B.Sc.

, PHYSICS
I YEAR – I SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: 4BPHA1
ALLIED COURSE I – PROPERTIES OF MATTER, THERMAL PHYSICS AND
OPTICS (THEORY)
(Common for Mathematics, Chemistry and Geology Major Students of I/III Semester)
Unit I PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Young’s modulus – Rigidity modulus – Bulk modulus – Poisson’s ratio (definition alone)
– Bending of beams – Expression for bending moment – determination of young’s modulus –
uniform and non-uniform bending.
Expression for Couple per unit twist – work done in twisting a wire – Torsional
Oscillations of a body– Rigidity modulus of a wire and M.I. of a disc by torsion pendulum.

Unit II VISCOSITY
Viscosity – Viscous force – Co-efficient of Viscosity units and dimensions – Poiseuilles
formula for co-efficient of Viscosity of a liquid – determination of co-efficient of Viscosity using
burette and comparison of Viscosities.
Bernoulli’s theorem – Statement and proof – applications- Venturimeter – Pitot tube.

Unit III CONDUCTION, CONVECTION AND RADIATION

Specific heat capacity of solids and liquids – Dulong and Petit’s law – Variation of
specific heat with temperature – Newton’s law of cooling – Specific heat capacity of a liquid by
cooling – thermal conduction –coefficient of thermal conductivity by Lee’s disc method.
Convection process – Lapse rate –Definition green house effect – Black body radiation –
Planck’s radiation law – Rayleigh Jean’s law, Wien’s displacement law – Stefan’s law of
radiation. (No derivations)

Unit IV THERMODYNAMICS
Zeroth and I Law of thermodynamics – II law of thermodynamics – Carnot’s engine and
Carnot’s cycle – Efficiency of a Carnot’s cycle.
Entropy – Change in Entropy in reversible and irreversible process – change in entropy of
a perfect gas – change in entropy when ice is converted into steam.

Unit V PHYSICAL OPTICS

Interference – Conditions for interference maxima and minima – Air Wedge – Thickness
of a thin wire– Newton’s rings – Radius of curvature of a lens – Refractive index of a liquid
using Newton’s rings.
Diffraction – Difference between diffraction and interference – Theory of transmission
grating – normal incidence – Determination of wave length – polarization – polarizer and
analyzer – double refraction – optical activity – Biot’s laws – Specific rotatory power –
determination of specific rotatory power using Laurent’s half shade polarimeter.
Books for Study
1. Properties of matter – D.S.Mathur, S.chand & Co, 10th Edition, 1976.
2. Properties of matter – Brijalal and Subramanyan, Eurosia Pub.Co,III Edn, 1983.
3. Heat and Thermodynamics – Brijlal and Subramanyan, S.Chand & Co, 16th Edn, 2005.
4. A text book of heat – J.B.Rajam, S. Chand & Sons, 1965.
5. Optics –S.L.Kakani and Bhandari, SultanChand&Co.,IIEdn, 2014.

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 I YEAR - I/II SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: 4BPHAP1

ALLIED GENERAL PHYSICS PRACTICALS

(University examination will be held at the end of Second/ Fourth Semester)
(Common for Mathematics, Chemistry and Geology Major Students)

ANY FIFTEEN EXPERIMENTS

1. Young’s modulus – Uniform bending (Optic lever)

2. Young’s modulus – Non Uniform bending (Optic lever)
3. Young’s modulus – Uniform bending (Pin and Microscope)
4. Young’s modulus – Non uniform bending (Pin and Microscope)
5. Torsion Pendulum – Rigidity modulus of a wire
6. Torsion pendulum – Moment of inertia of a circular disc
7. Comparison of viscosities of liquids using a burette.
8. Newton’s law of cooling.
9. Coefficient of thermal conductivity – Lee’s disc method
10. Newton’s rings – Radius of curvature of a lens
11. Thickness of a thin wire by air wedge
12. Grating – Normal incidence method N and 
13. Calibration of Voltmeter – Potentiometer
14. Calibration of Ammeter – Potentiometer
15. Comparison of resistances - Potentiometer
16. Carey – Foster Bridge – temperature co-efficient of resistance
17. LCR – series resonance circuit
18. LCR – parallel resonance circuit
19. Zener diode as a voltage regulator
20. Transistor Characteristics – CE
21. Bridge rectifier
22. Logic circuits using discrete components
23. Logic circuits using IC
24. NAND & NOR as universal gates
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 I YEAR – II SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: 4BPHA2

ALLIED COURSE II – ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS, ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR

PHYSICS (THEORY)

(Common for Mathematics, Chemistry and Geology Major Students of II/IV Semester)

Unit I CURRENT ELECTRICITY

Ohm’s law – Law of resistance in series and parallel – Specific resistance – Capacitors –
capacitors in serial and parallel – Kirchoff’s laws – wheatstone’s network – condition for
balance.
Carey-Foster’s bridge – Measurement of specific resistance – Potentiometer –
Measurement of resistance – Determination of temperature coefficient of resistance

Unit II ELECTROMAGNETISM
Electromagnetic Induction – Faraday’s laws – Lenz law – Self Inductance – Mutual
Inductance – Coefficient of Coupling.
A.C. Circuits – Mean value – RMS value – Peak value – LCR in series – Sharpness of
resonance .

Unit III ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Bohr’s atom model – radius energy – Atomic excitation – Ionization potential – Frank
and Hertz Method – Nucleus – Nuclear properties – Mass defect – Binding energy.
Radio isotopes – Uses of radio isotopes – Nuclear fusion and Nuclear fission –X-rays –
Bragg’s law –derivation of Bragg’s law- properties and uses of industrial and medical fields

Unit IV ANALOG ELECTRONICS

Semiconductor – PN junction diode – Bridge rectifier – Zener diode – Regulated power
supply.
Transistor – Working of a transistor – CE, Configuration – Current gain relationship
between  and  – Transistor Characteristics – CE Configuration only – CE amplifier – feedback
– Hartley oscillator – Colpitt’s oscillator.

Unit V DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Number system – Decimal – Binary – Octal and Hexadecimal system – Double Dabble
method – Binary addition, subtraction– conversion of one number system to another number
system.
Logic gates – OR, AND, NOT, XOR, NAND and NOR gates –their truth tables– Half
adder, Full adder- Laws and theorems of Boolean’s algebra – De Morgan’s theorems.

Books for Study and Reference

1. R. Murugesan – Electricity and Magnetism, S. chand & co, VII Edn, 2009.
2. R. Murugesan – Modern Physics, S. chand & co, 13th Edn, 2008.
3. B.L. Theraja – Basic Electronics, S. chand & co, V Edn, 2009.
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 II YEAR – III SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: 4BPHA3

ALLIED COURSE III – BASIC DISCRETE ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS OF

ELECTRONIC DEVICES (THEORY)

(Common for B.Sc Computer Science, Computer Applications, Physics and B.Sc IT Major
Students of I/III Semester)

Unit I DC AND AC FUNDAMENTALS

Direct – Voltages and current Kirchoffs laws alternating Voltages and current – RMS
value of Voltage and current – Power, frequency, time period, phase difference, average value,
peak to peak value of ac.
Passive circuit elements: Resistors, inductors, and capacitors – types and colour codes –
AF and RF chokes.

Unit II SEMI CONDUCTORS

Diodes: PN junction diode characteristics – Half wave, full wave and bridge rectifiers
with filters – Inductor, Capacitor, L-section and π section filters (principle only – No
mathematical derivation) – Different diodes, Zener, Varactor, Schottky diode, light emitting
diode, photo diode, tunnel diode.
Transistors: Transistor – working – characteristics of a transistor – CB, CE, and CC
configuration– Loadline – quiescent point – JFET static characteristics pinch – off voltage – N
Channel and p-channel FET- MOSFET( Depletion and enhancement type).

Unit III POWER ELECTRONICS

Principle, Construction, operation and characteristics of SCR, UJT, DIAC and TRIAC.
Application of SCR as controlled rectifier-UJT relaxation oscillator – DIAC and TRIAC
controller circuits.

Unit IV MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND RECORDERS

Measuring instruments: Galvanometer – conversion into ammeter and voltmeter –
Multimeter – construction and operation– CRO block diagram representation – basic operation –
voltage and phase measurement – Display and analysis – VTVM – principle – operation –
voltage and resistance measurement.
Recorders and Bio Medical Recorders: X-Y recorder – Magnetic tape re-order –
characteristics of recording system – Need for recorder – Electro-cardiography (ECG) – Electro-
encephalography (EEG) Electro-myography (EMG) – Electro-retinography (ERG).

Unit V HOME APPLIANCES

Electric fans – construction and operation – Refrigerators – principle and operation –
Tape recorder– principle and working.
Air conditioner and Air Coolers – principle and working – Washing machines – different
types – general principle and working.

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Books for Study

1. Basic Electronics (Solid State)–B.L. Theraja – S.Chand & Co., New Delhi, V Edn, 2009.
2. Principlesof Electronics–V.K.Mehta&Rohit Mehta–S.Chand&Co.,New Delhi,X
Edn,2007
3. Electronic Devices and Circuits – S. Salivahanan, Sureshkumar & A. Vallavaraj – TMH
Pub.Company Ltd., New Delhi,II Edn, 2010.
4. Bio-medical Instrumentation – Dr. M. Arumugam Anuradha Publication, Kumbakonam,
II Edn, 2010.
5. How things work? Vol.I & Vol. II
6. Electronic instruments and measurement techniques – William D. Cooper – PHI Pvt Co.,
New Delhi, 1997.

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 II YEAR – III/IV SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: 4BPH4P2

ALLIED ELECTRONICS PRACTICALS

(University examination will be held at the end of Second/Fourth Semester)

(Common for B.Sc., Computer Science, Computer Applications, Physics and B.Sc., IT
Major Students of IV Semester)

ANY FIFTEEN EXPERIMENTS

1. Measurement of R, C and L using multimeters

2. Measurement of R, C and L using VTVM
3. Measurement of voltage, current, frequency and phase using CRO
4. Half & Full wave rectifier – construction measurement
5. UJT characteristics
6. UJT relaxation oscillator
7. SCR characteristics
8. Loadline analysis of transistor amplifier.
9. Thermistor characteristics
10. LED characteristics
11. Photo diode characteristics
12. 7 segment display characteristics
13. Study of logic gates using ICs (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, EX-OR etc)
14. OPAMP circuits – low pass and high pass filters
15. Full Adder – Binary Addition
16. Three terminal IC voltage regulator
17. 8085 microprocessor – simple programs
18. Amplitude Modulation
19. Preparation of PCB

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 II YEAR – IV SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: 4BPHA4

ALLIED COURSE IV – ICS, SIMPLE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION

ELECTRONICS (THEORY)

(Common for B.Sc., Computer Science, Computer Applications, Physics and B.Sc., IT
Major Students of II/IV Semester)
Unit I Integrated Circuits
Integrated Circuit: Classification – IC Chip size and circuit complexity – Fundamentals
of Monolithic IC technology – Fabrication of Diode, Transistor, FET, Resistor, Inductor and
Capacitor- IC package and Symbols.
Analog ICs : opamp characteristics and simple applications. Digital ICs – basic logic
gates – truth table – Boolean algebra and DeMorgan’s theorem.
Unit II TRANSDUCERS
Photo voltaic cells – photo conductive cells – photo emissive cells – loud speakers –
electro dynamic and electrostatic types – carbon, dynamic and crystal microphones –
applications- thyratron and ignitron- applications.
Thermostat – temperature control – liquid level indicators – measurement of pressure
using resistance Strain Gauges – Transducers – inductive capacitive and resistive types.
Unit III SIMPLE CONTROL SYSTEMS
Fundamentals of servo mechanisms – DC servomotor – AC servomotor – tacho
generator.
Synchro power amplifier – stepper motor – stepper motor control – P,I,D,PI,PD and PID
controllers.
Unit IV TELEVISION
General principles of image transmission – reception of signals – pick up instruments –
image scanning sequence – composite video signal – Resolution and bandwidth.
Television transmitter – television receiver – characteristics of monochrome television
system – simplified colour channel of a tv transmitter – colour tv receiver.
Unit V RADAR
Principle of Radar – basic arrangement of radar system – operating characteristics of
radar systems– maximum range of a radar set.
Radar transmitting systems – radar antennas – duplexer – radar receivers – indicator unit
– description of radar systems.

Books for Study

1. Integrated Electronics – Jacob Millman & C. C. Halkias , McGraw Hill, 1972.
2. Basic Electronics, by B. Grob, McGraw-Hill, NY, 6th Edition, 1989.
3. Industrial electronics – G.K.Mithal, Khanna Publishers, 9th Edn, 1986..
4. Handbook of electronics – Gupta and Kumar, Pragati Prakashan, 39th Edn, 2013.
5. Monochrome and colour televison – Gulati, New Age International Pvt Ltd, I Edn, 2000.
Books for Reference
1. Electronic Communication Systems, Kennedy, McGraw Hill Inter Student Edition.
2. Digital and Analog Communication System, Sam K. Shanmugam, John Willey.

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