Syllabus for Physics Phb1181 (Class :Biotech)

MODULE 1            PROPERTIES OF MATTER   

                                                                                            

Elasticity – Stress strain diagram – Factors affecting elasticity – Twisting coupling on a wire – Shaft – Torsion pendulum – Depression on a cantilever – Young’s modulus by cantilever – Uniform and non-uniform bending – Viscosity .

MODULE 2            CRYSTAL PHYSICS        

                                                                                        

Introduction – Space lattice – unit cell – Bravais lattices – Miller Indices for cubic crystals – Inter planar spacing in cubic lattice – Simple crystal structures – SC, BCC, FCC and HCP structures – Atomic radius, coordination number, Packing factor calculation – Crystal imperfections.

MODULE 3            QUANTUM PHYSICS       

                                                                              

Black body radiation – Planck’s theory of radiation – Deduction of Wien’s displacement law and Rayleigh – Jeans law from Planck’s theory – Compton effect – Theory and experimental verification – Dual nature of matter – de Broglie’s wavelength- Physical significance of wave function – Schroedinger wave equation – Time independent and time dependent wave equation – Particle in one dimensional box.

MODULE 4            WAVE  OPTICS                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                        

Interference theory – Air wedge – Michelson interferometer – Diffraction – Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction - Polarization – Double refraction – Theory of plane polarized, circularly polarized and elliptically polarized light – Quarter wave plate, Half wave plate – Production and detection of plane, circularly and elliptically polarized lights – Photoelasticity – Photo elastic effect – Stress optic law – Effect of stressed model in a plane polariscope (qualitative) –Photo elastic bench.

MODULE 5            LASER & FIBRE OPTICS                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Principle of spontaneous emission and stimulated emission - Characteristics of laser light -Einstein’s A & B coefficients (derivation) – Population inversion - pumping  - Nd:YAG laser – CO₂ laser – Applications – Material processing and holography (construction and reconstruction of hologram)-  Optical fibre – Principle of propagation of light in optical fibers – Numerical aperture and acceptance angle – Types of optical fibers - applications – Fibre optic communication system (block diagram only)- Fibre optic sensors (displacement and pressure sensors (qualitative), Medical endoscope.

MODULE 6            ULTROSONICS AND NDT   

                                                                                                                     

Ultrasonics – Production – Magnetostriction and piezo electric methods – Properties of ultrasonic waves – Detection of ultrasonic waves – Applications –Ultrasonic interferometer- Acoustical grating – SONAR – Depth of sea – Measurement of velocity of blood flow – Non Destructive Testing (NDT) methods – Ultrasonic flaw detector – A,B & C scanning methods.

Total Hours: 45

TEXT BOOKS:

1.     Gaur R.K. and Gupta S.L., Engineering Physics, 8^th edition, Dhanpat Rai Publications (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2003.

2.     Palanisamy P.K., Physics for Engineers, Vol1 & Vol2, 2^nd Edition, Scitech Publications, 2003.

REFERENCES:

1.     Uma Mukherji, “Engineering Physics”, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2007.

2.     Charles Kittel, “Introduction to solid state physics”, 7th Edition, John Wiley & sons (ASIA) Pvt. Ltd, 2008.

3.     Avadhanulu M.N., “Engineering Physics”, 1^st Edition, S.Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2007.

4.     Schiff, “Quantum Mechanics”, 3^rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2010.

5.     Rajendran V. and Marikani A., “Applied Physics for Engineers”, 3^rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. Ltd, New Delhi, 2003.

6.     William T. Silfvast, “Laser Fundamentals”, 2^nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2004.

7.     Arumugam M., “Engineering Physics”, 5^th Edition, Anuradha Agencies, 2003.