VI (Electronics Lab.) ..................................................................................... 90
Fourth Year Seventh Semester ........................................................................................................... 90
PH131 Computational Physics ...................................................................................................... 90
PH133 Nuclear Physics .................................................................................................................. 91
PH134 Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy................................................................................. 91
PH135 Modern Optics ................................................................................................................... 93
PH138 Advanced Physics Lab VI ................................................................................................. 93
Fourth Year Eighth Semester.............................................................................................................. 94
PH141 Particle physics .................................................................................................................. 94
PH142 Modern Analytical Techniques .......................................................................................... 94
PH143 Material Synthesis: Quantum Dots to Bulk Crystals .......................................................... 95
PH190 Seminar and Review Works ............................................................................................... 95
PH149 Physics Lab VIII................................................................................................................ 95
Fifth Year Ninth Semester .................................................................................................................. 95
PH150 Synthesis of Functional Materials ..................................................................................... 95
PH191 Seminar and Comprehensive Viva - I................................................................................. 96
PH192 Thesis (To be contd...) ....................................................................................................... 96
Fifth Year Tenth Semester .................................................................................................................. 96
PH193
PH194

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva..................................................................................... 96


Thesis ................................................................................................................................. 96
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Departmental Electives ......................................................................................................................... 96


PH151
PH152
PH153
PH154
PH155
PH156
PH157
PH158
PH159

Smart Materials ................................................................................................................. 96


Nanotechnology ................................................................................................................ 97
Synthesis and Characterization of Functional materials ................................................... 98
Material characterization Techniques ............................................................................... 98
Ion Beam Patterning and Nano-bio Technology ............................................................... 98
Quantum information, computation and Cryptography ................................................... 99
Physics of the Universe: .................................................................................................. 100
Membrane Separations: Principles, Design and Applications ......................................... 100
Electrochemical energy conversion and storage ............................................................ 101

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Course Code Format for UG and PG Program:


Semester Code
1

Semester:
1st Sem:
2nd Sem:
3rd Sem:
4th sem:
5th Sem:
6th Sem:
7th Sem:
8th Sem:
9th Sem:
10th Sem:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A

Department Code:
Architecture:
AR
Chemistry:
CH
Civil Engg:
CE
Computer Sc Engg:
CS
Eletro and Comm Engg: EC
Electrical Engg:
EE
Humanities:
HS
Information Tech:
IT
Mathematics:
MA
Mechanical Engg:
ME
Physics:
PH

Course Code
4

Program Code with Course S. No:


UG Program: 101 to 599
PG Program: 601 to 799
For different specializations different slots may
be allocated, such that identification becomes
identifiable.

Any course may be offered in odd or even semester of a program. Therefore


Semester code is to be pre fixed to the Course Code to identify course offed
for any program and for purpose of registration

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Common Course Structure: 1st and 2nd Semester of B. Tech and


Five year Integrated M. Sc. Program
Prog

Sl.
No.

Sem

Code

Course Title

GE101
HS101
MA101
PH101
PH102
CS101
CS102
EE101
EE102
ME102

PARICHAY1

TH/
PT

Credits

0
2
3
3
0
2
0
3
0
0
14

0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
4

1
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
3
3
13

0
3
4
4
1
3
1
4
1
1
22

3
3
0
1
3
3
0
1
15

1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
4

0
0
3
0
0
0
3
3
12

4
3
1
2
4
4
1
2
23

Group A (1stSem)
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

GR_A

HS102

GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A
GR_A

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

MA102
CH101
CH102
HS105
CE101
EC101
EC102
ME101

English Literature2
Engineering Mathematics I
Engineering Physics
Engineering Physics Lab
Introduction to Computing
Computing Lab
Elements of Electrical Engg
Elements of Electrical Engg Lab
Workshop Practice

PT
TH
TH
TH
PT
TH
PT
TH
PT
PT

Group A ( 2ndSem)
Communication Skill Development and
PT
Technical Writing
Engineering Mathematics II
TH
Chemical Science
TH
Chemical Science Lab
PT
Science, Society and Ethical Values
TH
Engineering Mechanics
TH
Elements of Electronics Engg
TH
Elements of Electronics Engg Lab
PT
Engineering Graphics
PT

In First semester PARICHAY program shall be conducted in each section for 1st two weeks of admission

2 In First Year the HSS department faculties are required to evaluate students proficiency in English
communication. If Communication Skill (Spoken and Written) of the students is found to be below normal
standard, then all such students shall be offered following course in lieu of English Literature (HS101) in that
semester as detailed below:
Prog
GR_A/
B/
ARUG

Sem
1 or 2

Code
HS103
HS104

Course Title
Remedial English
Language Lab

TH/ PT
TH
PT

L
2
0

T
0
0

P
0
3

Credits
2
1

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Course Structure: Five year integrated M. Sc. in Chemistry


Course
code

Semester

Course Title

Credit

0
3
3

0
1
0

3
0
0

1
4
3

1
22

3
3

0
0

0
0

3
3

0
0
3

0
0
0

3
3
0

1
1
3
19

3
0
3

1
0
0

0
3
0

4
1
3
20

3
3

0
0

0
0

3
3

Third Semester
3PH104
3PH108
MA111
CH105

3rd

CH106
CH108
CH109
CH107

Mechanics, Waves and Oscillations and


Continuum Mechanics
PHYSICS LAB - II
Complex Variables and PDE: Mathematics - III
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - I: PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I: REACTION
MECHANISMS and NAME REACTIONS

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I: BONDING and


ACID-BASE
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - I

Semester Total
Fourth Semester
CH104
CH110
CH111

th
CH113
CH112
CH114
HS109

GREEN TECHNOLOGY (Environmental Science)


CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II: MODERN REAGENTS
and THEIR APPLICATION
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II: REDOX and MAIN
GROUP ELEMENTS
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - I
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - I
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT and PSYCHOLOGY

Semester Total
Fifth Semester
CH115
CH117

5th

CH118
CH119
CH116
PH103

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - II: CHEMICAL KINETICS


and ELCETROCHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - III: PERICYCLIC and
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - III: d- and f-BLOCK
ELEMENTS
MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - II
MATERIALS SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Semester Total
Sixth Semester
CH120

th

CH121
CH123
CH125
CH126

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - III: PHASE and


QUANTUM CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV: PHYSICAL ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV:
ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
ANALYTICAL and BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
BIOCHEMISTRY

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Course
code
CH122
CH124

Semester

GE103

Course Title

Credit

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - II


INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - II
Industrial Interaction and Soft Skill
Development

0
0

0
0

3
3

1
1

Semester Total
Summer internship (2 months) compulsory and to be done during Summer
evaluation in end of 7th semester
Seventh Semester
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - IV: QUANTUM,
CH131
SPECTROSCOPY and STATISTICAL
THERMODYNAMICS
CH132
BIOMOLECULES: STRUCTURE and REACTIVITY
CH133
NANOMATERIALS
th
CH134
POLYMER CHEMISTRY
CH135
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
CH191
PHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
CH192
SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
CH190
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Semester Total

20
Vacation and shall be

3
3
3
2
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
3
3
3

3
3
4
2
1
1
1
19

0
0
3
3
3

0
0
0
0
0

3
3
0
0
0

1
1
3
3
3
18

3
3
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
6
24

3
3
2
8
19

0
0

0
0

6
48

2
16
18

Eight Semester
CH141
CH142

8th

CH193
CH194
CH1xx
CH1xx
CH1xx

SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR STRUCTURE


DETERMINATION
GROUP THEORY and ITS CHEMICAL
APPLICATION
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - III
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - III
Department ELECTIVE - 1 (GROUP 1)
Department ELECTIVE - 2 (GROUP 2)
Department ELECTIVE - 3 (GROUP 3)

Semester Total
Ninth Semester
CH1xx

9th

DD1xx
DD1xx
CH195
CH197

Department ELECTIVE - 4 (Any from Group 1


to Group -3)
OPEN ELECTIVE - 1
OPEN ELECTIVE - 2
Seminar and Comprehensive Viva - I
M.Sc. PROJECT (To Continue in 10th Sem)

Semester Total
Tenth Semester
CH196
th
CH198
Semester Total

10

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva- II


M.Sc. PROJECT

Grand Total

200

Departmental Electives for 4th and 5th Year:


1. Group 1 (Physical Chemistry):
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Semester

Course
code
CH621
CH622
CH623
CH624

Course Title

Credit

Advanced Quantum Mechanics


3
0 0
3
Biophysical Chemistry
3
0 0
3
Photo-physics
3
0 0
3
Plasmonic Nano Materials: Properties
3
0 0
3
and Application
6. Group 2 (Organic Chemistry):
CH631
Chemistry of Natural Products
3
0 0
3
CH632
Medicinal chemistry
3
0 0
3
CH633
Art in Organic Synthesis
3
0 0
3
CH634
Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds
3
0 0
3
7. Group 3 (Inorganic Chemistry)
CH641
8. Supra-molecular Chemistry
3
0 0
3
CH642
9. Chemistry of Materials
3
0 0
3
CH643
10. Coordination Chemistry
3
0 0
3
CH644
11. Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry
3
0 0
3
NOTE: For Semester VIII (4th year) the elective courses are only departmental electives (each from
one group/specialization).
2.
3.
4.
5.

For Semester IX (5th year), all three electives are open electives, i.e., these courses can be chosen
from Departmental Electives (regardless of the grouping) as well as from the elective courses of
other departments. 7

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Course Structure: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Mathematics


semester

Course
code

Course Title

Credit

MA109
MA111
MA112
MA113
MA114
CH104

Linear Algebra
Complex Variables and PDE: Mathematics - III
Data Structures and Algorithms
Object Oriented Programming in C++
Programming Lab - I
Green Technologies (Environmental Science)

3
3
3
3
0
3

1
1
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
6
0

4
4
3
3
2
4
20

3
3
3
3

0
1
1
1

0
0
0
0

3
4
4
4

MA120

Probability and Statistics


Discrete Mathematics
Algebra - I
Analysis - I
Industrial Economics and Financial
Management
Programming Lab - II

2
20

MA121
MA122
MA123
MA124
MA125
MA126

Topology
Advanced Calculus
Ordinary Differential Equation
Numerical Analysis
Numerical Analysis Lab
Functional Analysis

3
3
3
3
0
3

1
1
1
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
3
0

4
4
4
3
1
4
20

MA127
MA128
MA129
MA130
MA1xx
MA1xx

Operations Research
Operations Research Lab
Partial Differential Equation
Measure Theory and Integration
Elective 1 (From Elective Group A)
Elective 2 (From Elective Group A)
Seminar
Industrial Interaction and Soft Skill
Development

3
0
3
3
3
3
0

0
0
1
1
0
0
0

0
3
0
0
0
0
6

3
1
4
4
3
3
2

Third Semester

3rd
Semester Total

Fourth Semester
MA107
MA117
MA118
th
MA119

HS107
Semester Total
Fifth Semester

5th
Semester Total
Sixth Semester

6th

MA191

GE103

Semester Total
Summer internship (2 months) compulsory and to be done during Summer Vacation and
evaluation in end of 7th semester
Seventh Semester
MA131
Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
3
1 0
Numerical Solutions of Ordinary and Partial
MA132
3
1 0
Differential Equation
th
MA133
Numerical ODE and PDE Lab
0
0 3
MA1xx
Elective - 3 (From Elective Group B)
3
0 0
MA1xx
Elective 4 (From Elective Group B)
3
0 0

20
shall be

4
4
1
3
3

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Course
code
DD1xx
MA190

semester

Course Title

Credit

Open Elective - I
Industrial Training

3
0

0
0

0
3

3
1
19

1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

4
3
3
3

MA194

Theory of Computation
3
Mathematical Logic
3
Elective - 5 (From Elective Group B)
3
Elective 6 (From Elective Group B)
3
Open Elective II (HSS/Science/ Engg. Dept
3
Elective)
Minor Project
0

12

4
20

MA192
MA195

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva - I


Thesis (to be continued)

0
0

0
0

6
48

2
16
18

MA193
MA196

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva - II


Thesis

0
0

0
0

6
48

2
16
18

Semester Total
Eight Semester
MA135
MA136
MA1xx
MA1xx

8th

DD1xx
Semester Total
Ninth Semester

9th
Semester Total
Tenth Semester

10th
Semester Total
Grand Total

200

List of Electives Group - A


Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)
Group A (EL)

MA141
MA142
MA143
MA144
MA145
MA146
MA147
MA148
MA149
MA150
MA151
MA152

Probability Theory- I
Algebra-II
Commutative Algebra
Differential Geometry
Algebraic Topology
Number Theory
Applied Matrix Theory
Approximation Theory
Advanced Complex Analysis
Computational Linear Algebra
Fluid Dynamics
Statistical Inference-I

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

List of Electives Group - B


Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)

MA161
MA162
MA163
MA164
MA165
MA166
MA167
MA168
MA169
MA170

Probability Theory- II
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Methods
Optimization
Statistical Simulation and Data Analysis
Multivariate Analysis
Statistical Inference-II
Time Series Analysis
Finite Element Method
Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)

Course
code
MA171
MA172
MA173
MA174
MA175

Group B (EL)

MA176

Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)
Group B (EL)

MA177
MA178
MA179
MA180

semester

Course Title

Credit

Financial Mathematics
3
Graph Theory and Algorithms
3
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
3
Neural Network
3
Parallel Numerical Algorithms
3
Similarity Transformation and Perturbation
3
Method
Banach Algebra
3
Advanced Numerical Methods
3
Non Linear Programming
3
Theory of Operator
3

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

3
3
3
3
3

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

3
3
3
3

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Course Structure: Five Year Integrated M. Sc. in Physics:


Subject
code
Third Semester
3MA111
CH106
CH107
Semester

Subjects

Credit

3
3
0

1
0
0

0
0
3

4
3
1

3rd

Complex Variables and PDE: Mathematics - III


Physical Chemistry I: Physical Properties
Physical Chemistry Lab I
Mechanics,
Waves
and
Oscillations,
Continuum Mechanics
Computational Physics - I
Computational Physics Lab - I
Fundamentals of Bio-sciences
Physics Lab II

3
0
3
0

0
0
0
0

0
3
0
3

3
1
3
1
20

0
3
3
3
3
0

0
0
1
1
0
0

3
0
0
0
0
3

1
3
4
4
3
1
19

3PH104
3PH105
3PH106
3PH107
3PH108

Semester Total
Fourth Semester

4MA116
4CH104
4PH109
4PH110
4PH111
4PH114

Numerical Technique, Statistical Methods:


Mathematics - IV
Mathematics IV Computing Lab
Green Technology (Environmental Chemistry)
Electricity and Magnetism
Quantum Mechanics I
Thermodynamics
Advanced Physics Lab - I

5PH115
5PH116
5PH117
5PH118
5DD1xx
5PH120

Classical Mechanics
Electrodynamics
Mathematical Methods in Physics
Material Science and Technology
Open Elective
Advanced Physics Lab - II

3
3
3
3
3
0

1
1
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
3

4
4
4
3
3
1
19

6PH121
6PH122
6PH123
6PH124
6PH125
6PH126
6PH128

Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics - II
Quantum Mechanics II
Electronics
Condensed Matter Physics
Advanced Physics Lab III
Physics Lab IV (Electronics)
Industrial Interaction and Soft Skill
Development

3
3
3
3
3
0
0

1
0
1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
3
3

4
3
4
3
3
1
1

4MA115

4th
Semester Total
Fifth Semester

5th
Semester Total
Sixth Semester

6th

6GE103
Semester Total

19

Summer internship (6 weeks) compulsory and to be done during Summer Vacation and
shall be evaluation in end of 7th semester
Seventh Semester
7PH131
th
7PH132
7PH133

Computational Physics - II
Computational Physics Lab - II
Nuclear Physics

3
0
3

0
0
0

0
3
0

3
1
3

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Subject
code
7PH134
7PH135
7PH1xx
7PH138

Semester

7PH192

Subjects

Credit

Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy


Modern Optics
Elective - I
Advanced Physics Lab V
Industrial Training (4 to 6 weeks after 6th
Sem)

3
3
3
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
3

3
3
3
1

Semester Total

18

Eight Semester
8PH141
8PH142
8PH143
8PH144
8PH146
8PH190
8PH149
8PH190

8th

Particle Physics
Modern Analytical Techniques
Material Synthesis
Material Synthesis Lab
Modelling and Simulation Lab
Seminar and Comprehensive Viva-I
Advanced Physics Lab VI
Minor Project

3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
3
3
3
6
15

4
3
3
1
1
1
2
5
20

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva - II


Thesis (To be contd...)

0
0

0
0

6
54

2
18
20

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva-III


Thesis

0
0

0
0

6
54

2
18
20
200

3
3

0
0

0
0

3
3

3
3

0
0

0
0

3
3

Semester Total
Ninth Semester
9PH191
th
9PH192
Semester Total

Tenth Semester
10PH193
th
10PH194
Semester Total
Grand Total

10

List of Electives:
PH151
PH152
PH153
PH154
PH155
PH156
PH157
PH158
PH158
PH159

Smart Materials
Nanotechnology
Synthesis and Characterization of Functional
materials
Material characterization Techniques
Ion Beam Patterning and Nano-bio Technology
Quantum information, computation and
Cryptography
Physics of the Universe:
Membrane Separations: Principles, Design and
Applications
Membrane Separations: Principles, Design and
Applications
Electrochemical energy conversion and
storage

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Common Syllabus: Semester-I and II - Five year Integrated M. Sc.


Program
The course structure is same as the general course structure for B. Tech. Program students, and so
course contents also remained same. However, the syllabus for CHMICAL SCIENCE I and CHEMICAL
SCIENCE LAB I is updated herein, and the same will be pursued for both B. Tech. as well as integrated
M.Sc. teaching.

MA101

Mathematics I
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Objective:
Pre Requisites: 10+2 Mathematics
Syllabus:
Matrix Algebra: Elementary row and column transformation, Inverse of the matrix , Cannonical
form ,Reduction to Canonical form , rank of the matrix , solution of simultaneous linear equations,
characteristic equation, eigen values and eigen vectors, Caley-Hamilton theorem, Similarity
transformation
10 lectures
Differential Calculus: Successive differentiation, Leibnitz theorem, indeterminate form, Limit,
continuity and differentiability of functions of several variables, partial derivatives and their
geometrical interpretation, differentials, derivatives of composite and implicit functions,
derivatives of higher order and their commutatively, Euler s theorem on homogeneous functions,
harmonic functions, Taylor s expansion of functions of two variables, maxima and minima of
functions of two variables , Lagrange s method of multipliers
12 lectures
Differential equation: Ordinary Differential Equations: First order differential equations - separable
variable, homogeneous, exact, linear and Bernoulli s form. Second and higher order differential
equations with constant coefficients, method of variation of parameters, Euler s equations, system
of linear differential equations.
12
lectures
Infinite Series: Notion of convergence and divergence of infinite series Ratio test, comparison
test, Raabes test, Root test, alternating series Leibnitz test , absolute and conditional
convergence, Power series.
8 lectures
Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Advance Engineering Mathematics R. K. Jain and S.R.K. Iyenger, Narosa Publishing House
Differential Calculus Das and Mukherjee U.N. Dhar and Sons.
Advance Engineering Mathematics - E. Kreyszig, 8th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York
Advance Engineering Mathematics Wylie and Barrett Tata McCraw Hill
Linear Algebra K. Hoffmann and R. Kunze Prentice Hall

MA102

Mathematics II
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Objective:
Pre Requisites: 10+2 Mathematics and Mathematics - I
Syllabus:
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Unit - 1.
Integral Calculus: Convergence of improper integrals comparison test, Beta and
Gamma functions (definition and related problems), differentiation under integral sign
Leibnitz rule. Double and Triple integrals, Change of Variables in double integrals,
Computation of surfaces and volumes, Rectifications, Jacobians of Transformations.
12 lectures
Unit - 2.
Vector Calculus: Scalar and Vector field, level surface, directional derivatives,
concept of gradient, divergence and curl with examples, line integral, Greens theorem in
plane, Gauss and Strokes theorem with applications.
10
lectures
Unit - 3.
Complex Analysis: Function of complex variables limit, continuity,
differentiability and analyticity of functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Laplaces
equation, harmonic function, Cauchys integral theorem, Cauchys integral formula,
Taylors and Laurent series, Residues and its applications to evaluating real integrals.
12 lectures
Unit - 4.
Probability and Statistics: Random Variable cumulative distribution function,
probability mass function, probability density function, mathematical expectation, mean,
variance.
8 lectures
Suggested Readings:
1. Advance Engineering Mathematics R. K. Jain and S.R.K. Iyenger, Narosa Publishing House
2. Advance Engineering Mathematics - E. Kreyszig, 8th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York
Reference Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Advance Engineering Mathematics Wylie and Barrett Tata McGraw Hill


Complex Variables and Applications Churchill and Brown - McGraw Hill
Vector Analysis 2nd editions Chatterjee, Prentice Hall of India
Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers S. M. Ross John Wiley and Sons,
New York

PH101

Engineering Physics
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Syllabus:
Unit 1. Electrostatic and Electromagnetic theory: The three electric vectors, to show that normal
component of D and tangential component of E are continuous across the boundary
between two dielectrics Continuity equation for charge (SAD .5.8), displacement current
(SAD 9.4), Maxwells Equation in free space, speed of plane electromagnetic waves
traveling in vacuum, pointing vector, (SAD 9.5, 10.3-10.5, 10.7), EM waves propagation in
dialectics and conductors.
Unit 2. Optics: Temporal coherence, Michelsons interferometer for measurement of coherence
length of a source, line width spatial coherence, measurement of spatial coherence using
Youngs interferometer, Fraunhofer diffraction by single slit and grating.
Unit 3. Polarisation: Polarised light, production of plane polaroid technique (principal of action to
be emphasised Brewsters law, Malus law, Double refraction, production of circular and
elliptical lights, analysis of unpolalrised and polarized lights, Magneto-optics effect, photoelastic effect, electro-optic effect.

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Unit 4. Lasers: Lasers and Laser light, Einsteins A and B coefficients and the laser, populationinversion, Light amplification, Optical resonators, Characteristics of lasers, Ruby laser, How
He-Ne Laser works.
Unit 5. Special theory of Relativity: Michelson Morleys Expt., Postulates of special theory of
relativity, consequences of special theory of relativity, Galilean transformation, Lorenz
transformation, Length- contraction. Time Dilation, velocity addition, Mass change and
Einsteins mass energy relation (A.B and 1.1,1.2,1.4 and 1.7-1.9 and appendix to chapter1)
Unit 6. Quantum Physics: Plancks theory of black body radiation (.B and 2.3 and 9.5 &9.6)
Compton effect (.B and 2.7) wave particle duality, deBroglie waves, deBroglie wave velocity,
wave and group velocity, Davission and Germar experiment Heisenberg uncertainty
principle, application of the uncertainty principle, wave functions and wave equations,
physical interpretation of wave function and their normalization,. Expectation values,
Schrodinger equation time dependent form and steady state form in one dimension
(Quantum mechanical operators) particle in a box.
Recommended Readings:
1.
2.
3.

PH102

D. J. Griffith, Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory,


A. Ghatak, Optics,
A. Beiser, Prospective of Modern Physics,

Engineering Physics Lab


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Only six experiments re required to be done out of the following experiments:

1.

To determine the Youngs Modulus of elasticity by Bending of Beam Method,

2.

To determine elastic constant by Searles Apparatus,

3.

To determine mechanical equivalent of heat by Joules Calorimeter,

4.

To determine internal resistance of a cell by Stretched Wire Potentiometer,

5.

To compare e.m.f. of two cells by Rayleigh Potentiometer,

6.

To determine the frequency of electrical maintained tuning fork by Meldies Method,

7.

to determine electronic charge by Millikons Oil Drop Experiment,

8.

To determine the wave length of laser light (Red light) using double slit interference,

9.

To produce the properties of He/Ne Laser,

10.

To measure band gap energy of semiconductors

PH103

Materials Science and Technology

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Objective: Materials Science is backbone of technology, which provides a good understanding of the
basics of materials, in terms of their structural, electrical, magnetic, optical and mechanical
properties. It constitutes an important area of study for the students of various engineering
disciplines and helps to create ability to apply scientific knowledge to technology. To enrich the
understanding of various types of materials and their applications in different fields of engineering
and technology is the main objective of this course.

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PREREQUISITES: Experimental and theoretical basic knowledge of physical and chemical sciences are
prerequisites.
OUTCOMES: The students will have the knowledge on physics of materials and that knowledge will
be used by them in different engineering and technology applications.
Syllabus:
Unit - 1.
Crystallography: Space lattices, Crystal systems and Bravais lattices, Reciprocal
lattice concept. Lattice Planes, Miller Indices, Study of crystal structure by diffraction
methods, Braggs condition for crystal diffraction.
5 Lecture
Unit - 2.
Bonding and crystal imperfections: Classification of Solids, Bonding in Solids,
Classification of Imperfections, Point Defect or Imperfection, Line Imperfection,
Dislocation, Surface Defect or Planar Defect, Volume Defect or Bulk Defect, Stoichiometry,
Nonstoichiometry and defect structures.
5 Lecture
Unit - 3.
Electron Theory of Solids: Electrical Conduction, Classification of conducting
Materials, Classical Free Electron or Drude Lorentz Theory of metals, Expression for
Electrical Conductivity and Drift Velocity, Thermal Conductivity, Wiedemann-Franz Law,
Verification of Ohms Law, Classical Free Electron Theory: Advantage and Drawbacks.
6 Lecture
Unit - 4.
Band Theory of Solids: Origin of Energy Gap, Kronig-Penney Model, Brillouin
Zone, Explanation of Band Gap, Effective Mass of an Electron, Concept of Hole, High
Resistivity Materials. Solid solutions and two phase solids, Phase diagrams of Cu-Ni and
other isomorphous alloy.
5
Lecture
Unit - 5.
Magnetic and Dielectric properties of materials: Magnetic parameters,
Classification of Magnetic materials, Importance of Dipole moments in classification of
magnetic materials, Origin of Ferromagnetism and hysteresis loop, Magnetic domains,
Magnetostriction, Soft and Hard Magnetic Materials and their Applications. Magnetic
anisotropy, Antiferro- and ferrimagnetism materials. Ferrites and its applications,
Dielectrics: Types of polarization, Frequency and temperature dependence of polarization.
Dielectric loss, dielectric breakdown, uses of dielectric materials (capacitor and
transformer), ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity and their applications.
6 Lecture
Unit - 6.
Semiconducting and Superconducting Materials: Conductivity of semiconductors,
intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, n-type and p-type semiconductors, elemental and
compound semiconductors, Direct and indirect band gap semiconductors, Hall effect,
Variation of electrical conductivity with temperature, Variation of Fermi level with
temperature. Superconductivity, General properties of superconducting materials, Types of
superconductors, Thermodynamic properties of superconductors, London equations, BCS
theory, applications of superconductors.
6 Lecture
Unit - 7.
Advanced ceramics and composites materials: Their classification, structure,
processing, properties and applications.
4 Lecture
Unit - 8.
Nanophase materials: Basic principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology, Types
of nanomaterials, Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials, Top-Down and Bottom-up
Process, Nanotechnology and environment, Properties and possible applications to
nanodevices
4 Lecture
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Suggested readings:
1. V. Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited
(2003).
2. W.F. Smith, Principles of Materials Science and Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York
(1994).
3. W.D.Callister, An Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, John Wiley and Sons
(2007).
4. L.H. Van Vlack, Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, Addison Wisley, New York
(1985).
5. D. W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering.

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CH101A

Chemical Sciences - I

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Unit 1. Gases:
(a) Concept of Ideal gas, Kinetic theory of gases, interpretation of pressure and temperature,
Maxwells distribution of speeds and Kinetic energy distribution average, root mean square
and most probable values. Principles of equipartition of energy and calculation of molar heat
capacities of ideal gases.
5 Lectures
(b) Deviation from ideal behavior, compressibility factor, intermolecular interactions. van der
Waals equation and its characteristics, critical states and critical constants in terms of a and b
(van der Waals constants), reduced state, Law of corresponding states, virial theorem.
7 Lectures
Unit 2. Principles of Organic Chemistry:
Electronegativity, dipole moment, hydrogen bond, electron displacement effects-inductive effect,
mesomeric effect or resonance, electromeric effect, hyperconjugation. Concepts of acids & bases.
Chirality, optical activity and its measurement, stereoismerism. Enantiomer, diastereomer,
configuration, conformation (ethane, n-butane, cyclohexane, etc.), geometrical isomerism.
Projection formula of a tetrahedral carbon, symmetry elements, R/S, D/L, E/Z, threo/ erythro
nomenclature. Geometrical and optical isomerism in co-ordination compounds.
14 Lectures
Unit 3. Atomic Structure:
Bohrs theory to hydrogen-like atoms and ions; spectrum of hydrogen atom. Quantum numbers.
Introduction to the concept of atomic orbitals; shapes, radial and angular probability diagrams of
s, p and d orbitals (qualitative idea). Many electron atoms and ions: Paulis exclusion principle,
Hunds rule, exchange energy, Aufbau principle. Electronic energy level diagram and electronic
configurations of hydrogen-like and polyelectronic atoms and ions.
7 Lectures
Unit 4. Periodicity of elements:
Periodic table, group trends and periodic trends in physical properties. Classification of elements
on the basis of electronic configuration. Modern IUPAC Periodic table. General characteristic of s,
p, d and f block elements. Effective nuclear charges, screening effects, Slaters rules, atomic radii,
ionic radii (Paulings univalent), covalent radii. Ionization potential, electron affinity and
electronegativity (Paulings, Mullikens and Allred-Rochows scales) and factors influencing these
properties. Inert pair effect. Group trends and periodic trends in these properties in respect of s-,
p- and d-block elements.
9 Lectures
Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Chawla, S. A Textbook of Engineering Chemistry


Jain, P. C.; Jain, M. Engineering Chemistry
Atkins, P.A. Physical Chemistry, Oxford, 5th Ed.
Sykes, P. A guide book to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry.
Morrison, R. T., Boyd, R. N., Organic Chemistry, 6th ed.
Sarkar, R. General Chemistry Part-I and Part-II, New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.
Huheey, J. H.; Keiter, E. A.; Keiter, R. L.; Medhi, O. K. Inorganic Chemistry: Principle of
structure and reactivity, 4th Ed., Pearson, New Delhi.

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CH102A

Chemical Sciences Lab - I

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1.

Estimation of Cu (II) in a Brass sample or a given solution

2.

Estimation of Fe(II) in Hematite ore or a given solution

3.

Determination of hardness of water by EDTA method

4.

Determination of amount of NaOH and Na2CO3 in a mixture of their solution

5.

Preparation of Aspirin

6.

Preparation of Paracetamol

7.

Determination of number of components in an organic mixture and Rf of each component


using Thin Layer Chromatographic Technique

8.

Synthesis and Characterization of Tris (acetylacetonato)manganese(III)

9.

Preparation of buffer solution and measurement of dissociation constant of a weak acid by


pH meter.

Suggested Readings:
Essential of Experimental Engineering Chemistry by Shashi Chawla.

HS101

English Literature
L-T-P-Cr: 2-1-0-3

The primary objective of the English literature Course which is being offered to students having a fair
knowledge of English and a study of literature will enhance their flair in written and verbal
expression.
Unit - 1. The recommended any one novels will be covered as described below:
1.

28 Lectures

Oliver Twist Charles Dickens


(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Unit - 2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Discussion of the Victorian age in English fiction and the role of Charles Dickens as a
novelist during this period.
Introduction to Charles Dickens his life and works.
Oliver Twist as a criticism of the industrial Age.
Oliver Twist as an analysis of Victorian poverty and condition of children.
Discussion of the Art of Plot and Characterization.
Julius Caesar William Shakespeare
Introduction to the author.
A discussion of the socio political structure of the 20th century Europe up to the rise of
Communism and World War 2.
Animal Farm as a political satire.
Satire and Fable.
Animal Farm as a fusion of Political purpose and artistic vision of the author.
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Unit - 3.

Julius Caesar William Shakespeare

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)

Life of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare as a Dramatist.
Synopsis of the play.
Justification of the title of the play.
Theme of the play.
Fate as the Hero of Julius Caesar.
Superstitions in Julius Caesar.
Caesar as a Marlowean Hero.
Characters: Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Marcus Brutus, Cassio.
Shakespeares conception of tragedy.

Unit - 4.

Macbeth William Shakespeare

(a)

Introduction to William Shakespeare and Historical introduction to Elizabethan and


Jacobean periods.
The play as a tragedy.
Definition of tragedy as in Aristotle and its application to Elizabethan tragedies.
Analysis of its plot structure.
Analysis of major characters such as Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.
The Elements of supernatural in the play Macbeth.
The role of the Witches in the play.
An analysis of figures of speech, poetic imagery and various dramatic conventions in the
play.

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

Text book (Novel)


1.
2.
3.
4.

HS102

Oliver Twist
Animal farm
Julius Caesar
Macbeth

Charles Dickens

George Orwell

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare

Communication skill development and Technical Writing


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The primary objective of Course which is being offered to students is for Communication skill
development and technical writing. The course is aimed at providing the students with language
wherewithal which is an inescapable tool for the young technocrats to break the geographical
boundaries and step into the global village.

1.

Communicative: What is Communication?

9 Lectures

Theory: Importance of Communication:


Process of Communication:
(i)

Verbal

(ii)

Non-verbal

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Practical:

2.

(a)

How to face an interview

(b)

Group Discussion

(c)

How should the Interviewer Plan and conduct the Interview.

(d)

Body Language and Gesture

(e)

Eye Contact

(f)

Appearance

Listening: Its importance and Barriers to listening

12 Lectures

Theory:
(a)

Listening

(b)

Developing Reading Skills

(c)

Developing Conversational skills


English in Formal situations

(i)

Interview

(ii)

At the Bank

(iii)

At the Airport

(iv)

At the police station

(v)

Customer Care

(vi)

At the Embassy

English in informal Situations

3.

(i)

At a dinner party

(ii)

Booking a room at a hotel

(iii)

At a travel agency

(iv)

At the hospital

(v)

Ask for a opinion

Technical Writing

3 Lectures

Suggested Readings:
Sreevalsan, MC; Spoken English, Vikash Publishing House, New Delhi.
Communication Skills; Sanjay Kumar, Pushphate, Oxford.
English for Engineers and Technologists, Orient Blackswan, ELT.
Krishna Mohan and N P Singh Speaking English Effectively.
Krishna Mohan, Meera Banarjee, Developing Communication Skills.
Frank O' Connor, Phonetics, Pengiun.
Business Correspondence and Report Writing- Sharma and Krishna Mohan- Tata Mgraw.
Reference Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Sardanand K, Teaching, Listening and Speaking (With Audio CD), Orient Blackswan,
Hyderabad.

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HS103

Remedial English
L-T-P-Cr: 2-0-0-2

The primary objective of the Course detailed for Remedial English is being offered to students weak in
language who will benefit in their language skill since the syllabus is supported by the language Lab.
1.

Basic Grammar - Structural Pattern

2.

(a)

Articles

(b)

Verbs: Auxiliaries, Finite and Non Finites.

(c)

Time and Tense

(d)

Subject: Verb Agreement (concord).

(e)

Active and Passive Voice.

(f)

Narration

(i)

Single word / verb substitution

(ii)

Editing

6 Lectures

6 Lectures

3.

Common Error, Comparison

3 Lectures

4.

Antonym, homonym, Sentence, Building (Vocabulary)

5 Lectures

5.

Prcis, Essay, Paragraph Writing and Comprehension

4 Lectures

6.

Official Correspondence, Memorandum; Circular Letter

4 Lectures

Text Books:
English Grammar- N.D. Turton, ABC of Common Grammatical Error for learners and Teachers.
English Grammar- Dr. D. Thakur
English Grammar- Dr. K.K. Ramchandran etal; business Communication.
Technical English- Sharon j Gerson and Steven M Gerson
Angela Burt, Quick Solutions to common Error in English.
W. Foulsham, The Complete letter writer.
John East wood- Oxford guide to English Grammar.
Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
9.
10.
11.

Communication in English for Technical Student- Orient Longman.


G. Nagroj, English Language Teaching.
N. Saraswati, English language Teaching; principles and practices.
English for Engineers- Orient Blackswan

HS104

Language Lab
L-T-P-Cr: 0-0-3-1

The primary objective of the Course detailed for Remedial English is being offered to students weak in
language who will benefit in their language skill since the syllabus is supported by the language Lab.

(i)

Phonetics:

(a)

Sound of English (Vowels, short, Vowels, Long Vowels and consonants)

(b)

Stress, Rythm, Pitch and Intonation, Accent.

(ii)

English in formal situation

10 Lectures

4 Lectures

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(iii)

(a)

Greetings

(b)

Making a Telephone Call

(c)

Making apology

(d)

At college

English in formal situation


(a)

At the Doctor's

(b)

Outside the class

(c)

Introducing self and other

HS105

4 Lectures

Science Society and Ethical Values


L-T-P-Cr: 1-1-0-2

The primary objective of the Course detailed in the successive paragraphs for Science, Society and
Ethical values is keeping in view the present day scenario an urgent need to introduce this subject as
part of the class room curriculum was felt and hence included in the syllabus. The aim is to inculcate
the right values during the period that a youngster is preparing to step into the professional world
and still in the process of understanding the society and the relevance of science in the right
perspective
Professional Ethics: Aim of Professionals, Responsibilities of Professionals, Right of Professionals,
Impediments to responsibilities, Honesty, Integrity, Reliability, Risk, Safety and Liability, Global
Issues.
Personal Ethics: Value of Self, Others and Society, Compliance with law, Social Norms.
Service to Community, Corruption, Indian and Western Culture, Simple living and high thinking,
Science and Spirituality.
Suggested Readings:
1.

Charles E. Harris et al, Engineering Ethics, Cengage, 2009

2.

N. N. Das, Ethical Considerations.

3.

R. Subramaniam, Professional Ethics Oxford University Press

CE101

Engineering Mechanics
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Module -I
1.

Statics: Force systems: Moment of a force about a point and about an axis; Equivalent forces
and moment, Wrench.
6 Lectures

2.

Equilibrium: Free body diagram; equations of equilibrium; problems in two and three
dimensions; Supports and reactions
3 Lectures

3.

Method of sections for evaluating internal forces in bodies; axial force, shear and bending
moment diagrams:
3 Lectures

4.

Trusses and frames

3 Lectures

Module II
5.

Friction: Laws of Coulomb friction, impending motion problems involving large and small
contact surfaces
3 Lectures

6.

Principle of virtual work

3 Lectures

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Module - III
7.

Dynamics: Kinematics and Kinetics of particles: Particle dynamics in rectangular coordinates


cylindrical coordinates and in terms of path variables.
4 Lectures

8.

Kinematics and Kinetics of rigid bodies: Chasles Theorem; General Plane motion; D Alemberts
Principal, Work and Energy and Impulse Momentum methods, Impact.
6 Lectures

Module - IV
9.

Simple Stress and Strain, Hooks Law

10.

Analysis of stresses, Equilibrium Equations, Generalized Hooks Law, Elastic constants


3 Lectures

11.

Analysis of strains, Normal and Shear Strains, Volumetric Strain

3 Lectures

12.

Axially loaded members

3 Lectures

2 Lectures

Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
3.
2.
3.
4.
5.

CS101

Shames, Engineering Mechanics Pearsons Education.


Beer, F.P. and Johnston, Mechanics for Engineers, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
Meriam, Engineering Mechanics, Wiley Pub.
R .C. Hibbler, Engineering Mechanics,
Timoshenko and Gere, Mechanics of Solids, McGraw Hill Inc
E.P. Popov, Mechanics of Solids, Pearson Education pub.
Engineering Mechanics, Timoshenko, McGraw Hill Inc.

Introduction to Computing
L-T-P-Cr: 2-1-0-3

Syllabus:
Unit - 1.
Introduction to Programming, Algorithms and Flow Chart: Generation of
programming languages, steps involved in Problem Solving, Algorithm, Flow chat, Pseudo
code
1 Lecture
Unit - 2.
Basics of C: A Simple C program, Header files, data types and sizes, Constants,
variables, token, identifiers, Operators: arithmetic, relational and logical operators,
increment and decrement operators, conditional operator, bit-wise operators, assignment
operators; expressions, L-value, r-value, type conversions, conditional expressions,
precedence and order of evaluation, data type conversion, mixed- mode operation,
Managing Input and Output operation (formatted and unformatted)
3 Lectures
Unit - 3.
Control Statements: Conditional control statementif, if-else, nested-if, switch;
Go-to-statement; Loopingwhile, do-while, for, nested for; jumps in loopsbreak and
continue statement
4
Lectures
Unit - 4.
Arrays: Definition, one-dimensional arraysdeclaration and initialization, two
dimensional arrays, multidimensional arrays, dynamic arrays
3
Lectures
Unit - 5.
Strings: Introduction, Declaring and initializing strings, reading and writing strings,
String Handling Function, Implementation of string functions, Arithmetic operation on
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strings, comparison of Strings.


Lectures

Unit - 6.
Functions: Function definition, arguments and parameters, categories of function,
scope and extent, Storage classes, static and register variables, parameter passing
mechanism, Inline function, nesting of function, recursion, passing arrays to function,
passing strings to function, variable length argument list.
4 Lectures
Unit - 7.
Pointers: Understanding memory address, declaring and initializing pointer
variables, void pointer, null pointer, accessing a variable through pointer, array and
pointer, pointer and string, pointer as function arguments, Pointer arithmetic, pointers to
pointer, function returning pointer , pointers and structure, Dynamic memory allocation
(Malloc , Calloc, releasing the used space, Realloc), Memory leak and memory corruption.
9 Lectures
Unit - 8.
User defined data: Structure- defining, declaring, initializing; accessing structure
members, processing of structure , array of structures, structures within structure,
structure and function, type definition; Uniondefinition, declaration, accessing union
members, initializing union Types:
4 Lectures
Unit - 9.
Pre-processor: Introduction, macro substitution, File Inclusion, Compiler control
Directives
1
Lecture
Unit - 10. Files: Introduction, file declaration, opening and closing a file, working with text
and binary files, I/O operations on file, error handling, random access to files 4 Lectures
Unit - 11. Graphics programming: Introduction, Command line argument, function used in
graphics, drawing shapes, designing using graphics.
3 Lectures
Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
1.

Pradip Dey and Manas Ghosh, Programming in C, Oxford


Ashok kamthane, Programming in C, Pearson Education,
Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, Prentice Hall of
India.
E. Balaguruswamy, Programming in ANSI C, Tata McGraw-Hill.
Byron Gottfried, Schaum's Outline of Programming with C, McGraw-Hill.
Practical C Programming (3rd Edition) by Steve Oualline, Oreilly Press
C: The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt, TMH

2.
3.
4.
5.

EC101

Elements of Electronics Engineering

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Prerequisites: Circuit Analysis
Objective: The comprehensive idea of this course is to make students familiar with the operational
principle, analysis, design and application of semiconductor devices like diodes, bipolar junction
transistors, and field effect transistors, op-amps, digital logic gates and SCR. After obtaining clear
understating wide variety of circuits are analyzed in analog circuits, digital circuits and
communication systems.
Course Outcome: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1.

Understand the principle of electronic devices, and develop skills to use and design diodes as
power supply rectifiers
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Understand the operation of transistors in switching circuits


Design logic gates using diodes and transistor
Understand the main elements of power electronics devices, and the principles related to its
operation.
Topics Covered
2.
3.
4.

Unit - 1.
Semiconductor diodes
Lectures

Semiconductor materials-Intrinsic and Extrinsic types, Ideal diode, Terminal Characteristics of


diodes: p-n junction diode under open circuit, forward bias, and reverse bias conditions,
Photodiode, Light Emitting Diode, Diode Applications-Half-wave Rectifiers, Full-wave
Rectifiers and Filters, Clipping and Clamping Circuits, Breakdown mechanism in diode, Zener
diode and its application as voltage regulator
Bipolar Junction Transistor

8 Lectures

BJT Introduction: Basic theory and operation of PNP and NPN transistor, Basics of C-B, C-E, C-C
amplifier configuration, DC analysis of Transistor circuits, Transistor DC Biasing: Load line analysis,
operating point, Biasing of BJT: Emitter feedback bias, Voltage Divider bias, Transistor as a switch:
cut-off and saturation modes, High frequency model of BJT amplifier (brief description)
Field Effect Transistor

8 Lectures

FET: Introduction, operation, JFET parameters, JFET characteristics, JFET amplifiers, MOSFET:
introduction, Depletion type MOSFET and Enhancement type MOSFET, MOSFET parameters, D.C.
operation of MOSFET circuits, MOSFET as an amplifier, Brief description of basic MOSFET amplifier
configurations: common source, common gate and common drain types, Biasing in MOSFET
amplifiers, High frequency model of MOSFET amplifier (brief description)
Operational Amplifier

4 Lectures

Ideal Op-amp, CMRR, and its application as differential amplifier, Practical op amp circuits:
inverting and non-inverting amplifier, summer, integrator, differentiator
Logic circuits and Applications

5 Lectures

Logic gates and circuit, logic circuit implementation using diodes and transistors, combinational
logic circuit, SOS and POS minimization methods
Principles and application of SCR and UJT

4 Lectures

Silicon Controlled Rectifier, Uni-junction Transistor and its applications


Measuring Instruments (3 Lectures)
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope and Multi-meter
Text Books:
1. Electronic Devices and Circuits, Mottorshed
2. Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory by Boylestad and Nashelsky, Pearson
3. Electronic Principles, Albert Malvino and Davis J.Bates, 7th Ed. TMH
Reference Books:
1. Electronic Circuit and System by R. J. Smith, Wiley
2. Microelectronics, Millman and Gabrial, McGrath Hill
3. Digital Electronics, Morris Manno

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EC102

Elements of Electronics Lab


L-T-P-Cr: 0-0-3-1;
Total Lab Sessions-12

Prerequisites: EC-101
Objective: This lab course indented to make students familiar with all varieties of basic electronics
devices and their operational principle. The lab course consists of analysis, design and application
of semiconductor devices like diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect transistors, opamps. After obtaining clear understating wide variety of circuits are analyzed in analog circuits.
Course Outcome: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Understand the working of semiconductor devices, and attain skills to design diodes in rectifiers,
clippers and clampers.
Understand the operation of transistors as common base and common emitter.
Understand the operational amplifier circuits.
Understand basic digital logic circuits.
List of Experiments of Elements of Electronics Lab
1. Experiment No.01:-Study of Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (C RO) (a) Measurement of
amplitude, time period and frequency of unknown continuous tirpe signals.(b) Use of
Lissajous pattern for unknown frequency measurement of signal.
2. Experiment No.02: Identification of Active and Passive component.
3. Experiment No. 03: Study of characteristics of P-N junction diode under (a) Forward
bias, and (b) Reverse bias
4. Experiment No. 04: Study of characteristics of zener diode under (a) Forward bias (b)
Reverse bias (as voltage regulator)
5. Experiment No. :- 05: Study of clipping circuits and clamping circuits.
6. Experiment No. :- 06: Study of performance of Full wave Bridge Rectifier with filter
circuits.
7. Experiment No. :- 07: Study of input and output characterization of common base (CB)
BJT (Bipolar junction transistor)
8. Experiment No. :- 08: Study of input and output characterization of CE (common emitter)
transistor.
9. Experiment No. :- 09: Study of frequency response of common Emitter BJT.
10. Experiment No. :- 10: Study of output and transfer characterization of JFET (Junction
field effect transistor)
11. Experiment No. :- 11: Study of Operational Amplifier as (i) Inverting (ii) Non-inverting
using uA741 IC.
12. Experiment No. :- 12: Construction and Verification of all other gate (AND, OR, NOT,
XOR) using only a) NOR gate b) only NAND gate.

EE101

Elements of Electrical Engineering


L-T-P-Cr: 3-1-0-4

Objectives: The course is a foundation courses and first course for B. Tech students, where they are
required to learn basics of DC and AC circuit analysis, different circuit laws and fundamentals of
Electrical machines.
Prerequisites: Mathematics and Physics of 12th level.
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Outcome: Ability to analyses DC and Ac Circuit, AC circuit phasor representation, Magnetic circuit
for electrical machines, fundamentals of single phase Transformer and rotating machines
Syllabus:
Unit - 1.
Introduction: D.C. circuits steady state analysis with independent and dependent
sources using Loop and node voltage method, Series and parallel circuits, star delta
conversion, Superposition theorem, Thevenins theorem, Nortons theorem, Maximum
Power Transfer Theorem.
10 Lectures
Unit - 2.
A.C. circuits: Common signals and there waveform, RMS and Average value, form
factor and peak factor of sinusoidal wave, Impedance of series and parallel circuits, Phasor
diagram, Power, Power factor, Power Triangle, Resonance and Q-factor, Superposition,
Thevenins and Nortons Maximum Power transfer theorem for A.C. circuits.
10 Lectures
Unit - 3.
A.C. circuits 3-phase: Star delta, line and phase relation, Power relations, Analysis
of balanced and unbalanced 3-phase circuits.
4 Lectures
Unit - 4.
Magnetic circuits: Introduction, Series and Parallel magnetic circuits, B-H Curve
under A.C. excitation, Eddy current and hysteresis losses.
3 Lectures
Unit - 5.
Single Phase Transformer Types, construction, operating principle, EMF equation,
Turn ratio, Equivalent circuit, losses and efficiency.
5
Lectures
Unit - 6.
Introduction to DC Machine and three phase Induction Motor and starters for
Induction Motor.
10 Lectures

Suggested Readings:
1. Fitzgerald, et.al, Basic Electrical Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill
2. Ashfaq Hussain, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Dhanpat Rai and Co.
3. R. Prasad, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, PHI Publication

EE102

Elements of Electrical Engineering Lab


L-T-P-Cr: 0-0-3-1

Objective: To verify characteristics of various electrical parameters, material properties, various


theorems, to start and run of various electrical machines taught in Elements of Electrical Engineering
course work through experiments.
List of the Experiments
1. of different lamps.
Note: Minimum ten experiments are required to be performed.

ME101

Engineering Graphics
L-T-P-Cr: 1-0-3-2

Practice Set 1: Title Engineering Lettering and Dimensioning Practice:


Practice Set 2: Title Engineering Curves: Ellipse, Parabola, Hyperbola and Cycloid, Involutes,
Archimedean spiral
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Practice Set 3: Title Scales: Diagonal Scale, Vernier Scale, Scale of Chord.
Practice Set 4: Title Projection of Points and Straight Lines:
Practice Set 5: Title Projection of Planes and Solids:
Practice Set 6: Title Section of Solids and Surface Development:
Practice Set 7: Title Intersection of Surfaces:
Practice Set 8: Title Orthographic Views
Practice Set 9: Title Isometric Projections and Views
Practice Set 10: Title Elementary Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD.

Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Dhananjay A Jolhe, Engineering Drawing with an Introduction to auto CAD-.TMH


K. Venugopal and V. Prabhu Raja, Engineering Drawing New Age International
N. D. Bhatt and V. M. Panchal, Engineering Drawing Charotar Publishing House Pvt Ltd
T. Jeyapoovam, Engineering Drawing and Graphics using AutoCAD, Vikash Pub
P. S. Gill, Engineering Drawing (Geometrical Drawing)
Agrawal and Agrawal, Engineering Drawing TMH

Unit - 5.

ME102

Workshop Practice
L-T-P-Cr: 0-0-3-1

1. Study of tools used in Black Smithy Shop and making of (i) Eye nail (ii) Ring
2. Study of tools used in Carpentry Shop and making of (i) Half lap joint (ii) Dovetail joint and
(iii) File handle.
3. Study of tools used in Fitting Shop and making of (i) Matching gauge (ii) Chipping and filing.
4. Study of different parts of Lathe machine and making of Taper Stud.
5. Study of tools used in Foundry Shop and making of (i) Stuffing gland box (ii) Vee block
6. Welding, Soldering and devices of Electric arc welding.
Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Workshop technology -Hazra Chaudhary


Workshop technology- Raghubansi
Manual on workshop Practice- Kannaiah
Workshop manual- Kannaiah
Workshop Practice- Swarn Singh

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Detailed Syllabus: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Chemistry


Semester III
CH105

CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

L-T-P-Cr: 3-0-0-3
Unit 1.

Introduction significance of biology in modern technology.

(2 Lectures)

Unit 2.

Biochemical evolution and cell Molecular evolution of Life. Biochemical evolution and
the first cell.
(4 Lectures)

Unit 3.

Cell Structure and types. Different organelles and function. Cell division. DNA replication
and protein synthesis in cells. Cellular respiration.
(8 Lectures)

Unit 4.

Biomolecules and their importance carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids,


vitamins and hormones.
(14 Lectures)

Unit 5.

Applications of Biology in 21st century: Recombinant DNA Technology and cloning.


Concepts of Gene, Gene transfer and Gene therapy. Stem cell technology. DNA
fingerprinting: application in Forensic Science (crime investigation & parental testing).
Energy sources from biological system. Biomanufacturing biosensors and sophisticated
surgical instruments.
(14 Lectures)

Books:
1. Singh, B. D. Biotechnology, 1st Edition, 2005.
2. Bernum, S. R. Biotechnology: An Introduction, Wadsworth Pub. Co.
3. Lewin, B. Genes VII, 7th Ed. Oxford University Press.

CH106

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - I: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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Unit - 7.
Liquids: Nature of the liquid state, vapor pressure, surface tension, capillary rise
and measurement of surface tension, spreading of liquid, temperature dependence of
surface tension. General features of fluid flow (streamline and turbulent), Reynold
number, Newton' equation, viscosity coefficient. Poiseuille's equation (with derivation),
temperature dependence of viscosity, falling sphere method. Viscosity of gases vs. liquids.
Solids: Elementary idea on solid state structures and crystals. Braggs Law.

(10 Lectures)

Unit - 8.
Interface: interface vs bulk, surface dynamics: Physical and chemical adsorption.
Langmuir adsorption isotherms, Gibbs adsorption isotherm and surface excess. multilayer
adsorption and BET isotherm (not derivation). Heterogeneous catalysis.
(10 Lectures)
Unit - 9.
Colloids: lyophobic and lyophilic sols. Origin of charge and stability of lyophobic
colloids. Coagulation and Schultz-Hardy rule. Zeta potential and Stern double layer
(qualitative idea). Tyndall effect. Electrokinetic phenomenon.
(10
Lectures)
Unit - 10. Electrical properties of molecules: Polarizability of atoms and molecules, molar
polarization for atoms and molecules, dielectric constant and polarization, dipole moment,
Clausius-Mosotti equation and Debye equation.
(10 Lectures)
Text:
1.
2.

G. W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed., Narosa Publishing.


P.A. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 5th Ed., Oxford.
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3.

P. C. Rakshit, Physical Chemistry, 7th Ed., Sarat Book.

CH107

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - I

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1.

Determination of viscosity of aqueous solutions and mixtures of liquids by Ostwald


Viscometer.

2.

Determination of surface tension of liquids using Stalagmometer.

3.

Kinetics Experiment I: Determination of rate constant for hydrolysis of ester.

4.

Kinetics Experiment II: Study of kinetics of reaction between hydrogen peroxide and iodide
ion.

5.

Potentiometric titration: Precipitation reaction, redox titration.

6.

Determination of concentration two acids in in a mixture conductometrically.

7.

Determination of solubility product of a sparingly soluble salt and effect of common ion on
solubility.

8.

Study of heat of neutralization or heat of solution by calorimetric measurements.

CH108

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I: REACTION MECHANISMS and NAME


REACTIONS

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Unit 1.

Structure and classification of organic compounds: functional groups

(2 Lectures)

Unit 2.

Aromaticity: Huckels rules for aromaticity & antiaromaticity; homoaromaticity.


(3 Lectures)

Unit 3.

Structure & stability of reactive intermediates: carbocations, carbanions, free radicals,


carbenes, arynes, nitrenes.
(5 Lectures)

Unit 4.

Reaction mechanisms: Addition, Substitution and Elimination reactions.


(10 Lectures)

Unit 5.

Organic Name reaction: Aldol Condensation, Claisen condensation, Curtius, Schmidt, Lossen
and Wolff Reaction, Cope Reaction, Knoevenegal, Stobbe, Darzen glycidic ester, Umpolung
reagents, Chugaev Reaction, Perkin, Stobb, Hofmann, Schidmt, Curtius, Reformatsky,
Friedel-craft reaction, Wittig reaction, Baylis-Hilman reaction, Barton reaction, BamfordStevans reaction, Shapiro reaction, Demjanov.
(22 Lectures)

Books:
1. Carey, F. A., Sundberg, R. J. Adv. Organic Chemistry, Part A-Structure & Mechanisms.
2. Smith, M. B., Organic Synthesis, 3rd Ed. 2010, TMG Hills
3. Clayden, Greeves, Warren, and Wothers, Organic Chemistry, 1st ed, 2001.
4. Carruthers, W., Coldham, I. Some Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis, 2008.
5. Krti, L., Czak, B. Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis

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CH109

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I: BONDING and ACID-BASE

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Unit - 1.
Chemical Bonding
Lectures)

(26

Ionic bonding: Size effects, radius ratio rules and their limitations. Lattice energy, Born-Lande
equation and its applications, Born-Haber cycle and its applications. Solvation energy, polarizing
power and polarizability, ionic potential, Fajans rules. Covalent bonding: Lewis structures, formal
charge. Valence Bond Theory, Bents rule, VSEPR theory, Partial ionic Character of covalent bonds,
bond moment, dipole moment and electronegativity differences. Molecular orbital concept of
bonding: sigma and pi-bonds, multiple bonding, MO diagrams of homonuclear and heteronuclear
diatomic molecules.
Unit - 2.
Acid-Base concept
Lectures)

(14

Arrhenius concept, theory of solvent system (in H2O, NH3, SO2 and HF), Bronsted-Lowrys concept,
relative strength of acids, Pauling rules. Amphoterism. Lux-Flood concept, Lewis concept.
Superacids, HSAB principle. Acid-base equilibria in aqueous solution and pH. Acid-base
neutralization curves; indicator, choice of indicators.
Books:
R. L. Dutta, Elementary Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Ed. The New Book Stall, Calcutta.
R. Sarkar, General Chemistry Part-I, New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.
A. K. Das, Fundamental Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry Part-II, CBS
Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
J. H. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, O. K. Medhi, Inorganic Chemistry: Principle of structure
and reactivity, 4th Ed., Pearson, New Delhi.
6. Shriver and Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Oxford University Press, Delhi
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Semester IV
CH104A

GREEN TECHNOLOGY (Environmental Science)

L-T-P-Cr: 3-0-0-3 (Effective From Session 2015-16)


Unit - 1.
Introduction of Green protocol: Need, Goal and Limitation of Green Technology,
Principles of Green Technology with their explanations and examples. Sustainable
development, atom economy, reduction of toxicity.
(5 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Waste: Production, Prevention, Problems and Source of waste, cost of Waste,
Waste minimization technique, waste treatment and recycling.
(5 Lectures)
Unit - 3.
Environmental chemicals: Chemical speciation speciation of lead, mercury,
arsenic and chromium. Structure and property-activity relationship, fate of organics in the
environment transformation reactions (hydrolysis, elimination, oxidation-reduction etc).
Risk evaluation of environmental chemicals, Biochemical effects of arsenic, lead, mercury
and pesticides.
( Lectures)

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Unit - 4.
Water and Biodegradation: Analysis of water and water quality parameters
concept of pH, measurement of acidity, alkalinity, hardness, residual chlorine, chlorides,
DO, BOD, COD, fluoride and nitrogen.
Biodegradation biodegradation of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils and detergents.
(5 Lectures)
Unit - 5.
Atmosphere: Structure of atmosphere, chemical and photochemical reactions in
the atmosphere. Ozone Chemistry: formation and depletion of ozone layer, oxides of
nitrogen and sulphur. Acid rain mechanism of formation and effects. Photochemical smog,
and sulfurous smog. Greenhouse effect, global warming, greenhouse gases.
(7 Lectures)
Unit - 6.
Green Synthesis and Catalysis: Green oxidation and photochemical reactions,
Microwave and Ultrasound assisted reactions, Synthesis of Green Reagents, Green
solvents. Classification of catalysts, heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, biocatalysis.
(7 Lectures)
Unit - 7.
Green Industrial Processes: Pollution statistics from various industries, polymer
industry, textile industry, greener approach of dyeing, ecofriendly pesticides,
pharmaceutical industry, waste water treatment.
(7 Lectures)
Text:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C.N Sawyer, P.L McCarty and G.F Parkin, Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and
Science, 5th ed. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003
Das, A. K. Environmental Chemistry with Green Chemistry, Books and allied (P) Ltd.
Ahluwalia, V.K. Green Chemistry: Environmentally Benign Reactions, Ane Books India, New
Delhi, 2006.
Sanghi, R. and Srivastava, M.M. Green chemistry: Environment Friendly Alternatives, Narosa
Publishing House.
Paul Anastas, John C. Warner, John Warner Joint; Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice New
Ed Edition; Oxford University press, USA, 2000.

CH110

CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

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Unit - 1.
Basic Concepts: Microscopic and macroscopic point of view, thermodynamic
system, system and surroundings, thermodynamic variables of a system - intensive and
extensive, state function and path function, exact and inexact differential, quasistatic
process, reversible and irreversible process; isothermal and adiabatic process.
(2 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
First law of Thermodynamics: Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law and concept of
temperature; thermodynamic equilibrium, internal energy, interaction of heat and work,
first law of thermodynamics and its application, specific heat of gas and their ratio, work
done in isothermal and adiabatic changes in perfect and real gases. Enthalpy, heat
capacities, CP, CV, and their relation for ideal and real gases. Joules experiment and
explanation of (U/V)T.
Thermochemistry: Physicochemical processes at constant pressure. Kirchoffs relation, Bond
dissociation energies and H for physical transformation and chemical changes.
(6
Lectures)
Unit - 3.
Second law of Thermodynamics and Entropy: Second law, equivalence of
statements; heat engine and efficiency, Carnot theorem, indicator diagram, Carnot cycle,
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efficiency of Carnot engine and Carnot refrigerator, absolute scale of temperature, relation
to perfect gas scale. Entropy, change of entropy in simple reversible and irreversible
process, entropy of ideal gas, entropy change in mixing of ideal gases, entropy of V.W gas,
Clausius inequality, principle of increase in entropy, entropy and disorder, probabilistic
interpretation of entropy, entropy and available energy, principle of degradation of
energy.
(7 Lectures)
Unit - 4.
Thermodynamic Functions: Thermodynamic potentials: internal energy, enthalpy,
Helmholtz and Gibbs free energies, Maxwells relations and different types of deductions
using these relations, thermodynamic equilibrium and free energies: maximum work,
spontaneity and equilibrium.
Thermodynamic equation of state, Gibbs-Helmholtz relation, Joule-Thomson experiment, inversion
temperature, J-T coefficient for gases. Molecular interpretation of thermodynamic functions.
(7 Lectures)
Unit - 5.
Chemical potential: partial molar quantities, chemical potential and other
thermodynamic functions. Gibbs-Duhem equation; fugacity, activity, fugacity coefficient.
Thermodynamic conditions for equilibrium, degree of advancement. van't Hoff's reaction
isotherm. Equilibrium constant and standard Gibbs free energy change. Definitions of KP, KC
and Kx; shifting of equilibrium due to change in temperature and pressure. Le Chatelier's
principle and degree of advancement.
Activity and activity coefficients of electrolyte/ion in solution. Debye-Huckel limiting law
(statement and applications only). Solubility equilibrium and influence of common ions and
indifferent ions thereon. pH, buffer solution, buffer capacity, salt hydrolysis.
(10 Lectures)
Unit - 6.
Colligative properties: Thermodynamics mixing for binary solution, vapor pressure
of solution. Ideal diluted solutions and colligative properties. Raoult's law. Thermodynamic
derivation of colligative properties of solution (using chemical potentials) and their interrelationships. Abnormal colligative properties.
(8 Lectures)
Text:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Heat and Thermodynamics: K.W. Zeemansky.


G. W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed., Narosa Publishing.
P.A. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 5th Ed, Oxford.
Thermal Physics: B.K. Agarwal.

CH111

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II: MODERN REAGENTS and THEIR


APPLICATION

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Unit - 1.
Organotransition metal reagents (Pd, Ru, Rh, Os), phosphorus containing reagents,
silicon containing reagents, sulphur containing reagents, boron containing reagents,
aluminium containing reagents, organometallic reagents (Mg, Cu, Li, Cd).
(12 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Oxidising agents PCC, PDC, Swern oxidation, DMP, SeO2, MnO2, oxidation of
alkenes.

(6 Lectures)
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Unit - 3.
Reducing agents Al and B based reagents, hydrogenation, metal based reagents,
reduction of alkenes and alkynes
(6 Lectures)
Unit - 4.
Rearrangements Pinacol-Pinacolone rearrangement, Favorski Rearrangement,
Fries rearrangement, Wagner-Meerwein Rearrangement, Benzil-Benzilic Acid
Rearrangement, Beckmann Rearrangement, Claisen rearrangement, Bamberger
rearrangement, Overman rearrangement, Wittig rearrangement.
(8 Lectures)
Unit - 5.
Disconnection approach for C-C bond formation, retrosynthetic analysis of small
molecules. [one group and two group (1,2 to 1,6-dioxygenated], reconnection (1,6-di
carbonyl), natural reactivity and umpolung, protection-deprotection strategy [alcohol,
amine, carbonyl, acid]
(10 Lectures)
Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Carruthers, W., Coldham, I. Some Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis, 2008.


Tsuji, J., Transition metal reagents and catalysts, 2000
Carey, F. A., Sundberg, R. J. Adv. Organic Chemistry, Part A-Reactions and Synthesis.
Warren, S. Disconnection Approach.

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CH112

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - I

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1.

Detection of elements (N, halogen, S, P)

2.

Detection of functional groups

3.

Identification of unknown sample, separation of binary mixture by physical methods

Book:
1.

Sinha, N. K., B.Sc. Practical Chemistry, Bharti Bhawan.

CH113

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II: REDOX and MAIN GROUP


ELEMNETS

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Unit 1. Redox properties
Lectures)

(14

Application of solubility product principle and common ion effect to precipitation and separation
of common metallic ions. Ion-electron method of balancing equation of redox reaction. Elementary
idea on standard redox potentials with sign conventions, Nernst equation (without derivation).
Influence of complex formation, precipitation and change of pH on redox potentials; formal
potential. Feasibility of a redox titration, redox potential at the equivalence point, redox
indicators. Redox potential diagram of common elements, Pourbaix and their applications.
Disproportionation and comproportionation reactions (typical examples).
Unit 2. Main Group Chemistry

(28 Lectures)

Chemistry of non-transition elements, stereochemistry and bonding in non-transition elements


and compounds with emphasis on B, S, Si, P, N compounds. Brief review of inorganic chains, rings
and cages, organometallic compounds of non-transition elements, role of non-transition
elements in biological processes.
Books:
1. N. N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd Ed., Elsevier, India,
2005.
2. R. Sarkar, General Chemistry Part-II, New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.
3. J. H. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, O. K. Medhi, Inorganic Chemistry: Principle of
structure and reactivity, 4th Ed., Pearson, New Delhi.

CH114

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - I: Inorganic Qualitative


Analysis

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Dry tests for acid and basic radicals, Wet tests for acid and basic radicals, Interfering radicals,
Qualitative analysis of inorganic salts containing not more than four ions.
Book:
1.

Vogels Qualitative Inorganic Analysis

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HS109

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT and PSYCHOLOGY

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Standard common course from HSS dept.

Semester V
CH115

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II: CHEMICAL KINETICS and


ELECTROCHEMISTRY

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Unit - 1.

Chemical Kinetics

Concept of reaction rate and rate constant, extent of reaction, order and molecularity. Reactions of
zero order, first order, second order, fractional order and pseudo first order reactions (with
example). Determination of order of a reaction, half-life, Rate-determining and steady-state
approximation. Opposing reactions, consecutive reactions and parallel reactions. Temperature
dependence of rate constant: Arrhenius equation, acitvation energy. Homogeneous catalysis,
Enzyme catalysis: Michaelis-Menten equation, turn-over number.
(22 Lectures)
Unit - 2.

Electrochemistry

Conductance, cell constant, specific and molar conductance. Effect of dilution for strong and weak
electrolytes, Kohlrausch's law, ionic mobility. Equivalent and molar conductance at infinite dilution
and their determination for strong and weak electrolytes. Ostwald's dilution law.
Qualitative Debye-Huckel model. Application of conductance measurement, Conductometric
titrations.
(8 Lectures)
Electrochemical Cell: Types of electrochemical cells with examples, cell reactions, emf and change
in free energy, H and S of cell reactions from emf measurements. Thermodynamic derivation of
Nernst equation. Standard cells, Half-cells / electrodes, different types of electrodes. Standard
electrode potential (IUPAC convention) and principles of its determination. Liquid junction
potential and its minimization. Glass electrode and determination of pH of a solution.
Potentiometric titrations: acid-base and redox.
(10 Lectures)
Text:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

CH116

P.A. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 5th Ed, Oxford.


K. J. Laidler, Chemical Kinetics, 3rd Ed., Pearson.
G. W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed., Narosa Publishing.
John Bockris and A. K. N. Reddy: Modern Electrochemistry, 2nd Ed.
P. C. Rakshit, Physical Chemistry, 7th Ed., Sarat Book.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - II

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1.

Study of kinetics of a known reaction by conductometric measurements.

2.

Phase diagram of a two-component system (Phenol-water) and determination of UCTS.


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3.

Verification of Lambert-Beers law by colorimeter.

4.

Conductometric study of solubility of a sparingly soluble salt and determination of solubility


product.

5.

Polarimetric estimation: determination of concentration of unknown sugar solution.

6.

Study of temperature dependence of a chemical reaction: determination of activation


energy.

7.

Determination of indicator constant of a known indicator by colorimetry/UV-vis


spectrophotometry.

8.

Study of kinetic of inversion of sugar using polarimeter.

CH117 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III: PERICYCLIC AND PHOTOCHEMICAL


REACTIONS
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Unit 1. Pericyclic reactions

(24 Lectures)

Molecular orbitals and symmetry operations; Pericyclic reactions, Froniter orbital approach,
Aromatic transition state approach (Hckel and Mobis systems) Woodward Hofmann rule for
pericyclic reactions
Electrocyclic Reactions, correlation diagram
Cycloaddition reaction, [4+2]-cycloaddition reaction (Diels-Alder reaction), regioselectivity of
Diels-Alder reaction, retro Diels-Alder reactions, heteroatom Diels-Alder reactions,
Intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions [2+2]-cycloaddition reactions, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
reactions.
Sigmatropic reactions: Orbital description, [1,5], [2,3], [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement, Claisen
rearrangement, Cope rearrangement, Wolve rearrangement.
Group Transfer reaction chelotropic reaction, ene reaction.

Unit 2. Organic Photochemistry

(18 Lectures)

Introduction, Jablonski diagram, photochemical reactions including photochemical elimination


reactions, Norrish type I process, Norrish type II process, photochemical reductions,
photochemical oxidations, photochemical cyclization and photochemical isomerization and
rearrangement, photosubstitution, photoaddition, Barton reaction, Paterno Bchi reaction,
Nazarov cyclization.
Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.

CH118

Clayden, Greeves, Warren, and Wothers, Organic Chemistry, 1st ed, 2001
Fleming, I., Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions.
Turro, N. J., Modern Molecular Photochemistry.
Coxan, J. M., Halton, B., Organic Photochemistry.

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III: d- and f-BLOCK ELEMENTS

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Unit 1.
d-block chemistry: structure and symmetry, representative ligands and
nomenclature, isomerism and chirality, crystal field theory and its application, electronic
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absorption spectra of octahedral and tetrahedral complexes, Orgel diagrams, spectra of


high spin octahedral and tetrahedral complexes for various dn configurations, Jahn-Tellar
distortion, spectrochemical series. Adjusted crystal field theory, Nephelauxetic series,
Molecular orbital theory of complexes (qualitative principles involved in complexes with
and without - bonding), High spin and low spin complexes, Magnetic properties. Labile
and inert complexes, Laporte selection rule.
(24 Lectures)
Unit 2.
Coordination compounds, coordination complexes and complex ions. Coordination
number, chelating ligands and chelates. Werners coordination theory and isomerism in
coordination compounds.
(8 Lectures)
Unit 3.
Essential features of f-block elements: position, lanthanide contraction, ion
exchange separation and applications.
(8 Lectures)
Books:
1. R. L. Dutta, Elementary Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Ed. The New Book Stall, Calcutta.
2. R. Sarkar, General Chemistry Part-I, New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.
3. K. Das, Fundamental Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry Part-II, CBSPublishers and
Distributors, New Delhi.
4. J. H. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, O. K. Medhi, Inorganic Chemistry:
5. Principle of structure and reactivity, 4th Ed., Pearson, New Delhi.
6. Shriver and Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Oxford University Press, Delhi.
7. Douglas, D. McDaniel and J. Alexander, Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd
Edn, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 2001.
8. F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C. M. Murillo and M. Bochmann, Advanced Inorganic
Chemistry, 6th Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1999.

CH119

MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

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Unit - 1.
UV-Vis Spectroscopy: Electronic transition (-*, n-*, -* and n-*), relative
positions of max considering conjugative effect, steric effect, solvent effect, red shift
(bathochromic shift), blue shift (hypsochromic shift) with typical examples.
Stark-Einstein law of photochemical equivalence and Lambert-Beers law; quantum yield and its
measurement for a photophysical process, photostationary state.
Elementary ideas of potential energy curves. Frank-Condon principle and vibrational structure of
electronic spectra, bond dissociation energy. Radiative and nonradiative decay, Jablonski diagram,
Fluorescence and phosphorescence.
(14 Lectures)
Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy: Modes of molecular vibrations, application of Hookes
law, characteristic stretching frequencies of O-H, N-H, C-H, C-D, C=C, C=N, C=O functions; factors
effecting stretching frequencies (H-bonding, mass effect, electronic factors, bond multiplicity, ring
size). Elementary concepts of rotational spectroscopy.
(12 Lectures)

Unit - 2. Raman Spectroscopy: Basic principles, Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman, selection
rules, conditions for Raman activity with suitable examples, rotational and vibrational
Raman, mutual exclusivity of IR and Raman. Surface enhanced Raman scattering: examples
and application.
(6 Lectures)
Unit - 3.
NMR spectroscopy: Nuclear spin, NMR active nuclei, principle of proton magnetic
resonance, chemical shift (), shielding/ deshielding of protons, up-field and down-field
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shifts. Qualitative discussion of spin-spin coupling and line structure splitting, example,
equivalent and non-equivalent protons, and simple consequences.
(8 Lectures)
Unit - 4.

Application of XPS.

(4 Lectures)

Text:
1. Fundamentals of Photochemistry, K. K. Rohatgi-Mukherjee, New Age.
2. Fundamentals of Molecular spectroscopy, C. M. Banwell, E. L. McCash, 4th Ed., Tata
Mcgraw-Hill.
3. Friebolin, H., Basic One- and Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy, VCH, 1991.
4. N. J. Turro, Modern Molecular Photochemistry, University Science, 1992.

Semester VI
CH120 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY

III:

PHASE

and

QUANTUM

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Unit - 1.

Phase equilibrium

Definitions of phase, component and degrees of freedom, Phase rule. Definition of phase diagram.
Phase equilibria for one component system water, CO2. Clausius-Clapeyron equation derivation
and use. Phase equilibria for two component systems - Liquid vapor equilibrium, Principle of
fractional distillation. Duhem-Margules equation. Henry's law. Konowaloff's rule. Positive and
negative deviations from ideal behavior. Azeotropic solution. Liquid-liquid phase diagram using
phenol-water system. Nernst distribution law. Solvent extraction. Solid-liquid phase diagram and
Eutectic point.
(Lectures 16)
Unit - 2.

Quantum Mechanics for chemistry

Wave-particle duality, light as particles: black body radiation, photoelectric and Compton
effects; electrons as waves and the de Broglie hypothesis.
Elementary concepts of operators, eigen functions and eigen values. Linear Operators,
Commutation of operators, fundamental commutator and uncertainty principle. Expectation
values, Hermitian operator. Schrodinger time-independent equation, wave functions and
probability interpretations of wave function.
Particle in a box: setting up of Schrodinger equation for one-dimensional box and its solution.
Comparison with free particle eigen functions and eigen values. Properties of wave functions
(normalisation, orthogonality, probability distribution). Expectation values of x, x2, px and px2
and their significance in relation to the uncertainty principle. Extension of the problem to two
and three dimensions.
(24 Lectures)
Text:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Castellan, G. W. Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed., Narosa Publishing.


Atkins, P.A. Physical Chemistry, Oxford, 5th Ed.
McQuerrie, D. A.; Simon, J. D. Physical Chemistry a molecular approach, Viva Books, 1998.
Levine, I. N. Physical Chemistry, 5th Ed., Tata McGraw-Hill.
Levine, I. N. Quantum Chemistry, 7th Ed., PHI Learning.
Rakshit, P. C. Physical Chemistry, 7th Ed., Sarat Book.

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CH121

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV: PHYSICL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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Unit - 1.
Stereoelectronic Effects in Organic Chemistry - Reactions at sp3, sp2, and sp
carbons; Felkin-Ahn model, Houk model, Zimmerman-Traxler, Cieplak model, EFOE model,
and Cation-complexation model as applied to Facial selectivity; Anomeric effect in O, S, N
containing compounds and its variation due to solvent, functional group and temperature.
Introduction to carbohydrate chemistry based on Anomeric effect
(12 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Conformational stabilities of substituted cyclohexanes and other cyclic compounds,
reactivity and selectivity in substituted cyclohexanes.
(8 Lectures)
Baldwins rule application in the synthesis of rings using carbocations, carbanions and radicals.
(2 Lectures)
A(1,2) and A(1,3) strain, Captodative effect, Hammonds postulate, Curtin-Hammett principle, and
thermodynamic and kinetic control of reactions.
(3 Lectures)
Unit - 3.
Chemical Equilibria and Chemical Reactivity - Correlation of reactivity with
structure, Hammett equation, substituent constants and reaction constants.
(3
Lectures)
Chemical Kinetics and Isotope Effects - Various types of catalysis and isotope effects.
Importance in the elucidation of organic reaction mechanisms.
(2 Lectures)
Unit - 4.
Introduction to heterocyclic compounds Nomenclature of ring systems, structure
and reactivity of three, four, five and six membered aromatic and aliphatic oxygen,
nitrogen and sulphur heterocyclics; polyhetero ring systems- indole, azoles and diazines.
(12 Lectures)
Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Isaacs, N. S., Physical Organic Chemistry.


Lowry and Richardson, Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry.
Deslongchamps, P., Stereolectronic Effects in Organic Chemistry.
Bansal, R. K. Heterocyclic Chemistry, Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1990.
Joule, J. A.J. and smith, G. F. Heterocyclic Chemistry, ELBS, 2nd edition, 1978.

CH122

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - II

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Organic Preparations Lab Preparation of organic compounds, purification by recrystallization or
distillation and characterization of products. (acetylation, nitration, halogenation, diazotisation,
hydrolysis, sulfonation, epoxidation)
Books:
Roberts, R. M., Gilbert, J. C., Rodeward, L. B., A. S. Wingrove, Modern Experimental Organic
Chemistry.
2. Sinha, N. K., BSc Practical Chemistry, Bharti Bhawan.
1.

CH123 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV: ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY


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Unit - 1.
Organometallic chemistry: Structure and Bonding models in metal carbonyl, metalolefin complexes and their characterization by IR spectroscopy. 18-electron and 16electron formalism and isolobal principle.
(14
Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Basic concepts guiding the synthesis and stability of transition metal alkyls,
carbonyls, alkenes, alkynes, arenes, carbenes, and metallocenes. Synthesis of simple metal
complexes Ni(CO)4, Fe(CO)5, ferrocene. Basic organometallic reactions: oxidativeaddition, reductive elimination, transmetallation, insertion, nucleophilic attach on
coordinated ligand.
(26 Lectures)
Books:
J. H. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, O. K. Medhi, Inorganic Chemistry: Principle of structure
and reactivity, 4th Ed., Pearson, New Delhi.
2. The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals, by R. H. Crabtree.
3. Organometallics by Christoph Elschenbroich.
1.

CH124

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - II: Inorganic Quantitative


Analysis

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1. To find the amount of chloride in water using AgNO3 (Mohrs method).
2. To determine dissolved CO2 in a given water sample.
3. To determine dissolved oxygen in a given water sample
4. Complexometry
a. Complexometric estimation of Fe(III) using edta solution
b. Complexometric estimation of Al(III) using edta solution
c. Complexometric estimation of Fe(III)+Al(III) in a mixture
5. Estimation of total iron (Fe(II)+Fe(III)) in a mixture using standard potassium dichromate
solution.
6. Estimation of Mn in pyrolusite using potassium permanganate solution.
7. Gravimetric estimation of Ni(II) as Ni-DMG complex.
Books:
1. Sinha, N K BSc Practical Chemistry
2. Chawla, S. Essentials of Experimental Engineering Chemistry
3. Vogels Quantitative Chemical Analysis

CH125 ANALYTICAL and BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY


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Unit - 1.

Analytical Chemistry

Principle and simple applications of ion exchange separation. Chromatographic separations.


Principle and application of titrimetry, complexometry, redox titrations, gravimetry,

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thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. Gas chromatography, HPLC, AAS, AES.
(20 Lectures)
Unit - 2.

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Essential and trace elements in biology, biochemistry of sodium and potassium. The
biochemistry of iron and copper: Dioxygen binding, transport and utilization in hemoglobin,
hemocyanin and hemerythrin. Fe-S cluster proteins, blue copper proteins, photosynthesis,
respiration, nitrogenases. Metalloenzymes: Carbonic anhydrase, carboxypeptidase and
vitamin B12.
(20 Lectures)
Books:
G. D. Christian, Analytical Chemistry, 5th Edn. John Wiley, New York, 1994.
G. N. Mukherjee and A. Das, Elements of Bioinorganic Chemistry, U. N. Dhar and Sons Pvt.
Ltd.,1993
3. S. J. Lippard and J. M. Berg, Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry, 1st Edn, Panima Publishing,
1995.
4. J. H. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, O. K. Medhi, Inorganic Chemistry: Principle of structure
and reactivity, 4th Ed., Pearson, New Delhi.
5. Shriver and Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Oxford University Press, Delhi.
1.
2.

CH126

BIOCHEMISTRY

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Unit - 1.
Enzyme catalysis, examples of some typical enzyme mechanisms for chymotrypsin,
ribonuclease, lysozyme, and carboxy peptidase-A. Different types of enzyme catalyzed
reactions, co-enzyme chemistry. Enzyme models and mimics for enzymes, recpetors like
peptides, carbohydrate and bioactive molecules.
(16 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Biochemistry of glucose, energy production; citric acid cycle; metabolism of amino
acids and nucleotides; catabolism of nucleotides.
(10
Lectures)
Expression and transmission of genetic information, replication, transcription, translation.
(12 Lectures)
Books:
1.
2.
3.

Biochemistry, Voet and Voet, 4th Ed.


Foundations of Chemical Biology, Dobson, Gerrard, Pratt.
Bioorganic Chemistry: A chemical approach to enzyme action, H. Dugas, Springer, 3rd Ed.

Semester VII
CH131 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - IV: QUANTUM, SPECTROSCOPY and
STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
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Unit - 1.
Quantum menchanics and Spectroscopy: The Hydrogen atom. Solution of -part
and emergence of magnetic quantum number; degeneracy. Hydrogenic wave functions up
to n = 2 (expression only); Concept of orbitals and shapes of s and p orbitals. The Helium
atom and introductory concept of variational and perturbation method.
(10
Lectures)

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Unit - 2.
Rotational spectroscopy of diatomic molecules: rigid rotor model, selection rules,
characteristic features of spectral lines (spacing and intensity). Determination of bond
length, effect of isotopic substitution.
(8 Lectures)
Unit - 3.
Vibrational spectroscopy of diatomic molecules: simple harmonic model, selection
rules, anharmonicity and its consequences on energy levels, overtones, hot bands.
(8
Lectures)
Unit - 4.
Statistical Thermodynmics: Microstates and macrostates, thermodynamic
probability, entropy and probability. Ensemble concept and canonical ensembles,
Bolzmannn, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics. Black-body radiation, Bose Einstein
condensation, Bosons and Fermion and their properties. Partition functions and their
relationship with thermodynamic functions and equilibrium constants.
(16 Lectures)
Text:
D. A. McQuarrie, J. D. Simon, Physical Chemistry a molecular approach, Viva Books, 1998.
C. M. Banwell, E. L. McCash, Fundamentals of Molecular spectroscopy, 4th Ed., Tata McgrawHill.
3. I. N. Levine, Quantum Chemistry, 7th Ed., PHI Learning.
4. F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Waveland Press, 2009.
5. I. N. Levine, Physical Chemistry, 5th Ed., Tata-McGraw-Hill.
1.
2.

CH132

BIOMOLECULES: STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY

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Unit - 1.
Carbohydrates: Importance of carbohydrates in biosystems introduction to
glycobiology, chemisty of monosaccharides and disaccharides (including structure and
configuration): D-glucose, fructose, galactose, xylose, arabinose and sucrose.
Mutarotation, epimerization, anomeric effect, elementary idea about starch and cellulose.
Elementary reactions of sugar reaction of reducing sugars, interconversion of sugars,
Amadori rearrangement, osazone formation, oxidation and reduction of aldoses. Reactivity
of different hydroxyl groups, selective protection-deprotection. Sugar processing enzymes
(glycosidases and glycosyl transferases) and their inhibitors. Oligosaccharides
importance, synthesis and application in drug discovery.
(16 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Amino acids: essential and nonessential amino acids, isoelectric point, ninhydrin
reaction, synthesis of glycine, alanine and tryptophan.
(8 Lectures)
Unit - 3.
Peptide and Proteins: peptide linkage, synthesis of peptides using N-protection and
C-protection. Classification of proteins, geometry of peptide linkage, elementary idea
about primary and secondary structures, C-terminal, N-terminal and their determination.
Peptide synthesis: Merrifield synthesis
(10 Lectures)
Unit - 4.
Nucleic acids: Pyrimidine and purine bases (only structure and nomenclature),
nucleosides and nucleotides. Complimentary base pairing, RNA, DNA, Watson-Crick model
of DNA.
(8 Lectures)
Books:
1. Lindhorst, T. K., Essentiall of carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry, Wiley-VCH, 2006
2. Varki, A., Cummings, R. D., Esko, J. D., Bertozzi, C. R., Essentials of Glycobiology, Vold, Spring,
3.
4.
5.
6.

Harbor, NY.
L. Stryer, Biochemistry
Creighton, T.E. Proteins
Branden, C. I. and Tooze, J., Introduction to protein structure.
Voet, D., Voet, J. G., Pratt, C. W. Fundamentals of Biochemistry.
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CH133

NANOMATERIALS

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Unit 1. Introduction of different types of materials and nanomaterials: Thin film, metal nanoparticles,
carbon nanotubes and graphene. Synthesis/Preparation of materials various techniques.
(24 Lectures)
Unit 2. Physical and optical properties of the nanomaterials and their application in multiple dimensions.
(12 Lectures)
Text/References:
1. C. P. Poole, Jr., F. J. Owens, Introduction to Nanotechnology, Wiley India, 2007.
2. G. Cao, Y. Wang, Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties, and application,
2nd Ed., World Scientific Series, vol. 2, Singapore, 2011.
3. Relevant journal articles and reviews will be given in the corresponding classes.

CH134

POLYMER CHEMISTRY

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Unit - 1. Introductory concepts, definition and classification of polymer, synthetic and
natural polymers, types of polymerization, addition, condensation, co-ordination and ring
opening polymerization. Preparation, properties and uses of some important
thermoplastic (i.e.PE,PVC,Teflon,PS, PMMA), thermosetting resins (i.e. Phenolic resin,
Amino resin and Epoxy resin) and Fibers (i.e. Nylons, PAN, Polyyurethanes). Natural
rubbers, vulcanization, synthetic rubber (Buna-S, Buna-N, GR-I etc). Stereochemistry and
Mechanism of Polymerization: free radical, cationic, anionic and Zeiler Natta
Polymerization. Polymerization conditions and polymer reactors. Crystal structure of
polymers: crystalline melting point Tm, glass transition temperature (Tg). Effect of different
parameters on Tm and Tg.
(20 Lectures)
Unit - 2. Physical properties of polymers, Molecular weight distributions, various
experimental methods (GPC/SEC, solution viscosity, VPO, light scattering) to determine
relative and absolute molecular weight distributions, Concept of segment and segment
length. Effect of solvents. Chain growth and step growth mechanisms and kinetics, ionic
polymerization. Thermodynamics of dilute polymer solution. Light scattering method to
determine molecular weight and structure of polymers in solution. Kinetics and
mechanisms of polymerization, polymer degradation and stabilization, biological
degradation of polymers. Polymers and environment, environmental pollution by
polymers.
(22 Lectures)
Text:
1. Odian, G. Principle of polymerization, 3rd edition, John Wiley, 1991.
2. Billmeyer, F.W. Textbook of polymer science, 3rd edition, John Wiley, 1991.
3. Flory, P.J. Principles of polymer chemistry, Cornell University Press, 1953.

CH135

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

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Unit 1.

Water treatment: Hardness of water, disadvantage of hard water, scale and sludge
formation in boilers, boiler corrosion. softening methods.
(4 Lecture)

Unit 2.

Fuels: Classification of fuels, calorific value, classification of coal, Proximate and ultimate
analysis of coal and their significance. Petroleum cracking, reforming, knocking in petrol
and diesel engines. Natural gas, water gas, producer gas. Combustion calculations, Nonconventional sources of energy, Fuel cells, solar energy, wind energy and bio-diesels.
(6 Lecture)

Unit 3.

Ceramics and refractory: Materials used as ceramics, Requirement of good refractories,


manufacture of refractories. Classification properties of refractories and selection of
refractories. Composition of glass and cement, setting of cement.
(4 Lecture)

Unit 4.

Explosive and propellants: Explosive, classification of explosives, oxygen balance,


preparation and application explosive, precautions using storage of explosives. Blasting
fuses, Rocket propellants, properties and classification of propellants.
(6 Lecture)

Unit 5.

Dye & Pigments: Colour and constitution, Classification of Dyes, Nitro Dyes, Nitroso Dyes,
Azo Dyes, Acridine dyes, Quinoline Dyes, Vat dyes, Fluorescent brightening agent.
(6 Lecture)

Books:
1. Sharma, B.K. Industrial Chemistry (Including Chemical Enggnering), Goel Publishing House,
Merrut,
2. Arora, A. Industrial Chemistry, Sonali Publication, 2009
3. Vaid, H. K. Industrial Chemistry, 01 Edition, Anmol Publication Pvt Ltd 2007
References:
1. Davis, K.H.; Berner, F.S. Hand Book of Industrial Chemistry Vol-1, CBS Publisher, 2005
2. Ranken, C. Industrial Chemistry, General Book, 2010

CH191

PHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMISTRY LAB

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1. Protein characterization and quantification by UV-vis spectroscopy
2. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
3. Folding and Unfolding of Protein in presence of osmolyte and denaturant
4. Enzyme Kinetics of wheat germ acid phosphatase
5. Bradford assay for protein estimation
6. Study of complex formation or chemical reaction using Uv-Vis spectrophotometer.
7. Fluorescence quenching experiment using spectrofluorimeter: Stern-Volmer plot.
8. Study of optical properties of metal nanoparticles using UV-Vis spectrophotometer.

CH192

SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

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CH190

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

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This course evaluates the two-month Summer internship which is compulsory and to be done during
Summer Vacation after the end of the Semester VI.

Semester VIII
CH141

SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR STRUCTURE


DETERMINATION

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Unit 1.
Infrared Spectroscopy: Introduction. Identification of functional groups, hydrogen
bonding etc., metal ligand vibrations.
(4 Lectures)
Unit 2.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Introduction magnetic field and
chemical shifts, coupling constants in 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. 2D NMR spectroscopy
techniques - COSY, NOESY, NOE, HMBC, HSQC and application in the structural
determination of complex organic systems including conformational analysis.
(14 Lectures)
Unit 3.
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy: Introduction. Studies of conjugated and extended
conjugated systems etc. Woodward rules. Electronic spectra of transition metal complexes.
(3 Lectures)
Unit 4.
Mass Spectrometry: Basic concepts. Fragmentation and rearrangements (including
McLafferty rearrangement) of different classes of organic molecules. Isotope effects etc.
(6 Lectures)
Unit 5.

Structural elucidation by joint application of UV, IR, NMR and mass spectrometry.
(5 Lectures)

Unit 6.
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy: A brief review of theory. Analysis of ESR
spectra of systems in liquid phase, radicals containing single set, multiple sets of protons,
triplet ground states. Transition metal ions, rare earth ions, ion in solid state. Double
resonance techniques: ENDOR in liquid solution, ENDOR in powers and non-oriented solids.
(5 Lectures)
Unit 7.
Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Basic physical concepts, spectral line shape, isomer shift,
quadrupole splitting, magnetic hyperfine interaction. Interpretation of Mossbauer
parameters of 57Fe, 110Sn.
(5 Lectures)
Books:
1. Friebolin, H., Basic One- and Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy, VCH, 1991.
2. Williams, D. H., Fleming, I., Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry, 4th ed., 1988.
3. Silverstein, R.M., Bassler, G.C., Morrill, T.C. Spectrometric Identification of Organic
Compounds, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 5th Ed. 1991.
4. Pavia, D. L., Lampman, G. M., Kriz, G. S., Introduction to Spectroscopy, 3rd Ed.
5. McLafferty, F. W., Interpretation of Mass Spectra, 1980.
6. John A., Bolton, J. R., Wertz, J. E, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Elementary Theory
and Practical Applications, Wiley-Interscience, New York, (1994).
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CH142

GROUP THEORY and ITS CHEMICAL APPLICATION

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Unit 1. Symmetry elements and symmetry operations, symmetry of atomic orbitals. Elements of group
theory: groups, subgroups, classes and characters, symmetry point groups. Symmetry operators,
matrix representation, basis vector, symmetry transformation of operators.
(15 Lectures)
Unit 2. The Great Orthogonality Theorem (without proof) and its consequences; irreducible
representations, construction and applications of character tables, cyclic groups. Direct product
and projection operator and their applications; symmetry adapted linear combination (SALC).
(12 Lectures)
Unit 3. Application of group theory: LCAO-MO approach, Huckels orbitals, selection rule for electronic
spectra, orbital and spin selection rule, symmetry of normal modes of vibration and selection
rule for vibration spectra and Raman spectra.
(10 Lectures)
Text:
1.
2.

Chemical application of Group Theory, F. A. Cotton, 3rd Ed., Wiley.


J. H. Huheey, E. A. Keiter, R. L. Keiter, O. K. Medhi, Inorganic Chemistry: Principle of structure
and reactivity, 4th Ed.

CH193

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - III

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1.

Purification of binary mixture by TLC, column chromatography, distillation

2.

Analysis by spectroscopic methods

3.

Isolation of natural product

Books:
Roberts, R. M., Gilbert, J. C., Rodeward, L. B., A. S. Wingrove, Modern Experimental Organic
Chemistry.
2. Karger, B. L., Snyder, L. R., Horvath, C., An Introduction to Separation Science, John Wiley and
sons, Inc. 1973.
3. Pasto, D. J., Johnson, C. R., Organic Structure Determination, Prentice Hall, 1969.
1.

CH194

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - III

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Preparation and Characterization of Inorganic Compounds:
1. Preparation of [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 Find the number of ions by sephadex column
2. Preparation of [Ni(NH3)6]Cl2 Find the number of ions by sephadex column
3. Preparation of potassium tris(oxalate) ferrate(III)
4. Preparation of o-,p-(hydroxyphenyl)mercuric chloride
5. Optical isomers of tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride
6. Acetylation of ferrocene and its purification by column chromatography

Books:
1.
2.

B.Sc. Practical Chemistry by N K Sinha.


Essentials of Experimental Engineering Chemistry by Shashi Chawla.
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ELECTIVE COURSES (4TH and 5TH YEAR)


GROUP A. PHYSICAL CHMISTRY COURSES
CH621

Advanced Quantum Mechanics

Unit - 1. Vector-space formalism of quantum mechanics, Heisenbergs uncertainty principle,


Eigen value and diagonalization problem. Coordinate representation, constants of motion,
parity and angular momentum.
Unit - 2. Perturbation Theory: Rayleigh Schrdinger theory for nondegenerate systems;
degenerate perturbation theory, Stark and Zeeman effects.
Unit - 3. Time-dependent formalism: Transition probability; Fermi Golden Rule; Einstein
transition probabilities; spontaneous and induced emission. Derivation of spectroscopic
selection rules. Characteristics of many body wave functions. Variation principle and its
application to ground states of different systems. Self-consistent field method, Slater Type
Orbitals, Slater exponents and the periodic properties of elements.

Text:
1.
2.

I. N. Levine, Quantum Chemistry, 7th Ed., PHI Lerning.


D. A. McQuarrie, J. D. Simon, Physical Chemistry a molecular approach, Viva Books, 1998.

CH622

Biophysical Chemistry

Structure of water. Biological relevance of chemical potential. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic


interactions in biological systems. Protein-Solvent Interactions - preferential binding, hydration
and exclusion. Protein structure, stability, folding, unfolding and their studies with spectroscopic
and calorimetric methods. Protein-Ligand Binding. Structure-Function relationships. Equilibria
across membranes. Thermodynamics and kinetics of ligand interactions.
Text:
R. B. Gregory, ed., Protein-Solvent Interactions, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1995.
B. T. Nall and K. A. Dill, ed., Conformations and Forces in Protein Folding, American
Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991.
3. C. Branden and J. Tooze, Introduction to Protein Structure, Garland Publishing, Inc., 1991.
4. J. Wyman and S. J. Gill, Binding and Linkage: Functional Chemistry of Biological
Macromolecules, University Sciences Books, 1990.
5. C. R. Cantor and P. R. Schimmel, Biophysical Chemistry, Part III, W.H.Freeman and Co., 1980.
1.
2.

CH623

Photophysics

Unit 1.

Understanding electronic transitions: Fluorescence and phosphorescence, Delayed


fluorescence, quantum yield, Mechanism and decay kinetics of photophysical processes.
Fluorescence quenching (dynamic and static), Stern-Volmer equation.

Unit 2.

Photoexcited processes: Excited state energy transfer, Forsters dipole coupling,


Photoinduced electron transfer phenomenon, Marcus theory, Rehm-Weller model, solvent
effect, complex formation phenomenon (excimer and exciplex), Excited state proton
transfer.

Unit 3.

Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, Transition probabilities, Transition


moment integral and its applications. Electric and megnetic dipole moments. Selection
rules. Violation of Franck Condon principle, oscillator strength. Nature of transitions (e.g.,

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n*, *, dd, charge transfer) solvent effect on absorption and emission spectra,
Stokes shift, solvation dynamics.
Unit 4.

Properties of electronically excited molecules: Life time, redox potential, dipole moment,
pK values. Potential energy diagram for donor acceptor system, Polarized luminescence.
Nonradiative and radiative decay kinetics. Nonradiative pathways: intramolecular electronic
transition; internal conversion, inter-system crossing. Crossing of potential energy surface
(Franck-Condon factor). Kashas rule.

Unit 5.

Elementary idea of lasing, population inversion, three and four state lasing mechanism,
mode-locking, continuous wave and pulsed laser, suitable examples. He-Ne and Nd-YAG
lasers, diode lasers.

Text:
Fundamentals of Photochemistry, K. K. Rohatgi-Mukherjee, New Age.
Fundamentals of Molecular spectroscopy, C. M. Banwell, E. L. McCash, 4th Ed., Tata McgrawHill.
3. N. J. Turro, Modern Molecular Photochemistry, University Science, 1992.
4. J. R. Lakowicz, Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, 3rd Ed., Springer.
1.
2.

CH624

Plasmonic Nanomaterials: Properties and Application

Unit 1.

Metal nanostructures and their optical properties Elementary idea on Mie scattering for
spherical nanoparticles, size and shape dependent optical properties. Surface plasmon
resonance, localized surface plasmon resonance and its manifestation in various
nanostructures. Light confinement and optical nanoantenna. Surface plasmon polaritons
(SPPs) and 1D optical signal propagation in various nanostuctures and thin films. SPP losses,
loss compensation and gain.

Unit 2.

Single particle microscopy and spectroscopy study of optical properties of metal


nanostructures as well as demonstrative application.

Unit 3.

Application of Plasmonics of metal nanoparticles optical application, possible


optoelectronic implementation, study of nanoscale lasing, optical trapping, biophysical and
biomedical application of nanoparticles. Sensing application chemical and bio sensing.
Surface enhanced Raman scattering, and its multidimensional application in chemical,
biochemical, medical fields.

Text/References:
1. S. A. Maier, Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Application, Springer, 2007.
2. UV-VIS and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization, Ed. Challa
S.S.R. Kumar, Springer, 2013.
3. Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Physics and Applications, K. Kneipp, M. Moskovits, H.
Kneipp, Springer, 2006.
4. Optical Properties of Nanostructures, Ying Fu, Min Qiu, Pan Stanford Publishing, 2011.
5. Selected recent journals and reviews will be recommended in corresponding classes.

GROUP B. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY COURSES


CH631
Unit 1.

Chemistry of Natural Products

Alkaloids: Introduction, Occurrence and isolation, function of alkaloids in plant, general


properties, nomenclature, and classification of alkaloids. Isolation, properties and structural
elucidation of Quinine, Morphine: (structure, synthesis, molecular re-arrangement, stereo
chemistry and bio-genesis).
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Unit 2.

Steroids: Introduction, nomenclature of steroids, absolute configuration of steroid.


Occurrence, isolation, Structure elucidation, and chemical properties of Cholesterol.
Terpenoids: Introduction, isolation, and classification of terpenoids. General properties,
structure determination of Citral and Camphor.

Unit 3.

Vitamins: Introduction, chemical properties and structure elucidation of vitamin A, Vitamin


B,

Unit 4.

Ascorbic Acid and Vitamin D.

Unit 5.

Selected examples of pheromones, prostaglandins, fatty acids. Complex natural products


like taxol, rapamycin, lejimalide B, brevetoxin, etc.

Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Mann, J., Devidson, R. S., Hobbs, J. B., Banthrope, D. V., Harborne, J. B., Natural Products
their chemistry and biological significance, Longman, Essex, 1994.
Rahman, Ata ur, Choudhary, M. L., New Trends in Natural Product Chemistry, Harwood
Academic Publications.
Pelletier, S. W., Chemistry of the Alkaloids, Van Nostrand reinhold Company, N. Y.
Nicolaou, K. C. Classics in Total Synthesis Vols I-III, Wiley-VCH, 1996; 2003; 2011.
Barton, D. H. R., Nakanishi, K., Meth-Cohn, O., Comprehensive natural products chemistry,
Vols 1-9, Elsevier, 1999.

CH632

Medicinal Chemistry

Unit 1.

Introduction - drugs, receptors, signal transduction, choosing a disease and drug target.
Finding a lead compound, structure determination, structure-activity relationships.

Unit 2.

Drug design and drug-target interactions - variation of substituents, chain


extension/contraction, ring extension/contraction, simplification/rigidification of structure.

Unit 3.

Combinatorial Libraries; Enantiopure Drugs and Regulatory Implications.

Unit 4.

Theoretical Approaches - QSAR, Topliss Tree, MSA, CoMFA

Unit 5.

Types of drugs - Neuroactive Drugs: Neurons and Neurotransmitters; Brain-related


Disorders and Chemotherapy; Drugs Interacting with Cholinergic, Adrenergic, Dopaminergic
and Histaminic Receptors and Receptor-subtypes. Anticancer, Antimalarial, antibacterial
antiviral, and Cardiovascular Drugs, Gene-Based Medicines, Biopharmaceuticals:
Recombinant Proteins as Medicines and Vaccines.

Unit 6.

Drug Delivery - Passive, Assisted and Vector-Based Delivery of Conventional and Genetic
Drugs; Tissue - Specific Delivery of Antitumor Agents

Unit 7.

Drug Administration, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination (ADME); Pathways of Drug


Metabolism: Enzymology and Molecular Mechanisms; Detoxification of Diverse Drug
Classes; Dose Formulation.

Unit 8.

Drug Pharmacokinetics - chemical and metabolic stability, solubility and membrane


permeability, drug alliances. Clinical trials.

Books:
Block, J. H., Beale, J. M. Jr., Wilson and Griswold, Text Book of Organic Medicinal and
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 11th Ed., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004.
2. Patrick, G. L., Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 2001.
3. Gringauz, A., Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry: How Drug Act and Why? John Wileyand
Sons, 1997.
4. Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, TMG Hills.
1.

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CH633

Art in Organic Synthesis

Unit 1.

Principles of retrosynthetic analysis: Linear and convergent synthesis, Definitions of


synthons, retron and target. Synthesis under steric control, Regio- and stereoselective
synthesis.

Unit 2.

Structure-based and topological strategy, stereochemical strategy and functional group


strategy.

Unit 3.

Methodologies for the construction of 3-7 membered rings and large rings. Application in
natural product synthesis.

Unit 4.

Methodologies for the construction of 3-7 membered heterocyclic rings (O, N, S).
Application In organic synthesis.

Unit 5.

Asymmetric Synthesis Including organo and metal based catalysts.

Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Corey and Cheng, The Logic of Chemical Synthesis, Wiley, 1989.


Nicolaou and Sorensen, Classics in Total Synthesis, 1996.
Nicolaou and Snyder, Classics in Total Synthesis II, 2003.
Carey and Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part I and II, 4th ed., 2000.
Schmalz, H-J., Wirth, T., Organic Synthesis Highlights, 2003
Smith, M. B., Organic Synthesis, 3rd Ed. 2010, TMG Hills

CH634

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds

Introduction to Heterocyclic: Nomenclature, spectral characteristics and aromaticity. Synthesis


and reactions of three and four membered heterocycles: aziridine, azirine, azetidine, oxiranes,
oxetanes, thiarines and thietanes. Synthesis and reaction of five membered hetrocycles with one
heteroatom: Pyrrazoles, furans, thiophenes, indoles, benzofurans, benzopyrroles,
benzothiophenes. Synthesis and reaction of five membered hetrocycles with two heteroatom:
Pyrazoles, imidazoles, oxazoles, thiazoles, isothiazoles. Synthesis and reaction of six membered
hetrocycles with one heteroatom: Pyridines, quinolines, isoquinolines, acridines. Synthesis and
reaction of six membered hetrocycles with two or more heteroatom: Pyrimidines, purines,
diazines, triazines, tehazines, pteridines. Synthesis and reaction of seven and large membered
hetrocycles: Azepines, oxepines, thiepines. Chemishy of porphyrines and spiro heterocycles.
Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gilchrist, T.L., Heterocyclic Chemistry, Longman, scientific.


Joule J.A, Mills k., smith G.F, Heterocyclic chemishy, 3rd Ede. Chapman and Hall N.Y
Gupta R.R, Kumar M, Gupta V, Heterocyclic Chemishy Vols 1-3, springer-verlag
Eicher T, Hanptmann S, The chemistry of Heterocycles, Thieme.

GROUP C. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COURSES


CH641

Supramolecular Chemistry

From molecular to supramolecular chemistry: factors leading to strong binding, hydrogen


bonding and stacking interactions. Metal guided self assembly reactions. Synthesis and binding
studies of natural and synthetic receptors. Supramolecular devices based on mechanically
interlocked molecules. Fluorescent supramolecular materials for analyte sensing. Stimuliresponsive supramolecular materials.
Books:
1.

J. W. Steed and J.L.Atwood , Supramolecular Chemistry , CRC Press, 2004.


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CH642

Chemistry of Materials

Materials and their applications. Basic deposition processes (with regard to precursor chemistry):
principle, instrumentation and applications. Introduction to metal carbides, metal nitrides, metal
borides, metal oxides, metal chalcogenides, semi-conductors, metal films. Itinerary form
molecules to materials.
References:
1. Latest and relevant research papers will be recommended in corresponding classes.

CH643

Coordination Chemistry

Unit 1.

Molecular orbital theory (MOT) approach to explain magnetic and spectral properties of
coordination complexes. Electronic spectra of transition metal complexes. Determination of
magnetic susceptibilities. L-S coupling, J-J coupling, Term symbol, energy state, ground
state and microstate. Orgel energy level diagram for d1 to d9 system. The Russell-Saunders
coupling scheme. Tanabe-Sugano diagrams. Organometallic compounds of transition
metals. Ferrocene and metallocenes. Structure and bonding in ferrocene. Reaction of
ferrocene and aromatic character of ferrocene.

Unit 2.

Metal carbonyl and Metal nitrosyl complexes: -acceptor ligands. Characteristics of bonding ligands. Condition pertaining to formation of complexes with -bonding ligands
(CO, NO, CN, CS and PF3). Mono-, bi- and trinuclear carbonyls of Fe, Co, Ru, Os and Mn.
Mixed nitrosyl carbonyls. 18- Electron rule (inert gas rule) in carbonyl and nitrosyl
compounds. Structure, bonding and magnetic properties of metal carbonyls and metal
nitrosyls. Wades rules. Metal cluster and carbonyl clusters.

Books:
1.
2.

Coordination Compounds:-S. A. F. Kettle.


Principal of Inorganic Chemistry:-Puri, Sharma and Kalia.

CH644

Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry

In this course most recent advances in the area of Bioinorganic Chemistry will be discussed. The
emphasis will be to discuss latest research papers and also those published in last 5 years in order
to have an exposure to the latest advances in Bioinorganic Chemistry.

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Detailed Syllabus: Five year Integrated M. Sc. in Mathematics


First Year Semester-I and II
The course structure is same as the general course structure for B. Tech. students, and
so course contents also remained same.

Semester-III
MA107

Probability and Statistics for Engineers (Elective-II)


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Course objectives: Various engineering applications require decision making depending on the
behavior of the sample data. One cannot perform experiments for a large number of
test cases.
Probability and Statistics introduces various techniques to analyze the behavior of a system based on
data available.
Syllabus:
Unit 1. Introduction: Modern Mathematical Statistics has various engineering applications, for
instance, testing materials, and automatization in general, production planning marketing
analysis. Field of applications, for instance, in Computer Science, demography, Management
of natural resources, traffic control, urban planning etc be discussed.
2 Lectures
Unit 2. Moments, moments generating function, Chebyshevs inequality, correlation and regression.
6 Lectures
Unit 3. Special Distributions: Discrete, uniform, Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Exponential, gamma,
Normal distribution. Functions of a random variable.
6 Lectures
Unit 4. Joint Distributions: joint, marginal and conditional distributions, product moments,
independent of random variables, bivariate normal distribution.
6 Lectures
Unit 5. Sampling Distributions: The central limit theorem, distributions of the sample mean and the
sample variance for a normal population, Chi-square, t and F distributions.
6 Lectures
Unit 6. Estimation: The methods of moments and the of maximum likelihood estimation, confidence
intervals for the mean(s) and variance(s) of Normal populations.
6 Lectures
Unit 7. Testing of Hypothesis: Null and Alternative hypotheses, the critical and acceptance regions,
types of errors, power of the test, the most powerful test and Neyman-Pearson Fundamental
Lemma, tests for one sample problems for normal populations, ANOVA I & ANOVA II.
8 Lectures
Suggested Readings:
1. Probability and Statistics in Engineering by W.W. Hines, D.C. Montgomery, D.M. Goldsman,
C.M. Borror
2. Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by S.M. Ross
3. Introduction to Probability and Statistics by J.S. Milton & J.C. Arnold.
4. Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistical Inference by H.J. Larson
5. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by R.E. Walpole, R.H. Myers, S.L. Myers,
Keying Ye
6. An Introduction to Probability and Statistics by V.K. Rohatgi & A.K. Md. E. Saleh.
7. Modern Mathematical Statistics by E.J. Dudewicz & S.N. Mishra
8. Introduction to the Theory of Statistics by A.M. Mood, F.A. Graybill and D.C. Boes
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MA107

Probability and Statistics

Probability : Axiomatic definition of Probability, Conditional Probability and Independence,


Bayes theorem, Random variables, Cumulative distribution function, probability mass
function, probability density function, Some standard discrete and continuous random
variables, Mathematical expectation, moments, moment generating function, Chebychevs
and Markovs inequality, Functions of random variables and their distributions, Random
vectors, Joint, marginal and conditional distributions, Independence of random variables,
Law of large numbers, Central limit theorem.
Statistics: Introduction: Population, Sample, Parameters. Point Estimation: Method of
moments, MLE, Unbiasedness, Consistency, Comparing two estimators (Relative MSE).
Confidence interval estimation for mean, difference of means, variance, proportions, Sample
size problem.
Recommended Reading:
Sheldon M. Ross, A first course in Probability, Prentice-Hall, 6ed, 2001
P. Meyer, Introductory probability and statistical applications, Oxford and IBH Publishing
Co. PVT Ltd, 1970
3. W. Feller, An Introduction to Probability Theory and its Applications, Vol. 1, 3rd Ed., Wiley,
1968.
4. Miller& Freund's Probability and Statistics for Engineers, 7th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall,
2005
5. V.K. Rohatgi, A.K.Md.E.Saleh, An Introduction to Probability and Statistics, WileyInterscience, 2000.
1.
2.

MA108

Numerical Methods for Engineers (Elective-II)


L-T-P-Cr: 3-0-0-3

Course objectives: At the end of the course, a student will be equipped with basic techniques of
numerical methods like root finding, numerical integration, differentiation and will be able to
attempt solving ODEs numerically. If they can implement these by writing codes, they will be ready to
handle projects in their respective fields.
Syllabus:
Unit 1. Introduction: When a fixed data is available for a process, how interpolation can help
estimating the value at any other desired print where data is not available be highlighted. For
example, estimating population, prey predator models be discussed.
2 Lectures
Unit 2. Iterative Techniques for solution of equations: Solutions of Non - linear equations Simple
iteration schemes, Bisection method, Newton-Raphson method, Secant method, order and
rate of convergence of each of these methods.
8 Lectures
Unit 3. Solutions of linear equations Gaussian elimination, Gaussian Jordan Method, LU
decomposition and Jacobi & Gauss Seidal iteration methods.
6 Lectures
Unit 4. Interpolation Interpolation, various forms of interpolating polynomials like Lagrangian
interpolation of polynomials, Newtons Divided Interpolation and Newtons forward &
backward difference formula, curve fitting.
8 Lectures
Unit 5. Numerical Integration Newton Cotes type methods, Trapezoidal methods, Simpsons rule
1/3rd, 3/8th rule, order of errors in integration, Numerical Differentiation, derivation and error
of methods.
6 Lectures
Unit 6. Solution of initial value problems Single step methods: Eulers method and Modified
Eulers method, Runge Kutta Second order method(with proof) &Runges Kutta Fourth
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order methods(without proof); Multi step Methods: Predictor Corrector (Milnes) Methods,
Solution of Boundary value problems using finite difference methods, definition of
convergence and stability.
10 Lectures
Suggested Readings:
1. Numerical Methods for Scientific & Engineering Computations, M.K.Jain, S.R.K.Iyengar &
R.K.Jain, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.
2. Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis S.S.Sastry Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
3. Advance Engineering Mathematics - E.Kreyszig, 8th edition , John Wiley & Sons, New
York.
4. A friendly introduction to Numerical Analysis, Brain Bradie, Pearson Education Low Price
Edition.

MA109

Linear Algebra

Objectives:
Prerequisites:
OUTCOMES:
Unit - 1.
Vector spaces over any arbitrary field, linear combination, linear dependence and
independence, basis and dimension, inner- product spaces,
Unit - 2.
linear transformations, matrix representation of linear transformations, linear
functional, similarity of matrices, dual spaces, Eigen vectors, rank and nullity inverse and
linear transformations,
Unit - 3.
Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, norms of vectors and matrices, transformation of
matrices, adjoint of an operator, normal, unitary, hermitian and skew-hermitian operators,
quadratic forms, characteristic and minimal polynomials, diagonalization, triangulation.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

S. Axler, Linear Algebra Done Right, 2nd Edn., UTM, Springer, Indian edition, 2010.
Friedberg H. Stephen, Insel J. Arnold, Spence E. Lawrence, Linear Algebra PHI Learning,
Fourth Edition 2009.
G. Strang, Linear Algebra and Its applications, Nelson Engineering, 4th Edn, 2007.
S. Lang, Linear Algebra, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer-Verlag, New York,
1989.
H.E. Rose, Linear Algebra, Birkhauser, 2002.
K. Hoffman and R. Kunze, Linear Algebra, Prentice Hall of India, 1996.

MA110

Numerical Solutions of ODE and PDE (Elective-II)


L-T-P-Cr: 3-0-0-3

Course objectives: With the current day challenges, most of the problems in engineering based on
mathematical modelling are to be handled numerically due to their complex structure. This course
provides necessary knowledge to a student to handle either ODEs or PDEs numerically. At the end of
this course they will be ready to handle projects in the respective fields.
Syllabus:
Unit 1. Introduction: Examples of heated rod, lamina; vibrating strings, membranes. Difficulties in
handling analytically the governing equations; the use of numerical techniques to handle
linear and non-linear processes to be discussed.
2 Lectures
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Unit 2. Ordinary Differential Equations: Numerical solutions of IVP-Difference equations, stability,


error and convergence analysis. Single step methods- Taylor series method, Euler method,
Picards method of successive approximation,
10 Lectures
Unit 3. Runge-Kutta method. Multistep methods Predictor-Corrector method, Euler PC method,
Milne and Adams Moulton PC method. System of 1st order ODE, higher order IVPs. Numerical
solution of BVP- Linear BVP, finite difference methods, shooting methods, Newtons method
for system of equations, stability, error and convergence analysis, nonlinear BVP, higher
order BVP.
10 Lectures
Unit 4. Partial Differential Equations: Classification of PDEs, Finite difference approximations to
partial derivatives. Explicit and Implicit schemes for parabolic and hyperbolic equations, tridiagonal systems.
10 Lectures
Unit 5. Solution of one dimensional heat equation by Schmidt and Crank- Nicolsan methods. Laplace
equation using standard five point formula and diagonal five point formula, convergence and
stability analysis, Introduction to ADI schemes.
20 Lectures
Suggested Readings:
1.
2.
3.
4.

MA111

Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations, M.K. Jain, 2nd Ed., Wiley Eastern
Computational Methods for PDE, M.K. Jain, S.R.K. Iyengar and R.K. Jain, Wiley Eastern
Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis S.S.Sastry Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference Methods- G.D.
Smith, Oxford Applied Mathematics & Computing Science Series

Complex Variables and PDE: Mathematics - III

Unit - 1.
Complex Analysis : Complex Numbers, geometric representation, powers and roots
of complex numbers, Functions of a complex variable, Analytic functions,
(4 Lecture)
Unit - 2.
Cauchy-Riemann equations; elementary functions, conformal mapping(for linear
transformation); Contours and contour integration,
Unit - 3.
Cauchys theorem, Cauchy integral formula; Power series, term by term
differentiation, Taylor series, Laurent series, Zeros, singularities, poles, essential
singularities, Residue theorem, Evaluation of real integrals and improper integrals.
Unit - 4.
Partial Differential Equations: Introduction to PDE, basic concepts, second order
semi linear PDE (Canonical form), D Alemberts formula and Duhamels principle for one
dimensional wave equation, Laplaces and Poissons equations, Maximum principle with
application, Fourier Method for IBV problem for wave and heat equation, rectangular
region, Fourier method for Laplaces equation in three dimensions, Numerical methods for
Laplaces and Poissons equations.
Recommended Reading:
1. L. Evans: Partial Differential Equations, Graduate Studies in Mathematics, AMS, 2010.
th

2. E. Kreyszig: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8 Edition John Wiley and sons 1999.
3. G. Folland: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Princeton University Press,
1995.
4. Complex Variables and applications- R.V. Churchill and J.W. Brown, 7th edition, 2004,
McGraw- Hill.

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MA112

Data Structure and Algorithms

Asymptotic notation; Sorting - merge sort, heap sort, priority queue, quick sort, sorting in linear time,
order statistics; Data structures - heap, hash tables, binary search tree, balanced trees (red-black
tree, AVL tree); Algorithm design techniques - divide and conquer, dynamic programming, greedy
algorithm, amortized analysis; Elementary graph algorithms, minimum spanning tree, shortest path
algorithms.
Recommended Reading:
1. T. H. Cormen, C. E. Leiserson, R. L. Rivest and C. Stein, Introduction to Algorithms, MIT
Press, 2001.
2. M. T. Goodrich and R. Tamassia, Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, Wiley, 2006.
A. V. Aho and J. E. Hopcroft, Data Structures and Algorithms, Addison-Wesley, 1983.
3. S. Sahni, Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in C++, 2nd Ed., Universities Press,
2005.
4. T. Budd, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, Addison-Wesley, 2002.
5. Mark Allen Weiss, "Data Structures and Algorithms in C++", Addison Wesley, 2003.
6. Adam Drozdek, "Data Structures and Algorithms in C++", Brooks and Cole, 2001.
7. Aho, Hopcroft and Ullmann, "Data structures and Algorithm", Addison Welsey, 1984.

MA113

Object Oriented Programming in C++

Introduction, C++ Programming basics Functions, Object and Classes, Arrays and String arrays
fundamentals, Operator Overloading, Inheritance, Pointer, Virtual Function, Streams and Files,
Templates and Exceptions, The Standard Template Library.
Recommended Reading:
1. Object Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore, Techmedia Publication.
2. Object Oriented Programming in C++ by Saurav Sahay, Oxford University press.
3. Object Oriented Programming in C++ by R. Rajaram, New Age International Publishers
2nd.

Semester-IV
MA115

Numerical Technique, Statistical Methods: Mathematics - IV

Unit - 1.

Errors: Floating point Arithmetic and errors.

Unit - 2.
Solutions of linear equations Gaussian elimination, Gaussian Jordan Method, LU
decomposition and Jacobi & Gauss Seidal iteration methods.
Unit - 3.
Iterative Techniques for solution of equations: Solutions of Non - linear equations
Simple iteration schemes, Bisection method, Newton-Raphson method, Secant method,
order and rate of convergence of each of these methods.
Unit - 4.
Interpolation Interpolation, various forms of interpolating polynomials like
Lagrangian interpolation of polynomials, Newtons Divided Interpolation and Newtons
forward & backward difference formula, curve fitting.
Unit - 5.
Numerical Integration Newton Cotes type methods, Trapezoidal methods,
Simpsons rule 1/3rd, 3/8th rule, order of errors in integration, Numerical Differentiation,
derivation and error of methods.
Unit - 6.
Solution of initial value problems Single step methods: Eulers method and
Modified Eulers method, Runge Kutta Second order method(with proof) & RungesKutta
Fourth order methods(without proof); Multi step Methods: Predictor Corrector (Milnes)
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Methods, Solution of Boundary value problems using finite difference methods, definition
of convergence and stability. Numerical solution of PDE.
Unit - 7.
Probability & Statistics-Moments, moments generating function, Chebyshevs
inequality, correlation and regression. Probability distribution: Binomial, Poison,
Exponential, normal and lognormal, Sampling & sampling distributions, t, chi-square and F
distributions. Testing of Hypothesis.

Text books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Numerical Methods for Scientific & Engineering ComputationsM.K.Jain, S.R.K.Iyengar&R.K.Jain, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi
Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis S.S.Sastry Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by S.M. Ross
Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics V.K. Kapoor & S.C. Gupta Sultan & Sons

Reference books:
1. Advance Engineering Mathematics - E.Kreyszig, 8th edition , John Wiley & Sons, New York
2. A friendly introduction to Numerical Analysis, Brain Bradie, Pearson Education Low Price
Edition
3. An Introduction to Probability and Statistics by V.K. Rohatgi & A.K. Md. E. Saleh.

MA116

Mathematics - IV Computing Lab


Numerical Technique, Statistical Methods Lab related technique using S/W
package( MatLab/Arithmetica/Statistical Packages..etc.

MA117

Discrete Mathematics

Set Theory - sets and classes, relations and functions, recursive definitions, posets, Zorn - s lemma,
cardinal and ordinal numbers; Logic - propositional and predicate calculus, well-formed formulas,
tautologies, equivalence, normal forms, theory of inference. Combinatory - permutation and
combinations, partitions, pigeonhole principle, inclusion-exclusion principle, generating functions,
recurrence relations. Graph Theory - graphs and digraphs, Eulerian cycle and Hamiltonian cycle,
adjacency and incidence matrices, vertex colouring, planarity, trees.
Recommended Reading:
J.P. Tremblay and R. Manohar, Discrete Mathematical Structures with Applications to
Computer Science, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2001.
2. C. L. Liu, Elements of Discrete Mathematics, 2nd Edn. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000.
3. K. H. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, 6th Edn. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2007.
4. V. K. Balakrishnan, Introductory Discrete Mathematics, Dover, 1996.
1.

MA118

Algebra - I

Definition of groups, subgroups, normal subgroups and quotient groups, Lagranges theorem, cyclic
groups, symmetric groups, alternating groups, homomorphism, fundamental theorem of
homomorphism, permutation group, Cayleys theorem, direct product of groups. Commutative ring
with identity-Axioms, examples, integral domain, field, ideals, quotient ring, prime and maximal
ideal, principal ideal domain, Euclidean domain, the field of quotients of an integral domain,
polynomial ring over a field, Roots of polynomials, extension of fields, splitting fields.
Recommended Reading:
1.

J. A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, 4th Ed., Narosa, 1998.


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2.
3.
4.
5.

I. N. Herstein, Topics in Algebra, Wiley, 2004.


J. B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, Addison Wesley, 2002.
D. S. Dummit and R. M. Foote, Abstract Algebra, John Wiley and Sons Inc, 3rd Edition. 2004.
W. J. Gilbert. and W. K. Nicholson, Modern Algebra with Applications, 2nd Edition, Wiley,
2004.

MA119

Analysis - I

Real number system and set theory: Completeness property, Archimedean property, Denseness of
rational and irrationals, Countable and uncountable, Cardinality, Zorns lemma, Axiom of choice.
Metric spaces: Open sets, closed sets, Continuous functions, Completeness, Cantor intersection
theorem, Baire category theorem, Compactness, Totally boundedness, Finite intersection property.
Functions of several variables: Differentiation, inverse and implicit function theorems. RlemannStieitjes integral: Definition and existence of the integral, Properties of the integral, Differentiation
and integration. Sequence and Series of functions: Uniform convergence, Uniform convergence and
continuity, Uniform convergence and integration, Uniform convergence and differentiation.
Equicontinuity, Ascolis Theorem
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.

T.M. Apostol: Mathematical Analysis, Addison-Wesley, 1974.


S.K. Berberian: A first course in Real Analysis, UTM Springer, 1994.
M. Searcoid: Metric Spaces, UTM Springer, 2006.
W. Rudin: Principles of Mathematical Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, 1976.

Semester-V
MA121

Topology

Topological spaces, weak topology, subspace topology, product and quotient spaces, continuous
maps and homomorphism , Hausdorff spaces, compact and locally compact spaces, separation
axioms, connectedness, paths, equivalence classes of paths, path connected spaces.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

G.F. Simmons, Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis, McGraw Hill, 1963.
James R. Munkres, Topology, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1999.
Stephan Willard, General Topology, Dover, 2004.
Kelly J. L. General topology. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, No. 27. SpringerVerlag, New York-Berlin, 1975
M. A. Armstrong, Basic Topology, Springer (India), 2004

MA122

Advanced Calculus

Construction of the real numbers starting from scratch (that is from the set of counting numbers.),
Sequences and series of real numbers, Continuity of real valued functions of one real variable,
Differentiability of real valued functions of one real variable, The Riemann integral of real valued
functions of one real variable.
Recommended Reading:
7.

Mathematical Analysis : An Introduction by Andrew Browder, ISBN 0 387 94614 4

MA123

Ordinary Differential Equation

Vector Fields, Graphical representation of solutions, Lipschitz functions, Integral inequalities,


Uniqueness of solutions, Boundary value problems, Greens functions, Distribution of zeros of
solutions, Functional analytical preliminaries, Existence of solutions by Picards method, Existence by
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Perrons method, Uniqueness andcontinuous dependence, Continuity and differentiability w.r.t.,


initial Conditions and parameters, Continuation of solutions, Linear equations, general
theory,Solutions of linear equations with constant coefficients, Equations with periodic coefficients,
Floquets theory, Classification of stationary points and phaseportraits, Oscillation and boundedness
of solutions, Lyapunov theory of stability, Poincare Bendixon theorem and applications.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

G. F. Simmons, Ordinary Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes. Tata
McGraw Hill Edition, 2003
G.F. Simmons and S.G. Krantz, Differential Equations Theory, Technique and Practice. (The
Walter Rudin Student Series in Advanced Mathematics). Tata McGraw Hill Edition, 2006
E.A. Coddington, An Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Prentice Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1961
E. A. Coddington and N. Levinson, Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations, Tata McGraw
Hill, 1990
E. L. Ince, Ordinary Differential Equations, Dover Publications, 1958.

MA124

Numerical Analysis

Definition and sources of errors, solutions of nonlinear equations; Bisection method, Newton's
method and its variants, fixed point iterations, convergence analysis; Newton's method for nonlinear systems; Finite differences, polynomial interpolation, Hermite interpolation, spline
interpolation; Numerical integration - Trapezoidal and Simpson's rules, Gaussian quadrature,
Richardson extrapolation; Initial value problems - Taylor series method, Euler and modified Euler
methods, Runge-Kutta methods, multistep methods and stability; Boundary value problems - finite
difference method, collocation method.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

S D Conte and Carl de Boor: Elementary Numerical Analysis, An Algorithmic Approach.


McGraw Hill International Edition 3rd Ed. 1980.
F B Hildebrand: Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Dover Publications, 2nd Ed 2008.
K. D. Atkinson: Elementary Numerical Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, 3rd Edition, 2009.
M. T. Heath, Scientific Computing: An Introductory Survey, McGraw Hill, 2002.
C. F. Gerald and P. O. Wheatley, Applied Numerical Analysis, 5th edition, Addison Wesley,
1994.
D. Kincaid and W. Cheney, Numerical Analysis: Mathematics of Scientific Computing, 3rd Edn,
AMS, 2002.

MA126

Functional Analysis

Normed linear spaces, Banach spaces; Continuity of linear maps, Hahn-Banach theorem, open
mapping and closed graph theorems, uniform boundedness principle; Duals and transposes, weak
and weak* convergence, reflexivity; Spectra of bounded linear operators, compact operators and
their spectra; Hilbert spaces, bounded linear operators on Hilbert spaces; Adjoint operators, normal,
unitary, self-adjoint operators and their spectra, spectral theorem for compact self-adjoint operators.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

B.V. Limaye, Functional Analysis, Second edition, New Age International, New Delhi,1996.
J. B. Conway, A Course in Functional Analysis, Second edition, Graduate Texts in
Mathematics, Vol. 96, Springer,1990
P. D. Lax, Functional Analysis. Wiley-Interscience, 2002
A. Taylor and D. Lay, Introduction to Functional Analysis, Wiley, New York, 1980
W. Rudin, Functional analysis, McGraw-Hill (1991)
C. Goffman and G. Pedrick, A First Course in Functional Analysis, Prentice-Hall, 1974
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Semester-VI
MA127

Operation Research

Baseline model, linear programming problem, convex sets, convex functions and their properties,
basic feasible solution, optimal solution, related theorems. Graphical method for solving two and
three variable problems, simplex method, Big M method, degenerate LP problem, product form of
inverse of a matrix, revised simplex method, duality theorems, complementary slackness principle,
inverse of a matrix, revise simplex method, duality theorems, complementary slackness principle,
primal-dual simplex algorithm, sensitivity analysis, parametric programming, linear integer
programming problem, Gomory cutting plane method, branch and bound algorithm, 0-1 implicit
enumeration, transportation problem, assignment problem with their solution methodologies.
Theory of games, two-person zero-sum games with and without saddle-points, pure and mixed
strategies, graphical method of solution of a 2n game, solution of and mn game by simplex
method.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

N. S. Kambo, Mathematical Programming Techniques, East West Press, 1997.


E.K.P. Chong and S.H. Zak, An Introduction to Optimization, 2nd Ed., Wiley, 2010.
R. Fletcher, Practical Methods of Optimization, 2nd Ed., John Wiley, 2009.
D. G. Luenberger and Y. Ye, Linear and Nonlinear Programming, 3rd Ed., Springer India, 2010.
M. S. Bazarra, J.J. Jarvis, and H.D. Sherali, Linear Programming and Network Flows, 4th Ed.,
2010. (3nd ed. Wiley India 2008).

MA129

Partial Differential Equation

First order partial differential equation, linear and quasi-linear first order equations, method of
characteristics, general first order equation, Cauchy problem for second order p.d.e. characteristics,
canonical forms, Cauchy problem for hyperbolic equations, one dimensional wave equation,
Riemann function, Banach spaces, linear functions and linear operators, Fredholm alternative in
Banach spaces, the Fredholm alternative in Hilbert spaces, elements of potential theory,
fundamental solutions, the maximum principle, Dirichlet problem for the disc, single and double
layers, Poissons equations,. Study of the Dirichlet problem, Greens function and separation of
variables, Greens function of a second order differential operator, Eigen functions expansions, the
heat equation.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I. N. Sneddon, Elements of Partial Differential Equations, McGraw Hill, 1957.


R. McOwen: Partial Differential Equations, Methods and Applications, Pearson Education,
2002.
L. Evans: Partial Differential Equations, Graduate Studies in Mathematics, AMS, 2010.
W. E. Willams, Partial Differential Equations, Oxford, 1980.
G. B. Folland, Introduction to partial differential equations. Princeton University Press, 1995.
J. Rauch, Partial differential equations. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 128. Springer-Verlag,
1991.

MA130

Measure Theory and Integration

Algebra of sets, ring, sigma-ring, field and sigma field of sets, monotone class, Lebesgue measure and
outer measure, measurable sets, measurable functions, Littlewoods three principles, existence of
non-measurable set. Lebesgue integral of a bounded function over a set of finite measure, the
integral of a non-negative function, general Lebesgue integral, convergence in measure, functions of
bounded variation, absolute continuity, differentiation and integration, general measure and
integration, signed measure, Hahn-jordan decomposition, Radon-Nikodym and Lebesgue
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decomposition theorems, product measures and Fubinis theorem. LP spaces, Minkowski and Holder
inequalities, convergence and completeness approximation in LP, bounded linear functionals on LP
spaces.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

H. L. Royden, Real analysis. Third edition. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1988.
W. Rudin, Real and complex analysis. Third edition. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1987.
G. De Barra, Measure Theory and Integration, New Age International, 1981.
P.R. Halmos, Measure Theory, GraduateText in Mathematics, Springer-Verlag, 1979.
Inder K. Rana, An Introduction to Measure and Integration (2nd ed.), Narosa Publishing
House, New Delhi, 2004.

Semester-VII
MA131

Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

Introduction to tensors. Stress tensor. Equilibrium equations. Mohrs circle for plane stress.
Deformation, Strain tensor, Rate of deformation tensor. Equations of motion. Dynamic similarity.
Exact solutions. Laminar boundary layer over a float plat. Vorticity circulation and irrational flow.
Torsion of cylindrical bars, Plane elastic waves.

MA132
Numerical Solutions of Ordinary and Partial Differential
Equations
Ordinary Differential Equations: Numerical solutions of IVP Difference equations, stability, error
and convergence analysis. Single step methods Taylor series method, Euler method, Euler method,
Picards method of successive approximation, Runge-Kutta method. Multi step methods PredictorCorrector method, Euler PC method, Milne and Adams Moulton Pc method. System of first order
ODE, higher order IVPs. Numerical solutions of BVP Linear BVP, finite difference methods, shooting
methods, Newtons method for system of equations, stability, error and convergence analysis, nonlinear BVP, higher order BVP.
Partial Differential Equations: Classification of PDEs, Finite difference approximations to partial
derivatives, convergence and stability analysis. Explicit and Implicit schemes Crank Nicolson
scheme, tri-diagonal system, Laplace equation using standard five point formula and diagonal five
point formula. ADI scheme, hyperbolic equation, explicit scheme, method of characteristics. Solution
of one dimensional heat conduction equation by Schmidt and Crank Nicolson methods. Solution of
wave equation.
Recommended Reading:
G. D. Smith, Numerical Solutions to Partial Differential Equations, Oxford University Press,
3rd Edn., 1986.
2. J. C. Strikwerda, Finite Difference Schemes and Partial Differential Equations, SIAM, 2004.
3. L. Lapidus and G. F. Pinder, Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations in Science and
Engineering, John Wiley, 1982.
1.

Semester-VIII
MA135

Theory of Computation

Basic ideas of automata, transition systems, equivalence of NFA and DFA. Classification of languages,
operations on languages, languages and automata. Regular expressions, pumping lemma for regular
sets, application of pumping lemma, closure properties of regular sets, regular sets and regular
grammars. Context free languages context free Grammers, LR(k) Grammars, closure properties of
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languages, Turing machines, linear bounded automata, recursive functions, partial recursive
functions and Turing machines.
Recommended Reading:
1. Sipser, Introduction to the Theory of Computation, Thomson, 2004.
2. H. R. Lewis and C. H. Papadimitriou, Elements of the Theory of Computation, PHI, 1981.
3. J. E. Hopcroft and J. D. Ullman, Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages and
Computation, Narosa, 1979.

MA136

Mathematical Logic

Formal theories, consequence and deduction. Classical Propositional Calculus: Syntax, truth, validity,
Adequacy of connectives, normal forms, applications to circuit design, Axiomatic treatment,
deduction theorem, derived rules of inference, Soundness, Independence of axioms, Consistency,
completeness, Completeness w.r.t. Boolean algebras, Computer-assisted formal proofs: tableaux,
resolution. Classical first order theories: Syntax, satisfaction, truth validity, Axiomatic treatment,
Equality, Examples of first-order theories : Peano arithmetic, Groups, Orderings, Basis of axiomatic
set theory, Deduction theorem, derived rules of inference, soundness, Consistency, completeness,
Lowenheim-Skolem theorems, compactness, First-order theories with equality, Decidability,
Computer-assisted formal proofs: tableaux, resolution. Gdels incompleteness theorems. Examples
of other/non-classical logics. Other proof techniques-natural deduction, sequent calculus.
Recommended Reading:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Robert Causey, Logic, Sets, and Recursion, 2nd edition (Jones and Bartlett, 2006).
J. R. Shoenfield, Mathematical logic. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1967, 2001.
E. Mendelson: Introduction to Mathematical Logic. Chapman and Hall, 1997.
S. M. Srivastava, A Course on Mathematical Logic, Universitext, Springer, 2008.

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MA141

Probability Theory I

Sets and set operations, Sample space, Sigma fields, Measurable spaces, Events. Measure spaces,
Caratheodorys extension theorem, Construction of measures, Product spaces, Product measures.
Probability measurer and its properties. Independence of events. Measurable functions,
Approximations through simple functions, Random variables. Induced measures and probability
distribution functions: discrete, continuous and absolutely continuous, one to one correspondence
with induced probability measure, decomposition. Independence of random variables, Borel-Cantelli
lemmas. Integration in measure spaces, Expectation, Fatous lemma, Monotone convergence and
dominated convergence theorems, Uniform integrability, Markov, Chebyshev, Cauchy-Schwarz,
Minkowski,Holder, Jensen and Lyapunov inequalities. Absolute continuity of measures, RandonNikodym theorem, Conditional expectation, Conditional probability measures. Fubinis theorem,
Convolution
Recommended Reading:
K. R. Parthasarathy, Introduction to Probability and Measure, TRIM Series, Vol .33, Hindustan
book agency, New Delhi, 2005.
2. Krishna B.Athreya and S. Lahiri, Measure theory and probability theory. Springer Texts in
Statistics, Springer Verlag, 2006.
3. M. Capinski and E. Kopp, Measure, Integral and Probability, 2nd Edition, Springer, 2007.
1.

MA142

Algebra II

Fields: definition and examples. Ring of polynomials over a field. Field extensions. Algebraic and
transcendental elements, Algebraic extensions. Splittingfield of a polynomial. Algebraic closure of a
field, Uniqueness. Normal, separable,purely inseparable extensions. Primitive elements of a field
extension simpleextensions. Fundamental theorem of Galois. Solvability by radicals - Solutions of
cubic and quartic polynomials, Insolvabity of quintic and higher degreepolynomials. Geometric
construct-ions. Cyclotomic extensions. Finite fields. Cyclotomic polynomials and its properties. Traces
and norms. Modules definition, examples and basic properties. Free modules, submodules and
quotient modules, isomorphism theorems. Localization. Direct sum and direct
products. Noetherian and Artinian rings and modules, structure of Artinian rings, Hilbert basis
theorem. Jordan - Holder theorem. Radicals of modules, Nakayama lemma.

MA143

Commutative Algebra

Commutative rings, ideals, prime and maximal ideals, Noetherian Artinian rings, Primary
decomposition and Noetherian rings, Modules over commutative rings, Exact sequences, the Hom
and tensorufunctors, rings and modules of fractions, integral dependence, valuations and dedekind
domains.

MA144

Differential Geometry

Theory of Space Curves-The Serret-Frenet formulas. Gauss Theory of Surfaces- First and second
fundamental form, Examples, Weingarten map, Principalcurvatures, Gaussian curvature, Examples.
Computation of the curvature in standard spaces: Sphere, Torus, Surfaces of revolution etc. LeviCivita connection Uniqueness, Gauss theorem Egregium, Hilberts theorem on the positivity of
curvature at a point on a compact surface in R3. Geodesics, Equations of

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geodesics, Examples. Jacobi fields, Conjugate points etc. Riemannian area element on a surface,
Gauss Bonnet theorem. Differentiable manifold, Differentiable structure. Sub-manifolds, Immersions,
Embeddings. Metric tensor, Riemannian connection and curvature.

MA145

Algebraic Topology
(Syllabus under Preparation)

MA146

Number Theory

Peanos axioms, divisibility, properties of integers and prime numbers, fundamental theorem of
arithmetic. Congruences, solutions of congruences, congruences of degree one, congruences of
higher degree. Quadratic residues, quadratic reciprocity, Jacobi symbol, greatest integer function,
arithmetic functions, the Mobius inversion formula, multiplication of arithmetic functions, recurrence
functions, some Diophantine equations, simple continued fractions, distribution of primes, algebraic
numbers, algebraic number fields, partition function.

MA147

Applied Matrix Theory

Review of basic lin.alg. Canonical factorization. Q-Forms. Courant-Fischer minmax and related
theorems. Perron-Frobenius theory. Matrix-stability. Inequalities,g-inverse (A-, Am, A+). Direct,
iterative, projection and rotations methods forsolving linear systems and eigenvalues problems.
Applications.

MA148

Approximation Theory

Best approximation in normed spaces. Tchebycheff systems. Tchebycheff--Weierstrass - Jackson Bernstein - Zygmund-Nikolaev etc. theorems. Fourier series, Splines, Convolutions, Linear positive,
Variation diminishing, Simultaneous etc. approximations. Direct-inverse-saturation theorems.
Applications.

MA149

Advanced Complex Analysis

Algebraic Functions and branched coverings of P1 , Sheaves and Analytic continuation, Curves in
projective space; resultants, Holomorphic differentials, Sheaf cohomology Line bundles and
projective embeddings; canonical curves, Riemann Roch and Serre duality via distributions,
Jacobian variety
Recommended Reading:

1. Forster, Lectures on Riemann Surfaces, Springer Verlag, 1981


2. Buser, Geometry and Spectra of Compact Riemann Surfaces, Birkhauser, 1992

MA150

Computational Linear Algebra

Basic concepts, floating point numbers and errors in computation, stability of algorithms and
conditioning of problems. Numerical solutions of linear systems, direct methods-Gaussian
elimination with pivotal condensation, operational count and error bound. LU factorization, QR
factorization, condition number and ill conditioned systems, matrix and vector norms, error bounds,
Wilkinsons algorithm for ill-conditioned systems, iterative methods-Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR.
Convergence and rate of convergence, conjugate gradient method, Arnoldi process and GMRES, large
sparse systems, matrix inverse, generalized inverse. Least squares solution of linear systems,
numerical eigenvalue problems, computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, singular value
decomposition and least squares problem, SVD and the pseudo inverse, Jacobi, Givens and
Householders methods for symmetric matrices, Hessenberg QR iteration.
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MA151

Fluid Dynamics

Kinematics of Fluids in Motion : Continuum Hypothesis, Lagrangian and Eularian description,


Introduction to stream lines, velocity potential, vorticity vector etc.
Equation of continuity. Equations of Motion, Eulers equations of motion, Bernoulis equation.
Potential flows. Three-dimensional flows: Singularities and image systems. Weiss sphere theorem,
axi-symmetric flows, Stokes stream function. Two-dimensional flows : stream function and complex
potential for two-dimensional, irrotational incompressible flows, two-dimensional image systems,
Milne-Thomson circle theorem and its applications, Blasius theorem, use of conformal
transformations, Kutta-joukowski condition, Karman vortex street.
Viscous flows: Stress analysis in fluid motion, relations between stress and rate of strain, NavierStokes equations of motion of a viscous fluid, some exact solutions of Navier Stokes equations, flow
past a sphere, Prandtls boundary layer theory, Karmans integral equation, inviscid compressible
flow Propagation of pressure change.

MA152

Statistical Inference - I

Parametric models, parameters, random sample and its likelihood, statistic and Its sampling
distributions, problems of inference. Examples from standard discrete and continuous models such
as Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Negative Binomial, Normal, Exponential, Gamma, Weibull, Pareto etc.
Concept of sufficiency, minimal sufficiency, Neyman factorization criterion, Fisher information,
exponential families. Maximum likelihood estimators, method of moment estimators, percentile
estimators, least squares estimators, minimum mean squares estimators, uniformly minimum
variance unbiased estimators, Rao- Blackwell theorem, Cramer-Rao lower bond, different examples.
Statistical Hyptheses-simple and composite, statistical tests, critical regions, Type-I and Type-II errors,
size and power of a test, Neyman Pearson lemma and its different applications. Most powerful test,
uniformly most powerful test, unbiased test and uniformly most unbiased test. Likelihood ratio test.
Interval estimation, confidence intervals, construction of confidence intervals, shortest expected
length confidence interval, most accurate one sided confidence interval and its relation to UMP test.

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MA161

Probability Theory II

Tight families of probability distributions, Convergence of probability distribution functions, Hellys


theorem, Helly-Bray theorem, Skorohods fundamental theorem, Scheffes theorem; Weak
convergence, Uniform integrability and convergence of expectations. Characteristic functions,
Inversion formula, Levy continuity theorem, Expansion of characteristic functions, Polyas theorem,
Bochners theorem. Moments and uniqueness of the probability distribution, Frechet-Shohat
theorem. Central limit theorems: Lindeberg-Levy, Lyapunov and Lindeberg-Feller. Various modes of
convergence and the interrelations. Strong and weaklaws of large numbers.

MA162

Stochastic Process

Definition and classification of general stochastic processes. Markov Chains: Definition, transition
probability matrices, classification of states, limiting Properties. Markov Chains with Discrete State
Space: Poisson process, birth and death processes. Renewal Process: renewal equation, mean
renewal time, stopping time. Markov Process with Continuous State Space: Introduction to Brownian
motion.

MA163

Mathematical Methods

Multiple Integral Theorems and their Applications: Greens theorem, Stokes theorem and Gauss
divergence theorem. Integral Transforms: Fourier, Fourier sine/cosine and Hankel Transforms with
their inverse transforms (properties, convolution theorem and application to solve differential
equation). Perturbation Methods: Perturbation theory, Regular perturbation theory, Singular
perturbation theory, Asymptotic matching. Calculus of Variation: Introduction, Variational problem
with functionals containing first order derivatives and Euler equations.
Functionals containing higher order derivatives and several independent variables. Variational
problem with moving boundaries. Boundaries with constraints. Higher order necessary conditions,
Weiretrass function, Legendres and Jacobis condition. Existence of solutions of variational
problems. Rayleigh-Ritz method, statement of Ekelands variational principle.

MA164

Optimization

Optimization Problem: various examples, Characterization of optimality and Constrained optimal


problems, Convex sets and convex functions and their Properties, Non-linear programming theory Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Lagranges theory, Duality theory, Search techniques - one variable and
several variables, Pontryagins maximum principle and its applications, Dynamic programming and its
applications.

MA165

Statistical Simulation and Data Analysis

Simulation of random variables from discrete, continuous, multivariate distributions and stochastic
processes, Monte-Carlo methods. Regression analysis, scatterplot, residual analysis. Computer
Intensive Inference Methods - Jack-Knife, Bootstrap, cross validation, Monte Carlo methods and
permutation tests. Graphical representation of multivariate data, Cluster analysis, Principal
component analysis for dimension reduction.

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MA166

Multivariate Analysis

Multivariate normal distribution, assessing normality, Wishart and Hotellings T2; Comparisons of
several multivariate means, MANOVA; multivariate linear regression models; principal components,
factor analysis; canonical correlations; discrimination and classification.

MA167

Statistical Inference - II

Group families, the principle of equivariance, location family, scale family, location scale family.
Minimum risk equivariance estimators, risk functions, admissibility, prior distribution, posterior
distribution, geometric interpretation for finite parameter space, Bayes estimators, limit of Bayes
estimators, minimax estimators and their relations. Review of convergence in probability and
convergence in distributions. Consistency results of the mle's, and the mme's. Asymptotic relative
efficiency. Consistent and Asymptotic Normal (CAN) estimators, Invariance of CAN estimators under
different transformations. CAN estimators obtained by moments and MLE methods in one parameter
exponential family and multiparameter exponential family. Sequential Probability Ratio Tests and its
applications in different practical problems. Invariant test and unbiased tests, Likelihood ratio test
and its asymptotic distributions, Wald test, Rao's score test, Pearson c2 test for goodness of fit. Large
sample tests and confidence intervals based on CAN estimators. Consistency of large sample tests
and asymptotic powers of large sample tests.

MA168

Time Series Analysis

Linear stationary processes, AR, MA, ARMA and ARIMA; identification, estimation of the models;
forecasting time series regression; Fourier analysis, spectral representation of a stochastic process,
properties of ARMA processes in the frequency domain; estimation of the spectrum, Kalman filter.

MA169

Finite Element Method

Introduction and motivation, Weak formulation of BVP and Galerkin approximation, Piecewise
polynomial spaces and finite element method, Computer implementation of FEM, Results from
Sobolev spaces, Variational formulation of elliptic BVP, Lax-Milgram theorem, Estimation for general
FE approximation, Construction of FE spaces, Polynomial approximation theory in Sobolev spaces,
Variational problem for second order elliptic operators and approximations, Mixed methods,
Iterative techniques.

MA170

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Governing equation of Fluid Dynamics, conservation form, simple CFD techniques, Lax-Wendroff
technique, Mac Cormacks techniques, finite volume method, application to Euler equations, upwind
difference scheme, viscous flow solutions, staggered grid, SIMPLE Algorithm, SOLA Algorithm,
boundary element method and application to potential flows.

MA171

Financial Mathematics

Introduction to Mathematical Finance: Stocks, bonds and financial markets, Options and forward
contracts, Pricing by no-arbitrage consideration, One-period binomial model, The Fundamental
Theorems of Asset Pricing. The Binomial Asset Pricing Model: Pricing by replication in a multi-period
model, Basic probability, Martingales and European derivative securities, The risk-neutral probability
measure, Derivative securities with random payment times, Computational issues. The Black-Scholes
Formula: Scaling time and model parameters, Using the Central Limit Theorem to obtain a limit, The
role of volatility. Brownian motion: Limit Theorem to obtain a limit. The role of volatility. Brownian
motion: Limit of scaled random walks, Definition of Brownian motion, Quadratic variation of
Brownian motion, The problem of integration with respect to Brownian motion. Stochastic calculus:
Itos integral. Itos formula, Geometric Brownian motion. The Black-Scholes Formula Revisites:
Evolution of a call option price, Evolution of replication portfolio, Matching evolutions to price the
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call. Optimal Consumption and Investment in the Binomial Model: Risk aversion, some decision
theory and utility functions, Dynamic programming. Optimal Consumption and Investment in the
Brownian Motion Model: The Merton problem, The optimal-control formulation and the HamiltonJacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation, Constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) utilities and proportional
investment strategies, Further Topics in Optimal Consumption and Investment. The martingale
method, Complete and incomplete markets.

MA172

Graph Theory and Algorithms

Graphs, paths and circuits, trees and fundamental circuits, cut-sets and cut-vertices, planar and dual
graphs, colouring, covering and partitioning, direct graphs, enumeration of graphs, graph theoretic
algorithms and applications.

MA173

Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

Picard's theorem, Boundedness of solutions, Omega limit points of bounded trajectories. LaSalle's
invariance principle; Stability via Lyapanov's indirect method, Converse Lyapanov functions, Sublevel
sets of Lyapanov functions, Stability via Lyapanov's direct method, Converse Lyapanov's theorems,
Brokett's theorem, Applications to control system; Stable and unstable manifolds of equilibria, Stable
manifold theorem, Hartman-Grobman theorem, Examples and applications, Center manifold
theorem, Center manifold theorem, Normal form theory, Examples and applications to nonlinear
systems and control; Poincare map, and stability theorems for periodic orbits; Elementary Bifurcation
theory.

MA174

Neural Networks

INTRODUCTION - what is a neural network? Human Brain, Models of a Neuron, Neural networks
viewed as Directed Graphs, Network Architectures, Knowledge Representation, Artificial Intelligence
and Neural Networks.
LEARNING PROCESS 1 Error Correction learning, Memory based learning, Hebbian learing,
LEARNING PROCESS 2: Competitive, Boltzmann learning, Credit Assignment Problem, Memory,
Adaption, Statistical nature of the learning process,
SINGLE LAYER PERCEPTRONS Adaptive filtering problem, Unconstrained Organization Techniques,
Linear least square filters, least mean square algorithm, learning curves, Learning rate annealing
techniques, perception convergence theorem, Relation between perception and Bayes classifier for
a Gaussian Environment.
MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON Back propagation algorithm XOR problem, Heuristics, Output
representation and decision rule, Computer experiment, feature detection.
References:
Neural networks A comprehensive foundations, Simon Hhaykin, Pearson Education 2nd
Edition 2004
2. Artificial neural networks - B.Vegnanarayana Prentice Halll of India P Ltd 2005
3. Neural networks in Computer intelligence, Li Min Fu TMH 2003
4. Neural networks James A Freeman David M S kapura Pearson Education 2004
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MA175

Parallel Numerical Algorithms


(Syllabus under Preparation)

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MA176

Similarity Transformations and Perturbation Methods

General dimensional theory, Global similarity transformations, Transformation Groups, Infinitesimal


Transformations, Invariant Functions, Prolongation and Invariance of Differential Equations (ODE
&PDE), Invariant Solutions.
Parameter Perturbations, Coordinate Perturbations, Order Symbols and Gauge Functions, Asymptotic
Expansions and sequences, Straightforward expansions and sources of non-uniformity, Type change
of a PDE, Method of strained Coordinates, Method of matched and composite asymptotic
expansions, Variation of Parameters, Method of Multiple scales.

MA177

Banach Algebr

Normed algebra, Banach algebra, Gelfand-Mazur theorem, spectrum, spectral radius


formula, commutative Banach algebra, Maximal ideal space.

MA178

Advanced Numerical Methods

Finite difference discretization Truncation error, stability, consistency and convergence, Lax
equivalence theorem (statement only), Finite difference treatment of 2nd order nonlinear partial
differential equations of elliptic type, irregular boundary shapes and body fitted grid generation.
Convergence, acceleration of converge, approximate factorization method, multigrid method.
Second order equations of parabolic type- ADI method, implicit schemes. Solution of hyperbolic
system of conservation law, computation of discontinuous solution. Introduction to finite volume
method with simple examples.

MA179

Non Linear Programming

Convex set, convex function, Generalized convex functions. Fritz john and Karush-Kuhn-Tucker
optimality condition, duality, Convex programming problems, Quadratic programming, Fractional
programming, Separable programming, Non-linear integer programming. Constrained Optimization:
One dimensional search methods, Multi-dimensional search methods. Unconstrained optimization:
Conjugate gradient method, Generalized reduced gradient methods, Method of feasible direction.

MA180

Theory of Operators

Bounded linear operators on Banach and Hilbert spaces, self-adjoint and normal operators, compact
operators, Fredholm alternatives, Eigen-values and Eigen vectors, spectrum, spectral theory, Banach
algebra of bounded linear operators, unbounded operators, nonlinear operators, monotone, strictly
monotone and strongly monotone operators.

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Detailed Syllabus for Five-Year Integrated M. Sc. Course in


Physics:
First Year Semester-I and II
The course structure is same as the general course structure for B. Tech. students, and
so course contents also remained same.

Second Year Third Semester


PH104
Mechanics,
Mechanics

Waves

and

Oscillations

and

Continuum

Unit - 1.
Systems of particles: Centre of mass, Linear momentum, Conservation of linear
momentum, System with varying mass: A Rocket; Potential energy and conservation of
energy, Conservative and non-conservative forces, Force as gradient of potential energy;
Particle collisions: Elastic and inelastic collision.
Unit - 2.
Angular momentum of a particle and system of particles, Angular momentum of
rigid body rotating about a fixed axis, Conservation of angular momentum, Torque,
Rotation about a fixed axis. Moment of inertia and its calculation.
Unit - 3.
Two-body problem, reduction to one-body problem, reduced mass; definition and
nature (conservative nature, spherically symmetric potential) of central force, features of
motion under central force field; differential equation of orbit; energy expression, simple
derivations of nature of force from equation of orbit and vice versa; motion under inverse
square attractive force: polar equation of conics, dependence of nature of orbits on
energy, Keplers laws, Newtons law of gravitation from Keplers law; Laplace-Runge-Lenz
vector; nature of orbit under inverse square repulsive force; equivalent one dimensional
motion, stability of orbit.
Unit - 4.
The world and gravitational force, Newtons law of gravitation, Gravitation near
earths surface, Gravitation inside earth, Gravitational potential energy, Planets and
satellites: Keplers Laws.
Unit - 5.
Torsion of a cylinder, Bending moment, Cantilever, Beam supported at both ends,
Beams clamped at both ends, Reciprocity theorem; Elastic energy in different types of
deformation.
Unit - 6. Molecular forces, Surface tension and surface energy, Angle of contact, Excess
pressure over a curved liquid surface, Capillarity, Shape of liquid drops. Ripples, Streamline
and turbulent motion, Reynolds number; Poiseuilles equation. Stokes law, Rotating
cylinder and rotating disc methods for determining the coefficient of viscosity, Eulers
equation for liquid flow; Bernoullis theorem and its applications.
Unit - 7.
Simple harmonic motion, Motion of simple and compound pendulum, Damping,
Forced vibration and resonance, Wave equation in one dimension, Phase velocity, Group
velocity, Dispersion. Types of wave, Transverse and longitudinal waves. Speed of a
travelling waves, Wave speed on a stretched string, Energy and power of a travelling string
wave, The principle of superposition for waves, Interference of waves, Stationary waves,
Sound waves, speed of sound Intensity of sound. Measurement of intensity; The Doppler
effect, Shock waves.
Recommended books:
1.
2.

Physics Part 1: Resnick and Halliday.


Mechanics: D.S.Mathur.
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3.
4.

Concept in Physics Vol. I: H.C.Verma.


Mechanics: R.K.Shukla and Anchal Srivastava

PH108

PHYSICS LAB - II

L-T-P-Cr: 0-0-3-1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Determination of Youngs modulus of material of a metallic bar by bending of beam method.


To determine the frequency of ac mains supply using sonometer.
Determination of the coefficient of viscosity of highly viscous liquid by Stokes method.
Determination of surface tension of a liquid by capillary tube method.
Determination of acceleration due to gravity using compound pendulum.
Mass susceptibility of paramagnetic substance by Quinkess method.
To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a liquid by rotating viscometer.
Determination of the thermo-electric power and MP of paraffin wax.

PH107

Fundamentals of Bio-sciences

PH108

Physics Lab II

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Determination of Youngs modulus of material of a metallic bar by bending of beam method.


To determine the frequency of ac mains supply using sonometer.
Determination of the coefficient of viscosity of highly viscous liquid by Stokes method.
Determination of surface tension of a liquid by capillary tube method.
Determination of acceleration due to gravity using compound pendulum.
Mass susceptibility of paramagnetic substance by Quinkess method.
To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a liquid by rotating viscometer.
Determination of the thermo-electric power and MP of paraffin wax.

Second Year Fourth Semester


PH109

Electricity and Magnetism

Unit - 1.
Vector and scalar fields, physical and mathematical concepts of gradient,
divergence and curl, Gausss theorem and Stokes theorem.
Unit - 2.
Coulombs law, Gausss law in integral and differential form, electric potential and
relation with E, electrostatic energy density, dielectrics, Relation between E, D and P
vectors, dielectric susceptibility, boundary conditions on E and D.
Unit - 3.
Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields, Biot-Savart law,
Amperes law in integral and differential form, applications, Hall effect. Types of
magnetism diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism, Weiss field, domains,
magnetic permeability and susceptibility, Relation between B, H and M vectors, boundary
conditions on B and H, hysteresis.
Unit - 4.
Faradays law of electromagnetic induction in integral and differential form,
Inductance, magnetic energy density, continuity equation for charge, displacement
current, Maxwells equations in free space, electromagnetic wave equation for plane
waves in dielectric medium and free space, relation between E, B, and k, Pointing vector,
radiation pressure.

Recommended books:
1.
2.

Fundamental of Physics: Halliday, Resnick and Walker (6th Edition)


Engineering Electromagnetics: William Hayt, John Buck, McGraw-Hill Companies (7th Edition)
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4.
5.
6.

Electricity and Magnetism: Jackson


Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition): David J. Griffiths.
EM Waves and Fields: P. Lorrain and O. Corson.
Electronic Devices and Circuits: J. Millman and C. Halkias.

PH110

Quantum Mechanics - I

Unit - 1.
Wave like properties of particles. de Broglies postulate. de Broglie wavelength.
Phase velocity and group velocity of de Broglie waves, Wave-particle duality, DavissonGermer experiment. Uncertainty principle and its implications. Heisenbergs thought
experiment with gamma ray microscope. Youngs double slit experiment with
electrons/photons. Uncertainty principle as a consequence of wave packet description of
particles.
Unit - 2.
The concept of measurement in quantum theory. Specification of the state of a
system in quantum theory. Representation of observables by hermitian operators.
Operators associated with position, linear momentum, and kinetic energy. Simple
properties of hermitian operators. Commutation relation between operators. Simple
properties of hermitian operators. Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of hermitian operators.
Postulates of quantum theory regarding the results of measurement of an observable.
Expansion postulate (discussion at an elementary level). Orthogonality and completeness.
Unit - 3.
Plausibility arguments leading to Schroedingers equation in one dimension.
Consistency with de Broglie postulate, classical energy equation and the principle of
superposition. The Schroinder equation as an operator equation. Generalization of the one
dimensional Schroedingers equation to three dimensions.for a particle in a potential V(r).
The Schroedinger equation as an operator equation. Statistical interpretation of
wavefunction. Probability density. Normalization. Expectation values. Schroedingers timeindependent equation. Stationary states. Behaviour of wavefunctions for bound and
unbound states. Equation of continuity. Probability current density.
Unit - 4.
Application of Schroedinger equation to simple systems. Free particle or particle in
a constant onedimensional potential. The step potential. Boundary conditions on the
wavefunction and its derivative at a point where the potential function has a finite
discontinuity. Solution of the step potential problem with energy less than or greater than
the step height. Reflection and transmission coefficients. Finite potential barrier. Barrier
penetration. Tunnelling, Reflection and Transmission coefficients. The infinite square well
potential or particle in a box. Energies and wavefunctions of the ground and excited states.
Ground state energy from the uncertainty principle, symmetric and antisymmetric
solutions. The simple harmonic oscillator. Energy eigenvalues. Ground state wavefunction.
Zero-point energy from the uncertainty principle. Parity of the eigenfunctions. Nodes of
the eigenfunctions. Schroedinger equation in three dimensions. Particle in a rectangular
box. Eigenfunctions and energy eigenvalues. Degeneracy.
Unit - 5.
Particle in a spherically symmetric potential. Form of the 2 operator in spherical
polar coordinates may be assumed. Method of separation of variables. Radial and angular
parts of the wave function. Orbital angular momentum L = r x p. Operators for the
components of L. Commutation relations involving Lx, Ly, Lz and L2 . The forms of Lz and L2in
spherical polar coordinates, Space quantization, Hydrogen atom problem,
energyeigenvalues, Quantum numbers, Degeneracy, Explicit form of the ground state
wavefunction, Probabilitydensity in the ground state.

Recommended books:
R. Eisberg and R. Resnick, Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles
(John Wiley and sons).
2. J. L. Powell and B. Crasemann, Quantum Mechanics (Oxford University Press, India).
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3.
4.
5.

P. T. Matthews, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (TMH).


E. E. Anderson, Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics (Macmillan).
D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Pearson Education).

PH111

Thermodynamics

Unit - 1. Kinetic Theory of Gases: Ideal gas, basic assumptions of kinetic theory, pressure exerted by
ideal gas, its relation with average kinetic energy; kinetic interpretation of temperature;
ideal gas law; Maxwells distribution law both in terms of velocity and energy, average, root
mean square and most probable speeds; direct and indirect evidence of Maxwells law
(proof not required); degrees of freedom, equipartition of energy (detailed derivation not
required); evaluation of Cp and Cv for gases with monatomic, diatomic, polyatomic
molecules; limitation of kinetic theory in the interpretation of specific heat; finite size of
molecules: collision probability, distribution of free paths and mean free path from
Maxwells distribution.
Unit - 2. Transport phenomena: Non-equilibrium gas, property of non-equilibrium gas; viscosity,
thermal conduction and diffusion in gases; dependence of transport-coefficients on
temperature and pressure, Brownian motion: Einsteins theory, Perrins work to
determination of Avogadro number.
Unit - 3. Real Gases: Deviation from ideal gas as implied by Andrews and Amagats experiment;
nature of intermolecular interaction, Van der-Waals equation of state, derivation (simple
theory) and its comparison with experiment; critical constants, Boyle temperature, virial
coefficients; reduced equation of state; law of corresponding state, virial theorem
(statement only), derivation of ideal gas equation there from; Van der-Waals equation in
powers of P and 1/V and implication. Brief survey of other equations of state.
Unit - 4. Conduction: Variable and steady state of heat flow, thermal conductivity, thermal
receptivity, thermometric conductivity; thermal conductivity of a composite; Fouriers
equation for heat conduction its solution for rectilinear and radial, spherical and
cylindrical flow of heat; measurement of thermal conductivity for good and bad conductors.
Radiation and convection: Spectral emissive and absorptive powers, Kirchhoffs law,
blackbody radiation, energy density, radiation pressure; Stefan-Boltzmann law, Newton's
law of cooling, Wiens and Rayleigh-Jeans law; Plancks law (no detailed derivation); solar
temperature and radiation pyrometer; importance of convection in atmospheric physics,
adiabatic lapse rate.
Unit - 5. Change of State and Production of low temperature: Equilibrium between phases, triple
point, Gibbs phase rule (proof not required) and applications, First and Higher order phase
transition, Erenfest criterion, Clausius and Clapeyrons equation, variation of latent heat
with temperature, Joule-Thomson effect, adiabatic expansion of gases, regenerative cooling
and cascade cooling, liquification of gases, Production and measurement of low
temperature, adiabatic demagnetization; second order phase transition, Nernst heat
theorem and third law of thermodynamics.
Unit - 6. Radiation: The blackbody spectrum, Wiens displacement law, Rayleigh-Jeans law, Plancks
quantum theory of radiation.

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6.

Heat and Thermodynamics: K.W. Zeemansky.


G. W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed., Narosa Publishing.
P.A. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 5th Ed, Oxford.
Thermal Physics: B.K. Agarwal.
Heat and Thermodynamics: Brij Lal and N. Subramanyam.
Heat and Thermodynamics: Dayal, Verma and Pandey.
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PH114
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Advanced Physics Lab I

Determination of resistance per unit length and an unknown resistance using C. F. Bridge.
Construction of one ohm coil and comparison with standard one-ohm coil.
To study the force experienced by a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field
(Lorentz force) using a mechanical balance.
B-H curve and hysteresis loss.
To study series and parallel resonant L. C. R. circuit.
To determine the emf and internal resistance of a cell using a stretched wire potentiometer.
Determination of the temperature co-efficient of resistance of a material in the form of a coil
using a meter bridge.
Determination of boiling point of a liquid by platinum resistance thermometer.
Determination of thermal conductivity of a bad conductor using Lees disc method.
Determination of the melting point of a suitable solid by using a thermocouple.
Dielectric constant of insulating and ferroelectric materials at room and elevated
temperatures.
Determination of Stefans constant.

Third Year Fifth Semester


PH115

Classical Mechanics

Unit - 1.
System of particles, Constraints, Generalized coordinates, D'Alemberts principle
and Lagrange's equation, Velocity dependent potential of electro-magnetic field. Calculus
of Variation, Hamilton's principle, Lagrange's equation, Lagrangian for simple systems,
Cyclic coordinates symmetries and conservation laws. Advantages of Lagrangian: electromechanical analogies, Lagrange's undetermined multipliers, Lagrange's equation for
nonholonomic systems,
Unit - 2.
Virial theorem, Principle of mechanical similarity. Legendre transformations and
Hamilton's equations of motion, Hamiltonian for a charge particle in Electro-magnetic field,
Cyclic coordinates and conservation laws, Poisson Brackets, Jacobi Identity, Canonical
transformation. Hamilton-Jacobi theory, Action-Angle variables, related problems.
Unit - 3.
Rigid Body Dynamics: Euler angles, finite and infinitesimal rotations, inertia tensor,
motion of a heavy symmetric top rotating about a fixed point in the body under gravity.
Unit - 4.
Small Oscillations:Condition of stability near equilibrium, the eigenvalue equation
and principal axes transformation, frequencies of free vibrations and normal coordinates,
vibration of molecules.

Recommended books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Classical Mechanics: H. Goldstein.


Mechanics: L . D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz
Introduction to Classical Mechanics: R. G. Takwale and Puranik.
Classical Mechanics of Particles and Rigid Bodies: K. C. Gupta.
Introduction to Classical Mechanics: N. C. Rana and P. Joag.

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PH116

Electrodynamics

Unit - 1.
Electrostatics. Conservation of charge. Point charge. Coulombs law. Superposition
principle. Electric field and the corresponding scalar potential. Field and potential due to
(a) single point charge (b) uniform linear, planar, and spherical charge distributions. Lines
of force. Flux of electric field. Gausss theorem in integral and differential forms. Simple
applications of Gausss theorem. Laplaces equation. Uniqueness of its solution. Solution of
Laplaces equation for simple geometries (two infinite parallel surfaces: coaxial cylindrical
surfaces maintained at different potentials). Poissons equation. Application to sphere with
uniform charge density.
Unit - 2.
Multipole expansion of the electrostatic scalar potential. The monopole, dipole and
quadrupole terms. Force and torque between two dipoles. The linear quadrupole. Stability
of charges. Earnshaws theorem (Statement and explanation).
Unit - 3.
Conductors and mobile charges. Conductor in an electric field. Redistribution of
charges on the surface of a conductor. Field near the surface of a conductor. Method of
images. Applications to simple symmetric arrangements. Electrostatic coupling between
conductors. Capacitance. Parallel plate, spherical, and cylindrical capacitors. Energy stored
in electrostatic field.
Unit - 4.
Dielectric in an electrostatic field. Polarization. Local field. Electric susceptibility.
Volume and surface forces acting on a dielectric in an electric field E. Electric displacement
vector D. Gausss law in presence of a dielectric. Conditions on D and E at the boundary.
Field and potential due to a dielectric sphere in a uniform electric field. Energy density of a
dielectric in an external electric field.
Unit - 5.
Steady electric current. Current as moving charges. Equation of continuity. Ohms
law. Simple microscopic picture of metallic conduction. Drift velocity. Current density.
Electrical conductivity. Electromotive force. Resistance networks. Kirchoffs laws.
Wheatstone bridge (Detailed calculations on sensitivity etc. are not required). Kelvins
double bridge.
Unit - 6.
Oersteds experiment. Amperes law. Force between current elements and
between two infinitely long wires carrying currents. Magnetic induction B. Biot-Savart law.
Divergence of B. Integral form of Amperes law. Simple applications. The vector potential
and its properties. Calculation of B in terms of the vector potential (straight wire, circular
coil, and solenoid). Magnetic dipole. Potential energy in a uniform magnetic field. Force on
a dipole in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. Magnetic dipole-dipole interaction. Lorentz
force. Motion of charged particles in a uniform magnetic field. Cyclotron frequency.
Motion of charged particles in crossed electric and magnetic fields. Measurement of the
charge e and the (e/m) ratio of electrons.
Unit - 7.
Faradays law of electromagnetic induction in integral and differential forms.
Motional emf and motional electric field. Self and mutual inductance. Self inductance of a
long solenoid and solid cylindrical conductor. Galvanometers. Electromagnetic damping.
Dead beat and ballistic galvanometers (solution of equation of motion may be assumed).
Fluxmeter.
Unit - 8.
Magnetic field in material media. Magnetic moment. Magnetization M. Magnetic
field intensity H. Permeability and magnetic susceptibility. Dia-, para-, and ferromagnetism
(brief elementary treatment). Hysterisis. B-H curve. Energy density in a magnetic field.
Conditions on B and H at the boundary between two media.
Unit - 9.
Growth and decay of currents in circuits with L and R. Oscillations in LC circuits.
Charging and discharging of capacitors in CR and LCR circuits. Alternating current. AC circuit
analysis. Use of complex numbers. Impedance and reactance. Currents in LR, CR, and LCR
circuits with sinusoidal emf. Series and parallel resonance. Quality factor. Power consumed
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in ac circuit. Power factor. Wattmeters. Rotating magnetic fields. AC and DC motors and
generators. Transformer. Vector diagrams with and without load.
Unit - 10. Generalization of Amperes law. Displacement current. Maxwells equations in
differential and integral forms. Empirical basis of the equations. Maxwells equations in
material media. Boundary conditions. Vector and scalar potentials. Coulomb and Lorentz
gauges. Field energy and field momentum. Poyntings theorem. Poynting vector.
Unit - 11. Plane electromagnetic waves in isotropic dielectric media. Energy and momentum
of electromagnetic waves. Intensity. Plane waves in conducting media. Skin effect.
Reflection at a conducting surface. Polarization of electromagnetic waves. Reflection and
refraction of plane waves at a plane interface between dielectrics. Fresnels relations.
Polarization by reflection. Brewster angle.
Unit - 12. Scattering of radiation by a free charge. Thomson scattering cross-section (the
formula for the time average of the power radiated per unit solid angle by a charged
particle may be assumed). Scattering by a bound charge (assume the damping term).
Rayleigh scattering cross-section. Blue of the sky. Elementary treatment of normal and
anomalous dispersion. Cauchys formula.

Recommended books:
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition): David J. Griffiths.


EM Waves and Fields: P. Lorrain and O. Corson.
I. E. Irodov, Basic Laws of Electromagnetism (Mir Publications).
B. B. Laud, Electromagnetics (Wiley Eastern).
J D Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, (Wiley Eastern)

Mathematical Methods in Physics

PH117

Unit - 1.
Vector algebra and calculus: Scalars and vectors. Unit vectors. Scalar and vector
products. Physical applications. Products of three or more vectors. Reciprocal vector triads.
Ordinary and partial derivative of vectors. Scalar and vector fields with examples.
Coordinate transformation. Notion of invariance. Gradient of a scalar field. Directional
derivative. Divergence and curl of a vector field and their physical significance. Solenoidal
and irrotational vectors with examples. Conservative vector field and scalar
potential.Vector integration. Line integral. Path independence. Exact differential. Surface
integral. Flux of a vector field. Volume integral. Divergence theorem. Stokes theorem.
Greens theorem in the plane. Greens second identity.Verification of the integral theorems
in simple cases. (Proofs of the integral theorems are not required.). Orthogonal curvilinear
coordinates. Unit vectors in curvilinear coordinate system. Arc length and volume element.
The Jacobian and its properties. Cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates. The gradient,
divergence, curl, and the Laplacian in cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates.
Unit - 2.
The gamma function and its simple properties. Evaluation of gamma functions of
half-integral arguments.
Unit - 3.

Beta function. Relation between beta and gamma functions. Dirichlets integral.

Unit - 4.
Ordinary differential equations (ODE). Degree and order of an ODE. Solution of
second-order linear homogeneous and inhomogeneous ODE with constant coefficients.
Complementary function and particular integral. Second order ODE with variable
coefficients. Linear independence. Wronskian. Regular and irregular singular points.
Integration in series of second order ODE. Indicial equation. General solution of second
order equations when roots of the indicial equation are (a) distinct and do not differ by an
integer, (b) distinct and differ by an integer, (c) equal. (Proofs of theorems are not
required)

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Unit - 5.
Bessels differential equation. Series solution. Bessel functions of the first and
second kinds. Recurrence relations involving Bessel functions of the first kind. Legendres
differential equation. Legendre polynomials. Rodrigues formula. Generating function of
Legendre polynomials. Recurrence relations involving Legendre polynomials. Orthogonality
of Legendre polynomials.
Unit - 6.
Partial differential equations. Hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic differential
equations. Solution of Laplaces equation in Cartesian, spherical polar and cylindrical
coordinates by the method of separation of variables. Boundary and initial value problems.
Unit - 7.
Fourier series. Dirichlet conditions. Change of interval. Expansions of odd and ecen
periodic functions. Halfrange series. Fourier analysis of typical waveforms. Parsevals
formula. Fourier transformation and its simple poroperties: elementary idea.
Unit - 8.
Fourier and Laplace transforms. Inverse transforms. Covolution theorem. Solution
of ordinary and partial differential equations by transform methods.
Unit - 9.
Greens functions for ordinary and partial differential equations of mathematical
physics. Integral equations. Fredholm and volterra equations of the first and second kinds.
Fredholms theory for non-singular kernel.
Unit - 10. Tensor analysis, Coordinate transformations, scalars, Covariant and Contravariant
tensors. Addition, Subtraction, Outer product, Inner product and Contraction. Symmetric
and antisymmetric tensors. Quotient law. Metric tensor. Conjugate tensor. Length and
angle between vectors. Associated tensors. Raising and lowering of indices. The Christoffel
symbols and their transformation laws. Covariant derivative of tensors.
Unit - 11. a) Functions of a complex variable. Brief review of the topics included in the
honours syllabus : analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, integration in the
Complex plane, Cauichys theorem, Cauchys integral formula. Liouvilles theorem.
Moretras theorem. b) Proof of Taylor and Laurent expansions. Singular Points and their
classification. Branch Point and branch Cut. Riemann sheets. Residue theorem. Application
of residue theorem to the evaluation of definite integrals and the summation of infinite
series. Integrals involving branch point singularity.
Unit - 12. Linear vector spaces, subspaces, Bases and dimension, Linear independence and
orthogonality of vectors, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalisation procedure. Linear operators.
Matrix representation. The algebra of matrices. Special matrices. Rank of a matrix.
Elementary transformations. Elementary matrices. Equivalent matrices. Solution of linear
equations. Linear transformations. Change of Basis. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of
matrices. The Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Diagonalisation of matrices. Bilinear and
Quadratic forms. Principal axis transformation. Functions of matrices.

RecommendedBooks:
M. R. Spiegel (Schaums outline series) Theory and Problems of Complex Variables.
G. Arfken (Academic Press) Mathematical Methods for Physicists.
J. Mathews and R. I. Walker (Benjamin) Mathematical Methods of Physics.
P. Dennery and A. Krzywicki (Harper and Row) Mathematics for Physicists.
M. R. Spiegel, Vector Analysis (TMH).
M.C. Potter and J. Goldberg, Mathematical Methods (Prentice-Hall of India).
K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, and S. L. Bence, Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering
(Cambridge).
8. E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Wiley Eastern).
9. W. Joshi (Wiley Esstern) Matrices and Tensors
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Material science and Technology

PH118

Unit - 1.
Crystallography: Space lattices, Crystal systems and Bravais lattices, space group
and point groups, Reciprocal lattice concept. Lattice Planes, Miller Indices, Study of crystal
structure by diffraction methods, Braggs condition for crystal diffraction.
Unit - 2.
Bonding and crystal imperfections: Classification of solids, Bonding in solids,
Classification of imperfections, Point defect or imperfection, Line imperfection, Dislocation,
Surface defect or Planar defect, Volume defect or Bulk defect, Stoichiometry, Nonstoichiometry and defect structures.
Unit - 3.
Electron Theory of Solids: Electrical Conduction, Classification of conducting
Materials, Classical Free Electron or Drude Lorentz Theory of metals, Expression for
Electrical Conductivity and Drift Velocity, Thermal Conductivity, Wiedemann-Franz Law,
Verification of Ohms Law, Classical Free Electron Theory: Advantage and Drawbacks.
Unit - 4.
Band Theory of Solids: Origin of energy-gap, Kronig-Penney model, Brillouin zone,
Explanation of band-gap, Effective mass of an electron, Concept of hole, High resistivity
materials. Solid solutions and two phase solids, Phase diagrams of Cu-Ni and other
isomorphous alloy.
Unit - 5.
Magnetic and Dielectric properties of materials: Magnetic parameters,
Classification of Magnetic materials, Importance of Dipole moments in classification of
magnetic materials, Origin of Ferromagnetism and hysteresis loop, Magnetic domains,
Magnetostriction, Soft and Hard Magnetic Materials and their Applications. Magnetic
anisotropy,
Antiferroand
ferrimagnetism
materials.
Ferrites
and
its
applications,Dielectrics: Types of polarization, Frequency and temperature dependence of
polarization. dielectric loss, dielectric breakdown, uses of dielectric materials (capacitor
and transformer), ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity and their applications.
Unit - 6.
Semiconducting and Superconducting Materials: Conductivity of semiconductors,
intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, n-type and p-type semiconductors, elemental and
compound semiconductors, Direct and indirect band gap semiconductors, Hall effect,
Variation of electrical conductivity withtemperature, Variation of Fermi level with
temperature. Superconductivity, General properties of superconducting materials, Types of
superconductors, Thermodynamic properties of superconductors, London equations, BCS
theory, applications of supercoductors.
Unit - 7.
Advancedceramics and composites materials: Their classification, structure,
processing, properties and applications.
Unit - 8.

Optical properties of materials.

Unit - 9.
Nanophase materials: Basic principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology,Types of
nanomaterials,Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials, Top-Down and Bottom-up Process,
Nanotechnology and environment, Properties and possibleapplications to nanodevices

Recommended books:
V. Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited (2003).
W.F. Smith, Principles of Materials Science and Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York (1994).
W.D.Callister, An Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, John Wiley and Sons
(2007).
4. L.H. Van Vlack, Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, Addison Wisley, New York
(1985).
5. D. W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering.
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Subject code: Humanities and Social Science (Industrial Management


and Psychology)
Advanced Physics Lab II

PH120

Third Year Sixth Semester


Statistical Mechanics

PH121

Unit - 1.
Scope and aim of statistical mechanics. Transition from thermodynamics to
statistical mechanics. Review of the ideas of phase space, phase points, Ensemble, Density
of phase points. Liouvilles equation and Liouvilles theorem.
Unit - 2.
Stationary ensembles: Micro canonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles.
Partition function formulation. Fluctuation in energy and particle. Equilibrium properties of
ideal systems: ideal gas, Harmonic oscillators, rigid rotators. Para magnetism, concept of
negative temperature.
Unit - 3.
Density matrix: Idea of quantum mechanical ensemble. Statistical and quantum
mechanical approaches, Properties. Pure and Mixed states. Density matrix for stationary
ensembles. Application to a free particle in a box, an electron in a magnetic field. Density
matrix for a beam of spins particles. Construction of the density matrix for different
states (pure and mixture) and calculation of the polarization vector.
Unit - 4.
Distribution functions. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. General equations
of state for ideal quantum systems.
Unit - 5.

Ideal quantum systems:

a. Properties of ideal Bose gas: Bose-Einstein condensation: Transition in liquid He4,


Superfluidity in He4. Photon gas: Plancks radiation law. Phonon gas: Debyes theory
of specific heat of solids.
b. Properties of ideal Fermi gas: Review of the thermal and electrical properties of an
ideal electron gas. Landau levels, Landau diamagnetism. White dwarf and Neutron
stars.
Strongly interacting systems: Ising model.Idea of exchange interaction and Heisenberg
Hamiltonian. Ising Hamiltonian as a truncated Heisenberg Hamiltonian. Exact solution of onedimensional Ising system (Matrix methods).Bragg-Williams approximation (Mean field theory) and
the Bethe-Peierls approximation.
Phase transition: General remarks. Phase transition and critical phenomena. Critical indices.
Landaus order parameter theory of phase transition.
Fluctuations. Thermodynamic fluctuations. Spatial correlations in a fluid. Brownian motion:
Einstein-Smoluchowskis theory.

Recommended books:
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6.

R. K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics


K. Huang, Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
Silvio R. A. Salinas, Introduction to Statistical Mechanics.
F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics.
Kadanoff, Statistical Mechanics. World Scientific.
R. Kubo, Statistical Mechanics. (Collection of problems)
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PH122

Mathematical Physics - II

PH123

Quantum Mechanics II

Unit - 1.
Linear vector space State space, Dirac notation and Representation of State
Spaces, Concept of Kets, Bras and Operators, Expectation Values, Superposition Principle,
Orthogonality, Completeness, Expansion of State Vector, Non commutating Observables,
Uncertainty Relations, Commutation and Compatibility, Change of basis, Unitary operators.
State function and its interpretation, Expectation Values, Expansion of a State Function....
and Superposition of states. Matrix Representation of State Vectors and operators,
Continuous Basis. Relation between a State Vector and its Wave function. Solution of the
Linear Harmonic Oscillator with Operator Method, Coherent State.
Unit - 2.

Schrdinger equation and its applications-

a)

In one dimensional consideration-

b)

Particle in one-dimensional potential well (finite and infinite depth) and its energy
states; Linear harmonic oscillator; Solutions of different one-dimensional barriers
(finite and infinite width) and penetration problems.

c)

In three dimensional consideration-

d)

Free particle wave function; Motion of a charged particle in a spherically symmetric


field; Angular momentum and the eigen functions; Energy states associated wave
functions of Hydrogen atom; Expression of Bohr radius.

Approximation methods - Time-independent perturbation theory for non-degenerate and


degenerate states. Applications: Anharmonic oscillator, Helium atom, Stark effect in hydrogen
atom, Variational methods: Helium atom.
Generalised angular momentum- Infinitesimal rotation, Generator of rotation, Commutation rules,
Matrix representation of angular momentum operators, Spin, Pauli spin matrices, Rotation of spin
states, Coupling of two angular momentum operators, Clebsch Gordon co-efficients, Applications.
Symmetries- Symmetries, Invariance principle and Conservation laws, Space translation, Time
translation, Space rotation, Irreducible spherical tensor operators, Wigner-Eckert theorem and its
applications, Space inversion, Time reversal.
Approximation methods- Time-independent perturbation theory for non-degenerate and
degenerate states, Application: anharmonic oscillator, Helium atom, Stark effect in hydrogen
atom, Variational methods: Helium atom. WKB method; Connection formulae. Time-dependent
perturbation theory; Harmonic perturbation; Fermis golden rule. Sudden approximation.
Scattering theory- Scattering of a particle by a fixed centre of force. Scattering amplitude
differential and total cross sections. Method of partial waves. Phase shifts. Optical theorem.
Scattering by a hard sphere and potential well. Integral equation for potential scattering. Greens
function. Born approximation. Yukawa and Coulomb potential.
The Klein Gordon equation. Covariant notations. Negative energy and negative probability density.
The Dirac equation. Properties of the Dirac matrices. The Dirac particle in an external
electromagnetic field. The non-relativistic limit of the Dirac equation and the magnetic moment of
the electron.
Covariant form of the Dirac equation. Lorentz covariance of the Dirac equation. Boost as hyper
rotation Boost, rotation, parity and time reversal operation on the Dirac wave function.
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Conjugate Dirac spinor and its Lorentz transformation. The 5 matrix and its properties. Bilinear
covariants and their properties.
Boosting the wave function from the rest frame. Plane wave solutions of the Dirac equation and
their properties. Energy and spin projection operators.
Diracs hole theory and charge conjugation. Feynman-Stuckelberg interpretation of antiparticles.
Foldy-Wuthuysen transformations: Free particle transformation. The general transformation.

Recommended books:
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8.

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics J.D.Bjorken and S.D.Drell, McGraw-Hill, New York (1964).
Advanced Quantum Mechanics J.J.Sakurai, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
(1967).
Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Fields T-Y Wu and W-Y Pauchy Hwang, Allied
Publishers Limited (2001).
Quantum Physics by Robert Eisberg and Robert Resnick (John Wiley and sons).
Quantum Theory by D. Bohm (Prentice-Hall).
Quantum Mechanics: Theory and Applications by A. K. Ghatak and S. Lokanathan
(Macmillan India Ltd.).
Quantum Mechanics by L. I. Schiff (McGraw-Hill Book, New York).
Quantum Mechanics by Cohen and Tanandji.

PH124

Electronics

Unit - 1.
Physics of Vacuum Tube Devices: Thermionic emission. Richardsons equation
(statement and explanation only). Fermi level and work function of solids. Vacuum diodes
and triodes-- their volt ampere characteristics. Qualitative explanation of characteristics.
Triode parameters ( , rp, gm). Functional structure and operation of a Cathode Ray
Oscilloscope.
Unit - 2.
Physics of Semiconductors: Classification of materials based on electrical
conductivity. Metals, insulators and semiconductors. Eenergy band concept. Band diagram.
Concept of hole. Intrinsic and extrinsic (impurity) semiconductors. Elemental and
compound semiconductors. Law of mass action. Majority and minority carrier densities.
Effective mass. Mobility of holes and electrons. Direct and indirect band gap
semiconductors. Importance of silicon.
Unit - 3.
Solid State Two Electrode Device: P-N junction diode, depletion width and
potential barrier, junction capacitance, I-V characteristics, Rectifier, ripple factors, filter
circuits, efficiency and percentage regulation, LED, photodiode. Transistor circuits, Input,
Output characteristics and CB and CE modes, Early effect, and parameters; DC load line,
operating point, biasing and bias-stabilization circuits: Transistor as an amplifier (CE mode)
and frequency response.
Unit - 4.
Electronic Devices: Field effect transistors, I-V Characteristics of JFET and MOSFET,
FET biasing, FET as an amplifier.Silicon controlled rectifier, I-V Characteristics, phase
controlled rectifier. Unijunction transistor, I-VCharacteristics , relaxation oscillator.
Operational amplifier (block diagram),characteristics parameters, inverting and
noninverting amplifier. Cathode ray oscilloscope, working of CRT, deflection sensitivity,
time base and waveform display.
Unit - 5.
Analog Circuits: Hybrid parameter model of transistor, analysis of transistor
amplifier (with and without RS and RL)using h- parameters, simplified hybrid model, brief
idea about hybrid model.Single stage amplifier in CE,CB and CC modes. RC coupled CE
amplifier and its frequency response,tuned voltage amplifier. Power amplifier
classification, distortion and efficiency, push pull amplifier,Feedback in amplifiers, positive
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and negative feedback, effect of negative feedback on thecharacteristics of different types


of amplifiers, voltage and current series feedback circuits.Barkhausen criterion of
oscillations, tuned collector oscillator, Hartley / Colpitt oscillator, phase shiftoscillator and
multiuvibrators.Need and types of modulation, amplitude modulation, analysis of A.M.
wave, modulator anddemodulator circuits.
Unit - 6.
Digital Electronics: Introduction to various logic families; Combinational Circuits,
adders, subtracters, multiplexers, demultiplexers, encoders, decoders; Sequential circuits,
flip-flops, RS, JK, Master Slaves, T and D Flip-Flops, controlled registers, shift registers,
synchronous and asynchronous counters, controlled counters, up/down counters, ring
counter Memories ROM, PROM, EROM, EEPROM, RAM static and dynamic.
Unit - 7.
8-BIT microprocessor: 8085 Architecture and Memory interfacing, interfacing I/O
devices, Instruction set, Addressing Modes, Assembly language programming, counters and
time delays, interrupts, timing diagram, Microprocessor applications; Serial and parallel
I/O (8251 and 8255); Programmable interrupt controller (8259), keyboard display
controller (8279).
Unit - 8.
Communication: Introduction to communication systems, amplitude modulation,
radio transmitter and receiver, angle modulation, pulse width modulation.

Recommended books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Electronics Fundamental and Application: Chattopadhyay and Rakshit.


Electronic Devices and Circuits: J. Millman and C. Halkias.
A Text Book of Electronics: Kakani and Bhandari.
Electronic Devices: T.L. Floyd.
Banerjee and Streetman, Solid State Electronic Device (Pearson Education).
Digital principles and applications By Donald P. Leach and Albert Paul Malvino, (Glencoe,
1995).
Digital Fundamentals, 3rd Edition by Thomas L. Floyd (Universal Book Stall, India, 1998).
Digital Electronics by R.P. Jain,
Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits, 4th Edition by Robert F Coughlin and
Frederick F Driscoll (P.H.I. 1992)
Op-Amps and Linear Integrated Circuits by R. A. Gayakwad (Pearson Education Asia, 2000)
Digital Electronics, by Malvino

PH125

Condensed Matter Physics

Unit - 1.
Structure and Symmetry: Elements of external symmetry of crystals, space lattice,
Bravais lattices, Miller indices for directionand planes, Common crystal structures: NaCl,
CsCl, ZnS and Diamond, Close packed structures,Quasicrystals.Bonding in solids, Lennard
Jones potential, concept of cohesive energy, covalent, van der Waals, ionic and metallic
bonding.Diffraction of x-rays, Laue equations and Braggs law, reciprocal lattice, Brillouin
Zones and Ewald construction, atomic scattering and structure factors.
Unit - 2.
Lattice Vibrations: Vibrational modes of continuous medium, Debye's theory of
specific heat, Vibrations of onedimensional monoatomic and diatomic chain, Phonons,
Density of states.
Unit - 3.
Electronic Properties: Free electron gas, Electrons in periodic potential, Kronig
Penny model, Bloch theorem, energy bands,metals, insulators and semiconductors, Motion
of electron in electric and magnetic fields, Hall Effect,Fermi surface.
Unit - 4.
Magnetic Properties : Dia-, Para-and Ferromagnetism, origin of magnetism,
Langevin's theory of paramagnetism, Weiss Molecular theory, Ferromagnetic ordering,
spin waves, magnons, ferromagnetic domains.

Recommended books:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Crystalloraphy for Solid State Physics: A. R. Verma and O.N. Srivastava.


Introduction to Solids: Azaroff.
Solids State Physics: Kittel.
Solids State Physics: Ashcroft and Mermin.
Solids State Physics: Decker.
Solids State Physics: S.O.Pillai.

PH126
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Hall Effect: To determine the Hall coefficient, carrier concentration and mobility.
Determination of compound formation, Miller indices and grain size from XRD using PCPDF.
Y of a metallic rod using Searles optical interference Newtons ring
Analysis of untreated and treated specimens using Optical Microscope
Studies on LED and LED based circuits.
Determination of e/m ratio for electron by using a cathode ray tube and a pair of bar
magnets.
To study the transistor characteristics in CE mode transistor and to find . .
To study the frequency response of a CE transistor amplifier.
To determine the band gap energy of a given semiconductor by four-probe method.
Design of Zener regulated power supply.
Solar cell experiment.

PH128
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3.
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6.
7.
8.
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10.
11.
12.
13.

Advanced Physics Lab III

Physics Lab VI (Electronics Lab.)

Thevenins theorem, Nortons theorem, maximum power transfer theorem


Attenuator and filter circuits LP, HP, BP, BR
Diode and Zener characteristics
BJT, FET and MOSFET characteristics
SCR characteristics
Logic gates characteristics and truth table verification
OP-Amp
Adder, subtractor,
Multiplexer, demultiplexer
Encoder decoder
Flip-flops
Shift registers
Counters (async and sync)

Fourth Year Seventh Semester


PH131
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Computational Physics

Jacobi Method of Matrix Diagonalization


Solution of transcendental or polynomial equations by the Newton Raphson method
Linear curve fitting and calculation of linear correlation coefficient
Matrix summation, subtraction and multiplication
Matrix inversion and solution of simultaneous equation
Lagrange interpolation based on given input data
Numerical integration using the Simpsons method
Numerical integrationg using the Gaussian quadrature method
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Solution of first order differential equations using the Rung-Kutta method


Numerical first order differentiation of a given function
Fast Fourier Transform
Monte Carlo integration
Use of a package for data generation and graph plotting.
Test of randomness for random numbers generators

Nuclear Physics

PH133
Unit - 1.

Properties of Nucleus:

Charge distribution, spin and parity, nuclear angular momentum, nuclear magnetic dipole
moment, stability of nuclei, nature of the nuclear force.
Unit - 2.

Nuclear Models:

Liquid drop model, magic number, shell model and Collective model.
Unit - 3.

Nuclear Fission and Fusion:

Fission: energy released in fission, nuclear reactors, condition for criticality, typical layout of
nuclear reactor, and Fusion: energy released in fusion, Lawsons criterion for fusion, source
of Stellar energy (carbon-nitrogen and proton-proton cycle).
Unit - 4.

Accelerators:

Motion of charged particle in electric and magnetic field, Van de Graff, Cyclotron, Linear
accelerators and neutron generator
Unit - 5.

Classification of particles:

Elementary particles and their numbers (charge, spin, parity, isospin, strangeness, etc.),
Gellman-Nishijima formula, Fermions-Bosons, Leptons and Hadrons, Mesons and Baryons, C,
P, T invariance, Quark model.

Text Book:
1.

Concepts of Nuclear Physics, B. L. Cohen

References:
1.
2.
3.

Nuclear Physics, R. R. Roy and B. P. Nigam


Subatomic Physics, H. Frauenfelder and E. Henley, Printice Hall, 1974.
Concepts of Particle Physics, Gottfried and Weisskoff, Oxford, 1986.

PH134

Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

Unit - 1.
General discussion in Hydrogen spectra, Hydrogen-like systems, Spectra of
monovalent atoms, quantum defect, penetrating and non-penetrating orbits, introduction
to electron spin, spin-orbit interaction and fine structure, relativistic correction to spectra
of hydrogen atom, Lamb shift, effect of magnetic field on the above spectra, Zeeman and
Paschen-Back effect.
Unit - 2.
Spectra of divalent atoms: Singlet and triplet states of divalent atoms, L-S and j-j
coupling, branching rule, magnetic field effects, Breits scheme, Spectra of Multi-valent
atoms ideas only; complex spectra, equivalent electrons and Pauli exclusion principle.
Unit - 3.
Hyperfine structure in spectra of monovalent atoms, origin of X-rays spectra,
screening constants, fine structure of X-ray levels, spin-relativity and screening doubletlaws, non-diagram lines, Auger effect.

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Unit - 4.
Lasers in Spectroscopy: Broadening of spectral lines, Doppler-free spectroscopy,
excitation spectroscopy, ionization spectroscopy, Tera Hertz spectroscopy with innovative
applications.
Unit - 5.
Born-Oppenheimer approximation and separation of electronic and nuclear
motions in molecules. Band structures of molecular spectra.
Unit - 6.
Microwave and far infrared spectroscopy: Energy levels of diatomic molecules
under rigid rotator and non-rigid rotator models. Selection rules. Spectral structure.
Structure determination. Isotope effect. Rotational spectra of polyatomic molecules. Stark
effect.
Unit - 7.
Infrared spectra: Energy levels of diatomic molecules under simple harmonic and
anharmonic (no deduction necessary for this one) models. Selection rules and spectral
structures. Morse potential energy curves. Dissociation energies. Isotope effect. Rotational
vibrational coupling. Parallel and perpendicular modes. Symmetry properties of
molecular wave functions and nuclear spins.
Unit - 8.
Raman spectroscopy. Rotational, Vibrational, Rotational-Vibrational Raman
spectra. Stokes and anti stokes Raman lines. Selection Rules. Spectral structures. Nuclear
spin and its effect on Raman spectra.
Unit - 9.
Vibrational spectra of poly atomic molecules. Normal modes. Selection rules for
Raman and infrared spectra. Complementarity of Raman and infrared specra. Normal
modes of CO molecule. Normal modes of other simple triatomic molecules.
2

Unit - 10.

Electronic spectra of diatomic molecules:

(a) Vibrational band structure. Progressions and sequences. Isotope shifts. Deslandres
tables. Molecular constants in the ground and excited electronic states and crude
idea of molecular bonding.
(b) Rotational structure of electronic spectra. P-, Q- and R- branches. Band head
formation and shading of bands.
(c) Intensity distribution in the vibrational structure of electronic spectra and FranckCondon principle.
(d) Hunds coupling.
(e) Experimental determination of dissociation energy.
Hydrogen molecule ion and molecular orbitals. Valence Bond approach in hydrogen molecule.
Coulomb and exchange integrals. Electronic structures of simple molecules. Chemical bonding.
Hybridizations.
Basic aspects of photo physical processes: radiative and non-radiative transitions; fluorescence and
phosphorescence; Kashas rules. Nuclear Magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Electron spin
resonance spectroscopy. Fourier transform spectroscopy. Photo acoustic spectroscopy. Photo
electron spectroscopy. Mossbauer spectroscopy.

Recommended books:
Introduction of atomic spectroscopy: White
Laser Spectroscopy: Allan Corney
G. Herzberg. Molecular Spectroscopy (Diatomic Molecules) Van-Nostrand.
G. M. Barrow. Molecular Spectroscopy. McGraw-Hill.
J.Michael Hollas. Modern spectroscopy. John-Wiley and sons.
C. L. Banwell and E. M. McCash. Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy Tata- McGrawHill..
7. G.Aruldhas Molecular Spectroscopy.
8. Bransden and Joachin. Atoms and Molecules
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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PH135

Modern Optics

Unit - 1.
Geometrical Optics: Fermats principle and its applications: Fermats principle and
its application to reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces. Magnification:
Different magnifications, Helmholtz-Lagrange Law. Cardinal points of optical systems:
Paraxial approximation, introduction to matrix method in paraxial optics - simple
applications like the evaluation of cardinal points and lens equations, Combination of
lenses and equivalent lens. Aberrations: Qualitative discussions of aberrations, Dispersive
power of prisms, Chromatic aberration and achromatic combination of lenses. Eye pieces:
Ramsdan and Huygen eyepieces.
Unit - 2.
Physical Optics: Interference: Conditions for sustained interference, Theory of
interference, Two-Beam Interference, Interference in parallel and wedge shaped films,
Achromatic fringes, Color of thin films. Newtons rings and Michelson interferometer and
their applications. Multiple beam interference in parallel film and Fabry-Perot
interferometer. Diffraction: Fresnels diffraction, Zone plate, diffraction due to straight
edge. Fraunhoffer diffraction due to single and double slits, plane transmission grating and
its resolving power. Polarization : Polarization of light, Malus's law, polarization by
reflection, Brewster's law, Analysis of linearly and circularly polarized light, Polarization by
double refraction and Huygens's theory, Nicol prism, Retardation plates, Optical activity
and Fresnels theory, Bi-quartz polarimeter.
Unit - 3.
Lasers and Holography:Lasers: Einstein coefficients, Threshold condition for LASER
action, Rate equation for three level laser system, Characteristics of laser radiation. He-Ne
and Nd-YAG Laser. Holography: Principle of holography, recording and reconstruction
method and its theory as interference between two plane waves, Applications of
Holography.
Unit - 4.
Optoelectronics: Overview of Optical Fibers, Theory of Optical Waveguides, Photo
Detector, Fiber Optics Sensors.

Recommended books:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Physical Optics: B. K. Mathur and T. P. Pandya.


A textbook of Optics: N. Subrahmanyam, Brijlal and M. N. Avadhanulu.
Geometrical and Physical Optics: Longhurst.
Introduction to Modern Optics: G. R. Fowels.
Optics: P. K. Srivastav.

PH138
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Advanced Physics Lab VI

Two-probe DC conductivity and carrier density evaluation of a semiconductor.


Two-probe DC conductivity and carrier density evaluation of a pellet prepared through cold
pressing.
Preparation of thin film by chemical deposition technique and determination of film
thickness by fiber optic spectrophotometer.
Determination of band gap of a semiconductor sample using UV-VIS spectroscopy.
Variation of grain size and porosity of sintered/thin film specimens sintered at different
temperatures by optical microscope.
Measurement of variation of microhardness of sintered specimens with sintering
temperatures.
Introduction to Vacuum Science and Techniques- Construction, working, pumping speed of
rotary pump and diffusion pumps.

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Fourth Year Eighth Semester


Particle physics

PH141

Unit - 1.
Elementary particles and their numbers (charge, spin, parity, isospin, strangeness,
etc.), Gellman-Nishijima formula, Fermions-Bosons, Leptons and Hadrons, Mesons and
Baryons, C, P, T invariance, Quark model.
Unit - 2.
Particle Physics: Natural Units, Evidence for four fundamental interactions, Leptons
and hadrons, Historical introduction to the particle zoo, Introduction to cross sections and
decay rates, Particle accelerators and detectors, Invariance principles and conservation
laws, Experimental tests of parity, Charge conjugation, Time reversal and CP, Isospin,
Strangeness.

Text Book:
1.

Concepts of Nuclear Physics, B. L. Cohen

References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Nuclear Physics, R. R. Roy and B. P. Nigam


Subatomic Physics, H. Frauenfelder and E. Henley, Printice Hall, 1974.
Concepts of Particle Physics, Gottfried and Weisskoff, Oxford, 1986.
I. Kaplan, Nuclear Physics (Narosa)
K. S. Krane, Introduction to Nuclear Physics (Wiley)
D. H. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics (Cambridge University Press)

Modern Analytical Techniques

PH142

Unit - 1.
Infrared Spectroscopy: Introduction. Identification of functional groups, hydrogen
bonding etc., metal ligand vibrations. (2 Lectures)
Unit - 2.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Introduction magnetic field and
chemical shifts, coupling constants in 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. 2D NMR spectroscopy
techniques - COSY, NOESY, NOE, HMBC, HSQC and application in the structural
determination of complex organic systems including conformational analysis. (11 Lectures)
Unit - 3.
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy: Introduction. Studies of conjugated and extended
conjugated systems etc. Woodward rules. Electronic spectra of transition metal complexes.
(2 Lectures)
Unit - 4.
Mass Spectrometry: Basic concepts. Fragmentation and rearrangements (including
McLafferty rearrangement) of different classes of organic molecules. Isotope effects etc.
(2 Lectures)
Unit - 5.

Structural elucidation by joint application of UV, IR, NMR and mass spectrometry.
(4 Lectures)

Unit - 6.
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy:A brief review of theory. Analysis of ESR
spectra of systems in liquid phase, radicals containing single set, multiple sets of protons,
triplet ground states. Transition metal ions, rare earth ions, ion in solid state. Double
resonance stechniques: ENDOR in liquid solution, ENDOR in powers and non-oriented
solids.
(6 Lectures)
Unit - 7.
Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Basic physical concepts, spectral line shape, isomer shift,
quadrupole splitting, magnetic hyperfine interaction. Interpretation of Mossbauer
parameters of 57Fe, 110Sn.
(2 Lectures)
Unit - 8.
Magnetism: Introduction to Magnetism. Origin of diamagnetism. paramagnetism:
van Vleck formula and its approximated forms, Curie law. Magnetic susceptibility, orbital
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quenching and spin-only moment. Magnetic exchange interactions in coordination


compounds: ferrimagnetism and antiferromagnetism. Bulk magnetic properties and
ferromagnetism. Molecule-based magnetic materials: organic magnets and single molecule
magnets.
(5 Lectures)
Unit - 9.
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) and Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES)
Basic principles and application.
(6 Lectures)
Unit - 10.

TEM, HRTEM, XRD, and SPM.

Text Books:
Pavia, D. L., Lampman, G. M., Kriz, G. S., Introduction to Spectroscopy, 3rd Ed.
Friebolin, H., Basic One- and Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy, VCH, 1991.
Williams, D. H., Fleming, I., Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry, 4th ed., 1988.
John A., Bolton, J. R., Wertz, J. E, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Elementary Theory and
Practical Applications, Wiley-Interscience, New York, (1994).
5. Silverstein, R.M., Bassler, G.C., Morrill, T.C. Spectrometric Identification of Organic
Compounds, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 5th Ed. 1991.
6. McLafferty, F. W., Interpretation of Mass Spectra, 1980.
1.
2.
3.
4.

PH143

Material Synthesis: Quantum Dots to Bulk Crystals

L-T-P-Cr: 3-0-0-3
Unit - 1.
Crystallography; Surface and Interfaces, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and
Mechanism of Nucleation and Growth of Crystals; Application to growth from solution,
melt and vapours (Chemical vapour deposition and Physical vapour deposition methods);
Stress effects in film growth.
Unit - 2.
Materials synthesis: Sol-gel method, co-precipitation, solid state sintering
technique, citrate precursor method, combustion method, spray pyrolysis, Float zone
method, sputtering, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, spin coating, PLD, ALD,

PH190

Seminar and Review Works

PH149

Physics Lab VIII

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Determination of Miller indices and lattice parameter of an unknown powder material by Xray diffraction.
Phase identification of an unknown sample by x-ray diffraction.
Determination of particle size and lattice strain of an unknown powder specimen applying
marq2 software and Scherrer equation.
Preparation of nanocrystalline powder specimen by ball milling: analysis of their x-ray
spectra and particle size estimation by Scherrer formula.
Preparation of nanocrystalline powder specimen by chemical route: analysis of their x-ray
spectra and particle size estimation by scherrer formula.
Study of porosity and grain size of thin film and powder sample by SEM.

Fifth Year Ninth Semester


PH150

Synthesis of Functional Materials

Unit - 1.
Methods of crystal growth: Solution methods, Melt methods, Homogeneous
nucleation and heterogeneous nucleation, Energy of formation of a nucleus.
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Unit - 2.
Preparation of Amorphous Materials: Introduction to amorphous materials and
conducting mechanism, Melt Quenching technique, Thermal Evaporation method, Ball
milling, Electrodeposition, Sputtering, Glow-discharge decomposition. Shear
amorphization.
Unit - 3.
Thin film and epitaxial growth: Thermal Evaporation method, Sputtering, CVD,
LPCVD, Spin Coating, Molecular beam epitaxy.
Unit - 4.
Ceramic material preparation: Introduction to ceramic materials, properties,
preparation; Recrystalization and Grain Growth, solid state sintering, sintering with
reactive liquid, pressure sintering.Synthesis of Nano-Scale ceramics powder.
Unit - 5.
Preparation of Nanomaterials: Sol gel technique, Chemical Vapor Deposition,
LPCVD, plasma arc discharge, sputtering, evaporation, Pulsed laser deposition,
electrodeposition.
Unit - 6.

Preparation of Conducting Polymers:

Unit - 7.
Conducting polymer, Properties, Conduction mechanism, Preparation; Chemical
Oxidation polymerization, Plasma polymerisation.

References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Essentials of Crystallography, M. A. Wahab, Narosa, New Delhi


Introduction to Ceramics, 2nd Ed. W. D. Kingery, H. K. Bowen and D. R. Uhlmann John Wiley
and Sons, Singapore, 1991.
Ceramic Processing, M. N. Rahaman, CRC Press, 2007.
Introduction to the Principles of Ceramic Processing, J. S. Reed 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons,
1995.
Non-Crystalline Semiconductors, Device and Mott.
Amorphous Semiconductors, Richard and Zallen.
Handbook of Conducting Polymers, T.A Skotheim and J.R. Reynolds
Nanomaterials: Synthesis; properties and applications, A.S. Edelstein and R.C. Commarata

PH191

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva - I

PH192

Thesis (To be contd...)

Fifth Year Tenth Semester


PH193

Seminar and Comprehensive Viva

PH194

Thesis

Departmental Electives
Smart Materials

PH151
Unit - 1.

Unit-I

Unit - 2.
Introduction: Smart materials, sensors and actuators, PiezoElectric Materials,
Multiferroics Materials, Types of Multiferriocs Materials, requirement of Multiferrioc
Materials, Applications of PiezoElectric and Multiferrioc Materials, Magneto Electric
Coupling.
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Unit - 3.

Unit-II

Unit - 4.
Piezoelectric effect in Ceramic, Piezoelectricity, Pyroelecticity and Polarity,
Ferroelectricity, Antiferroelectricity, Electrostriction, Symmetry and Equations of State of
the Piezoelectric effect in Ceramics, Measurement techniques, Scope of Measurement,
Dielectric Measurement, Low field Dielectric Measurement, High field Dielectric
Measurement, Ageing, Piezoelectric Measurements, Ferroelectric Polarization, The
Perovskite Structure, Curie Temperature.
Unit - 5.

Unit-III

Unit - 6.
Basic concepts of Magnetism, Magnetic Hysterics, Magnetic Measurements, Zero
field cooling (ZFC) and field cooling (FC), Magnetization versus temperature, curie
temperature, AC susceptibility Measurements, Magneto Electric coupling Measurement,
Mean field Theory, Arott Plot.
Unit - 7.

Unit-IV

Unit - 8.
Impedance spectroscopy, Dielectric Spectroscopy, Relaxation Phenomenon in
solids, Equivalent circuits, Cole-Cole plots, Vogel-Fulcher Law, Relaxor Materials,
Conduction Phenomenon, Universal, Jonschers Law.

References:
Piezoelectric Ceramics by Bernand Jaffe, William R. Cook and Hans Jaffe, Cleveland, Ohio,
USA.
2. Introduction to the Magnetic Materials by B.D. Culity.
1.

PH152

Nanotechnology

Unit - 1.
Fundamentals of nanomaterials and nanostructures, Introduction to
Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Nanoscale, Effect of Nanoscale on Material Properties:
Thermal, Mechanical, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties.
New Behaviour: Size confinement, Interfacial Phenomena, Surface to Volume Ratio, Surface
Tension, Quantum Mechanics (Importance of Nanomaterials & its effect on Bulk Properties,
Nanomaterials.
Synthesis of nanoparticles, nanoclusters, nanocrystals; topup approach and bottomup approach,
SelfAssembly.
Properties of Metal Nanoclusters, Semiconducting Nanoparticles, Rare Gas and Molecular Clusters
and Nanotubes.
Nanostructured Materials: Properties and Applications of Nanocrystals, Nanoparticles (Emphasis
on Surface to Volume Ratio, Surface Tension, Surface Energy), Nanowires, Nanotubes, Oxide
Nanostructures, Nanorods, Biomolecules, Nanostructured Polymers, Nanostructured Coatings &
Nanocatalist.
Introduction to Nanomaterials Fabrication Techniques: Top-Down Process, Bottom-Up Process &
Self Assembly.
Characterization of nanomaterials and nanostructures: structure, particle size, distribution.
Introduction to Nanomaterials Characterization Methods: AFM, Scanning Probe Microscopy,
Nanoindentation, Raman Spectroscopy, XPS & FTIR.
Applications of nanotechnology in Semiconductor devices, Energy, Sensors, Coatings.
Applications of Nanomaterials: Structural and Functional Applications, Electronics
Applications & Biological Applications.

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Main References:
Introduction to Nanotechnology, C. P. Poole and F. J. Owens Pub Wiley and Sons, 2006
Nanostructures and Nanomaterials, Synthesis Properties and Applicatios, G. Cao, Imperial
Press 2006
3. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, Bharat Bhusan, 2004.
1.
2.

Synthesis and Characterization of Functional materials

PH153
Unit - 1.

Introduction to perovskite/ferrite compounds.

Unit - 2.
Phase formation: Cation combinations, Cation mis-match, possible noble
compositions.
Unit - 3.

Crystal structure.

Unit - 4.
Electronic properties: electronic structure, electrical transport properties,
halfmetals and magnetoresistance, dielectrics and ferroelectrics, superconductivity,
thermoelectric properties, electro- and photocatalytic properties.
Unit - 5.
Magnetic
properties:
basic
dia/para/ferro/antiferro/ferrimagnetism multiferroics.

magnetic

properties,

Material characterization Techniques

PH154
Unit - 1.

Introduction: Physical and chemical properties. Necessity of characterization.

a) Macroscopic properties: Optical. Electrical, dielectric, magnetic, mechanical


b) Microscopic properties chemical structure, composition, surface characterization.
Probing bulk and nano-structure XRD, TEM, HRTEM, Neutron scattering.
Surface structure and topography SEM, STM, LEED, AFM.
Microstructure UV-VIS, Raman, FTIR, Optical microscopy, small angle scattering.
Phase changes, crystalline and amorphous fractions DSC.
Thermo-gravimetric methods TGA, DTA.
Mechanical properties: Elastic properties, strength measurements in bulk and thin films, nanoindentation, Physics of fracture Griffiths theory of brittle fracture, ductile fracture, length scale
issues and size effects.

References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Woodruff and Delchar : Experimental Techniques of Surface Science


Ashcroft and Mermin : Solid State Physics
S. R. Elliot : Amorphous Materials
L.C. Feldman and J.W. Mayer : Fundamentals of Surfaces and Thin Films Analysis
M.M. Woolfson : An Introduction of X-ray Crystallography
W.K. Chu : Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry

PH155

Ion Beam Patterning and Nano-bio Technology

Unit - 1.
Ion Beam induced Nano scale patterning: Growth Techniques of Nanomaterials,
Lithograpahic and Nonlithograpahic techniques, Sputtering and film deposition in glow
discharge, DC sputtering technique. Thermal evaporation technique, E-beam evaporation,
Chemical Vapour deposition(CVD), Synthesis of carbon nano-fibres and multi-walled
carbon nanotubes, Pulsed Laser Deposition, Molecular beam Epitoxy, Sol-Gel Techniuqe
(No chemistry required), Synthesis of nanowires/rods, Electrodeposition, Chemical bath
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deposition, Ion beam deposition system, Vapor-Liquid Solid (VLS) method of nanowires.
Introduction to thin films, Technology as a drive and vice versa; Structure, defects,
thermodynamics of materials, mechanical kinetics and nucleation; grain growth and thin
film morphology; Basics of Vacuum Science and Technology, vacuum pumps and systems;
vacuum gauges; oil free pumping; aspects of chamber design from thin film growth
perspectives;
Unit - 2.
Nano-Bio Interaction with sputtered surfaces, DNA compaction, DNA hybridization,
Compaction, zipping and unzipping.
Unit - 3.

Graphene energy storage,

Unit - 4.

Solar cell

Text Books:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Materials Science of Thin Films Deposition and Structure, Milton Ohring.


Thin Film Deposition: Principles and Practice, Donald Smith.
DNA dynamics, compaction- Yoshikawa
Sputtering Technique J B Mathias.

Quantum information, computation and Cryptography

PH156
Unit - 1.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
Entanglement

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Formal Structure of Quantum Mechanics


States, Observables and Measurement
Superposition Principle, Uncertainty Principle
Completely positive trace preserving (CPTP) map
Kraus Operator and Positive Operator Valued Measure(POVM) [4 Lectures]

Multipartite states and tensor product


Entangled states and correlations.
EPR paradox
Hidden variables and Bell inequalities

[4 Lectures]

Introduction to quantum information

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

v)

Basics of information theory probability, Bayes rule


von Neumann and Shannon Entropy
From bits to qubits
The Pauli matrices and Bloch sphere
Entanglements as a resource: Superdense coding, Teleportation and Swapping
of entanglement
[8 Lectures]

Quantum Computation

i)
ii)

iii)

Shors algorithm
Grover's search algorithm
Quantum simulation

[4 Lectures]

Quantum Cryptography

i)
ii)
iii)

Key distribution
Quantum Key distribution: Bennett-Brassard 1988 protocol
Quantum Key distribution: Eckert 1991 protocol
[4 Lectures]

Books:
1.
2.
3.

Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Nielsen and Chuang


Quantum Information Theory by M. Wilde
Quantum Computing Explained by D. McMah

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Physics of the Universe:

PH157

Unit - 1.
Large scale structure of the observable universe: Brief historical survey, Tools of
Astrophysics and Astronomy including light matter interaction, radiative transfer, nuclear
physics, special relativity, photometry, astronomy at different wavelengths,
instrumentation, Stellar Structure and Evolution, fate of stars, binary star systems,
Galaxies, their structure and origin, Early Universe, thermal history of universe, big bang,
CMB radiation, its physics and technology, Singularity, fate of the universe.
Unit - 2.
General Relativity and Black Hole Physics: Special Relativity, Energy
Momentum Tensor, Non Inertial Frames, Riemannian Geometry, Einstein's Equations,
solution of Einstein's equations, Symmetries and Killing equations, Robertson Walker
spacetime, brief introduction to mathematical cosmology, Schwarzschild solution, time like
and null geodesics, Tests of General Relativity, General black holes including Kerr-Newman
black holes, Higher dimensional and String theoretic black holes, Carter-Penrose diagrams,
horizon geometry, laws of black hole mechanics. Black hole thermodynamics, Bekenstein
Entropy, Hawking radiation, Information problem for black holes, Quantum gravity.
Unit - 3.
Particle Physics: Leptons and Hadrons, Special relativistic kinematics, Dirac
Equation and its solutions, Symmetries and Representations, CPT theorem, Feynman
Diagrams, Gauge theory, Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), Cross Section Calculations, brief
introduction to renormalization, Particle Accelerators and Detectors, Neutrinos and their
detection, Electroweak theory, Higgs mechanism, Yang Mills theory, quarks and gluons,
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), Summary of the Standard model, LHC physics, Beyond
Standard Model.
Unit - 4.
Quantum Field theory and its applications: Resume of Special Relativity,
Noether s theorem and Symmetries, Canonical Quantization of Scalar Fields (Bosons),
Interacting scalar fields and Feynmans calculus, Functional Integrals, Regularization and
introduction to Renormalization, Renormalization Group, Quantization of Fermions and
Gauge Fields, Some Cross Section Calculations in QED, Symmetry breaking and Goldstone
theorem, Applications to many body physics, Green function methods in many body
theories.

Unit - 5.

Advanced Statistical Physics: Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Scaling

and Renormalization Group, RG equations and its applications, Monte Carlo simulations,
Linear Response and Fluctuations, Statistical Mechanics of Polymers and soft materials,
Non Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics.

Textbook:
1.

C. P. Poole Jr. and F J Ownes, Introduction to Nanotechnology, Wiley (2003).

Membrane Separations: Principles, Design and Applications

PH158

Unit - 1.
Basics of membrane, Mixed ionic and electronic conductivity, Different types of the
membrane including biological membrane, Transport mechanism, Oxygen and hydrogen
permeation , macro as well as micro scale phenomena, Their preparation, Stability of
membranes under different conditions, Structural, mechanical, chemical, optical,
permeable and some other characteristics.
References:
1.
2.

Ceramic membranes for separation and reaction by Kang Li


Handbook of membrane reactors: fundamental materials science, design and optimization S.
Smart, S. Liu, J. M. Serra, J.C. Diniz da Costa, A. Basile

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Electrochemical energy conversion and storage

PH159

Unit - 1.
Recent and past energy challenges and opportunities; Introduction to fuel cells,
Different types of fuel cell including proton conductor, Fuel cell components, batteries,
photoelectrochemical cells, supercapacitors and thermoelectric devices; modelling:
thermodynamics of electrochemical systems, interfacial phenomena, transport processes
in electrochemical systems; Electrochemical measurements; Design issues in
electrochemical devices.

References:
High-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Design and Applications Subhash C.
Singhal, K. Kendall.
2. Fuel Cells: Principles, Design, and Analysis by S. T. Revankar, P. Majumdar.
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