Physics

course outcomes

CourseI :MECHANICS, WAVES ANDOSCILLATIONS

Workload : 60hrspersemester                                                           4hrs/week

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Courseoutcomes:

Onsuccessful completionof this course,the students willbeable to:

• Understand Newton’s laws of motion and motion of variable mass system and itsapplication to rocket motion and the concepts of impact parameter, scattering crosssection.
• Apply the rotational kinematic relations, the principle and working of gyroscope anditapplicationsandtheprecessional motionof a freely rotatingsymmetrictop.
• ComprehendthegeneralcharacteristicsofcentralforcesandtheapplicationofKepler’s laws to describe the motion of planets and satellite in circular orbit throughthestudyof law of Gravitation.
• Understand postulates of Special theory of relativity and its consequences such aslengthcontraction, timedilation, relativisticmass andmass-energyequivalence.
• Examinephenomena of simple harmonic motionand the distinction between undamped,damped and forced oscillations and the concepts of resonance and quality factor withreferenceto damped harmonicoscillator.
• Appreciate the formulation of the problem of coupled oscillations and solve them toobtainnormalmodesofoscillationandtheirfrequenciesinsimplemechanicalsystems.
• Figure outthe formation of harmonics and overtones in a stretched string and acquiretheknowledgeonUltrasonicwaves,theirproductionanddetectionandtheirapplicationsin different fields.

 

 

 

 

 

I Year B.Sc.-Physics: II SemesterCourse-II:WAVE OPTICS

 

Workload : 60hrspersemester                                                                           4hrs/week

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Courseoutcomes :

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,thestudent willbeableto:

• Understand the phenomenon of interference of light and its formation in (i) Lloyd’ssingle mirror due to division of wave front and (ii) Thin films, Newton’s rings andMichelsoninterferometerduetodivision ofamplitude.
• Distinguish between Fresnel’s diffraction and Fraunhoffer diffraction and observe thediffraction patternsin thecaseof single slit and thediffraction grating.
• Describe the construction and working of zone plate and make the comparison of zoneplatewith convexlens.
• Explain the various methods of production of plane, circularly and polarized light andtheirdetection and the concept of optical activity..
• Comprehend the basic principle of laser, the working of He-Ne laser and Ruby lasersandtheir applications indifferent fields.
• Explainaboutthedifferentaberrationsinlensesanddiscussthemethodsofminimizing them.
• Understand the basic principles of fibreoptic communication andexplore the field ofHolographyand Nonlinear opticsand their applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II Year B.Sc-Physics : III SemesterCourse-III:HEATANDTHERMODYNAMICS

 

Workload : 60hrspersemester                                                                                 4hrs/week

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Courseoutcomes :

Onsuccessfulcompletion ofthis course,the studentwill beableto:

• Understandthebasicaspectsofkinetictheoryofgases,Maxwell-Boltzmandistribution law, equipartition of energies, mean free path of molecular collisions andthetransportphenomenon in ideal gases
• Gain knowledge on the basic concepts of thermodynamics, the first and the second lawof thermodynamics, the basic principles of refrigeration,the concept of entropy,thethermodynamicpotentials and their physical interpretations.
• Understandtheworking of Carnot’sideal heatengine, Carnotcycleand itsefficiency
• Developcriticalunderstanding    of          concept                 ofThermodynamic            potentials,theformulationof Maxwell’s equations and its applications.
• Differentiatebetweenprinciplesandmethodstoproducelowtemperatureandliquefyairandalsounderstand thepracticalapplicationsof substancesatlowtemperatures.
• Examinethe natureof blackbodyradiations and thebasictheories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IIYearB.Sc.-Physics:IVSemester

Course-IV:ELECTRICITY,MAGNETISMANDELECTRONICS

Workload : 60hrspersemester                                                                   4hrs/week

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Courseoutcomes:

Onsuccessful completionof this course,the students willbe ableto:

• Understand the Gauss law and its application to obtain electric field in different casesandformulatetherelationshipbetweenelectricdisplacementvector,electricpolarization,Susceptibility, Permittivity and Dielectricconstant.
• Distinguishbetweenthemagneticeffectofelectriccurrentandelectromagneticinductionand apply therelated laws inappropriatecircumstances.
• Understand Biot and Savart’s law and Ampere’s circuital law to describe and explainthegeneration of magnetic fields byelectrical currents.
• DevelopanunderstandingontheunificationofelectricandmagneticfieldsandMaxwell’sequations governing electromagneticwaves.
• PhenomenonofresonanceinLCRAC-circuits,sharpnessofresonance,Q-factor,Powerfactorandthecomparativestudyofseriesandparallelresonantcircuits.
• Describe the operation of p-n junction diodes, zener diodes, light emitting diodes andtransistors
• Understand the operation of basic logic gates and universal gates and their truthtables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IVYear B.Sc.(Hons)– Semester–V

MaxMarks:100+50

Course6A :OPTICALINSTRUMENTSANDOPTOMETRY

[SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits:05]

 

1. LearningOutcomes:Studentsatthesuccessfulcompletionof thecoursewillbeableto:
2. Understandtheconstructionandworkingprinciplesofvariousopticalinstrumentsusedin dailylife.
3. Acquireacriticalknowledge onthe variousdefectsofeye andtheircorrecting methodswithsuitable lenses.
4. Demonstrateskillsofusingbiologicalmicroscope throughhandsonexperience.
5. Understandthevarioustechniquesusedinoptometryandcomputerbasedeye testing.
6. Comprehendthevarious applicationsofmicroscopesandtelescopes.

 

 

IVYear B.Sc.(Hons)– Semester–V

MaxMarks:100+50

Course7A:OPTICAL IMAGINGANDPHOTOGRAPHY

(SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits:05)

 

1. LearningOutcomes:Studentsaftersuccessfulcompletionofthecoursewillbeableto :
2. Identifythedifferenttypesofcamerasandcameralensesaccordingtodifferentpurposes.
3. Identifyand understand thefocal lengthof thedifferent types of lenses
4. Acquire a critical knowledge on natural and artificial sources of light and theirapplicationin photography.
5. DemonstrateskillsofcamerausageespeciallyDigitalCameras.
6. UnderstandthevariousImagedevelopment andeditingtechniques.
7. Comprehendthe conceptof different typesof commonshootingtechniques.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course6B :LOWTEMPERATURE PHYSICS &REFRIGERATION

(SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits:05)

 

1. LearningOutcomes:Studentsaftersuccessfulcompletionofthecoursewillbeableto
2. IdentifyvariousmethodsandtechniquesusedtoproducelowtemperaturesintheLaboratory.
3. Acquireacriticalknowledgeonrefrigerationand airconditioning.
4. DemonstrateskillsofRefrigeratorsthroughhandsonexperienceandlearnsaboutrefrigerationcomponentsand theiraccessories.
5. Understandthe classification,propertiesofrefrigerantsandtheireffectson environment.
6. ComprehendtheapplicationsofLowTemperaturePhysicsandrefrigeration.

 

Course7B:SolarEnergy andApplications

[SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits :05]

1. LearningOutcomes:Aftersuccessfulcompletionofthecourse,thestudentwillbeableto:
2. UnderstandSunstructure,formsofenergycomingfromtheSunanditsmeasurement.
3. Acquirea critical knowledgeon theworkingof thermaland photovoltaiccollectors.
4. Demonstrateskillsrelatedtocallusculturethroughhandsonexperience
5. Understandtestingproceduresandfaultanalysis ofthermalcollectorsandPVmodules.
6. ComprehendapplicationsofthermalcollectorsandPVmodules.

 

Course6C:APPLICATIONSOFELECTRICITY &ELECTRONICS

(SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits :05)

 

1. LearningOutcomes:Studentsaftersuccessfulcompletionofthecoursewillbeableto:
2. IdentifyvariouscomponentspresentinElectricity&ElectronicsLaboratory.
3. Acquireacriticalknowledgeofeachcomponentanditsutility(likeresistors,capacitors,inductors, power sources etc.).
4. Demonstrate skillsof constructingsimple electronic circuitsconsistingofbasic circuitelements.
5. Understandtheneed&FunctionalityofvariousDC &AC Powersources.
6. Comprehendthedesign,applicationsandpracticesofvariouselectrical&Electronicdevicesandalso their trouble shooting.

 

Course7C:ELECTRONICINSTRUMENTATION

[SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits:05]

 

1. LearningOutcomes:Studentsaftersuccessfulcompletionofthe coursewillbeableto:
2. IdentifyvariousfacilitiesrequiredtosetupabasicInstrumentation Laboratory.
3. Acquirea criticalknowledgeofvariousElectrical Instrumentsusedinthe Laboratory.
4. Demonstrate skills of using instruments like CRO, Function Generator, Multimeter etc.throughhands on experience.
5. Understand the Principle and operation of different display devices used in the displaysystemsand different transducers
6. Comprehend the applications of various biomedical instruments in daily life like B.P.meter, ECG, Pulse oxymeter etc. and know the handling procedures with safety andsecurity.

 

Course7C:ELECTRONICINSTRUMENTATION

[SkillEnhancementCourse(Elective),Credits:05]

 

1. LearningOutcomes:Studentsaftersuccessfulcompletionofthe coursewillbeableto:
2. IdentifyvariousfacilitiesrequiredtosetupabasicInstrumentation Laboratory.
3. Acquirea criticalknowledgeofvariousElectrical Instrumentsusedinthe Laboratory.
4. Demonstrate skills of using instruments like CRO, Function Generator, Multimeter etc.throughhands on experience.
5. Understand the Principle and operation of different display devices used in the displaysystemsand different transducers
6. Comprehend the applications of various biomedical instruments in daily life like B.P.meter, ECG, Pulse oxymeter etc. and know the handling procedures with safety andsecurity.