This course provides the student with A general idea about what is science, what is scientific temper, history of science and scientific revolutions
Familiarity with the different steps involved in the scientific method, explaining what is hypothesis and how they become scientific laws
On successful completion of the course students would have
Learnt the basics of properties of matter, how Young’s modulus and rigidity modulus are defined and how they are evaluated for different shapes of practical relevance
Familarise with Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics
Have gained elaborated knowledge about electrostatics and laws governing the charge distribution
To become familiar with Blackbody radiation, Ultraviolet catastrophe, Photo Electric effect and Compton Effect and hence be aware how quantum theory emerged
To find solution to Schrödinger’s equation for many systems such as particle in a box, Hydrogen Atom and familiarize with different quantum numbers.
Become familiar with various thermodynamic process and work done in each of these process.
Familiarize in depth about statistical distribution and have basic Ideas about Maxwell - Boltzman, Bose-Einstein and Fermi Dirac Statistics and their applications.
Gain a clear picture of nuclear composition and various nuclear models. Have a deep knowledge about Radio activity, nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion, the relevance of nuclear transformation.
Knowledge about Basics electronics Technology and Realize the importance of different electronic communication systems.
Program Outcomes (PO):
This undergraduate course in Physics Would provide the opportunity to the students:
To understand the basic laws and explore the fundamental concepts of physics
To understand the concepts and significance of the various physical phenomena.
To carry out experiments to understand the laws and concepts of Physics.
To apply the theories learnt and the skills acquired to solve real time problems.
To acquire a wide range of problem solving skills, both analytical and technical and to apply them.
To enhance the student’s academic abilities, personal qualities and transferable skills this will give them an opportunity to develop as responsible citizens.
To produce graduates who excel in the competencies and values required for leadership to serve a rapidly evolving global community.
To motivate the students to pursue PG courses in reputed institutions.
This course introduces students to the methods of experimental physics. Emphasis will be given on laboratory techniques specially the importance of accuracy of measurements.
Providing a hands-on learning experience such as in measuring the basic concepts in properties of matter, heat, optics, electricity and electronics.
Program Specific Outcomes(PSO):
The topics covered in the course build a basic foundation of undergraduate physics students to study the advance branches: quantum physics, nuclear physics, particle physics and high energy physics
To gain knowledge of vectors, laws of motion, momentum, energy, rotational motion, gravitation, fluids, elasticity and special relativity and also get familiar with various measuring instruments would learn the importance of accuracy of measurements.
to learn about one of the fundamental interactions of electricity and magnetism, both as separate phenomena and as a singular electromagnetic force
to understand the basic physics of heat and temperature and their relation with energy, work, radiation and matter. the study of laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic description of systems, thermodynamic potentials, kinetic theory of gases, theory of radiation and statistical mechanics.
study of superposition of harmonic oscillations, waves motion (general), oscillators, sound, wave optics, interference, diffraction, polarization and experiments related to optical devices: Prism, grating, spectrometers
To understand various types of crystal structures and symmetries and understand the relationship between the real and reciprocal space and learn the Bragg’s X-ray diffraction in crystals. Would also learn about phonons and lattice.
Various practical problems related to applications of mathematical tools to solve the problems in physics would be learned by students
