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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Tutorials

Course No Cours Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorial Practical Credits

PHY112 MODERN PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS 11796 :: Amandeep Singh 3 1 0 4

Text Book: 1 Serway A. Raymod, Jewett. W. John, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Cengage learning, New Delhi, 7th editon

Other Specific Book:

2 Boylestad. R.L. and Nashelsky. L, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, 9th Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2007.

3 Beiser A, Concept of Modern Physics, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007.

4 Serway R.A., Moses C.J. and Moyer C.A., Modern Physics, Thomson, New Delhi, 2007.

5 Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J., Fundamental of Physics, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 8th , 2009.

Other Reading

Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

Relevant Websites

Sr. No. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features
6 http://www.brainflux.org/java/classes/Schrodinger1D.html This simulation helps us to understand the concept of Schrodiger wave equation in case of
Particle in a box. Step potential, SHO, particle in a Well.
7 http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~jparadis/STM/Animation.html Simulation helps to understand the Scanning tunneling microscope
8 http://jas.eng.buffalo.edu/education/pn/pnformation/pnformatio This simulation helps to understand that how PN junction is formed and what is the effect on the
n.html energy levels.
9 http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html This web address lead us to download x logic circuit which is very good simulation to understand
the logic gate families.
10 http://www.falstad.com/circuit/e-rectify.html Simulation leads us to a working circuit diagram which helps to understand half wave rectifier.

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 11 http://www.falstad.com/circuit/e-fullrect.html
12 http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=27
13 http://www.falstad.com/circuit/e-voltdouble.html
14 http://www.falstad.com/circuit/e-volttriple.html
Simulation leads us to a working circuit diagram which helps to understand full wave bridge
rectifier.
This clipper simulation helps to understand that how clipper circuit change the shape of the input
AC supply.
This simulation helps to understand the voltage doublers circuit.
This simulation helps to understand the voltage triples circuit.

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week Number Lecture Number Lecture Topic Chapters/Sections of Homework to be Assigned Pedagogical tool
Textbook/other to students Demonstration/case
reference study/images/anmatio
n ctc. planned

Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Black body radiation and Planck's hypothesis ->Reference
:1,Sec40.1/pp1154
Lecture 2 Black body radiation and Planck's hypothesis ->Reference :1,Sec JAVA SIMULATION.
40.1/pp 1154
Lecture 3 Photoelectric effect. ->Reference :1,Sec JAVA SIMULATION.
40.2/pp1160
Week 2 Lecture 4 Compton effect. ->Reference
:1,Sec40.3/pp1165
Lecture 5 Derivation of Compton shift equation and ->Reference HomeWork 1 Allocation
Numericals. :1,Sec40.3/pp1166
Lecture 6 Photons and Electromagnetic waves, The wave ->Reference Term Paper 1 Allocation
properties of particles. :1,Sec40.4&40.5/pp11
67&1168
Week 3 Lecture 7 Photons and Electromagnetic waves, The wave ->Reference
properties of particles. :1,Sec40.4&40.5/pp11
67&1168
Lecture 8 The Quantum particle. ->Reference :1,Sec
40.6/pp1171
Lecture 9 Double slit experiment revisited. ->Reference JAVA SIMULATION.
:1,Sec40.7/pp1174
Week 4 Lecture 10 The uncertainty principle. ->Reference
:1,Sec40.8/pp1175

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 Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 11 The Interpretation of quantum mechanics. ->Reference HomeWork 1 Submission
:1,Sec41.1/pp1186
Lecture 12 The Interpretation of quantum mechanics(The wave ->Reference HomeWork 2 Allocation
function). :1,Sec41.1/pp1188
Week 5 Lecture 13 Quantum particle under boundary conditions ->Reference
:1,Sec41.2/pp1191
Lecture 14 Quantum particle under boundary conditions ->Reference
:1,Sec41.2/pp1195
Lecture 15 The Schrondinger equation. ->Reference
:1,Sec41.3/pp1196
->Reference :6,
Week 6 Lecture 16 Particle in a well of finite height. ->Reference
:1,Sec41.4/pp1198
Lecture 17 Tunneling through a potential energy barrier. ->Reference HomeWork 2 Submission JAVA SIMULATION
:1,Sec41.5/pp1200. based on tunneling.
Lecture 18 Application of tunneling. ->Reference
:1,Sec41.6/pp1202
Week 7 Lecture 19 Application of tunneling. ->Reference
:1,Sec41.6/pp1202
->Reference :7,
Lecture 20 The simple harmonic oscillator. ->Reference JAVA SIMULATION.
:1,Sec41.7/pp1205
Lecture 21 The simple harmonic oscillator.

MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Energy Levels, Extrinsic Materials: n-Type and p- ->Reference Animation on p and n
Type. :2,Sec1.4&1.5/pp5&7 type.
Lecture 23 Semiconductor Diode and its biasing. ->Reference JAVA SIMULATION on
:2,Sec1.6/pp10 forward and reverse
->Reference :8, biasing.
Lecture 24 Ideal diode versus practical, Resistance levels. ->Reference HomeWork 3 Allocation
:2,Sec1.7&1.8/pp18&2
0
Week 9 Lecture 25 Load-Line Analysis and numerical problems. ->Reference
:2,Sec2.2/pp58
Lecture 26 Series Diode Configurations. ->Reference
:2,Sec2.3/pp63
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Week 9 Lecture 27 Parallel and Series Parallel Configurations. ->Reference
:2,Sec2.4/pp69
Week 10 Lecture 28 OR, AND Gates. ->Reference JAVA SIMULATION.
:2,Sec2.5/pp72
->Reference :9,
Lecture 29 Sinusoidal Inputs; Half-Wave Rectification. ->Reference
:2,Sec2.6/pp74
->Reference :10,

Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 30 Full Wave Rectification. ->Reference HomeWork 3 Submission JAVA SIMULATION.
:2,Sec2.7/pp77
->Reference :11,
Week 11 Lecture 31 Clippers. ->Reference HomeWork 4 Allocation
:2,Sec2.8/pp81
->Reference :12,
Lecture 32 Clampers. ->Reference JAVA SIMULATION.
:2,Sec2.9/pp88
Lecture 33 Zener Diodes. ->Reference
:2,Sec2.10/pp92
Week 12 Lecture 34 Voltage-Multiplier Circuits. ->Reference
:2,Sec2.11/pp100
->Reference :13,
Lecture 35 Transistor Construction, Transistor Operation. ->Reference HomeWork 4 Submission
:2,Sec3.2&3.3/pp131
Lecture 36 Common-Base Configuration. ->Reference Term Paper 1 Submission
:2,Sec3.4/pp133
Week 13 Lecture 37 Transistor Amplifying Action. ->Reference JAVA SIMULATION.
:2,Sec3.5/pp137
Lecture 38 Common-Emitter Configuration. ->Reference
:2,Sec3.6/pp137
Lecture 39 Common-Collector Configuration. ->Reference
:2,Sec3.7/pp144

Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 40 Transistor specification sheet ->Reference
:2,Sec3.9/pp146
Lecture 41 Transistor testing. ->Reference
:2,Sec3.10/pp150

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 Week 14 Lecture 42 Terminal identification. ->Reference
:2,Sec3.11/pp152

Details of homework and case studies

Homework No. Topic of the Homework Nature of homework
(group/individuals/field work
Homework 1 Blackbody radiation and Planck’s hypothesis, Photoelectric effect, Compton effect, Nature of Individual
electromagnetic waves, wave properties of particles, A new model: the quantum particle, Double slit
experiment revisited, the uncertainty principle.
Homework 2 The wave function, Analysis model: Quantum particle under boundary conditions, The Schrödinger Individual
equation, particle in a well of finite height, Tunneling through a potential energy barrier, application of
tunneling, The simple harmonic oscillator
Homework 3 Energy Levels, Extrinsic Materials: n-Type and p-Type, Semiconductor Diode and its biasing, Ideal diode Individual
versus practical, Resistance levels, Load-Line Analysis and numerical problems.
Series Diode Configurations, Parallel and Series –Parallel Configurations, OR, AND Gates, Sinusoidal
Inputs; Half-Wave Rectification, Full –Wave Rectification,Clippers, Clampers.
Homework 4 Zener Diodes, Voltage-Multiplier Circuits, Transistor Construction, Transistor Operation, Common-Base Individual
Configuration, Transistor Amplifying Action, Common-Emitter Configuration, Common-Collector
Configuration.

Scheme for CA:out of 100*

Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks
Term Paper 1 25 25
Homework 3 4 7 21
Class test based on homework 3 4 18 54
Total :- 50 100

* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the
UMS

List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)

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Sr. No. Topic
1 1. Magnetic storage Devices
2. Vacuum Pumps
3. Optical Tweezers
4. Fibre optics
5. Time dilation and length contraction
6. Maglev and its applications
7. Basic theory of nanotechnology, future prospective of nanotechnology.
8. Electronics to Microelectronics
9. Microprocessors
10. Flip flops
11. Op-Amp
12. Atomic Force Microscope
13. Spectrometer and its applications
14. Cosmic rays and its effects
15. Avionics
16. Sensors
17. MASER
18. Black holes
19. Global warming and its effects
20. SONAR
21. Laser, action and Einstein’s theory of lasers, types, applications in industry and medical field.
22. Mobile communication
23. Future power source
24. Van Allen Belt
25. LCD and applications
26. X ray diffraction and applications
27. Laser plasma interaction
28. Xerography
29. Tokamaks
30. Smart materials and its applications

Plan for Tutorial: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)
Tutorial No. Lecture Topic Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned
(case analysis,problem solving test,role play,business game etc)

Tutorial 1 Blackbody radiation and Planck’s hypothesis. Problem solving

Tutorial 2 Photoelectric effect, Compton effect. Problem solving
Tutorial 3 Nature of electromagnetic waves, wave properties of Problem solving,Concept clearing.
particles.

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Tutorial 4 A new model: the quantum particle, Double slit Test,Concept clearing.
experiment revisited, the uncertainty principle.
Tutorial 5 The wave function, Analysis model: Quantum particle Problem solving
under boundary conditions.
Tutorial 6 The Schrödinger equation, particle in a well of finite Problem solving,Test
height.
Tutorial 7 Tunneling through a potential energy barrier, application Problem solving
of tunneling, The simple harmonic oscillator.
After Mid-Term
Tutorial 8 Energy Levels, Extrinsic Materials: n-Type and p-Type, Problem solving,Concept clearing.
Semiconductor Diode and its biasing.
Tutorial 9 Ideal diode versus practical, Resistance levels, Load- Problem solving
Line Analysis and numerical problems.
Tutorial 10 Series Diode Configurations, Parallel and Series – Problem solving,Test
Parallel Configurations, OR, AND Gates, Sinusoidal
Inputs; Half-Wave Rectification, Full –Wave
Rectification.
Tutorial 11 Clippers, Clampers, Zener Diodes, Voltage-Multiplier Problem solving
Circuits.
Tutorial 12 Transistor Construction, Transistor Operation, Problem solving,Test
Common-Base Configuration.
Tutorial 13 Transistor Amplifying Action, Common-Emitter Problem solving
Configuration, Common-Collector Configuration.

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