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PHYSICS FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE + Lab

Oscillation: Periodic motion-simple harmonic motion-characteristics of simple harmonic


motion-vibration of simple spring mass system. Resonance-definition., damped harmonic
oscillator – heavy, critical and light damping, energy decay in a damped harmonic oscillator,
quality factor, forced mechanical and electrical oscillators.

Interference-principle of superposition-young’s experiment: Theory of interference


fringes-types of interference-Fresnel’s prism-Newton’s rings, Diffraction-Two kinds of
diffraction-Difference between interference and diffraction- -Fraunhofer diffraction at single
slit-plane diffraction grating. Temporal and Spatial Coherence.

Polarization of light: Polarization - Concept of production of polarized beam of light from


two SHM acting at right angle; plane, elliptical and circularly polarized light, Brewster’s law,
double refraction.

Basic Idea of Electromagnetisms: Continuity equation for current densities, Maxwell’s


equation in vacuum and non-conducting medium.

Quantum Mechanics: Introduction - Planck’s quantum theory- Matter waves, de-Broglie


wavelength, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle, time independent and time dependent
Schrödinger’s wave equation, Physical significance of wave function, Particle in a one
dimensional potential box, Heisenberg Picture.

Crystallography: Basic terms-types of crystal systems, Bravais lattices, miller indices, d


spacing, Atomic packing factor for SC, BCC, FCC and HCP structures.

Semiconductor Physics: Conductor, Semiconductor and Insulator; Basic concept of Band


theory.

Laser and Fiber optics: Einstein’s theory of matter radiation interaction and A and B
coefficients; amplification of light by population inversion, different types of lasers: Ruby
Laser, CO2 and Neodymium lasers; Properties of laser beams: mono-chromaticity,
coherence, directionality and brightness, laser speckles, applications of lasers in engineering.
Fiber optics and Applications, Types of optical fibers.
PHYSICS FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE + Lab (continued)
Laboratory
1) Magnetic field along the axis of current carrying coil – Stewart and Gee
2) Determination of Hall coefficient of semi-conductor
3) Determination of Plank constant
4) Determination of wave length of light by Laser diffraction method
5) Determination of wave length of light by Newton’s Ring method
6) Determination of laser and optical fiber parameters
7) Determination of Stefan’s Constant.

Text Books:
1. Concepts of Modern Physics, (Fifth Edition) A Beiser, McGraw Hill International.
2. Fundamentals of Physics, David Halliday, Robert Resnick and Jearl Walker, Wileyplus.

Reference Books:
1. Optics, (Fifth Edition) Ajoy Ghatak, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. Sears & Zemansky University Physics, Addison-Wesley.
Fundamentals of Optics, (Third Edition) Jenkins and White, McGraw-Hill.

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