Semester : 1
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
PROPERTIES OF MATTER AND SOUND
Unit 1: Elasticity
Stress – Strain Diagram – Elastic Module, Work done per unit volume in shearing
strain – relation between elastic constants – Poisson’s Ratio- Expression for Poisson’s
ratio in terms of elastic constants – Twisting couple on a wire – Work done in twisting –
Torsional pendulum – Determination of rigidity modulus of a wire.
Unit 4: Viscosity
Streamlined motion – Turbulent motion – Coefficient of viscosity and its
dimension- Rate of flow of liquid in a capillary tube – Poiseuilles’ formula – Experiment
to determine the coefficient of viscosity of liquid.
Unit 5 : Sound
Laws of transverse vibrations in strings – verification by Sonometer - Music and
noise- Characteristics of musical sound.
References:
Part B 5X5 = 25 Answer All Questions(Either or Type - Two Question from each unit)
MAJOR PRACTICAL –I
Choose any Eight only.
1. Newton’s rings-determination of radius of curvature of the lens R.
2. Meter bridge – determination of specific resistance.
3.Potentiometer –Voltmeter calibration(low range)
4. Newton’s law of cooling – Specific heat capacity of the liquid.
5.Convex lens –Focal length – Combination method(two types)
6. Young’s modulus - Non uniform bending – Scale and telescope .
7. Young’s modulus – Non uniform bending –Pin and microscope.
8. Surface tension and interfacial surface tension by drop weight method.
9. Coefficient of viscosity – burette method.
10. Sonometer – Verification of laws.
11. Compound Pendulum – Determination of g and K.
12 .Screw Gauge and Vernier Caliper (Measurements)
Reference:
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Semester : 2
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
MAJOR PRACTICAL-II
(Choose any Eight only)
Unit 3: THERMODYNAMICS
Carnot’s Theorem – Thermodynamic Scale of Temperature –Clapeyron Latent
Heat Equation – Entropy – Change of Entropy in a Reversible and Irreversible Process –
3rd Law of Thermodynamics – T-S Diagram – Entropy of a Perfect Gas – Zero Point
Energy And Negative Temperature – Maxwell’s Thermodynamical Relations Derivation.
Part A 10X2 = 20 Answer All Questions (Two questions from fach unit)
Part B 5X5 = 25 Answer All Questions (Either or Type - Two questions from each unit)
Semester : 3
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
MAJOR PRACTICAL-III
(Choose any eight only)
Unit 2: INTERFERENCE
Condition for bright and dark fringes - Fresnel's biprism - Determination of Wave
Length - Interference by reflected and transmitted light In Thin Flims - Air wedge –
Determination of Thickness of Thin wire - Michelson's interferometer - determination Of
Wave Length.
Unit 3: DIFFRACTION
Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction(Definition only) - Construction of half period
zones - Zone plate - Construction, theory -Comparison of zone plate and convex lens -
Fraunhofer diffraction at a single slit – Grating theory Determination of Wave length -
Resolving power of a telescope - Relation between magnifying power and resolving
power of a telescope - Resolving power of a microscope.
Unit 4: POLARISATION
Brewster’s law - Pile of plates -Double refraction - Uni axial crystals - Nicol Prism
- Plane ,Circular, Elliptically polarized light (Theory of production and detection) -
Quarter wave plate and Half wave plate - Specific rotation – Laurentz half shade
polarimeter.
Unit 5 : SPECTROSCOPY
IR, UV Production, Detection and Uses -Rayleigh Scattering - Raman effect -
Quantum theory .
LASER characteristics - Induced absorption, Spontaneous, Stimulated emission -
Einstein's coefficient, derivation - Population inversion - Pumping – Uses- semiconductor
LASER.
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Part C 3X10 = 30Answer Any THREE (One question from each unit)
Semester : 4
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
MAJOR PRACTICAL – IV
Choose any Eight only
Semester : 5
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Unit 1: ELECTROSTATICS
Coulomb’s law – Proof – Mechanical force experienced by unit area of a charged
surface – Gauss Theorem (Statement), Derivation of Coulomb’s inverse square law from
Gauss law – Relation between electric field and potential – Potential at a point due to a
uniformly charged conducting, Non conducting spheres.
REFERENCES:
1 Electricity and Magnetism by D.L. Sehgal, K.L. Chopra and N.K. Sehgal.
5th Edition (1996). Sultan chand & Sons. New Delhi.
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Unit 2: Transistors
Junction Transistors –construction – Mechanism of amplification – Modes of
operation – Alpha & Beta of a Transistor – Current expression – Transistor static
characteristics in CB and CE modes –Transistor biasing(voltage divider biasing) – Two
port representation of a Transistor – Parameters- Determination of h-parameters.
1. Principles of electronics – V.K. Mehta, S.Chand & Co.- 7th Rev. Edition (2005).
2. Basic Electronics and Linear Circuits –N.Bhargava, D.Kulshreshtha and
S.Gupta,Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.(1983)
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Reference:
1.Electronic Devices and circuits – Sarjeer Gupta – Dhaanpat rai Publications – New
Delhi – Reprint – 2008.
2.Elements of solid state electronics – A. Ambrose and T.Vincent Devaraj – Mera
publications -1993.
3.Basic electrical, Electronics and computer Engineering – R.Muthusubramanian , S.
Salivahanan, K.A. Muraleedharan – Tata McGraw Hill publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi –
Reprint (2004)
4.Electronic Devices and circuits – Jacob Millman, Christos. C. Halkib – Tata McGraw
Hill publishing Co., Ltd., New Delhi – Reprint (2002).
Part A 10X2 = 20 Answer All Questions (Two questions from each unit)
Part B 5X5 = 25 Answer All Questions (Either or Type - Two questions from each unit)
Part C 3X10 = 30Answer Any THREE (One question from each unit)
Semester : 5
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
Unit 3: X-Rays
Production of x-rays-Coolidge tube - Origin of X-Rays – Polarization of x-rays-
Absorption of X-Rays – Continuous, Characteristic X-Rays – Diffraction of x-rays –
Laue’s experiments – Bragg’s law – Bragg x-ray spectrometer – powder crystal method -
Mosley’s Law – Importance of Mosley’s Law – Compton Effect – Compton Theory –
Experimental Verification.
REFERENCE:
1.Modern Physics by B.L. Theraja.
2.ModernPhysics by Beiser.
3.Solid state physics by Saxena Gupta Saxena .
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Part C 3X10 = 30Answer Any THREE (One question from each unit)
Semester : 6
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
Unit 1:
Dual nature of light –De’ Broglie’s concept of matter waves – De’ Broglie
wavelength – Wave and group velocity – Relation between wave and group velocity –
Davisson and Germer experiment – G.P. Thompson experiments – Heisenberg’s
Uncertainity Principle.
Unit 2 :
Basic Postulates of wave mechanics – Quantum operators, Linear operator,
Hermitian operator, Parity operators – Properties of wave Function – Orthogonal and
normalized wave functions – Eigen Values and Eigen Functions – Schrodinger’s
Equations – Time Independent – Time Dependent – Application – Particle in a box.
Unit 3:
Classification of Nuclei – General Properties of Nucleus – Size, Mass, Density
Charge, Angular momentum and Dipole moments – Binding Energy – Packing fraction –
Nuclear stability – Semi Empirical Mass formula – Liquid Drop Model – Shell Model.
Unit 4:
Ionisation Chamber – Wilson Cloud Chamber – Linear Accelerator – Betatron –
Radioactivity – Properties of Alpha, Beta and Gamma Rays – Geiger-Nuttal Law –
Nuclear Isomerism – Soddy Fajan’s displacement law – Radioactive disintegration Law –
Half Life, Mean Life periods – Law of Successive disintegration.
Unit 5:
Types of Nuclear Reaction – Energy balance – Q value – Transmutation by
Alpha, Proton, Deutrons and Neutrons – Artificial Radioactivity – Radio Isotopes –
Applications – Nuclear Fission – Chain reaction – Nuclear Reactor – Nuclear Fusion –
Thermo Nuclear Reactions – Carbon-Nitrogen Cycle – Proton-Proton Cycle.
LIST OF BOOKS FOR STUDY:
1. Modern Physics by R.Murugesan S.Chand & Co New Delhi 1995.
2. Modern Physics by M.A. Thangaraj & N. Anandha Krishnan.
3. Mordern Physics by J.B. Rajam, S. Chand & Co New Delhi 1980.
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DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
Unit 1: NUMBER SYSTEM AND LOGIC GATES
Decimal – Binary – Octal – Hexadecimal Number Systems – Inter Conversion –
BCD Codes – 8 - 4 - 2 - 1 Codes, Excess – 3 Code – Gray Code – Binary Arithmetic
Operations – Addition – Subtraction – Multiplication – Division – 1’s Complement – 2’s
Complement Binary Operation.
Basic Logic Gates AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, X – OR, X – NOR –
Universal Building Blocks.
1. Digital Principles and Applications – Albert Paul Malvino and Donald P. Leeach
2. Digital circuits & design. S. Salivaganan and S. Arivalakan- Vikas Publishing
house
Reference
1. Operational Amplifier – Chowdhry.
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Unit 4: Introduction to C
Data input and output – getchar, putchar, scanf, printf, gets, puts functions –
Control statements- while, do…. While, for nested loops, if … else, switch, break,
continue and goto statements.
Basic functions – Return values and their types- Calling functions – storage class-
automatic variables- External Variables- Static Variables- Recursion.
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MAJOR PRACTICAL – VI
Any Thirteen Experiments:
Unit 2: SOUND
Unit 5: OPTICS
Electromagnetic spectrum - Solar spectrum - Raman Effect - Theory-Experiment-
Application of Raman effect.
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Part C 3X10 = 30Answer Any THREE (One question from each unit)
Unit 2: ELECTRICITY
Kirchoff’s Laws ( statement only) wheat stone bridge - Condition for bridge
balance-Carey Fosters bridge - Variation of resistance with temperature-Laws of
Electromagnetic induction – self induction – Raleigh’s method of finding self inductance
of a coil – Mutual induction – Absolute determination of M (B.G) – Coefficient of
coupling.
Part A 10X2 = 20 Answer All Questions (Two questions from each unit)
Part B 5X5 = 25 Answer All Questions (Either or Type - Two questions from each unit)
Part C 3X10 = 30Answer Any THREE (One question from each unit)
1. A textbook of practical physics – M.N Srinivasan and others – Sultan Chand &
sons, New Delhi.
2. Practical Physics – A. Dhana Lakshmi and K.R. Paramasivam – Apsara
Publication, Trichy.
Unit 2: MAGNETOSTATICS
Circuit with RL, RC, and LC measurement of current and voltages – Parallel
and series resonant circuits – power in an AC circuit – Power factor – Choke coil.
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Unit 2: TRANSISTORS
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Part C 3X10 = 30Answer Any THREE (One question from each unit)
1. A textbook of practical physics – M.N Srinivasan and others – Sultan Chand &
sons, New Delhi.
2. Practical Physics – A. Dhana Lakshmi and K.R. Paramasivam – Apsara
Publication, Trichy.
Semester : 5
(For students admitted from 2011 onwards)
DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Unit 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY
Design and working of Water motors and its types - Fan - Refrigerator - Air
Conditioning - Wet grinder - Microwave oven - Remote control.
Switch and its types - Fuse - SWG - Miniature circuit breaker (MCB) -Ground -
UPS - Inverter. Electric shock and its effects -Symptoms and first aid - Safety tips -
Home repair safety tips - Tips for conserving electricity.
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REFERENCE:
1. http://www.howstuffworks.com.
2. http://www.answers.com
3. http://www.wikipedia.org
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Unit 3: BIOLUMINESCENCE
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