THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY

VELLORE

M.Sc PHYSICS
SYLLABUS

FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR

2023 – 2024

For Candidates admitted in the Colleges Affiliated to

Thiruvalluvar University from the
AcademicYear2023-2024 onwards

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 M.Sc., PHYSICS
Preamble
The curriculum for the P.G. Physics for universities and colleges is revised as per
Learning Outcomes- based Curriculum Framework (LOCF). The learner centric courses are
designed to enable the students to progressively develop a good understanding of the
concepts of various domains in physics. Significant modification is the inclusion of the
courses to equip students to face challenges in industries and make them employable. Skill
development in different spheres and confidence building are given a special focus.
TANSCHE REGULATIONS ON LEARNING OUTCOMES-BASED CURRICULUM
FRAMEWORK FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Programme M. Sc., Physics
Programme
Code
Duration PG – 2YEARS
PO1: Problem Solving Skill
Apply knowledge of Management theories and Human Resource practices to
solve business problems through research in Global context.
PO2: Decision Making Skill
Foster analytical and critical thinking abilities for data-based decision-making.
PO3: Ethical Value
Ability to incorporate quality, ethical and legal value-based perspectives to all
organizational activities.
PO4: Communication Skill
Ability to develop communication, managerial and interpersonal skills.
Programme
PO5: Individual and Team Leadership Skill
Outcomes
Capability to lead themselves and the team to achieve organizational goals.
(POs)
PO6: Employability Skill
Inculcate contemporary business practices to enhance employability skills in the
competitive environment.
PO7: Entrepreneurial Skill
Equip with skills and competencies to become an entrepreneur.
PO8: Contribution to Society
Succeed in career endeavors and contribute significantly to society.
PO 9 Multicultural competence
Possess knowledge of the values and beliefs of multiple cultures and
a global perspective.
PO 10: Moral and ethical awareness/reasoning
Ability to embrace moral/ethical values in conducting one’s life.

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 PSO1 – Placement
To prepare the students who will demonstrate respectful engagement with others’
ideas, behaviors, beliefs and apply diverse frames of reference to decisions and
actions.
PSO 2 - Entrepreneur
To create effective entrepreneurs by enhancing their critical thinking, problem
solving, decision making and leadership skill that will facilitate startups and high
potential organizations.
PSO3 – Research and Development
Design and implement HR systems and practices grounded in research that
comply with employment laws, leading the organization towards growth and
development.
Programme
PSO4 – Contribution to Business World
Specific
To produce employable, ethical and innovative professionals to sustain in the
Outcomes
dynamic business world.
(PSOs)
PSO 5 – Contribution to the Society
To contribute to the development of the society by collaborating with stakeholders
for mutual benefit.
PSO 6 Students will utilize e-resources, digital tools and techniques for
widening their knowledge base.
PSO 7 Students gain exposure to programming language and skills.
PSO 8 Student will appreciate the interplay of mathematics, physics and
technology.
PSO 9 Students will develop adequate knowledge and skills for employment
and entrepreneurship.
PSO 10 An awareness of civic and ecological duties as good citizens and
importance of human values will be inculcated in students

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 Template for P.G., Programme

Credi
Semester–I Credit Semester-II Credit Semester-III Credit Semester–IV
t
1.1. Core-I 2.1. Core-IV 3.1. Core-VII 4.1. Core-X
4 4 4 4
1.2 Core-II 2.2 Core-V 3.2 Core-VIII 4.2 Core-XI
4 4 4 4
2.3 Core –
3.3 Core – IX
1.3 Core – III 4 VI 4 4 4.3 Core - XII 4

2.4 3. 4
1.4 Elective -I 4.4
Elective -III Elective -V
(Generic/ Elective -VI
3 (Generic/ 3 (Generic/ 3 3
Discipline (Generic/ Discipline
Discipline Discipline
Centric) Centric)
Centric) Centric)
2.5
1.5 Elective -II
Elective -IV
(Generic 3.5 Core Industry 4.5 Project with
3 (Generic 3 3 3
Discipline Module Viva-Voce
Discipline
Centric)
Centric)
2. 6 Ability
1.6 Ability 3. 6 Ability 4.6 Ability
Enhanceme
Enhancement Enhancement Enhancement
2 nt Course – 2 2 2
Course – Soft Course – Soft Course – Soft
Soft Skill -
Skill - 1 Skill – 3 Skill - 4
2
3.7 Skill
4.7 Skill
2.7 Skill Enhancement
1.7 Skill Enhancement
Enhanceme Course – 3
Enhancement 2 2 2 Course – 4 2
nt Course – (Term Paper and
Course – 1 (Professional
2 Seminar
Competency Skill)
Presentation)
3.8 Internship/
4.8 Extension
Industrial 2 1
Activity
Activity
Total 22 22 24 23
Total Credit Points 91

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 Component wise Credit Distribution
Credits SemI SemII SemIII SemIV Total
Part A 18 18 18 18 72
Part B
(i) Discipline– 2 2 2 2 8
Centric/Generic Skill

(ii) Soft Skill 2 2 2 2

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(iii) Summer Internship /
- - 2 -
Industrial Training
Part C - - - 1 1
Total Credits 20 22 26 23 91

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

Continuous Internal End Semester

Total Grade
Assessment Examination
25 75 100

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 M. Sc., DEGREE COURSE IN PHYSICS
COURSE STRUCTURE
FIRST SEMESTER
MAX

Exam Hours
MARKS

INST. HRS
CREDITS.
COURSE
NAME OF THE COURSE

EXT.
COMPONENTS

CIA
Core Paper-I Mathematical Physics 4 6 3 25 75
Core Paper-II Classical Mechanics and Relativity 4 5 3 25 75
Core Paper-II Linear and Digital ICs and Applications 4 5 3 25 75
Core Practical-I Analog and Digital Experiments 3 6 6 25 75
Elective -I (Generic
3 4
/ Discipline centric) Choose any one from the list I 3 25 75
Elective-II (Generic
Choose any one from the list II 2 4 3 25 75
/ Discipline centric)
20 30

SECOND SEMESTER
MAX

Exam Hours
INST. HRS
CREDITS MARKS
COURSE
NAME OF THE COURSE
COMPONENTS

EXT.
CIA
Core Paper-IV Statistical Mechanics 4 5 3 25 75
Core Paper-V Quantum Mechanics –I 4 6 3 25 75
Core Paper–VI Condensed Matter Physics 4 5 3 25 75
Core Practical II General Experiments 3 6 6 25 75
Elective- III Choose any one from the list II 2 3 3 25 75
Elective – IV Choose any one from the lists III 2 3 3 25 75
Common subject Human Rights - 2 3 25 75
Internship / Industrial Activity* - - - - -
22 30

*Internship will be carried out during the summer vacation of the first year and marks will be
included in the Third Semester Marks Statement.

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 LIST –1: ELECTIVE PAPERS (First Year)

1. Energy Physics
2. Crystal Growth and Thin films
3. Materials Science

LIST –2: ELECTIVE PAPERS (First Year)

4. Bio Physics
5. Non-linear Dynamics
6. Advanced Mathematical Physics

LIST 3: INDUSTRY ORIENTED ELECTIVE (IOE)

7. Advanced Spectroscopy
8. Microprocessor 8086 and Microcontroller 8051
9. Characterization of Materials
10. Medical Physics
11. Solid Waste Management
12. Sewage and Waste Water Treatment and Reuse
13. Solar Energy Utilization

(Note: Institutions can also frame such IOE courses more suitable for their locality.)

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 Paper-1 - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER

Category

Credits

Marks
Hours
Subject

Inst.
Subject Name L T P
Code

MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Core 4 6 75

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of Matrices, vectors, differentiation, integration, differential equations
Learning Objectives
 To equip students with the mathematical techniques needed for understanding theoretical
treatment in different courses taught in their program
 To extend their manipulative skills to apply mathematical techniques in their fields
 To help students apply Mathematics in solving problems of Physics

UNITS CourseDetails
Basic concepts – Definitions- examples of vector space – Linear independence -
UNIT I: Scalar product- Orthogonality – Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process –linear
LINEAR operators – Dual space- ket and bra notation – orthogonal basis – change of basis –
VECTOR SPACE Isomorphism of vector space – projection operator –Eigen values and Eigen
functions – Direct sum and invariant subspace – orthogonal transformations and
rotation
Review of Complex Numbers -de Moivre’s theorem-Functions of a Complex
UNIT II: Variable- Differentiability -Analytic functions- Harmonic Functions- Complex
COMPLEX Integration- Contour Integration, Cauchy – Riemann conditions – Singular points –
ANALYSIS Cauchy’s Integral Theorem and integral Formula -Taylor’s Series - Laurent’s
Expansion- Zeros and poles – Residue theorem
Types of Matrices and their properties, Rank of a Matrix -Conjugate of a matrix -
UNIT III: Adjoint of a matrix - Inverse of a matrix - Hermitian and Unitary Matrices -Trace
MATRICES of a matrix- Transformation of matrices - Characteristic equation - Eigen values
and Eigen vectors - Cayley–Hamilton theorem –Diagonalization
Definitions -Fourier transform and its inverse - Transform of Gaussian function and
UNIT IV: Dirac delta function -Fourier transform of derivatives - Cosine and sine transforms
FOURIER - Convolution theorem. Application: Diffusion equation: Flow of heat in an infinite
TRANSFORMS
and in a semi - infinite medium - Wave equation: Vibration of an infinite string and
&
of a semi - infinite string.
LAPLACE
TRANSFORMS Laplace transform and its inverse - Transforms of derivatives and integrals –
Differentiation and integration of transforms - Dirac delta functions - Application -
Laplace equation: Potential problem in a semi - infinite strip

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 Second order differential equation- Sturm-Liouville’s theory - Series solution with
simple examples - Hermite polynomials - Generating function - Orthogonality
UNITV: properties - Recurrence relations – Legendre polynomials - Generating function -
DIFFERENTIAL Rodrigue formula – Orthogonality properties - Dirac delta function- One
EQUATIONS dimensional Green’s function and Reciprocity theorem -Sturm-Liouville’s type
equation in one dimension & their Green’s function.
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial Interactions/Visits,
Learning activity Competitive Examinations, Employable and Communication Skill Enhancement,
Social Accountability and Patriotism
1. P.K. Chattopadhyay, 2013, Mathematical Physics (2nd edition), New Age,
New Delhi
2. B.D.Gupta, 2009,MathematicalPhysics(4thedition),VikasPublishing House,
New Delhi.
3. Sathya Prakash, Mathematical Physics, Sultan Chand and sons
4. H. K. Dass and Dr. Rama Verma, 2014, Mathematical Physics, Seventh
TEXT BOOKS
Revised Edition, S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
5. A W Joshi, 2017, Matrices and Tensors in Physics, 4th Edition
(Paperback), New Age International Pvt.Ltd., India
6. George Arfken and Hans J Weber, 2012, Mathematical Methods for
Physicists – A Comprehensive Guide (7th edition), Academic press.
1. E. Kreyszig, 1983, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Wiley Eastern,
New Delhi,
2. D. G. Zill and M. R. Cullen, 2006, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 3rd
Ed. Narosa, New Delhi.
3. S. Lipschutz, 1987, Linear Algebra, Schaum's Series, McGraw - Hill, New
REFERENCE
York 3. E. Butkov, 1968, Mathematical Physics Addison - Wesley,
BOOKS
Reading, Massachusetts.
4. P. R. Halmos, 1965, Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces, 2nd Edition,
Affiliated EastWest, New Delhi.
5. C. R. Wylie and L. C. Barrett, 1995, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 6
th Edition, International Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York
1. www.khanacademy.org
2. https://youtu.be/LZnRlOA1_2I
WEB 3. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hmat.html#hmath
SOURCES 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2jymuM7OUU&list=PLhkiT_RYTE
U27vS_SlED56gNjVJGO2qaZ
5. https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/115/106/115106086/

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 Paper-2 - CLASSICAL MECHANICS AND RELATIVITY I YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER

Category

Credits

Marks
Hours
Subject

Inst.
Subject Name L T P
Code

CLASSICAL MECHANICS AND

Core 4 5 75
RELATIVITY

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of fundamentals of mechanics, Foundation in mathematical methods.
Learning Objectives
 To understand fundamentals of classical mechanics.
 To understand Lagrangian formulation of mechanics and apply it to solve equation of motion.
 To understand Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics and apply it to solve equation of motion.
 To discuss the theory of small oscillations of a system.
 To learn the relativistic formulation of mechanics of a system.

UNITS Course Details

Mechanics of a single particle – mechanics of a system of particles –
UNIT I:
conservation laws for a system of particles – constraints – holonomic
PRINCIPLES OF
& non-holonomic constraints – generalized coordinates –
CLASSICAL
configuration space – transformation equations – principle of virtual
MECHANICS
work.
D’Alembert’s principle –Lagrangian equations of motion for
UNIT II:
conservative systems – applications: simple pendulum, spherical
LAGRANGIAN
pendulum, compound pendulum, Linear harmonic oscillator,
FORMULATION
Atwood’s machine, particle moving on the surface of the earth.
Phase space – cyclic coordinates – Generalised momentum (conjugate/
UNIT III: canonical), conservation of linear and angular momentum –
HAMILTONIAN Hamiltonian function – Hamilton’s canonical equations of motion –
FORMULATION applications: simple pendulum, one dimensional simple harmonic
oscillator, motion of particle in a central force field.
Stable and unstable equilibrium, Formulation of the problem:
UNIT IV:
Lagrange’s equation of small oscillations – transformation to normal
SMALL
coordinates – frequencies of normal modes – The parallel pendulum –
OSCILLATIONS
linear triatomic molecule.
Inertial and non-inertial frames – Lorentz transformation equations –
length contraction and time dilation – relativistic addition of velocities
UNIT V:
– Einstein’s mass-energy relation – Minkowski’s space – four vectors
RELATIVITY
– position, velocity, momentum, acceleration and force in four vector
notation and their transformations

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 Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Learning activity
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and
Patriotism

1. H. Goldstein, 2002, Classical Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Pearson

Edu.
2. J. C. Upadhyaya, Classical Mechanics, HimalayaPublshing.
Co.New Delhi.
3. Gupta, Kumar, Sharma, Classical Mechanics, Pragati
Prakashan, Meerut
TEXT BOOKS
4. G Aruldhas, Classical Mechanics, Eastern Economy Edition,
PHI Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
5. R. G. Takwala and P.S. Puranik, Introduction to Classical
Mechanics –Tata – McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1980.
6. N. C. Rana and P.S. Joag, Classical Mechanics - Tata McGraw
Hill, 2001
1. K. R. Symon,1971, Mechanics, Addison Wesley, London.
2. S. N. Biswas, 1999, Classical Mechanics, Books & Allied,
REFERENCE BOOKS Kolkata.
3. T.W.B. Kibble, Classical Mechanics, ELBS.
4. Greenwood, Classical Dynamics, PHI, New Delhi.
1. http://poincare.matf.bg.ac.rs/~zarkom/Book_Mechanics_Goldst
ein_Classical_Mechanics_optimized.pdf
2. https://pdfcoffee.com/classical-mechanics-j-c-upadhyay-2014-
editionpdf-pdf-free.html
WEB SOURCES
3. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/122/106/122106027/
4. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-09-classical-mechanics-
iii-fall-2014/lecture-notes/
5. https://www.britannica.com/science/relativistic-mechanics

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 Paper- 3 - LINEAR AND DIGITAL ICs & APPLICATIONS I YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

LINEAR AND DIGITAL ICs AND

Core 4 5 75
APPLICATIONS

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of semiconductor devices, basic concepts of digital and analog electronics
Learning Objectives
 To introduce the basic building blocks of linear integrated circuits.
 To teach the linear and non-linear applications of operational amplifiers.
 To introduce the theory and applications of PLL.
 To introduce the concepts of waveform generation and introduce one special function ICs.
 Exposure to digital IC‘s

UNITS Course Details

UNIT I:
Introduction, Classification of IC‘s, basic information of Op-Amp 741 and
INTEGRATED
its features, the ideal Operational amplifier, Op-Amp internal circuit, Op-
CIRCUITS AND
Amp characteristics and parameters, Inverting and Non-inverting amplifier
OPERATIONAL
– adder, subtraction, average, differentiator and integrator
AMPLIFIER
LINEAR APPLICATIONS OF OP-AMP: Solution to simultaneous
equations and differential equations, Instrumentation amplifiers, V to I and
UNIT II: I to V converters.
APPLICATIONS OF NON-LINEAR APPLICATIONS OF OP-AMP:
OP-AMP Sample and Hold circuit, Log and Antilog amplifier, multiplier and divider,
Comparators, Schmitt trigger, Multivibrators, Triangular and Square
waveform generators.
ACTIVE FILTERS: Introduction, Butterworth filters – 1st order, 2nd order
UNIT III: low pass and high pass filters, band pass, band reject and all pass filters.
ACTIVE FILTERS & TIMER AND PHASE LOCKED LOOPS: Introduction to IC 555 timer,
TIMER AND PHASE description of functional diagram, monostable and astable operations and
LOCKED LOOPS applications, Schmitt trigger, PLL - introduction, basic principle, phase
detector/comparator, voltage controlled oscillator (IC 566), low pass filter,
monolithic PLL and applications of PLL
UNIT IV: VOLTAGE REGULATOR: Introduction, Series Op-Amp regulator, IC
VOLTAGE Voltage Regulators, IC 723 general purpose regulators, Switching Regulator.
REGULATOR & D/A and A/D CONVERTERS: Introduction, basic DAC techniques -
D to A and A to D weighted resistor DAC, R-2R ladder DAC, inverted R-2R DAC, A to D
CONVERTERS converters -parallel comparator type ADC, counter type ADC, successive
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 approximation ADC and dual slope ADC, DAC and ADC Specifications.
UNIT V: COMBINATIONAL CIRCUITS USING TTL 74XX ICs: Study of logic
COMBINATIONAL gates using 74XX ICs, Four-bit parallel adder (IC 7483), Comparator (IC
CIRCUITS USING 7485), Decoder (IC74138, IC74154), BCD to7-segment decoder (IC7447),
TTL 74XX ICs & Encoder (IC74147), Multiplexer (IC74151), Demultiplexer (IC 74154).
SEQUENTIAL SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS USING TTL 74XX ICs: Flip Flops (IC
CIRCUITS USING 7474, IC 7473), Shift Registers, Universal Shift Register (IC 74194), 4- bit
TTL 74XX ICs asynchronous binary counter (IC 7493).
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Learning Activity Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism
1. D. Roy Choudhury, Shail B. Jain (2012), Linear Integrated Circuit,
4th edition, New Age International Pvt.Ltd.,NewDelhi,India
2. Ramakant A. Gayakwad, (2012), OP-AMP and Linear Integrated
Circuits, 4th edition, Prentice Hall / Pearson Education, NewDelhi.
3. B.L. Theraja and A.K. Theraja, 2004, A Textbook of Electrical
technology, S. Chand & Co.
TEXT BOOKS
4. V.K. Mehta and Rohit Mehta, 2008, Principles of Electronics, S.
Chand & Co, 12th Edition.
5. V. Vijayendran, 2008, Introduction to Integrated electronics (Digital
& Analog), S.Viswanathan Printers & Publishers Private Ltd,
Reprint. V.
1. Sergio Franco (1997), Design with operational amplifiers and analog
integrated circuits, McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
2. Gray, Meyer (1995), Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated
Circuits, Wiley International, New Delhi.
REFERENCE 3. Malvino and Leach (2005), Digital Principles and Applications 5th
BOOKS Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
4. Floyd, Jain (2009), Digital Fundamentals, 8th edition, Pearson
Education, New Delhi.
5. Millman &Halkias, Integrated Electronics, Tata McGraw Hill, 17th
Reprint (2000)
1. https://nptel.ac.in/course.html/digital circuits/
2. https://nptel.ac.in/course.html/electronics/operational amplifier/
3. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-
WEB SOURCES 7/field-effect-controlled-thyristors/
4. https://www.electrical4u.com/applications-of-op-amp/
5. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/digital-electronics-logic-design-
tutorials/

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 Core - PRACTICAL I - Analog and Digital I YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
Experiments

Category

Credits

Marks
Hours
Subject

Inst.
Subject Name L T P
Code

PRACTICAL I – Analog and Digital

Core 3 6 75
Experiments

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge and hands on experience of Analog and Digital electronics experiments of Physics
Learning Objectives
 To observe the applications of FET and UJT.
 To study the different applications of operational amplifier circuits.
 To learn about Combinational Logic Circuits and Sequential Logic Circuits
 To learn Digital logic circuits and verify its truth tables

Course Details
(Minimum of Twelve Experiments from the list)
1. Construction of relaxation oscillator using UJT (2N2646)
2. FET (BFW10) CS amplifier- Frequency response, input impedance, output impedance
3. Study of important electrical characteristics of IC741.
4. V- I Characteristics of different colours of LED.
5. Study of attenuation characteristics of Wien’s bridge network and design of Wien’s bridge
oscillator using Op-Amp.
6. Study of attenuation characteristics of Phase shift network and design of Phase shift oscillator
using Op-Amp.
7. Construction of Schmidt triggers circuit using IC 741 for a given hysteresis (both AC & DC
mode) - application as squarer.
8. Construction of square wave and Triangular wave generator using IC 741,
9. Construction of pulse generator using the IC 741 – application as frequency divider
10. Study of (i) arithmetic operations using IC 7483- 4-bit binary addition & subtraction and (ii)
arithmetic logic unit using IC 74181.
11. Construction of Current to Voltage and Voltage to Current Conversion using IC 741.
12. Construction of second order butter worth multiple feedback narrow band pass filter
13. Realization of analog to digital converter (ADC) using 4-bit DAC and synchronous counter
IC74193
14. Construction of Schmidt trigger circuit using IC555 for a given hysteresis (both AC & DC
mode)– Application as squarer
15. Construction of pulse generator using the IC 555 – Application as frequency divider
16. Study of binary up / down counters, Ring counter and Johnson counter- IC 7476/IC 7473
17. IC 7490 as scalar/ Modulus counter and seven segment display using IC7447/ IC 7448
18. Solving simultaneous equations – IC 741 / IC LM324
19. Op-Amp–Active filters: Low pass, High pass and Band pass filters (2nd Order) Butter worth
filter
20. Construction of Op-Amp- 4 bit Digital to Analog converter (Binary Weighted and R/2R
ladder type)
21. Construction of square wave generator using IC 555 – Study of VCO

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 22. Study of synchronous parallel 4-bit binary up/down counter using IC 74193
23. Study of asynchronous parallel 4-bit binary up/down counter using IC 7493
24. Construction of Multiplexer and Demultiplexer using ICs.
1. Practical Physics, Gupta and Kumar, Pragati Prakasan.
2. Kit Developed for doing experiments in Physics- Instruction manual,
R.Srinivasan K.R Priolkar, Indian Academy of Sciences.
3. Electronic Laboratory Primer a design approach, S. Poornachandra,
TEXT BOOKS
B.Sasikala, Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi.
4. Electronic lab manual Vol I, K ANavas, Rajath Publishing.
5. Electronic lab manual Vol II, K ANavas, PHI eastern Economy Edition
1. Advanced Practical Physics, S.P Singh, PragatiPrakasan.
2. An advanced course in Practical Physics, D.Chattopadhayay, C.R Rakshit,
New Central Book Agency Pvt. Ltd
REFERENCE 3. Op-Amp and linear integrated circuit, Ramakanth A Gaykwad, Eastern
Economy Edition.
BOOKS
4. A course on experiment with He-Ne Laser, R.S. Sirohi, John Wiley &
Sons (Asia) Pvt. Ltd.
5. Electronic lab manual Vol II, Kuriachan T.D, Syam Mohan, Ayodhya
Publishing.

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 Paper IV - STATISTICAL MECHANICS I YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

STATISTICAL MECHANICS Core 4 6 75

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of Laws of thermodynamics, phase transition, entropy, ensembles, partition function,
classical and quantum statistics, thermal equilibrium, Brownian motion
Learning Objectives
 To acquire the knowledge of thermodynamic potentials and to understand phase transition in
thermodynamics
 To identify the relationship between statistic and thermodynamic quantities
 To comprehend the concept of partition function, canonical and grand canonical ensembles
 To grasp the fundamental knowledge about the three types of
statistics
 To get in depth knowledge about phase transitions and fluctuation of thermodynamic
properties that vary with time

UNITS Course Details

Thermodynamic potentials - Phase Equilibrium - Gibb’s phase rule -
UNIT I: Phase transitions and Ehrenfest’s classifications –Third law of
PHASE Thermodynamics. Order parameters – Landau’s theory of phase
TRANSITIONS transition - Critical indices - Scale transformations and dimensional
analysis.
UNIT II: Foundations of statistical mechanics - Specification of states of a
STATISTICAL system - Micro canonical ensemble - Phase space – Entropy -
MECHANICS AND Connection between statistics and thermodynamics – Entropy of an
THERMODYNAMICS ideal gas using the micro canonical ensemble - Entropy of mixing and
Gibb’s paradox.
UNIT III:
Trajectories and density of states - Liouville’s theorem - Canonical
CANONICAL AND
and grand canonical ensembles - Partition function - Calculation of
GRAND CANONICAL
statistical quantities - Energy and density fluctuations.
ENSEMBLES
UNIT IV: Density matrix - Statistics of ensembles - Statistics of indistinguishable
CLASSICAL AND particles - Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics - Fermi-Dirac statistics – Ideal
QUANTUM Fermi gas – Degeneracy - Bose-Einstein statistics - Plank radiation
STATISTICS formula - Ideal Bose gas - Bose-Einstein condensation.

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 UNIT V: Cluster expansion for a classical gas - Virial equation of state – Calculation of
REAL GAS, the first Virial coefficient in the cluster expansion - Ising model - Mean-field
ISING MODEL theories of the Ising model in three, two and one dimensions - Exact solutions
AND in one dimension. Correlation of space-time dependent fluctuations -
FLUCTUATIO Fluctuations and transport phenomena - Brownian motion - Langevin’s theory
NS - Fluctuation-dissipation theorem - The Fokker-Planck equation
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial Interactions/Visits,
Learning activity Competitive Examinations, Employable and Communication Skill
Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism
1. S. K. Sinha, 1990, Statistical Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, New
Delhi.
2. Gupta Kumar, Statistical Mechanics, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut
3. Satya Prakash & J P agarwal, Statistical Mechanics, Kedar Nath Ram
Nath, Meerut
TEXT BOOKS
4. B. K. Agarwal and M. Eisner, 1998, Statistical Mechanics, Second
Edition New Age International, New Delhi.
5. J. K. Bhattacharjee, 1996, Statistical Mechanics: An Introductory Text,
Allied Publication, New Delhi.
1. R. K. Pathria, 1996, Statistical Mechanics, 2nd edition, Butter
WorthHeinemann, New Delhi.
2. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, 1969, Statistical Physics, Pergamon Press,
Oxford.
REFERENCE 3. K. Huang, 2002, Statistical Mechanics, Taylor and Francis, London
BOOKS 4. W. Greiner, L. NeiseandH.Stoecker, Thermodynamics and Statistical
Mechanics, Springer Verlang, New York.
5. A. B. Gupta, H. Roy, 2002, Thermal Physics, Books and Allied, Kolkata.
6. M. K. Zemansky, 1968, Heat and Thermodynamics, 5th edition, McGraw-
Hill New York.
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 Paper V - QUANTUM MECHANICS – I I YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

QUANTUM MECHANICS – I Core 4 6 75

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of Newton’s laws of motion, Schrodinger’s equation, integration, differentiation.
Learning Objectives
 To develop the physical principles and the mathematical background important to quantum
mechanical descriptions.
 To describe the propagation of a particle in a simple, one-dimensional potential.
 To formulate and solve the Schrodinger’s equation to obtain eigenvectors and energies for
particle in a three-dimensional potential.
 To explain the mathematical formalism and the significance of constants of motion, and see
their relation to fundamental symmetries in nature
 To discuss the Approximation methods like perturbation theory, Variational and WKB
methods for solving the Schrödinger equation.

UNITS Course Details

Interpretation of the wave function – Time dependent Schrodinger equation –
UNIT I: Time independent Schrodinger equation – Stationary states – Ehrenfest’s
BASIC
FORMALISM theorem – Linear vector space – Linear operator – Eigen functions and Eigen
Values – Hermitian Operator – Postulates of Quantum Mechanics –
Simultaneous measurability of observables – General Uncertainty relation
UNIT II:ONE
DIMENSIONAL Square – well potential with rigid walls – Square well potential with finite
AND THREE- walls – Square potential barrier – Alpha emission – Linear harmonic
DIMENSIONAL oscillator: Operator method – Particle moving in a spherically symmetric
ENERGY EIGEN potential – System of two interacting particles – Hydrogen atom – Rigid
VALUE rotator
PROBLEMS
Dirac notation – Equations of motions – Schrodinger representation –
UNIT III: Heisenberg representation – Interaction representation – Coordinate
GENERAL
representation – Momentum representation – Symmetries and conservation
FORMALISM
laws – Unitary transformation – Parity and time reversal
Time independent perturbation theory for non-degenerate energy levels –
UNIT IV: Degenerate energy levels – Stark effect in Hydrogen atom – Ground and
APPROXIMATION
excited state – Variation method – Helium atom – WKB approximation –
METHODS
Connection formulae (no derivation) – WKB quantization – Application to
simple harmonic oscillator.
UNIT V: Eigen value spectrum of general angular momentum – Ladder operators and

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 ANGULAR their algebra – Matrix representation – Spin angular momentum – Addition
MOMENTUM of angular momenta – CG Coefficients – Symmetry and anti – symmetry of
wave functions – Construction of wave-functions and Pauli’s exclusion
principle.
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1. P. M. Mathews and K. Venkatesan, A Text book of Quantum Mechanics,
2ndedition(37th Reprint),Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2010.
2. Satya Prakash, Advanced Quantum Mechanics. Kedar Nath Ram Nath,
New Delhi
3. G. Aruldhas, Quantum Mechanics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall of India,
New Delhi, 2009.
TEXT BOOKS 4. David J Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. 4th edition,
Pearson, 2011.
5. SL Gupta and ID Gupta, Advanced Quantum Theory and Fields, 1st
Edition, S.Chand& Co., New Delhi, 1982.
6. A. Ghatak and S. Lokanathan, Quantum Mechanics: Theory and
Applications, 4thEdition, Macmillan, India, 1984.
1. E. Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and
Sons, New York, 1970.
2. V. K. Thankappan, Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Wiley Eastern
Ltd, New Delhi, 1985.
REFERENCE 3. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics, 1st edition,
BOOKS Pergomon Press, Oxford, 1976.
4. S. N. Biswas, Quantum Mechanics, Books and Allied Ltd., Kolkata,
1999.
5. V. Devanathan, Quantum Mechanics, 2nd edition, Alpha Science
International Ltd, Oxford , 2011.
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Lecture_ 1.pdf
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Paper VI - CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS I YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS Core 4 5 75

Pre-Requisites
Basic knowledge of atomic physics, quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics.
Learning Objectives
 To describe various crystal structures, symmetry and to differentiate different types of
bonding.
 To construct reciprocal space, understand the lattice dynamics and apply it to concept of
specific heat.
 To critically assess various theories of electrons in solids and their impact in distinguishing
solids.
 Outline different types of magnetic materials and explain the underlying phenomena.
 Elucidation of concepts of superconductivity, the underlying theories – relate to current areas
of research.

UNITS Course Details

Types of lattices - Miller indices – Symmetry elements and allowed rotations
- Simple crystal structures – Atomic Packing Factor- Crystal diffraction -
UNIT I: Bragg's law – Scattered Wave Amplitude - Reciprocal Lattice (sc, bcc, fcc).
CRYSTAL Structure and properties of liquid crystals. Diffraction Conditions - Laue
PHYSICS equations - Brillouin zone - Structure factor - Atomic form factor - Inert gas
crystals - Cohesive energy of ionic crystals - Madelung constant - Types of
crystal binding (general ideas).
Lattice with two atoms per primitive cell - First Brillouin zone - Group and
UNIT II:
phase velocities - Quantization of lattice vibrations - Phonon momentum -
LATTICE
Inelastic scattering by phonons - Debye’s theory of lattice heat capacity -
DYNAMICS
Thermal Conductivity - Umkalapp processes.
Free electron gas in three dimensions - Electronic heat capacity -
UNIT III: Wiedemann-Franz law - Band theory of metals and semiconductors - Bloch
THEORY OF theorem - Kronig-Penney model - Semiconductors - Intrinsic carrier
METALS AND concentration – Temperature Dependence - Mobility - Impurity conductivity
SEMICONDUCTORS – Impurity states - Hall effect - Fermi surfaces and construction -
Experimental methods in Fermi surface studies - de Hass-van Alphen effect .
Diamagnetism - Quantum theory of paramagnetism - Rare earth ion -
Hund's rule - Quenching of orbital angular momentum - Adiabatic
demagnetization - Quantum theory of ferromagnetism - Curie point -
UNIT IV:
Exchange integral - Heisenberg's interpretation of Weiss field - Ferromagnetic
MAGNETISM
domains - Bloch wall - Spin waves - Quantization - Magnons - Thermal
excitation of magnons - Curie temperature and susceptibility of ferrimagnets -
Theory of antiferomagnetism - Neel temperature.

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 Experimental facts: Occurrence - Effect of magnetic fields - Meissner effect
– Critical field – Critical current - Entropy and heat capacity - Energy gap -
Microwave and infrared properties - Type I and II Superconductors.
Theoretical Explanation: Thermodynamics of super conducting transition -
UNIT V:
London equation - Coherence length – Isotope effect - Cooper pairs – Bardeen
Superconductivity
Cooper Schrieffer (BCS) Theory – BCS to Bose – Einstein Condensation
(BEC) regime- Nature of paring and condensation of Fermions. Single particle
tunneling - Josephson tunneling - DC and AC Josephson effects - High
temperature Superconductors – SQUIDS.
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1. C. Kittel, 1996, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition, Wiley, New
York.
2. Gupta Kumar, Solid State Physics, Kedar Nath Ram Nath, New Delhi
3. Rita John, Solid State Physics,Tata Mc-GrawHill Publication
4. A. J. Dekker, Solid State Physics, Macmillan India, New Delhi.
TEXT BOOKS
5. M. Ali Omar, 1974, Elementary Solid State Physics – Principle and
Applications, Addison - Wesley
6. H. P. Myers, 1998, Introductory Solid State Physics, 2nd Edition,Viva Book,
New Delhi.
1. J. S. Blakemore, 1974, Solid state Physics, 2nd Edition, W.B. Saunder,
Philadelphia
2. H. M. Rosenburg, 1993, The SolidState, 3rd Edition, OxfordUniversity Press,
Oxford.
REFERENCE 3. J. M. Ziman, 1971, Principles of the Theory of Solids, CambridgeUniversity
BOOKS Press, London.
4. C. Ross-Innes and E. H. Rhoderick, 1976, Introduction to
Superconductivity, Pergamon, Oxford.
5. J. P. Srivastava, 2001, Elements of Solid State Physics, Prentice-Hall of
India, New Delhi.
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Core - PRACTICAL II –General Experiments I YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

PRACTICAL II - General
Core 3 6 75
Experiments

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge and handling of General experiments of Physics
Learning Objectives
 To understand the concept of mechanical behavior of materials and calculation of same using
appropriate equations.
 To calculate the thermodynamic quantities and physical properties of materials.
 To analyze the optical, magnetic and electrical properties of materials.

Course Details
(Minimum of Twelve Experiments from the list)
1. Determination of Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio by Elliptical fringes - Cornu’s
Method
2. Determination of Young’s modulus by Hyperbolic fringes - Cornu’s Method
3. Determination of Viscosity of the given liquid – Meyer’s disc
4. Measurement of Coefficient of linear expansion- Air wedge Method
5. B-H loop using Anchor ring.
6. Determination of Thickness of the enamel coating on a wire by diffraction
7. Determination of Rydberg’s Constant - Hydrogen Spectrum
8. Thickness of air film - FP Etalon
9. Measurement of Band gap energy- Thermistor
10. Determination of Specific charge of an electron – Thomson’s method.
11. Determination of Wavelength, Separation of wavelengths - Michelson Interferometer
12. GM counter – Characteristics and inverse square law.
13. Measurement of Conductivity - Four probe method.
14. Molecular spectra – AlO band.
15. Measurement of wavelength of Diode Laser / He – Ne Laser using Diffraction grating.
16. Determination of Stefan’s constant of radiation from a hot body
17. Arc spectrum: Copper
18. Determination of e/m - Millikan’s method
19. Miscibility measurements using ultrasonic diffraction method
20. Determination of Numerical Apertures and Acceptance angle of optical fibers using Laser
Source.
1. Practical Physics, Gupta and Kumar, Pragati Prakasan
TEXT
2. Kit Developed for doing experiments in Physics- Instruction manual,
BOOKS
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 R.Srinivasan K.R Priolkar, Indian Academy of Sciences
3. Op-Amp and linear integrated circuit, Ramakanth A Gaykwad, Eastern
Economy Edition.
4. Electronic lab manual Vol I, K A Navas, Rajath Publishing
5. Electronic lab manual Vol II, K ANavas, PHI eastern Economy Edition
1. An advanced course in Practical Physics, D.Chattopadhayay,
C.RRakshit, New Central Book Agency Pvt. Ltd
2. Advanced Practical Physics, S.P Singh, PragatiPrakasan
3. A course on experiment with He-Ne Laser, R.S. Sirohi, John Wiley & Sons
REFERENCE
(Asia) Pvt.ltd
BOOKS
4. Electronic lab manual Vol II, Kuriachan T.D, Syam Mohan, Ayodhya
Publishing
5. Electronic Laboratory Primer a design approach, S. Poornachandra,
B.Sasikala, Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi

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Elective - List 1 – ENERGY PHYSICS I/II YEAR - FIRST/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

ENERGY PHYSICS ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of conventional energy resources
Learning Objectives
 To learn about various renewable energy sources.
 To know the ways of effectively utilizing the oceanic energy.
 To study the method of harnessing wind energy and its advantages.
 To learn the techniques useful for the conversion of biomass into useful energy.
 To know about utilization of solar energy.

UNITS Course Details

UNIT I:
Conventional and non-conventional energy sources and their availability–
INTRODUCTION
prospects of Renewable energy sources– Energy from other sources–chemical
TO ENERGY
energy–Nuclear energy– Energy storage and distribution.
SOURCES
UNIT II: Energy utilization–Energy from tides–Basic principle of tidal power–
ENERGY FROM utilization of tidal energy – Principle of ocean thermal energy conversion
THE OCEANS systems.
Basic principles of wind energy conversion–power in the wind–forces in the
UNIT III:
Blades– Wind energy conversion–Advantages and disadvantages of wind
WIND ENERGY
energy conversion systems (WECS) - Energy storage–Applications of wind
SOURCES
energy.
UNIT IV: Biomass conversion Technologies– wet and dry process– Photosynthesis -
ENERGY FROM Biogas Generation: Introduction–basic process: Aerobic and anaerobic
BIOMASS digestion –factors affecting bio digestion and generation of gas- bio gas from
waste fuel– Properties of bio gas-utilization of biogas.
Solar radiation and its measurements–solar cells: Solar cells for direct
UNIT V:
conversion of solar energy to electric powers-solar cell electrical
SOLAR ENERGY
characteristics– Efficiency–solar water Heater –solar distillation– solar
SOURCES
cooking–solar greenhouse.
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 1. G.D. Rai, 1996, Non – convention sources of, 4th edition, Khanna publishers,
New Delhi.
2. S. Rao and Dr. ParuLekar, Energy technology.
TEXT 3. M.P. Agarwal, Solar Energy, S. Chand and Co., New Delhi (1983).
BOOKS 4. Solar energy, principles of thermal collection and storage by S.P.Sukhatme,
2ndedition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Lt., New Delhi (1997).
5. Energy Technology by S.Rao and Dr.Parulekar.
1. Renewable energy resources, John Twidell and Tonyweir, Taylor and Francis
group, London and New York.
2. Applied solar energy, A.B.MeinelandA.P.Meinal
REFERENCE 3. John Twidell and Tony Weir, Renewable energy resources, Taylor and Francis
group, London and New York.
BOOKS
4. Renewal Energy Technologies: A Practical Guide for Beginners C.S. Solanki-PHI
Learning
5. Introduction to Non-Conventional Energy Resources -Raja et. al., Sci. Tech
Publications
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SOURCES
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5. https://www.acciona.com/renewable-energy/solar-energy/

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 Elective - List 1 – CRYSTAL GROWTH AND THIN I/II YEAR –
FILMS FIRST/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

CRYSTAL GROWTH AND THIN

ELECTIVE 3 4 75
FILMS

Pre-Requisites
Fundamentals of Crystal growth and thin films
Learning Objectives
 To acquire the knowledge on Nucleation and Kinetics of crystal growth
 To understand the Crystallization Principles and Growth techniques
 To study various methods of Crystal growth techniques
 To understand the thin film deposition methods
 To apply the techniques of Thin Film Formation and thickness Measurement

UNITS Course Details

UNIT I: Basic Concepts, Nucleation - Types of Nucleation - Formation of critical
CRYSTAL GROWTH Nucleus - Classical theory of Nucleation - Homo and heterogeneous
KINETICS formation of nuclei - rate of Nucleation - Growth from vapour phase
solutions, solutions and melts.
Crystallization Principles and Growth techniques - Solubility diagram -
UNIT II: Super solubility - expression for super saturation - Metastable zone and
CRYSTALLIZATION introduction period - Miers TC diagram - Solution growth - Low and high
PRINCIPLES temperatures solution growth - Constant temperature bath as a
Crystallizer.
Gel, Melt and Vapour growth techniques Principle of Gel techniques -
UNIT III: Various types of Gel - Structure and importance of Gel - Methods of Gel
GEL, MELT AND growth and advantages - Melt techniques - Czochralski growth -
VAPOUR GROWTH Bridgeman method - Vapour phase growth - Physical vapour deposition -
Chemical vapour deposition.
UNIT IV: Thin film deposition methods of thin film preparation, Thermal
THIN FILM evaporation, Electron beam evaporation, pulsed LASER deposition, RF
DEPOSITION Magnetron sputtering, MBE, chemical vapour deposition methods, Spray
METHODS pyrolysis, Chemical bath deposition.
Film growth and structure - Various stages in Thin Film formation,
UNIT V:
Capillarity model and Atomistic model and their comparison. Structure
THIN FILM
of Thin Film, Roll of substrate, Roll of film thickness, Film thickness
FORMATION
measurement - Interferometry, Quartz Crystal Oscillator techniques.
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1. V. Markov Crystal growth for beginners: Fundamentals of
Nucleation, Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (2004) 2nd edition
2. A. Goswami, Thin Film Fundamentals (New Age, New Delhi, 2008)
3. M. Ohora and R. C. Reid, “Modeling of Crystal Growth Rates from
Solution”
TEXT BOOKS
4. 4. D. Elwell and H. J. Scheel, “Crystal Growth from High
Temperature Solution”
5. Heinz K. Henish, 1973, “Crystal Growth in Gels”, Cambridge
University Press. USA.
1. J.C. Brice, Crystal Growth Process (John Wiley, New York, 1986)
2. P. Ramasamy and F. D. Gnanam, 1983, “UGC Summer School
Notes”.
3. P. SanthanaRaghavan and P. Ramasamy, “Crystal Growth
REFERENCE Processes”,KRU Publications.
BOOKS 4. Krishna seshan , “Hand book of Thin-film deposition processes and
techniques”, Noyes publications. Newyork.
5. H.E. Buckley, 1951, Crystal Growth, John Wiley and Sons,
New York
6. B.R. Pamplin, 1980, Crystal Growth, Pergman Press, London.
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Elective - List 1 – MATERIALS SCIENCE I/II YEAR - FIRST/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

MATERIALS SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
 Basic knowledge on different types of materials
Learning Objectives
 To gain knowledge on optoelectronic materials
 To learn about ceramic processing and advanced ceramics
 To understand the processing and applications of polymeric materials
 To gain knowledge on the fabrication of composite materials
 To learn about shape memory alloys, metallic glasses and nanomaterials

UNITS Course details

Importance of optical materials – properties: Band gap and lattice matching –
UNIT I: optical absorption and emission – charge injection, quasi-Fermi levels and
OPTOELECTR recombination – optical absorption, loss and gain. Optical processes in
ONIC quantum structures: Inter-band and intra-band transitions Organic
MATERIALS semiconductors. Light propagation in materials – Electro-optic effect and
modulation, electro-absorption modulation
UNIT II Ceramic processing: powder processing, milling and sintering – structural
CERAMIC ceramics: zirconia, almina, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide – electronic
MATERIALS ceramics – refractories – glass and glass ceramics
Polymers and copolymers – molecular weight measurement – synthesis: chain
growth polymerization – polymerization techniques – glass transition
UNIT III
temperature and its measurement – viscoelasticity – polymer processing
POLYMERIC
techniques – applications: conducting polymers, biopolymers and high
MATERIALS
temperature polymers.
Particle reinforced composites – fiber reinforced composites – mechanical
UNIT IV
behavior – fabrication methods of polymer matrix composites and metal
COMPOSITE
matrix composites – carbon/carbon composites: fabrication and applications.
MATERIALS
Shape memory alloys: mechanisms of one-way and two-way shape memory
UNIT V: effect, reverse transformation, thermo-elasticity and pseudo-elasticity,
NEW examples and applications - nanomaterials: classification, size effect on
MATERIALS structural and functional properties, processing and properties of Nano
crystalline materials, single walled and multi walled carbon nanotubes
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 1. Jasprit Singh, Electronic and optoelectronic properties of semiconductor
structures, Cambridge University Press, 2007
2. P. K. Mallick. Fiber-Reinforced Composites. CRC Press, 2008.
3. V. Raghavan, 2003, Materials Science and Engineering, 4th Edition,
TEXT BOOKS Prentice- Hall India, New Delhi(For units 2,3,4 and 5)
4. G.K. Narula, K.S. Narula and V.K. Gupta, 1988, Materials Science, Tata
McGraw-Hill
5. M. Arumugam, 2002, Materials Science, 3rd revised Edition, Anuratha
Agencies
1. B. S. Murty, P. Shankar, B. Raj, B. B. Rath and J. Murday. Textbook of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Springer- Verlag, 2012.
2. K. Yamauchi, I. Ohkata, K. Tsuchiya and S. Miyazaki (Eds). Shape
Memory and Super Elastic Alloys: Technologies and Applications.
Wood head Publishing Limited, 2011.
REFERENCE
3. Lawrence H. VanVlack, 1998. Elements of Materials Science and
BOOKS
Engineering, 6th Edition, Second ISE reprint, Addison-Wesley.
4. H. Iabch and H. Luth, 2002, Solid State Physics – An Introduction to
Principles of Materials Science, 2nd Edition, Springer.
5. D. Hull & T. W. Clyne, An introduction to composite materials,
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Elective - List 2 – BIO PHYSICS I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

BIO PHYSICS ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
Fundamental concepts of Physics and Biology
Learning Objectives
 To understand the physical principles involved in cell function maintenance.
 To understand the fundamentals of macromolecular structures involved in propagation of
life.
 To understand the biophysical function of membrane and neuron.
 To understand various kinds of radiation and their effects on living system and to know the
hazards posed by such radiations and the required precautions.
 To understand the physical principles behind the various techniques available for
interrogating biological macromolecules.

UNITS Course Details

Architecture and Life Cycle of cells – Organelles of Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic cell – Cell size and shape – Fine structure of Prokaryotic and
UNIT I:
Eukaryotic cell organization – Compartment & assemblies membrane
CELLULAR
system – Extracellular matrix - Molecular mechanisms of Vesicular traffic -
BIOPHYSICS
Electrical activities of cardiac and neuronal cells.

Macromolecular structure: Protein structure – amino acids, peptide bonds,

primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins
UNIT II:
Nucleic acid structure: nucleosides and nucleotides, RNA structure, DNA
MOLECULAR
structure and conformation.
BIOPHYSICS
Special Bio-macromolecules: Metalloproteins, nucleoproteins, ribozymes,
chaperons and prions.
Models membranes - Biological membranes and dynamics – Membrane
UNIT III: Capacitors – Transport across cell and organelle membranes – Ion
MEMBRANE channels.
AND NEURO Nervous system: Organization of the nervous system –Membrane potential
BIOPHYISCS – Origins of membrane potential - Electrochemical potentials – Nernst
equation – Goldman equation.
X-Ray: Effects on bio-macromolecules – Gamma Radiation: Molecular
UNIT IV: effects of gamma radiation, Radiation effects on nucleic acids and
RADIATION BIO membranes, Effects on cell and organelles – UV radiation: Effects on bio-
PHYSICS macromolecules and proteins – Radiation hazards and protection – use of
radiations in cancer.

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 Spectroscopy: UV-Visible absorption spectrophotometry – Optical
Rotatory Dispersion (ORD) – Structure Determination: X-ray
UNIT V:
Crystallography, Electron spin resonance (ESR) and biological
PHYSICAL
applications. Chromatography: Thin layer chromatography (TLC), Gas
METHODS IN
liquid chromatography (GLC) – Centrifugation: Differential centrifugation,
BIOLOGY
density gradient centrifugation. Electrophoresis: Gel electrophoresis,
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
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1. The cell: A molecular approach, Geoffrey M. Cooper, ASM Press,

2013.
2. Biophysics, VasanthaPattabhi, N. Gautham, Narosa Publishing, 2009
TEXT BOOKS 3. Biophysics, P. S. Mishra VK Enterprises, 2010.
4. Biophysics, M. A Subramanian, MJP Publishers, 2005.
5. Bioinstrumentation, L. Veerakumari, MJP Publishers, 2006.
1. Chemical Biophysics by Daniel A Beard (Cambridge University Press,
2008).
2. Essential cell biology by Bruce Albert et al (Garland Science)
3. Biophysics, W. Hoppe, W. Lohmann, H. Markl and H. Ziegler.
REFERENCE
Springer Verlag, Berlin (1983).
BOOKS
4. Membrane Biophysics by Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, Jack A.
Tuszynski, (Springer science & business media).
5. Biological spectroscopyby Iain D. Campbell, Raymond A. Dwek

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Elective List 2 – NONLINEAR DYNAMICS I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

NONLINEAR DYNAMICS ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
Basics of Numerical methods and Differential equations, Fundamentals of linear and nonlinear
waves, and Basics of communication systems
Learning Objectives
 To school the students about the analytical and numerical techniques of nonlinear dynamics.
 To make the students understand the concepts of various coherent structures.
 To train the students on bifurcations and onset of chaos.
 To educate the students about the theory of chaos and its characterization.
 To make the students aware of the applications of solitons, chaos and fractals.

UNITS Course Details

Linear waves-ordinary differential equations(ODEs)-Partial differential
UNIT I: equations(PDEs)- Methods to solve ODEs and PDEs.- Numerical
GENERAL methods – Linear and Nonlinear oscillators-Nonlinear waves-Qualitative
features
Linear and Nonlinear dispersive waves - Solitons – KdB equation – Basic
UNIT II:
theory of KdB equation –- Introduction to synergetics – examples from
NON LINEAR
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Ecology, and
WAVES Sociology.
UNIT III: Ubiquitous soliton equations – AKNS Method, Backlund transformation,
COHERENT Hirotabilinearization method, Painleve analysis - Perturbation methods-
STRUCTURES Solitons in Optical fibres - Applications.
UNIT IV:
One dimensional flows – Two dimensional flows – Phase plane – Limit
BIFURCATIONS
cycles – Simple bifurcations – Discrete Dinamical system – Strange
AND ONSET OF
attractors – Routes to chaos.
CHAOS
Soliton based communication systems – Solition based computation –
UNIT V Synchronization of chaos – Chaos based communication – Cryptography
APPLICATIONS – Image processing – Stochastic – Resonance – Chaos based computation
– Time Series analysis.
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Learning activity Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
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 1. M.Lakshmanan and S.Rajasekar, Nonlinear Dynamics: Integrability,
Chaos and Patterns.Springer, 2003.
2. A.Hasegawa and Y.Kodama, Solitons in Optical Communications.
Oxford Press, 1995.
3. Drazin, P. G. Nonlinear Systems. Cambridge University Press,
2012. ISBN: 9781139172455.
TEXT BOOKS
4. Wiggins, S. Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
and Chaos. Springer, 2003. ISBN: 9780387001777.
5. Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With
Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering.
Westview Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780813349107.
1. G.Drazin and R.S.Johnson. Solitons: An Introduction. Cambridge
University Press, 1989.
2. M.Lakshmanan and K.Murali. Chaos in Nonlinear Oscillators.
REFERENCE World Scientific, 1989.
BOOKS 3. S.Strogatz. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos. Addison Wesley, 1995.
4. Hao Bai-Lin, Chaos (World Scientidic, Singapore, 1984).
5. Kahn, P. B., Mathematical Methods for Scientists & Engineers
(Wiley, NY, 1990)
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Elective - List 2 – ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL I/II YEAR –
PHYSICS SECOND/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL
ELECTIVE 3 4 75
PHYSICS

Pre-Requisites
Good knowledge in basic mathematics
Learning Objectives
 To educate and involve students in the higher level of mathematics and mathematical
methods relevant and applicable to Physics.

UNITS Course Details

Definition of a group, subgroup, class, Lagrange’s theorem, invariant
subgroup, Homomorphism and isomorphism between two groups.
UNIT I:
Representation of a group, unitary representations, reducible and irreducible
DISCRETE
representations Schur’s lemmas, orthogonality theorem, character table,
GROUPS
reduction of Kronecker product of representations, criterion for irreducibility
of a representation.
Infinitesimal generators, Lie algebra; Rotation group, representations of the
UNIT II:
Lie algebra of the rotation group, representation of the rotation group, D-
CONTINUOUS
matrices and their basic properties. Addition of two angular momenta and
GROUPS
C.G. coefficients, Wigner-Eckart theorem.
Definition of unitary, unimodular groups SU(2) and SU(3). Lie algebra of
UNIT III:
SU(2). Relation between SU(2) and rotation group. Lie algebra of SU(3)-
SPECIAL
Gellmann’s matrices. Cartan form of the SU(3). Lie algebra, roots and root
UNITARY
diagram for SU(3). Weights and their properties, weight diagrams for the
GROUPS
irreducible representations 3.3*-, 6,6 8, 10 and 10 of SU(3).
Cartesian vectors and tensors illustration with moment of inertia,
conductivity, dielectric tensors. Four vector in special relativitity, vectors and
tensors under Lorentz transformations, Illustration from physics. Vectors and
UNIT IV:
tensors under general co-ordinate transformations, contravariant and
TENSORS
covariant vectors and tensors, mixed tensors; tensor algebra, addition,
subtraction, direct product of tensors, quotient theorem, symmetric and
antisymmetric tensors.
Parallel transport, covariant derivative, affine connection. Metric tensor.
UNIT V: Expression for Christoffel symbols in terms of and its derivatives (assuming
TENSOR D g = 0. Curvature tensor, Ricci tensor and Einstein tensor. Bianchi
CALCULUS identities, Schwarzschild solution to the Einstein equation G=0.

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 Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Learning activity Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism
1. A.W.Joshi, Group Theory for Physicists
2. D.B.Lichtenberg, Unitary Symmetry and Elementary Particles
3. E.Butkov, Mathematical Physics
TEXT BOOKS
4. J.V.Narlikar, General Relativity & Cosmology
5. R. Geroch, Mathematical Physics, The University of Chicago press
(1985).
1. M.Hamermesh Group Theory
2. M.E.Rose: Elementary Theory of Angular Momentum
REFERENCE 3. Georgi : Lie Groups for Physicists
BOOKS 4. E.A.Lord: Tensors, Relativity & Cosmology
5. P. Szekeres, A course in modern mathematical physics: Groups, Hilbert
spaces and differential geometry, Cambridge University Press.
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4. https://projecteuclid.org/journals/advances-in-theoretical-and-
mathematical-physics
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Elective - List 3 – I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD
ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPY SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPY ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
Basic knowledge of group theory, abstract thinking ability, lasers, chemical bonds and molecular
structures
Learning Objectives
 Helps students understand and appreciate spectroscopy as a sufficiently broad field in which
many sub disciplines exist.
 Make them appreciate each of these specific techniques with numerous implementations.
 To realize the progress in this field that is rapid, resulting in improved instrument
capabilities and an ever-widening range of applications.
 To apply group theory in spectroscopy to shed light on molecular symmetry and determine
important physical parameters.

UNITS CourseDetails
Group axioms –subgroup, simple group, Abelian group, cyclic group, order of
a group, class- Lagrange’s theorem statement and proof - Symmetry
UNITI: operations and symmetry elements - Application: construction of group
MOLECULAR multiplication table (not character table) for groups of order 2, 3, cyclic group
SPECTROSCOPY of order 4, noncyclic group of order 4 – reducible and irreducible
AND GROUP representations- Unitary representations – Schur’s lemmas – Great
THEORY orthogonality theorem - point group -Simple applications : Symmetry
operations of water and ammonia- Construction of character table for C 2v
(water) and C3v (ammonia) molecules
Lasers as Spectroscopy Light sources – Special Characteristics of Laser
UNITII: emission- ultra short pulses- laser cooling -Single and multi-mode lasers-
LASER Laser tenability- Fluorescence spectroscopy with lasers- Laser Raman
SPECTROSCOPY Spectroscopy – Non-linear Spectroscopy – Applications of Laser
Spectroscopy in medical fields, materials science research
Basic idea of Mossbauer spectroscopy - Principle- Mossbauer effect-
UNITIII: Recoilless emission and absorption- Chemical shift -Effect of electric and
MOSSBAUER magnetic fields – hyperfine interactions- instrumentation-Applications:
SPECTROSCOPY understanding molecular and electronic structures

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 UNIT IV:
Principle – XPS spectra and its interpretation- ECSA-EDAX- other forms of
XRAY
XPS – chemical shift - Applications : - stoichiometric analysis- electronic
PHOTOELECTRO
structure- XPES techniques used in astronomy, glass industries, paints and in
N
biological research
SPECTROSCOPY
Determination of force constants- force field from spectroscopic data-normal
UNIT V: coordinate analysis of a simple molecule (H2O) – analyzing thermodynamic
MOLECULAR functions, partition functions, enthalpy, specific heat and related parameters
MODELLING from spectroscopic data- molecular modelling using data from various
spectroscopic studies
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Learning activity Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism
1. William Kemp, 2019, Organic Spectroscopy (2nd Edition) MacMillan,
Indian Edition.
2. C N Banwell and McCash, 1994, Fundamentals of Molecular
Spectroscopy, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw–Hill, New Delhi.
3. D.N. Satyanarayana, 2001, Vibrational Spectroscopy and Applications,
TEXT BOOKS
New Age International Publication.
4. B.K. Sharma , 2015, Spectroscopy, Goel Publishing House Meerut.
5. J M Hollas, 2002, Basic Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, Royal
Society of Chemistry, RSC, Cambridge.
1. Demtroder. W, Laser Spectroscopy: Basic concepts and Instrumentation,
SpringerLink.
2. B. P. Straughan and S. Walker, 1976, Spectroscopy Vol.I., Chapman and
Hall, New York.
REFERENCE
3. J L McHale, 2008, Molecular Spectroscopy, Pearson Education India,
BOOKS
New Delhi.
4. David. L. Andrews, Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy, Springer, 2020
5. Kalsi.P.S, 2016, Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds (7th Edition) New
Age International Publishers.
1. Fundamentals of Spectroscopy - Course (nptel.ac.in)
2. http://mpbou.edu.in/slm/mscche1p4.pdf
3. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_cy08/preview
WEB SOURCES 4. https://www.coursera.org/lecture/spectroscopy/nmr-spectroscopy-
introduction-XCWRu
5. https://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/geochemsheets/techniques/
mossbauer.html

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Elective - List 3 – MICROPROCESSOR 8085 I/II YEAR –
AND MICROCONTROLLER 8051 SECOND/THIRD SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

MICROPROCESSOR 8085 AND

ELECTIVE 3 4 75
MICROCONTROLLER 8051

Pre-Requisites
Knowledge of number systems and binary operations
Learning Objectives
 To provide an understanding of the architecture and functioning of microprocessor 8085A
and to the methods of interfacing I/O devices and memory to microprocessor
 To introduce 8085A programming and applications and the architecture and instruction
sets of microcontroller 8051

UNITS Course Details

Instruction set - Addressing modes - Programming techniques -
UNIT I:8085 Memory mapped I/O scheme- I/O mapped I/O scheme - Memory
PROGRAMMING, and I/O interfacing- Data transfer schemes - Interrupts of 8085 -
PERIPHERAL Programmable peripheral interface (PPI) - Control group and
DEVICES AND THEIR control word- Programmable DMA controller - Programmable
INTERFACING interrupt controller – Programmable communication interface -
Programmable counter /interval timer.
UNIT II: Seven segment display interface - Interfacing of Digital to Analog
8085 INTERFACING converter and Analog to Digital converter - Stepper motor
APPLICATIONS interface - Measurement of electrical quantities –Voltage and
current) Measurement of physical quantities (Temperature an
strain).
Introduction – Features of 8051 – 8051 Microcontroller Hardware:
UNIT III: Pin-out 8051, Central Processing Unit (CPU), internal RAM,
8051 Internal ROM, Register set of 8051 – Memory organization of
MICROCONTROLLER 8051 – Input/Output pins, Ports and Circuits – External data
HARDWARE memory and program memory: External program memory,
External data memory.
Addressing modes – Data moving (Data transfer) instructions:
UNIT IV: 8051 Instructions to Access external data memory, external ROM /
INSTRUCTION SET program memory, PUSH and POP instructions, Data exchange
AND ASSEMBLY instructions – Logical instructions: byte and bit level logical
LANGUAGE

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 PROGRAMMING operations, Rotate and swap operations – Arithmetic instructions:
Flags, Incrementing and decrementing, Addition, Subtraction,
Multiplication and division, Decimal arithmetic – Jump and CALL
instructions: Jump and Call program range, Jump, Call and
subroutines – Programming.
8051 Interrupts – Interrupt vector table – Enabling and disabling an
interrupt – Timer interrupts and programming – Programming
UNIT V:
external hardware interrupts – Serial communication interrupts and
INTERRUPT
programming – Interrupt priority in the 8051 : Nested interrupts ,
PROGRAMMING
Software triggering of interrupt. LED Interface Seven segment
AND INTERFACING
display interface- Interfacing of Digital to Analog converter and
TO EXTERNAL
Analog to Digital converter - Stepper motor interface -
WORLD
Measurement of electrical quantities – Voltage and current)
Measurement of physical quantities(Temperature an strain).
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Learning activity
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and
Patriotism
1. A. NagoorKani, Microprocessors & Microcontrollers, RBA
Publications (2009).
2. A. P. Godse and D. A. Godse, Microprocessors, Technical
Publications, Pune (2009).
3. Ramesh Gaonkar, Microprocessor Architecture, Programming
and Applications with 8085, Penram International Publishing
TEXT BOOKS
(2013).
4. B. Ram, Fundamentals of Microprocessors & Microcontrollers,
DhanpatRai publications New Delhi (2016).
5. V. Vijayendran, 2005, Fundamentals of Microprocessor-8085”,
3rd Edition S.Visvanathan Pvt, Ltd.
1. Douglas V. Hall, Microprocessors and Interfacing programming
and Hardware, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publications (2008)
2. Muhammad Ali Mazidi, Janice GillispieMazidi, Rolin D.
Mckinlay, The 8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems,
Pearson Education (2008).
3. Barry B. Brey, 1995, The Intel Microprocessors 8086/8088,
80186, 80286, 80386 and 80486, 3rd Edition, Prentice- Hall of
REFERENCE BOOKS
India, New Delhi.
4. J. Uffrenbeck, “The 8086/8088 Family-Design, Programming
and Interfacing, Software, Hardware and Applications”,
Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.
5. W. A. Tribel, Avtar Singh, “The 8086/8088 Microprocessors:
Programming, Interfacing, Software, Hardware and
Applications”, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.

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ture.html
WEB
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SOURC
ES
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5. https://www.elprocus.com/8051-assembly-language-programming/

Elective - List 3 – CHARACTERIZATON OF I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD

MATERIALS SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

CHARACTERIZATON OF ELECTIVE 3 4 75
MATERIALS

Pre-Requisites
Fundamentals of Heat and Thermodynamics, Basics of Optical systems, Microscopic systems,
Electrical measurements and Fundamentals of Spectroscopy.
Learning Objectives
 To make the students learn some important thermal analysis techniques namely TGA, DTA,
DSC and TMA.
 To make the students understand the theory of image formation in an optical microscope
and to introduce other specialized microscopic techniques.
 To make the students learn and understand the principle of working of electron microscopes
and scanning probe microscopes.
 To make the students understand some important electrical and optical characterization
techniques for semiconducting materials.
 To introduce the students the basics of x-ray diffraction techniques and some important
spectroscopic techniques.

UNITS Course details

Introduction – thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) – instrumentation –
UNIT I
determination of weight loss and decomposition products – differential
THERMAL
thermal analysis (DTA)- cooling curves – differential scanning
ANALYSIS
calorimetry (DSC) – instrumentation – specific heat capacity

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 measurements – determination of thermomechanical parameters.
Optical Microscopy: optical microscopy techniques – Bright field
optical microscopy – Dark field optical microscopy – Dispersion
UNIT II
staining microscopy - phase contrast microscopy –differential
MICROSCOPIC
interference contrast microscopy - fluorescence microscopy - confocal
METHODS
microscopy - - digital holographic microscopy - oil immersion
objectives - quantitative metallography - image analyzer.
UNIT III ELECTRON SEM, EDAX, EPMA, TEM: working principle and Instrumentation –
MICROSCOPY AND sample preparation –Data collection, processing and analysis- Scanning
SCANNING PROBE tunnelingmicroscopy (STEM) - Atomic force microscopy (AFM) -
MICROSCOPY Scanning new field optical microscopy.

Two probe and four probe methods- van der Pauw method – Hall
UNIT IV
probe and measurement – scattering mechanism – C-V
ELECTRICAL
characteristics – Schottky barrier capacitance – impurity
METHODS AND
concentration – electrochemical C-V profiling – limitations.
OPTICAL
Photoluminescence – light – matter interaction – instrumentation –
CHARACTERISATION
electroluminescence – instrumentation – Applications.
Principles and instrumentation for UV-Vis-IR, FTIR spectroscopy,
Raman spectroscopy, ESR, NMR, NQR, XPS, AES and SIMS-
UNIT V proton induced X-ray Emission spectroscopy (PIXE) –Rutherford
X-RAY AND Back Scattering (RBS) analysis-application - Powder diffraction -
SPECTROSCOPIC Powder diffractometer -interpretation of diffraction patterns -
METHODS indexing - phase identification - residual stress analysis - Particle
size, texture studies - X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy - uses.
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Learning activity
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and
Patriotism

1. R. A. Stradling and P. C. Klipstain. Growth and Characterization of

semiconductors. Adam Hilger, Bristol, 1990.
2. J. A. Belk. Electron microscopy and microanalysis of crystalline materials.
Applied Science Publishers, London, 1979.
3. Lawrence E. Murr. Electron and Ion microscopy and Microanalysis
TEXT BOOKS
principles and Applications. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1991
4. D. Kealey and P. J. Haines. Analytical Chemistry. Viva Books Private
Limited, New Delhi, 2002.
5. Li, Lin, Ashok Kumar Materials Characterization Techniques Sam Zhang;
CRC Press,(2008).
1. Cullity, B.D., and Stock, R.S., "Elements of X-Ray Diffraction”, Prentice-
REFERENCE Hall, (2001).
BOOKS 2. Murphy, Douglas B, Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Electronic
Imaging,Wiley-Liss, Inc. USA, (2001).

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 3. Tyagi, A.K., Roy, Mainak, Kulshreshtha, S.K., and Banerjee, S., Advanced
Techniques for Materials Characterization, Materials Science Foundations
(monograph series), Volumes 49 – 51, (2009).Volumes 49 – 51, (2009).
4. Wendlandt, W.W., Thermal Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, (1986).
5. Wachtman, J.B., Kalman, Z.H., Characterization of Materials,
ButterworthHeinemann, (1993)
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SOURCES
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5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-characterization

Elective - List 3 – MEDICAL PHYSICS I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD SEMESTER

Category

Credits

Marks
Hours
Subject

Inst.
Subject Name L T P
Code

MEDICAL PHYSICS ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
Fundamentals of physiological concepts, Basics of instruments principle,
Learning Objectives
 To understand the major applications of Physics to Medicine
 To study the aid of different medical devices such as X-ray machines, gamma camera,
accelerator and nuclear magnetic resonance.
 To outline the principles of Physics of different medical radiation devices and their modern
advances, especially in medical radiation therapy and different applications in medical
physics.
 To introduce the ideas of Radiography.
 To form a good base for further studies like research.

UNITS CourseDetails
UNIT I: Electromagnetic Spectrum – Production of X-Rays – X-Ray Spectrum –
Bremsstrahlung – Characteristic X-Ray – X-Ray Tubes – Coolidge Tube – X-
X-RAYS AND
Ray Tube Design – Thermistors – photo electric transducers – Photo voltaic
TRANSDUCERS cells – photo emissive cells –Photoconductive cells– piezoelectric transducer

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 UNIT II:
BLOOD Introduction –sphygmomanometer – Measurement of heart rate – basic
principles of electrocardiogram (ECG) –Basic principles of electro-
PRESSURE
neurography (ENG) – Basic principles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
MEASUREMENTS
Radiation Units – Exposure – Absorbed Dose – Rad to Gray – Kera Relative
UNIT III: Biological Effectiveness –Effective Dose – Sievert (Sv) – Inverse Square Law
RADIATION – Interaction of radiation with Matter – Linear Attenuation Coefficient –
PHYSICS Radiation Detectors –Thimble Chamber – Condenser Chambers – Geiger
Counter – Scintillation Counter
UNIT IV: Radiological Imaging – Radiography – Filters – Grids – Cassette – X-Ray
MEDICAL Film – Film processing – Fluoroscopy – Computed Tomography Scanner –
Principal Function – Display – Mammography – Ultrasound Imaging –
IMAGING
Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Thyroid Uptake System – Gamma Camera
PHYSICS (Only Principle, Function and display)

UNITV: Principles of Radiation Protection – Protective Materials – Radiation Effects –

RADIATION Somatic – Genetic Stochastic and Deterministic Effect – Personal Monitoring
PROTECTION Devices – TLD Film Badge – Pocket Dosimeter
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial Interactions/Visits,
Learning activity Competitive Examinations, Employable and Communication Skill
Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism
1. Dr.K.Thayalan ,Basic Radiological Physics, Jayapee Brothers Medical
Publishing Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2003.
2. Curry, Dowdey and Murry, Christensen’s Physics of Diagnostic
Radiology: -LippincotWilliams and Wilkins, 1990.
3. FM Khan, Physics of Radiation Therapy, William and Wilkins, 3rd ed,
TEXT BOOKS 2003.
4. D. J. Dewhurst, An Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation, 1st ed,
Elsevier Science, 2014.
5. R.S. Khandpur, Hand Book of Biomedical Instrumentations, 1st ed, TMG,
New Delhi, 2005.
1. Muhammad Maqbool, An Introduction to Medical Physics, 1st ed,
Springer International Publishing, 2017.
2. Daniel Jirák, FrantišekVítek, Basics of Medical Physics, 1st ed, Charles
University, Karolinum Press, 2018
REFERENCE 3. Anders Brahme, Comprehensive Biomedical Physics, Volume 1, 1st ed,
BOOKS Elsevier Science, 2014.
4. K. Venkata Ram, Bio-Medical Electronics and Instrumentation, 1st ed,
Galgotia Publications, New Delhi, 2001.
5. John R. Cameron and James G. Skofronick, 2009, Medical Physics, John
Wiley Interscience Publication, Canada, 2nd edition.

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Elective - List 3 – SOLID WASTE I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD

MANAGEMENT SEMESTER

Inst. Hours
Category

Credits

Marks
Subject
Subject Name L T P
Code

SOLID WASTE
ELECTIVE 3 4 75
MANAGEMENT

Pre-Requisites
Basic knowledge of solid waste and its type
Learning Objectives
 To gain basic knowledge in solid waste management procedures
 To gain industry exposure and be equipped to take up a job.
 To harness entrepreneurial skills.
 To analyze the status of solid waste management in the nearby areas.
 To sensitize the importance of healthy practices in waste managements

UNITS Course Details

UNIT I: Introduction - Definition of solid waste - Types – Hazardous Waste:
SOLID WASTE Resource conservation and Renewal act – Hazardous Waste: Municipal
MANAGEMENT Solid waste and non-municipal solid waste.
UNIT II:
Solid Waste Characteristics: Physical and chemical characteristics -
SOLID WASTE
SWM hierarchy - factors affecting SW generation
CHARACTERISTICS
UNIT III: Tools and equipment - Transportation - Disposal techniques -
TOOLS AND Composting and land filling technique

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 EQUIPMENT

UNIT IV:
SWM for economic development and environmental protection
ECONOMIC
Linking SWM and climate change and marine litter.
DEVELOPMENT
UNIT V:
SWM Industrial visit – data collection and analysis - presentation
INDUSTRIAL VISIT
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Learning activity
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and
Patriotism

1. Handbook of Solid Waste Management /Second Edition,

George Tchobanoglous, McGraw Hill (2002).
2. Prospects and Perspectives of Solid Waste Management, Prof.
B BHosett, New Age International (P) Ltd (2006).
3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Second Edition, M.N
TEXT BOOKS Rao, BS Publications/ BSPBooks (2020).
4. Integrated Solid Waste Management Engineering Principles and
Management, Tchobanoglous, McGraw Hill (2014).
5. Solid Waste Management (SWM), Vasudevan Rajaram, PHI
learning private limited, 2016
1. Municipal Solid Waste Management, Christian Ludwig, Samuel
Stucki, Stefanie Hellweg, Springer Berlin Heisenberg, 2012
2. Solid Waste Management Bhide A. D Indian National
Scientific Documentation Centre, New Delhi Edition 1983
ASIN: B0018MZ0C2
REFERENCE
3. Solid Waste Techobanoglous George; Kreith, Frank McGraw
BOOKS
Hill Publication, New Delhi 2002, ISBN 9780071356237
4. Environmental Studies Manjunath D. L. Pearson Education
Publication, New Delhi, 20061SBN-I3: 978-8131709122
5. Solid Waste Management Sasikumar K. PHI learning, New
Delhi, 2009 ISBN 8120338693
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Elective - List 3 –SEWAGE AND WASTE I/II YEAR –

WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE SECOND/THIRD SEMESTER

Category

Credits

Marks
Hours
Subject

Inst.
Subject Name L T P
Code

SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER

ELECTIVE 3 4 75
TREATMENT AND REUSE

Pre-Requisites
Basic knowledge of classification of sewage and solid waste and its harmful effects.
Learning Objectives
 To gain basic knowledge in sewage and waste water Treatment procedures
 To gain industry exposure and be equipped to take up job.
 To harness entrepreneurial skills.
 To analyze the status of sewage and waste water management in the nearby areas.
 To sensitize the importance of healthy practices in waste water management.

UNITS Course Details

Recovery & Reuse of water from Sewage and Waste water: Methods of
UNIT I:
recovery: Flocculation - Sedimentation - sedimentation with coagulation -
RECOVERY &
Filtration - sand filters - pressure filters - horizontal filters - vector control
REUSE OF
measures in industries - chemical and biological methods of vector
WATER
eradication
Disinfection: Introduction to disinfection and sterilization: Disinfectant -
UNIT II:
UV radiation - Chlorination - Antisepsis - Sterilant - Aseptic and sterile -
DISINFECTION
Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal - factors affecting disinfection.

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 Chemical Disinfection: Introduction - Theory of Chemical Disinfection -
UNIT III:
Chlorination Other Chemical Methods - Chemical Disinfection Treatments
CHEMICAL
Requiring - Electricity - Coagulation/Flocculation Agents as Pretreatment -
DISINFECTION
Disinfection By-Products(DBPs)
UNIT IV: Physical Disinfection: Introduction - Ultraviolet Radiation - Solar
PHYSICAL Disinfection - Heat Treatment - Filtration Methods - Distillation -
DISINFECTION Electrochemical Oxidation Water Disinfection by Microwave Heating.
UNIT V:
INDUSTRIAL Industrial visit – data collection and analysis - presentation
VISIT
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Learning activity Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism

1. Drinking water and disinfection technique, Anirudhha Balachandra.

CRC press (2013)
2. Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems (CV-424/434),
ShashiBushan,Jain Bros (2015)
3. Integrated Water Resources Management, Sarbhukan M M, CBS
TEXT BOOKS PUBLICATION (2013)
4. C.S. Rao, Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, New Age
International, 2007
5. S.P. Mahajan, Pollution control in process industries, 27th Ed. Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 2012.
1. Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations,
Frank. R Spellman, CRC Press, 2020
2. Wastewater Treatment Technologies, MritunjayChaubey, Wiley,
2021.
REFERENCE 3. Metcalf and Eddy, Wastewater Engineering, 4th ed., McGraw Hill
BOOKS Higher Edu., 2002.
4. W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Jr., Industrial Water Pollution Control, 2nd
Edn., McGraw Hill Inc., 1989
5. Lancaster, Green Chemistry: An Introductory Text, 2nd edition,
RSC publishing, 2010.
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Elective - List 3 – SOLAR ENERGY I/II YEAR – SECOND/THIRD

UTILIZATION SEMESTER

Category

Credits

Marks
Hours
Subject

Inst.
Subject Name L T P
Code

SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION ELECTIVE 3 4 75

Pre-Requisites
Basic knowledge of heat energy, way of transfer of heat, solar energy, materials types
Learning Objectives
 To impart fundamental aspects of solar energy utilization.
 To give adequate exposure to solar energy related industries
 To harness entrepreneurship skills
 To understand the different types of solar cells and channelizing them to the different
sectorsof society
 To develop an industrialist mindset by utilizing renewable source of energy

UNITS Course Details

UNIT I: Conduction, Convection and Radiation – Solar Radiation at the
HEAT TRANSFER & earth’s surface - Determination of solar time – Solar energy
RADIATION ANALYSIS measuring instruments.
Physical principles of conversion of solar radiation into heat flat
UNIT II:
plate collectors - General characteristics – Focusing collector
SOLAR COLLECTORS
systems – Thermal performance evaluation of optical loss.
UNIT III: Types of solar water heater - Solar heating system – Collectors and
SOLAR HEATERS storage tanks – Solar ponds – Solar cooling systems.
UNIT IV: Photo Voltaic principles – Types of solar cells – Crystalline
SOLAR ENERGY silicon/amorphous silicon and Thermo - electric conversion - process
CONVERSION flow of silicon solar cells- different approaches on the process-

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Use of nanostructures and nanomaterials in fuel cell technology -
UNIT V: high and low temperature fuel cells, cathode and anode reactions,
NANOMATERIALS IN
fuel cell catalysts, electrolytes, ceramic catalysts. Use of Nano
FUEL CELL
APPLICATIONS technology in hydrogen production and storage.
Industrial visit – data collection and analysis - presentation
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Learning activity
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and
Patriotism

TEXT 1.
Solar energy utilization -G.D. Rai –Khanna publishers – Delhi 1987.
BOOKS 2.
Maheshwar Sharon, Madhuri Sharon, Carbon “Nano forms and
Applications”, Mc Graw-Hill, 2010.
3. Soteris A. Kalogirou, „Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems‟,
Academic Press, London, 2009
4. Tiwari G.N, “Solar Energy – Fundamentals Design, Modelling and
applications, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2002
5. Sukhatme S.P. Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
New Delhi, 1997.
REFERENCE 1. Energy – An Introduction to Physics – R.H.Romer, W.H.Freeman.(1976)
BOOKS 2. Solar energy thermal processes – John A.Drife and William. (1974)
3. John W. Twidell& Anthony D.Weir, ‘Renewable Energy Resources,2005
4. John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman, Solar Energy: Thermal Processes,
4th Edition, john Wiley and Sons, 2013
5. Duffie, J.A., Beckman, W.A. , “Solar Energy Thermal Process”, John Wiley
and Sons,2007.
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