Syllabus for BSc Physics and Physics-Instrumentati

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MAHARAJA’S COLLEGE
ERNAKULAM
(A Government Autonomous College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University)
CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS - 2016 ADMISSION ONWARDS
for
Bachelor of Science (BSc)Programme in Physics
under
Choice Based Credit System(CBCS)
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Acknowledgement
The Board of Studies in Physics (U G), acknowledges thecontributions from participants of the
workshop held on 17, 18 of September 2015 and 12 and 18 of November 2015 for proposals on
restructuring the Syllabi of BSc programme in Physics. The support andrecommendations from
the sub-groups for designing differentcourses has shaped this curriculum to this present nature.
We thank all the esteemed participants of the workshop fortheir benevolent support and
cooperation to make this venture asuccess.
We thank Department of Collegiate Education, Kerala for the financial support extended to us
for the smooth completion of the syllabus restructuring.
We thank Dr. M.K. Jayaraj, Professor, Department of Physics, CUSAT, Dr. P T Ajithkumar,
Light Logics and Holography,Technopark, Dr. PramodGopinath, Professor, IIST,
Thiruvananthapuram, Dr.Vijayan K.K. , Retired Professor, Maharaja’s college, Ernakulam, Dr.N
Shaji, Professor, GPTC, Perumbhavoor, Dr. Sheena Xavier, Professor, St. Xavier’s
College,Aluva, Dr. Minu Joy, Assistant Professor, Alphonsa College, Pala,Dr.Reshmi R,
Assistant Professor, U C College, Aluva, Prof. GopiMenon, SNMIMT, Maliankara, Sri. Paulbert
Thomas, Assistant Professor, The Cochin College, Enakulam, Prof. T K Ramankutty, Retired
Prof., Maharaja’s college, Dr. E M Mohammed, Retired Prof., Maharaja’s college, Prof. T U
Mohan, Retired Principal, Govt. College, Munnaar, Dr. K N James, Retired Prof., St. Alberts
College, Prof. P S Shoban, Retired Prof., Maharaja’s college, Dr. B Syamalakumari, Former
Principal, Govt.college, Chittoor, Prof.Mathew Kurian, Retired Prof., Maharaja’s college and
Prof. G Mohana Rao, Retired Prof., Maharaja’s college for the fruitful discussions in the making
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of the new syllabus. We acknowledge the goodwill of our friends in various other Universities
and Institutions in sharing their views in accommodating some specialized topics in various
courses of the syllabus. We also convey our regards to the following faculty members of the
Department of Physics, Maharaja’s college, whose team work made this venture a grand success:
Dr. Mathew George, Associate Professor
Dr. P R Sasikumar, Associate Professor
Sri. Robin Francis, Assistant Professor
Smt. Sheeja V, Assistant Professor
Dr. Jijo P U, Assistant Professor
Dr. Sivakumar C, Assistant Professor (Coordinator, Syllabus restructuring workshop)
Dr. Asha A S, Assistant Professor
Dr. Dann V J, Assistant Professor
Dr.M GopiKrishna, Assistant Professor
Smt.Viji C, Assistant Professor
Smt. Sheeba P X, Assistant Professor
Smt. Rekha S, Assistant Professor
Smt. S Vanitha, Lecturer
Smt. Hima Krishnan, Lecturer
Smt. Mary Brigit Asha, Lecturer
Sri. Abhijith N A, Lecturer
Sri. Gokul V, Lecturer
Smt. Neethu P G, Lecturer
For the Board of Studies in Physics
Prof. Sabu Thomas
Head, Department of Physics
Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam
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Board of Studies in Physics (U G)
1. Prof. Sabu Thomas, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
(Chairman)
2. Dr. G Ambika, Professor and Dean, IISER, Pune (University Nominee)
3. Dr. M K Jayaraj, Professor, Dept. of Physics, CUSAT
4. Dr. Pramod Gopinath, Assistant Professor, IIST, Thiruvanathapuram
5. Dr. Ajithkumar P T, Light Logics Holography and Optics, Technopark,
Thiruvananthapuram (Expert from Industry)
6. Dr. Santha Devi M R, Scientist(Retired), DRDO
7. Dr. Mathew George, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
8. Dr. P R Sasikumar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
9. Dr. Jijo P U, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
10. Dr. Asha A S, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
11. Dr. Dann V J, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
12. Dr. M Gopikrishna, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Maharaja’s College
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgement.........................................................................................................................2
Board of Studies in Physics (U G) ...............................................................................................5
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES........................................................................................................14
Course structure:.........................................................................................................................................14
Courses:......................................................................................................................................................15
Scheme of Courses......................................................................................................................................15
Course Code:...............................................................................................................................................16
Courses with credits:...................................................................................................................................16
Scheme ofdistribution of instructional hours for core courses:.................................................................17
Core Courses (Common for both Physics Model I & Physics Model III)..................................................17
2ndCore courses for Physics-Instrumentation.............................................................................................18
Elective core courses:.................................................................................................................................19
Complementary Courses.............................................................................................................................20
Physics for Chemistry.................................................................................................................................21
Electronics for Physics–Instrumentation..................................................................................................21
Examinations:.............................................................................................................................................23
Credit Point and Credit Point Average.......................................................................................................23
Marks Distribution......................................................................................................................................24
Courses with Practical..............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Courses without Practical.........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Project Evaluation: (Maximum Marks 100)..........................................................................................25
Attendance Evaluation................................................................................................................................26
For courses without practical (Minimum Attendance required is 75%)................................................26
For courses with practical (Minimum Attendance required is 75%)........Error! Bookmark not defined.
Pattern of Questions....................................................................................................................................26
Pattern ofQuestions for End Semester examination...................................................................................27
For theory with practical..........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
For theory without practical...................................................................................................................27
Course Structure:........................................................................................................................................28
BSc PhysicsModel I................................................................................................................................28
SYLLABI OF COURSES...........................................................................................................33
CORE COURSES.......................................................................................................................33
Semester I....................................................................................................................................................33
PHY1COR01-Methods of Physics.............................................................................................................33
Module I:Mathematical basis of physics..............................................................................................33
Module II:Origin and evolution of modern physics.............................................................................34
Module III:Measurement in physics.....................................................................................................34
Module IV:Communicating physics......................................................................................................34
Text books:..............................................................................................................................................34
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................34
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Semester II..................................................................................................................................................35
PHY2COR02-PROPERTIES OF MATTER............................................................................................35
Module I: Elasticity................................................................................................................................35
Module II: Surface Tension..................................................................................................................35
Module III:Viscosity and fluid dynamics..............................................................................................35
Module IV: Kinetic theory of gases.........................................................................................................36
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................36
Semester III.................................................................................................................................................36
PHY3COR03-Basic Electronics...............................................................................................................36
MODULE I:Analog circuits and signals..............................................................................................36
MODULE II:Diode theory and applications.........................................................................................36
Module III...............................................................................................................................................37
Power Amplifiers....................................................................................................................................37
Operational Amplifiers...........................................................................................................................37
Module IV: Digital Electronics.............................................................................................................37
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................37
SEMESTER IV...........................................................................................................................................38
PHY4COR04–ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM AND ELECTRODYNAMICS.....................................38
Module I:Electrostatics.........................................................................................................................38
Electric Fields in Matter.........................................................................................................................38
ModuleII.................................................................................................................................................38
Magnetostatics........................................................................................................................................38
Magnetic fields in matter........................................................................................................................38
ModuleIII:Electrodynamics and Maxwell’s equations.......................................................................39
Module IV................................................................................................................................................39
Varying Currents....................................................................................................................................39
Alternating currents & Circuit theory....................................................................................................39
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................39
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................39
Semester V..................................................................................................................................................40
PHY5COR05-CLASSICALMECHANICS.............................................................................................40
Module I:Fundamentals of Newtonian mechanics..............................................................................40
Module II:Lagrangian dynamics..........................................................................................................40
Module III:Central force problem.........................................................................................................40
Module IV:Rigid body rotation.............................................................................................................40
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................41
References:..............................................................................................................................................41
PHY5COR06-Thermal and Statistical Physics.........................................................................................41
Module I..................................................................................................................................................41
Temperature...........................................................................................................................................41
Heat and First Lawof thermodynamics..................................................................................................41
Module II....................................................................................................................................................42
Ideal Gases..............................................................................................................................................42
Engines, Refrigerators and the Second Law of Thermodynamics..........................................................42
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Module III...............................................................................................................................................42
Entropy....................................................................................................................................................42
Pure Substances......................................................................................................................................42
Module IV:Statistical Mechanics..........................................................................................................42
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................43
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................43
PHY5COR07-Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy.............................................................................43
Module I:Duality of light and matter....................................................................................................43
Module II:Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics..............................................................................43
Module III:Quantum mechanical atom................................................................................................44
Module IV:Quantum mechanics of molecules.....................................................................................44
PHY5COR08-Advanced Electronics........................................................................................................44
Module I: Semiconductor devices...........................................................................................................44
Module II: Amplifiers and Oscillators....................................................................................................45
Module III:Logic circuits......................................................................................................................45
Module IV:Storage Devices, IC Technology........................................................................................46
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................46
Semester V: Elective core course................................................................................................................46
PHY5CRE01-Optics and Photonics..........................................................................................................46
Module I..................................................................................................................................................46
Interference.............................................................................................................................................46
Diffraction...............................................................................................................................................47
Module II.................................................................................................................................................47
Polarization.............................................................................................................................................47
Optical instruments.................................................................................................................................47
Module III...............................................................................................................................................47
Radiometry..............................................................................................................................................47
Matrix Method in optics..........................................................................................................................47
Lasers......................................................................................................................................................47
Module IV................................................................................................................................................48
Photonics................................................................................................................................................48
Advances in optical phenomena..............................................................................................................48
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................48
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................48
Semester VI.................................................................................................................................................49
PHY6COR09-Nuclearand Particle Physics.............................................................................................49
Module I:Nuclear structure..................................................................................................................49
Module II:Nuclear Transformations....................................................................................................49
Module III:Detectors of Nuclear Radiations and Particle Accelerators..............................................49
Module IV:Elementary Particles...........................................................................................................50
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................50
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................50
PHY6COR10-NumericalMethods and Computational Physics...............................................................50
Module I..................................................................................................................................................50
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Introduction.............................................................................................................................................50
Examples.................................................................................................................................................50
Module II:Basics of Python Programming...........................................................................................51
Module III:Numerical Methods............................................................................................................51
Module IV:Scientific Programming with Python.................................................................................51
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................52
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................52
PHY6COR11-CondensedMatter Physics................................................................................................52
Module I:Crystal Structures..................................................................................................................52
Module II:Conduction in metals...........................................................................................................53
Module III:Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of materials...............................................................53
Module IV:Superconductivity................................................................................................................54
Text Books:..............................................................................................................................................54
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................54
PHY6COR12-Special relativity & Astrophysics......................................................................................54
Module I:Special Relativity...................................................................................................................54
Module II:Introduction to Observational Astronomy..........................................................................54
Module III:Astrophysics I......................................................................................................................55
Module IV:Astrophysics II....................................................................................................................55
TextBook:...............................................................................................................................................55
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................55
Semester VI: Elective core course..............................................................................................................55
PHY6CRE02-Materials Science and Nanotechnology.............................................................................55
Module I:Classes of materials-Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and Composites...................................55
Module II:Macrostructure, microstructure, defects and thin films.....................................................56
Module III:Band Structure, Density of states and Electrical transport in nanostructure..................56
Module IV:Introductory Quantum Mechanics for Nanoscience.........................................................56
Module V:Growth and Characterization techniques of nanomaterials...............................................57
Text books:..............................................................................................................................................57
PHYSICS MODEL III -INSTRUMENTATION....................................................................64
(2ndCORE COURSES)..............................................................................................................64
Elective core courses:.............................................................................................................................65
SEMESTER I..............................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
INS1COR01-BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.................Error! Bookmark not defined.
SYLLABUS FOR PRACTICAL – CORE COURSES............................................................84
Semester I....................................................................................................................................................84
Course PHY1P01........................................................................................................................................84
Semester II..................................................................................................................................................84
Course PHY2P02........................................................................................................................................84
Semester III.................................................................................................................................................85
Course PHY3P03........................................................................................................................................85
Semester IV.................................................................................................................................................85
Course PHY4P04........................................................................................................................................85
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Semester V..................................................................................................................................................86
Course PHY5P05........................................................................................................................................86
Course PHY5P06........................................................................................................................................86
Course PHY5P07........................................................................................................................................87
Course PHY5P08........................................................................................................................................87
SemesterVI................................................................................................................................................88
Course PHY6P09........................................................................................................................................88
Course PHY6P10....................................................................................................................................88
Course PHY6P11........................................................................................................................................89
Course PHY6P12........................................................................................................................................89
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................90
SYLLABUS FOR PRACTICAL – 2ndCORE COURSES (Instrumentation)......................91
Semester I....................................................................................................................................................91
INS1P01-Basic Instrumentation...............................................................................................................91
Semester II..................................................................................................................................................91
INS2P02-Industrial Instrumentation.........................................................................................................91
Semester III.................................................................................................................................................91
INS3P03-Signal Conditioners...................................................................................................................91
SemesterIV................................................................................................................................................92
INS4P04-Proess Control Instrumentation.................................................................................................92
Semester V..................................................................................................................................................92
INS5P05-Microprocessor.........................................................................................................................92
Semester VI.................................................................................................................................................92
INS6P06-INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION...............................................................................................92
Complementary Physics for BSc Mathematics........................................................................94
Semester I....................................................................................................................................................94
PHY1CMP01-Classical Mechanics..........................................................................................................94
Module I:Newtonian mechanics and Lagrangianformulation (12 Hours)........................................94
Module II:Relativity...............................................................................................................................94
Module III:Conservation laws...............................................................................................................94
Module IV:Rotational motion...............................................................................................................94
Textbook:................................................................................................................................................95
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................95
Semester II..................................................................................................................................................95
PHY2CMP02-Electricity, Optics and Lasers............................................................................................95
Module I:Electricity...............................................................................................................................95
Module II:Optics....................................................................................................................................95
Interference.............................................................................................................................................95
Diffraction...............................................................................................................................................95
Module III:Polarization.........................................................................................................................96
Module IV:Laser Physics......................................................................................................................96
Text Books:.............................................................................................................................................96
Reference:...............................................................................................................................................96
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