GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, AHMEDABAD

GENERAL DEPARTMENT

S-103(APPLIED SCIENCE-I) (PHYSICS)

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1 UNITS AND DIMENSIONS
1.1 Physical Quantities.
1.2 Measurement in various systems.
1.3 Basic physical quantities in S.I.
1.4 Definitions,units and symbols of
Basic Physical Quantities.
1.5 Derived quantities-Definitions and
units.
1.6 Multiples and Submultiples of
Standard Units.
1.7 Measuring Instruments
-Vernier Callipers
-Micrometer Screw Guage
-Physical Balance
-Determination of Least Count of
three instruments.
2 SURFACE TENSION
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Cohesive and Adhesive force
2.3 Surface Tension
2.4 Angle of Contact
2.5 Capillary action
2.6 Derivation of expression for
surface tension

2.7 Relation between surface tension

and surface energy of a liquid.
2.8 Problems based on surface
tension.
3 SOUND WAVES
3.2 Waves
3.3 Definitions-Periodic time,
Frequency, Wavelength, Speed of
sound, SHM .
3.4 Requirement of medium for
propagation of sound waves.
 3.5 Relation between velocity,
wavelength & frequency .V= nl
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3.6 Acoustics of building
-Importance of Reverberration.
-Reverberration Time.
-Optimum time of Reverberration.
-Coefficient of absorption of sound.
-Sabine’s formula for
Reverberration time.
-Factors affecting Reverberration
time and acoustics of building.
3.7 Ultrasonic Waves
-Definition
-Production of ultrasonic waves.
-Magnetostriction method.
-Piezo-electric effect method.
-Application of ultrasonic waves.
4 OPTICS
4.1 Properties of light
4.2 Lenses
4.3 Magnification and Magnifying
power.
4.4 Uses of Lenses.
4.5 Optical Instruments.
- Simple Microscope.
- Magnifying Power.
5 RADIOACTIVITY AND
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
5.1 Radioactivity.
5.2 Radioactive Rays.
5.3 Nuclear Physics.
5.4 Nuclear fission.
5.5 Nuclear fusion.
5.6 Nuclear reactor.
6 MODERN PHYSICS
6.1 X-Rays.
6.2 LASER
6.3 Fluorescence.
6.4 Phosphorescence.