BASIC CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Paper Code: 
CHY 314
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective(s):

This course will enable the students to -

  • develop ability to understand and create rigorous formal mathematical arguments and apply basic mathematical logic.
  • aware  about various phenomenon of waves and optics.
  • learn about the electronic component like Diode, transistor etc.
  • understand number representation and conversion between different representation in digital electronic circuits

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

 

Teaching Learning Strategies

Assessment

Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to-

CO79: compute dot product, cross product, length of vectors, gradient functions.

CO80: apply Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals, Stokes’ Theorem, or Divergence Theorem to evaluate integrals.

CO81: explain the phenomena of simple harmonic motion and the properties of systems executing such motions.

CO82: use the principles of wave motion and superposition to explain the Physics of polarisation, interference and diffraction.

CO83: analyze, design and implement combinational logic circuits.

CO84: to understand and examine the structure of various number systems and its application in digital design

Approach in teaching:

▪ Interactive Lectures

▪ Discussion

▪ Didactic questions

▪ Tutorials

▪ Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

▪ Self learning Assignments

▪ Seminar Presentation

▪ Giving tasks

 ▪ Simulation

 ▪ Effective questions
  • Oral and written examinations (scheduled and surprise tests)
  • Closed book and open book tests
  • Quiz
  • Assignments
  • Presentations

 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Mathematical Physics and Vector Calculus

Scalar and vector fields, Scalar and vector products, differentiation of a vector, gradient, divergence and curl operations and their meaning, Gauss and Stokes’ theorem.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Mechanics

Linearity and superposition principle, free oscillation with one and two degrees of freedom, simple pendulum, combination of two simple harmonic motions. Lissajous figures, free and damped vibrations, forced vibrations and resonance, Q factor, wave equation, travelling and standing waves, superposition of waves, phase and group velocity.

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Wave Optics

Interference, Young’s double slit interference in thin films, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction: plane transmission grating, resolving power of a telescope and a microscope, resolving and dispersive power of a plane diffraction grating. Polarization- Polarization by reflection and refraction, Brewster’s law, quarter and half-wave plates, Production and analysis of circularly and elliptically polarized light.

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Electronics

Half-wave, full-wave and bridge rectifiers, ripple factor, rectification efficiency, filters (series in inductor, shunt capacitator, LC and π sections), voltage regulations, Zener diode as voltage regulator. Construction and working of bipolar junction transistors, Characteristic curves of CE, CB and CC configuration circuits, negative and positive feedback, Barkhausen’s criterion for self-sustaining oscillations.

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Digital Electronics

Number systems (binary), Logic gates, AND, OR, NAND, NOR and XOR. Boolean algebra (Boolean laws and simple expressions), binary adders, half adder, half subtractor, full adder and full subtractor.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Vector Analysis Schaum’s Outline Series; Second Edition; M. R Spiegel; McGraw-Hill Book Co., Singapore, 2017.
  • Concepts of Modern Physics; Seventh Edition; A. Beiser, S. Mahajan, S.R. Choudhary; McGraw-Hill Education, 2017.
  • Physics Vol. I and II Fifth Ed, Resnick, R., Halliday, D. & Krane, K. S., John Wiley &Sons, 2004.
  • Physics for Scientists and Engineers Ninth Edition; Serway, R. A. & Jewett, J. W.; Cengage India Pvt Ltd, 2017.
  • Optics; Fifth Edition; Brijlal and Subrahmanyam; S.Chand Publications; New Delhi, 2015.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Introduction to Electromagnetism; Fourth Edition; Griffiths, D. J.; Pearson Education, New Delhi,2015.
  • Digital Principles and Applications; Seventh Edition; Malvino, A.P. & Leach, D. P. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008.
  • Electronic Fundamentals and Applications; Fifth Edition.; Ryder, J. D.; Prentice-Hall, Inc.,2007.
  • Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices and Applications, Eighth Ed.; Floyd, T. L. & Buchla, D. M. Pearson New International Edition, 2013.

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Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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