Syllabus Of physics-I

Unit – I

Theory of Relativity:

Space, time and motion, frame of reference, Galileo's principle of relativity. Michelson-Morely experiment, Special theory of Relativity, transformation of space and time, Time dilation, Doppler effect, length contraction, twin paradox, Relativistic mass, Variation of mass with velocity, kinetic energy, equivalence of mass and energy. Relation between energy and momentum.

[No. of Periods: 8+2]

Unit – II

Geometrical Optics and Acoustics

(i) Geometrical Optics: Combination of thin lenses, Cardinal points of coaxial system of thin lenses, location and properties of Cardinal points, Newton's formula.

(ii) Acoustics: Magnetostriction oscillator and Piezo-electric oscillator for production of ultrasonic waves, determination of wavelength of Ultrasonic waves and its engineering applications, Basic requirements for an acoustically good hall. Reverberation and Sabine's formula for reverberation time, Absorption coefficient and its measurement, Factors affecting architectural acoustics and their remedy.

[No. of Periods: 10+2]

Unit – III

Wave Optics

Wedge shaped films, Interference by division of amplitude: Newton's rings, Interference by division of wave front: Fresnel's biprism, fringe width, Diffraction at single slit, diffraction grating. Resolving power of grating, Polarisation by reflection (Brewster's law), refraction, double refraction (only introduction).

[No. of Periods: 6+2]

Unit – IV

Digital Electronics

Number system used in digital electronics: decimal, binary, octal, hexadecimal. Conversion of decimal, binary, octal & hexadecimal to one another and vice versa. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, 1's, 2's compliment and use in subtraction, AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, EX-OR gates & their representation. Logic symbols, Equivalent simplified switching circuits & truth table. Law of Boolean algebra. De Morgan's theorems & De Morganization, implementations of Boolean expressions using gates, NAND Gate and NOR Gate as universal gates, AND, OR, NOT, EX-NOR logic operation using NAND gates or NOR gates.

[No. of Periods: 6+2]

Unit – V

Quantum Physics

De Broglie's wave length, Davisson and Germer's experiment, Compton Effect, Quantisation of atomic energy, Electron spin, concept of wave packet & their properties, wave function & probability interpretation, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, its elementary proof and applications. Duane-hunt limit for continuous X-rays, Moseley law of characteristic X-rays.

Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction. Bragg's X-ray spectrometer. Electron optics:Bethe's law, Electric and magnetic focusing Devices: CRT

[No. of Periods: 10+2]

Name of the Text Books:

1. Gaur and Gupta "Engineering Physics"

2. Beiser, "Modern Physics", McGraw-Hill Inc., New Delhi.

3. Avadhanulu and Kshirsagar "Engineering Physics".

Name of the Reference Books:

1. Jenkins and White: "Optics", McGraw-Hill Book Company.

2. Singh R. B.: "Physics of Oscillations and Waves"

3. Ghatak A.K.: "Optics"

4. Mani and Mehta: "Modern Physics", Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd., 1998.

5. Sanjeev Puri: Modern Physics, Narosa Pub.Co. 2004.

6. Azroff: Solid State Physics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2004.

7. Kaplan: Nuclear Physics, Narosa Publishing, 1987.

8. Theraja: B. L., Basic Electronics, S. Chand, 2002.

9. Puri: Digital Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2002.

10. Millman, J and Halkias: Integrated Electronics, Tata MeGraw-Hill, 2004.

11. Tyagrajan and Ghatak: Lasers, Macmillan, 2001.

12. Keiser: G Optical fiber Communication, McGraw-Hill, 2000.