Syllabus of Engineering Physics Institute of Engineering (IOE)

Engineering Physics

First Year First Part (Year I, Part I)

Course Objectives:
To provide the concept and knowledge of physics with the emphasis of present day application. The background of physics corresponding to Proficiency Certificate Level is assumed.

1. Oscillation
- Mechanical Oscilaation
- Free Oscillation
- Damped Oscillation
- Forced Mechanical Oscillation
- EM Oscillation: Free, Damped and Forced

2. Wave Motion
- Waves and Particles
- Progressive Wave
- Energy, Power and Intensity of Progressive Wave

3. Acoustics
- Reverberation
- Sabine's Law
- Ultrasound and its Applications

4. Physical Optics
- Interference: Intensity in double slit; Interference in thin films; Newton's ring; Hadinger fringes
- Diffraction: Fresnel and Fraunhoffer's diffraction; intensity due to single slit; Diffraction Grating; X-ray diffraction
- Polarization: Double refraction; Nichol prism, wave plates; Optical activity, specific rotation

5. Geometrical Optics
- Lenses and combination of lenses
- Cardinal Points
- Chromatic Aberration

6. Laser and Fiber Optics
- Laser Production: He-Ne laser and uses
- Fiber Optics: Self focusing and Applications of fiber

7. Electrostatics
- Electric charge and force
- Electric field and potential
- Electrostatic potential energy
- Capacitors, capacitor with dielectric
- Charging and Discharging of a Capacitor

8. Electromagnetism
- Direct Current: Ohm's law, resistance, resistivity; semiconductor and superconductor
- Magnetic field: magnetic force and torque; hall effect; cyclotron, synchrotron; biot-savart law; ampere law; faraday's law of induction; induced magnetic field; displacement current

9. Electromagnetic Waves
- Maxwell's Equations
- Wave Equations, Speed
- E and B Fields
- Continuity Equation
- Energy Transfer

10. Photon and Matter Waves
- Quantization of Energy
- Electrons and Matter Waves
- Schrodinger Wave Equation
- Probability Distribution
- One Dimensional Potential Well
- Uncertainty Principle
- Barrier Tunneling


References:



1. Fundamentals of Physics: Halliday, Resnick, Walker (Latest Edition)
2. A text book of Optics: Brij Lal and Subrahmanyam (Latest edition)
3. Modern Engineering Physics: A. S. Basudeva
4. Engineering Physics: R. K. Gaur and S. L. Gupta
5. Waves and Oscillation: Brij Lal and Subrahmanyam

Practicals:



1. Minimum of 5 practicals covering all the chapters is required.

Marking Scheme:

Chapters	Hours	Mark Distribution
1	7	10
2	2	2
3	3	3
4	12	15
5	3	5
6	4	5
7	8	12
8	11	18
9	5	5
10	5	5
Total	60	80

There may be minor deviation in mark distribution*