PH25C01 Applied Physics 1
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Properties of Matter: PH25C01 Applied Physics 1 Syllabus
Elasticity, Cantilever, Young’s modulus (non-uniform bending), Girders: Bridges and buildings, Viscosity: Stokes method, Surface tension: drop weight method, Thermal expansion, Thermal stress, Bimetallic strips, Expansion joints Practical: Non-Uniform bending, Young’s modulus of the material, Torsional pendulum, Rigidity modulus of the wire and moment of inertia of the disc. Activities: Virtual demonstration of thermal stress.
Oscillations: PH25C01 Applied Physics 1 Question Paper
Simple Harmonic motion, Torsional pendulum, Couple per unit twist, Damped and Forced Oscillation Waves: Waves on a stretched string, Energy and Power, standing waves, Ultrasonics, piezo, electric method, Acoustic grating, Electromagnetic waves: Maxwell equation, Production of EM waves by dipole antenna, Propagation of EM waves in free space , wave equation, Cell phone reception Practical: Melde’s string experiment – Frequency of an electrically vibrating metal tip. Activities: Virtual demonstration of propagation of EM waves
Quantum Mechanics: PH25C01 Applied Physics 1 Important Questions
Black body radiation, Photoelectric effect, de Broglie hypothesis, Schrodinger Wave equation, Particle in a box (infinite potential well – three-dimensional box), Barrier penetration and quantum tunnelling. Practical: Photo-electric effect, Determination of Planck’s constant. Activities: Virtual demonstration of Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope
Applied Optics: PH25C01 Applied Physics 1 Notes
Interference: Air wedge, Michelson’s Interferometer, Fiber optics: Structure of a fiber, Fiber Optic Communication System, Fiber Sensors (Virtual demo), Displacement, pressure sensor and Temperature sensor, Einstein Coefficient, Nd:YAG laser, CO2 laser (construction, functioning and applications), dye laser Practical: Ruling width of Compact disc using Laser, Thickness of a thin sheet/wire using Air wedge Method. Activities: Demonstration of sensors and applications of Lasers
References: PH25C01 Applied Physics 1
1. Young, H. D., & Freedman, R. A. (2020). University physics with modern
physics. Pearson.
2. Gaur, R. K., & Gupta, S. L. (2022). Engineering physics. Dhanpat Rai
Publications.
3. Mathur, D. S. (2010). Elements of properties of matter. S. Chand Publishing.
4. Griffiths, D. J. (2018). Introduction to quantum mechanics. Cambridge
University Press.
5. Silfvast, W. T. (2008). Laser fundamentals. Cambridge University Press.
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