UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Physics
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester II - Allied Physics - Paper II

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 75
Credits: 3

Unit I

Physical optics:

Velocity of light - Michelson's method - Interference in thin films - Interference in wedge shaped film - Newton's rings- Measurement of wave length and radius of curvature with theory - Diffraction - Fresnel's explanation of rectilinear propagation of light - theory of transmission grating - Normal incidence - Polarization - Double refraction - Nicol prism - optical activity - polarimeter

Unit II

Atomic physics:

Atom model - vector Atom model - electron, Spin, quantum numbers - Pauli's exclusion principle - excitation and ionization potentials- experimental determination-Franck and Hertz method

Unit III

Nuclear Physics:

Nuclear model - liquid drop model - nuclear energy - mass defect - Binding energy - Radio activity - Nature of Alpha, Beta, Gamma rays - Exponential law - Half life period - mean life period - fission and fusion - atom bomb - nuclear reactor - Thermo nuclear Reactions - Solar energy.

Unit IV

Elements of relativity and Quantum mechanics:

Postulates of theory of relativity - Lorentz transformation equations - derivation - length contraction - time dilation mass energy equivalence - Uncertainty principle - postulates of wave mechanics - types of operators - Schrodinger's equation - application to a particle in a box.

Unit V

Electronics:

Basic Electronics: Junction Diode - LED - Zener diode - voltage regulator - Junction transistor - Characteristics - Common base - common emitter mode - Transistor biasing- Amplifier (single stage)

Digital electronics: AND, OR, NOT gates - construction using diodes and transistors - NAND and NOR gates - Universal building Blocks. Boolean algebra - Demorgan's theorem - verification - elementary ideas of ICs - SSI, MSI, LSI and VLSI.

Book for a study and Reference:

1. Allied Physics by Dr.R.Sabesan and Dr.Mrs.Dhanalakshmi

2. Allied Physics by Mr. Kamalakkannan and Jayraman.

3. Text book of optics by Brijal and Subramanian

4. Modern Physics by R. Murugeshan S.Chand & Co.

5. Physics, 4^th Edition, Vols I, II & II Extended by D.Halliday, R.Resnick and K.S.Krane, Wiley, NY, 1994.

6. Digital Principles and Application - Malvino & Leach.

7. Basic Electronics, 6^th Edition by B. Grob, McGraw- Hill, NY, 1989.