Course Information & Syllabus
Semester III
Paper III Physical sciences
- Unit 1
Review of atomic model, vector atom model, space quantization and electron spin, stearn and
Gerlach experiments, Zeeman effect (normal and anomalous), De-Broglie’s hypothesis,
Davisson- Germer Experiment,Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
- Unit 2
Crystal structure (Elementary idea) , lattice and basis, Unit cell, fundamental type of lattices,
miller indices, lattice planes, simple cubic, FCC and BCC lattices, reciprocal lattices, Brags law,
powder method of X ray diffraction, analysis of cubic crystal structure.
- Unit 3
Magnetic dipole, origin of magnetization, types of magnetic material, hysteresis, B-H curve,
relations bet. B and H, magnetism in superconductor, meissner effect, ferrites- synthesis and
application.
- Unit 4
Electromagnetic spectrum, plane electromagnetic wave, Derivation of Maxwell equation,
Poynting vector, boundary condition for electromagnetic field vector, wave equation, concept
of waveguide (Circular and Rectangular)
Semester IV
Paper IV Physical sciences
- Unit 1
Michelson’s interferometer andFebry- perot interferometer- Principle, construction and working,
application of Michelson’s interferometer as measurement of wavelength of light, superiority of
F-P interferometer over Michelson’s interferometer.Theory of Half period zones, Principle,
construction and working of zone plate,Fresnesl’s diffraction at a straight edge.
- Unit 2
Absorption, spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein coefficient, population inversion,
optical and electrical pumping,properties of LASER, HE-NE LASER, semiconductor LASER,
concept of Holography. Fiber Optics- structure and types, numerical aperture, pulse dispersion in step index fiber, fiber optics communication system, application of optical fiber, transit time calculation in parabolic index slab.
- Unit 3
Schrodinger time dependent and independent waveequation,general solution of Schrodinger
equation,application- SHO, particle in 3D rigid box,step potential, Alpha decay.
- Unit 4
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