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Exercises Proposed for teaching in (July – December, 2015 Semester)
1. Name of the Teacher: Dr. Pratap Kumar Swain
2. Department
Physics & Chemistry
3. Course Title
Engineering Physics I
4. Course code
PHY-101
5. Course Hands out (in reference to framed & approved syllabus) (maximum 500 words)
Total estimated number of classes required: 22
Days
Subject matter to be covered
Day-1
Oscillation, Example of Various types of Oscillation, Simple Harmonic
Oscillation and its general Solutions
Day-2
Superposition of two and more simple harmonic waves, Numerical
Problems
Day-3
Damped Oscillation, Logarithmic decrement, numerical problems.
Day-4
Equation motion for Forced oscillation and its general solution.
Day-5
Resonance, Amplitude & velocity Resonance, Quality Factor, Numerical
Problems.
Day-6
Coupled Oscillation, Normal Mode, Numerical Problems.
Day-7
Class Test
Day-8
Wave, Characteristics of waves, Wave front, Huygens’ Principle,
Coherent source, Superposition Principle.
Day-9
Interference, Conditions for Interference, Fringe-width, Superposition of
two coherent waves, Young’s double slit experiment, Problems
Day-10
Fresnel’s Biprism, Michelson’s Interferometer, Problems
Day-11
Thin Films Interference for reflected and transmitted lights, Newton’s
ring for reflected and transmitted light, condition for maxima and
minima.
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Day-12
Determination of wavelength or refractive index of a medium by
Newton’s ring interference method, problems
Day-13
Interference Vs Diffraction, Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction, Single
Slit Diffraction.
Day-14
Double Slit Diffraction, N-slit Diffraction
Day-15
Diffraction Grating, Principal Maxima and Minima, Missing Order,
Problems.
Day-16
Fresnel’s Diffraction: Fresnel’s Half-period Zones, Construction of
Half-period Zones, Resultant amplitude due to all zones.
Day-17
Zone Plate, Construction of zone plate, and Comparison between Zone
Plate and Convex lens, Problems.
Day-18
Resolving power of Optical instruments, Problems.
Day-19
Polarization: Polarized light, Unpolarized light, Types of polarized light,
Brewster’s law, Malus Law, Polarization by reflection and refraction,
Problems
Day-20
Doubly-Refracting Crystals, Optic axis, Principal section, Double
refraction, E-ray and O-ray.
Day-21
Nicol’s prism: Construction and theory, Application of Nicol’s prism,
Nicol’s prism as a Polarizer and Analyzer.
Day-22
Plane, Circularly and Elliptically Polarized light, Quarter and Half wave
plate, Distinction of various polarized light by using Quarter wave plate.
6. Books/Literature to be followed:
(a) Books (Min. 2 texts + 3 references)
(i)
Title
The Physics of waves and Oscillations
Author
N. K. Bajaj
Publisher
Tata McGraw Hill
Edition
Second Edition
(ii)
Title
Author
Publisher
Edition
Fundamental of Optics
F. A. Jenkins & H. E. White
McGraw-Hill
International Editions
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(iii)
Title
Author
Publisher
Edition
Optics
A. Ghatak
Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited
Fourth Edition
(iv)
Title
Author
Publisher
Edition
The FEYNMAN Lectures on Physics” Vol. I to Vol. III
Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands
Pearson
Title
Author
Publisher
Edition
Problems in General Physics
I. E. Irodov
Mir Publishers
Third edition
(v)
The New Millennium Edition
(b) Magazines/Journals (Minimum 5)
(i) Scientific American
(ii) Physics For You
(iii) Physics News
(iv) Nature Physics
(v) Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics
7. Mode of Teaching: J.C Bose/S. N. Bose (please tick): S. N. Bose
8. If the course is of practices, list the experiments to be offered.
(i) To determine thermal conductivity of a conductor by Lee’s disc method
(ii) To determine the wavelength of light by Fresnel’s biprism method
(iii) To determine young’s modulus by bending of beam method
(iv) To determine unknown resistance by Carey-Foster’s bridge method
(v) To determine the wave length of light by Newton’s ring method
(vi) To determine the coefficient of viscosity by falling sphere method
(vii) To determine the logarithmic decrement for a ballistic galvanometer
(viii) To determine the coefficient of thermal expansion (linear)
Are the manuals ready for the experiments to be conducted?
Yes/No (please tick): Yes
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If “No”, the reasons there of and fixing responsibility
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Remarks/ Endorsement by the HoD
With his /her signature with date
Name of the Teacher: Dr. P. K. Swain
Designation: Assistant Professor
Signature with Date: