Department of Physics
Revised Course and Evaluation Plan 2018
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PH110 Course Contents
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e) Relativistic energy, momentum, mass-energy 2 KK, Ch 2.7,
relationship, relativistic system of units 2.8
Total hours 9
4a. Prerequisites for a) Review of EM waves, Poynting vector, inter- 1 KK Ch 3.1
QM ference, diffraction.
b) Photoelectric effect 1 KK Ch 3.2
c) Wien's law, Rayleigh Jeans, Planck's quantum 2 KK Ch 3.3
hypothesis and radiation law (w/o derivation)
d) Compton effect 1 KK Ch 3.4
e) de Broglie hypothesis, Davisson-Germer ex- 3 KK Ch 4.1 -
periment, uncertainty relationship for classical 4.7
waves, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, wave
packets, phase and group velocity, probability
and randomness
Total hours 8
4b. Quantum Mechan- a) Properties of waves at boundaries, standing 1 KK, Ch 5.1,
ics waves in a box 5.2
b) Schrodinger equation, probabilities, normal- 2 KK 5.3
ization
c) Infinite potential well, finite potential well (only 2 KK 5.4
in 1D)
d) Tunneling through barriers, reflection from 2 KK 5.6
steps
Total hours 7
Total 48
Evaluation Scheme
Total Weightage
Component Number Weightage per unit
(%)
Quizzes - two 2 15 30
Mid-Sem
1 20 20
Examination
End-Sem
1 20 40
Examination
Total 100
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