Hum-101F Essentials of Communication
Hum-101F Essentials of Communication
Hum-101F Essentials of Communication
Note
Examiner will set 9 questions in total, with two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is
compulsory and of short answer type. Each question carries equal mark (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total.
Section A
Semantics: A selected list of Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones and Homonyms. Form and function of words.
Syntax: Sentence structures, Verb patterns and their usage
Section B
Phonetics: Basic Concepts – Vowels, Consonants, Phonemes, Syllables; Articulation of Speech Sounds – Place and Manner of Articulation;
Transcription of words and simple sentences, using International Phonetic Alphabet.
Comprehension: Listening and Reading comprehension – Note taking, Reviewing, Summarising, Interpreting, Paraphrasing and Précis
Writing.
Section C
Composition: Descriptive, Explanatory, Analytical and Argumentative Writing - description of simple objects like instruments, appliances,
places, persons, principles; description and explanation of processes and operations; analysis and arguments in the form of debate and group
discussion
Section D
Text: English for Students of Science by A.Roy and P.L. Sharma (Orient Longman)
Chapters for Study:
i) "The year 2050" by Theodore J. Gordon.
ii) "The Mushroom of Death" by A. Bandhopadhyay.
iii) Human Environment by Indira Gandhi.
iv) Experiment amd Experience by W.R. Niblett.
The prescribed text will be used as a case study for various components of the syllabus.
(For Internal Evaluation Only):
Book Review – Herein the students will be required to read and submit a review of a book (Literary or non-literary) of their own choice. This
will be followed by a presentation of the same in the class.
Text Books:
1. English for Students of Science edited by A. Roy and P.L. Sharma, Orient Longman.
2. Spoken English for India by R.K. Bansal and J.B. Harrison, Orient Longman.
3. Intermediate Grammar, Usage and Composition by M.L. Tickoo and A.E. Subramanian, Orient Longman.
PHY-101F PHYSICS-1
Note:
Examiner will set 9 questions in total, with two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is
compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal mark (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total.
Section A
Interference : Coherent sources, conditions for sustained interference. Division of Wave-Front - Fresnel’s Biprism, Division of Amplitude-
Wedge-shaped film, Newton’s Rings, Michelson Interferometer, applications (Resolution of closely spaced spectral lines, determination of
wavelengths).
Diffraction: Difference between interference and diffraction Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Fraunhofer diffraction through a single slit,
Plane transmission diffraction grating, absent spectra, dispersive power, resolving power and Rayleigh criterion of resolution.
Section B
Polarisation: Polarised and unpolarised light, Uniaxial crystals double refraction, Nicol prism, quarter and half wave plates, Detection and
Production of different types of polarized light, Polarimetry; Optical and specific rotation, Biquartz and Laurent’s half shade polarimeter.
LASER
Spontaneous and Stimulated emission, Laser action, characteristics of laser beam-concept of coherence , spatial and temporal coherence , He-Ne
and semiconductor lasers (simple ideas), applications
Section C
Fibre Optics
Propagation of light in optical fibres, numerical aperture, V-number, single and multimode fibres, attenuation, dispersion, applications.
Dielectrics
Molecular theory, polarization, displacement vector, electric susceptibility, dielectric coefficient, permittivity & various relations between these,
Gauss’s law in the presence of a dielectric, Energy stored in a uniform electric field, concept of local molecular fields and Claussius Mossotti
relation.
Section D
Special Theory Of Relativity
Michelson’s Morley Experiment, Postulates of Special Theory of Relativity, Lorentz transformations, Consequences of LT (length contraction
and time dilation), addition of velocities, variation of mass with velocity, mass energy equivalence.
Superconductivity
Introduction (Experimental survey), Meissner effect, London equations, Hard and Soft superconductors, Elements of BCS Theory.
ECE-101F BASIC ELECTRONICS
Note:
Examiner will set 9 questions in total, with two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is
compulsory and of short answer type. Each question carries equal mark (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total.
Section A
Semiconductor Physics: Basic concepts, Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, diffusion and drift currents, p-n junction under open-circuit,
reverse bias and forward-bias conditions, p-n junction in the breakdown region, Ideal diode, terminal characteristics of junction diode.
Amplifiers: Introduction of different types of amplifiers and their characteristics, Principle of amplification, Frequency response of RC coupled
amplifiers, amplifier bandwidth and Concept of Cascaded Amplifiers, Feedback amplifiers, Effect of positive and negative feedback on amplifier
gain and bandwidth.
Section B
Oscillators: Criteria for oscillations, Qualitative analysis of LC, RC and Crystal Oscillators, Study of Wein Bridge Oscillators
Operational Amplifiers: Op-amps, its characteristics and its applications.
Power Suppliers: Introduction and Working of Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS), Voltage Regulator, Introduction to Inverters and UPS.
Section C
Digital Electronics: Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal number systems and conversions, Boolean Algebra, Truth tables of logic gates (AND, OR,
NOT), NAND, NOR as universal gates, Difference between combinational circuits and sequential circuits, Introduction to flip-flops (S-R & J-K).
Electronics Instruments: Role, importance and applications of general-purpose test instruments viz Multimeter Digital & Analog, Cathode Ray
Oscilloscope (CRO), Function/Signal Generator.
Section D
Displays : Seven segment display, Fourteen segment display, Dot matrix display
LED Display : Introduction, Construction, Advantage of LEDs in electronics display
LCD Display : Introduction; Types of LCD display:- Dynamic scattering and field effect type; Types of liquid crystal cells :- Transmitting type
and reflective type; Advantage & disadvantage of LCD display common applications