S.No Subject Subject Theory External
Code
Name Total Total
Max. Min.
Marks Marks
1
PH
Physics
75
Component
Attendance
27
Theory
Internal
Practicals
Practicals
Total Total
Internal
External
Max. Min. Max. Min.
Max.
Min.
Marks Marks Marks Marks Marks
Marks
25
9
25
9
25
Theory Paper carrying 100 marks
5 marks
1 mark (75 – 80%)
3 marks (80 – 90%)
5 marks (90 – 100%)
9
PHYSICS
B.G I
(Syllabus will be valid for the years 2013, 2014 & 2015)
Marks
(Theory): 100
UNIT I
Forces in Inertial Reference Systems; Fictitious Forces; Acceleration in a
Uniformly Rotating Frame; Foucault Pendulum; Galilean transformation
;Conservation of Momentum; Inelastic Collision of Equal Masses; Velocity and
Acceleration in Rotating Coordinate Systems; Applications
Conservation of Energy; Free Fall; Potential Energy; Linear Restoring Forces
Transformations between Kinetic and Potential Energy; Conservative forces;
Escape Velocity from the Earth and from the Solar System ; Gravitational
Potential near the Surface of the Earth ; Projectile Motion
Centre of mass; Collision of Particles; transverse Momentum Components ;
Collision of Particles with Internal Excitations ; General Elastic Collision of
Particles; systems with variable mass; Conservation of angular momentum;
Torque due to internal and external forces (examples)
UNIT II
Harmonic oscillators with examples; Damped harmonic oscillator ; Power
Dissipation; Quality Factor ;driven harmonic oscillator with and without
damping force; Anharmonic Oscillator.
The equation of motion of a rigid body ; Moment of Inertia (with examples);
Time dependence of motion (with some examples); Rolling without slipping;
Torque about a centre of mass with examples; rotation about fixed axes;
Moment and products of inertia ; Principal axis and Euler’s equations; simple
applications of Euler’s equations
Inverse square law force: Potential energy and force between a point mass
and a spherical shell, Solid sphere; Gravitational self energy; Inverse square
law forces and static equilibrium; Orbits: Equation and eccentricity; circular
orbits; Kepler’s Laws; Two body problem; Reduced mass; Vibration of a
diatomic molecule
UNIT III
Newtonian relativity; Michelson-Morley experiment; Special theory of relativity;
Lorentz Transformations and their consequences (Relativity of simultaneity,
Lorentz-FitzGerald length contraction , time dilation); Relativistic addition of
velocities; Variation of mass with velocity, mass energy relation; Space-time
four-dimensional continuum; Four-vectors
Vector algebra; Gradient; Divergence and curl; Line, surface and volume
integrals; Fundamental theorem on gradients; Divergences and curls;
Curvilinear coordinates; Spherical and cylindrical polar coordinates;
Divergence of r/r2 ; One and three dimensional Dirac-delta function; Helmholtz
theorem
UNIT IV
Multipole expansion of charges at rest; Approximate potentials at large
distances; Monopole and dipole terms; Origin of coordinates in multipole
expansion, Electric field of a dipole
Polarization, Dielectrics; Induced Dipoles and alignment of polar molecules;
Field of a polarized object; Bound charges, Physical Interpretation; Field
inside a dielectric; Gauss’s Law in the presence of Dielectrics; Boundary
conditions, Boundary value problems with linear dielectrics
Review of Biot-savart and Ampere’s laws; Magnetic vector potential;
Magnetostatic boundary conditions and multipole expansion of the vector
potential; Field of a magnetized object; Bound currents and physical
interpretation; Ampere’s law in magnetized materials; Magnetic susceptibility
and permeability
UNIT V
Review of Faraday’s law and induced electric field; Energy in magnetic fields;
Electrodynamics before Maxwell; Maxwell’s equations; Magnetic charge;
Maxwell’s equation in matter; Boundary conditions
Continuity Equation; Poynthing’s Theorem; Newton’s third law in
Electrodynamics; Maxwell’s stress tensor; Conservation of momentum and
angular momentum
Electromagnetic waves in one dimension; Wave equation; Sinusoidal waves;
Boundary
conditions;
Reflection
and
transmission;
Polarization,
Electromagnetic waves in vacuum; Wave equations for E and B,
Monochromatic plane waves; Energy and momentum in electromagnetic
waves.
Prescribed Text Book/s:
1.
2.
3.
Kittel, Knight, Ruderman, Helholz, Moyer Second. Ed. “Berkely
Physics Course, Vol. 1, Mechanics”, McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
Introduction to Electrodynamics by David J. Griffiths, PrinticeHall, India.
Special Theory of Relativity, Resnik, John Wiley & Sons
4.
5.
6.
7.
References:
R.G.Takwala & P.S.Puranik ‘Introduction to Classical
Mechanics,Tata McGraw Hill Ltd; New Delhi
E.M.Purcell, ‘Electricity and Magnetism’ Berkley Physics Course
Vol.2 McGraw Hill Pub. Ltd. New Delhi.
Hans and Puri, Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill Series in Physics
L.D.Landau and E.M.Lifshitz; Mechanics,Elsevier, ButterworthHeinemann publications.
Note:
1. A minimum number of 36 lectures to be delivered by the teacher in each
unit.
2. There will be two types of questions in the question paper i.e; medium and
long answer type questions comprising of Section A and Section B..
3. In section A, there will be five medium type questions, one question with
internal choice from each unit. All the five questions will be compulsory.
4. There will be five long answer type questions in Section B, one from each
unit and the students will be required to attempt any three questions. `
5. 25 % of questions should be based on numerical problems from the
prescribed text books.
6. The distribution of marks is reflected in the table as under
Theory paper carrying 100 marks
Section A
5 medium answer type questions each carrying 7 marks (5x7) = 35
Section B
3 long answer type questions each carrying 13 marks (3x13) = 39
(approx. 40 marks)
Internal examination = 25 marks
External examination = 75 marks
Total (25+75) = 100 marks
7. Duration of the final examination will be 3 hrs.
Laboratory-1
Marks 50 (Int. 50%, Ext. 50%)
Mechanics:
1. Study of laws of parallel and perpendicular axes for moment of inertia.
2. Study of conservation of momentum in two dimensional oscillations.
Oscillations:
3. Study of a compound pendulum.
4. Study of a bar pendulum by graphical method.
5. Study of oscillations under a bifilar suspension.
6. Potential energy curves of a 1-d system and oscillations in it for various
amplitudes.
7. Study of oscillations of a mass under different combinations of springs.
Properties of matter:
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Study of bending a cantilever or a beam.
Study of torsion of a wire (static and dynamic methods).
Study of flow of liquids through capillaries.
Determination of surface tension of a liquid by different methods.
Study of viscosity of a fluid by different methods.
Electrostatics:
1. Characteristics of a ballistic galvanometer.
2. Setting up and using an electroscope of electrome
Moving Charges and Magnetostatics
1. Use of vibration magnetometer to study a field.
2. Study of B field due to a current.
3. Measurement of low resistance by Carey Foster method or otherwise.
4. Measurement of inductance using impedance of different frequencies.
5. Measurement of capacitance using impedance of different frequencies.
6. Study of decay of current in LR and RC circuits.
7. Response curve of LCR circuit and resonance frequency and quality
factor.
Varying Fields and Electromagnetic Theory
8. Sensitivity of a cathode ray oscilloscope
9. Characteristics of a choke
10. Measurement of inductance
11. Study of Lorentz force
12. Study of discrete LC transmission line and a continuous one.
Computer Programming:
1.
Elementary Fortran programme, flowcharts and their interpretation
2.
To print out all natural even/odd number between given limits.
3.
To find maximum, minimum and range of a given set of numbers.
4.
To compile a frequency distribution and evaluate moments.
5.
To evaluate sum of a finite series and the area under a curve
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
To find the product of two matrices.
To find set of prime numbers and Fibonacci series.
Motion of a projectile using computer simulation.
Numerical solution of equation of motion.
Motion of particle in a central force field.
To find the roots of quadratic equation.
Books Recommended:
1. B. Saraf et al. “Mechanical Systems” , Vikas Publishing
House, New Delhi
2. D.P.Khandelwal, “A Laboratory Manual of Physics to
undergraduate classes”, Vani Publishing House, New Delhi
3. C.G. Lambe, “ Elements of Statistics”. Longmans Green and
Co, “Numerical Analysis”.
4. C.Dixon, “Numerical Analysis”
5. S.Lipsdutz and A.Poe, “Schaum’s outline of theory and
Problems of Programming with Fortran, “McGraw Hill Book
Company, Singapur, 1986.
6. D.C.Tayal University Practical Physics Himalya Publishing
House
7. C.L.Arora, S.Chand B.Sc Practical Physics.