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Course Title: Physics for Mechanical Engineering Stream

Course Code: 22PHYM12/22 CIE Marks 50
Course Type Integrated SEE Marks 50
(Theory/Practical/Integrated) Total Marks 100
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 2:2:2:0 Exam Hours 03+02
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 hours Theory + 10-12 Lab slots Credits 04
Course objectives
 To understand the types of oscillation,shock waves &their generation, and applications.
 To study the elastic properties of materials and failures of engineering materials.
 To understand the fundamentals of thermoelectric materials and devices and their application.
 To understand the Concepts in Low-temperature phenomena and generation of low temperature.
 To study the various relevant material characterization techniques.
Teaching-Learning Process
These are sample Strategies, which teachers can use to accelerate the attainment of the various course outcomes and
make Teaching –Learning more effective
1. Flipped Class
2. Chalk and Talk
3. Blended Mode of Learning
4. Simulations, Interactive Simulations and Animations
5. NPTEL and Other Videos for theory topics
6. Smart Class Room
7. Lab Experiment Videos
Module-1 (8 Hours )
Oscillations and Shock waves:
Oscillations: Simple Harmonic motion (SHM), differential equation for SHM(No derivation), Sprigs:Stiffness Factor
and its Physical Significance, series and parallel combination of springs(Derivation), Types of spring and their
applications. Theory of damped oscillations (Qualitative), Types of damping (Graphical Approach). Engineering
applications of damped oscillations, Theory of forced oscillations(Qualitative), resonance, sharpness of resonance.
Shock waves: Mach number and Mach Angle, Mach Regimes, definition and characteristics of Shock waves,
Construction and working of Reddy shock tube, Applications of Shock Waves. Numerical problems.
Pre-requisites: Basics of Oscillations
Self-learning:Simple Harmonic motion, differential equation for SHM
Module-2 (8 Hours)
Elasticity:
Stress-Strain Curve, Stress hardening and softening. Elastic Moduli, Poisson’s ratio and its limiting values. relation
between Y, n and σ (with derivation), Beams, bending moment and derivation of expression, Cantilever and I section
girder and their Engineering Applications, Elastic materials (qualitative). Failures of engineering materials - ductile
fracture, brittle fracture, stress concentration, fatigue and factors affecting fatigue (only qualitative explanation).
Numerical problems.
Pre-requisites: Elasticity,Stress & Strain
Self-learning: Stress-Strain Curve
Module-3 (8 Hours)
Thermoelectric materials and devices:
Thermo emf and thermo current, Seeback effect, Peltier effect, Seeback and Peltier coefficients, figure of merit
(Mention Expression), laws of thermoelectricity. Expression for thermo emf in terms of T 1 and T2, Thermo couples,
thermopile, Construction and Working of Thermoelectric generators (TEG) and Thermoelectric coolers (TEC), low,
mid and high-temperature thermoelectric materials, Applications: Exhaust of Automobiles, Refrigerator, Space
Program (RTG). Numerical Problems.
Pre-requisites: Basics of Electrical conductivity
Self-learning: Thermo emf and thermo current

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Module-4 (8 Hours)
Cryogenics:
Production of low temperature - Joule Thomson effect (Derivation with 3 cases), Porous plug experiment with theory,
Thermodynamical analysis of Joule Thomson effect, Liquefaction of Oxygen by cascade process, Lindey’s air liquefier,
Liquefaction of Helium and its properties, Platinum Resistance Thermometer, Applications of cryogenics, in aerospace,
Tribology and food processing(qualitative). Numericalproblems.
Pre-requisites: Basics of Heat and Thermodynamics
Self-learning: Joule Thomson effect
Module-5 (8 Hours)
Material Characterization and Instrumentation Techniques:
Introduction to nanomaterials: Nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Principle, construction and working of X-ray
Diffractometer, crystallite size determination by Scherrer equation. Principle, construction, working and applications of
Atomic Force Microscopy(AFM). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM),
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Numerical problems.
Pre-requisites: Principle and working of Optical Microscope
Self-learning: X-Ray Diffractometer
Course outcome (Course Skill Set)
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
CO1 Elucidate the concepts in oscillations, waves, elasticity and material failures
CO2 Discuss the fundamentals of Thermoelectric materials and their application
CO3 Summarize the low-temperature phenomena and generation of low temperature
CO4 Explain the various material characterization techniques
CO5 Practice working in groups to conduct experiments in physics and perform precise and honest measurements
Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%. The minimum
passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks out of 50). The minimum passing mark for the SEE is
35% of the maximum marks (18 marks out of 50). A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements
and earned the credits allotted to each subject/ course if the student secures not less than 35% (18 Marks out of 50) in the
semester-end examination(SEE), and a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the total of the CIE (Continuous
Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.
Continuous Internal Evaluation(CIE):
Two Unit Tests each of20 Marks (duration 01 hour)
 First test after the completion of 30-40 % of the syllabus
 Second test after completion of 80-90% of the syllabus
One Improvement test before the closing of the academic term may be conducted if necessary. However best two tests out
of three shall be taken into consideration.
Two assignments each of 10 Marks
The teacher has to plan the assignments and get them completed by the students well before the closing of the term so
that marks entry in the examination portal shall be done in time. Formative (Successive) Assessments include
Assignments/Quizzes/Seminars/ Course projects/Field surveys/ Case studies/ Hands-on practice (experiments)/Group
Discussions/ others. The Teachers shall choose the types of assignments depending on the requirement of the course
and plan to attain the COs and POs. (to have a less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common
/repeated for any of the methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the
course). CIE methods /test question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the
outcome defined for the course.
The sum of two tests, two assignments, will be out of 60 marks and will be scaled down to 30 marks
CIE for the practical component of the Integrated Course
 On completion of every experiment/program in the laboratory, the students shall be evaluated and marks shall be
awarded on the same day. The15 marks are for conducting the experiment and preparation of the laboratory
record, the other 05 marks shall be for the test conducted at the end of the semester.
 The CIE marks awarded in the case of the Practical component shall be based on the continuous evaluation of the
laboratory report. Each experiment report can be evaluated for 10 marks. Marks of all experiments’ write-ups are
added and scaled down to 15 marks.
 The laboratory test (duration 02/03 hours) at the end of the 14th /15th week of the semester /after completion of

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all the experiments (whichever is early) shall be conducted for 50 marks and scaled down to 05 marks.
Scaled-down marks of write-up evaluations and tests added will be CIE marks for the laboratory component of IPCC for
20 marks.
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Semester End Examination (SEE):

SEE for IC
Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled time table, with common question
papers for the course (duration 03 hours)
1. The question paper will have ten questions. Each question is set for 20 marks.
2. There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a max-
imum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.
3. The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
The theory portion of the Integrated Course shall be for both CIE and SEE, whereas the practical
portion will have a CIE component only. Questions mentioned in the SEE paper shall include
questions from the practical component).
Passing standard:
 The minimum marks to be secured in CIE to appear for SEE shall be 12 (40% of maximum marks-
30) in the theory component and 08 (40% of maximum marks -20) in the practical component.
The laboratory component of the IPCC shall be for CIE only. However, in SEE, the questions from
the laboratory component shall be included. The maximum of 04/05 questions to be set from the
practical component of IPCC, the total marks of all questions should not be more than 30 marks.
 SEE will be conducted for 100 marks and students shall secure 35% of the maximum marks to
qualify for the SEE. Marks secured will be scaled down to 50.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books (Title of the Book/Name of the author/Name of the publisher/Edition and Year)
1. Vibrations and Waves (MIT introductory Physics Series), A P French, CBS, 2003 Edition
2. Timoshenko, S. and Goodier J.N. “Theory of Elasticity”, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill Book Co, 2001.
3. Sadhu Singh, “Theory of Elasticity”, Khanna Publishers, 1997
4. Mechanical Properties of Engineered Materials By Wole Soboyejo, CRC Press; 1st edition, 2002
5. Heat & Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics( XVIII-Edition) – Singhal, Agarwal &Satyaprakash – Pragati
Prakashan, Meerut, 2006. 4
6. Heat and Thermodynamics (I-Edition) – D.S.Mathur - S. Chand & Company Ltd., New-Delhi, 1991
7. Heat and Thermodynamics,Brijlal& Subramanyam,S. Chand & Company Ltd., New-Delhi.
8. Physics of Cryogenics by Bahman Zohuri, Elsevier, 2018
9. Materials Characterization Techniques-Sam Zhang, Lin Li, Ashok Kumar, CRC Press, First Edition, 2008.
10. Characterization of Materials- Mitra P.K . Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited.
11. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Fundamentals to Frontiers – M.S.Ramachandra Rao & Shubra Singh, Wiley
India Pvt Ltd.
12. Nano Composite Materials-Synthesis, Properties and Applications, J. Parameswaranpillai, N.Hameed, T.Kurian,
Y. Yu, CRC Press.
13. Shock waves made simple by Chintoo S Kumar, K Takayama and K P J Reddy: Willey India Pvt. Ltd,
Delhi,2014

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Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):

Simple Harmonic motion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2FvSzWeVxQ

Shock waves:https://physics.info/shock/
Shock waves and theirapplications:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_3M3v3kxk
Stress-strain curves:https://web.mit.edu/course/3/3.11/www/modules/ss.pdf
Stress curves:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f08Y39UiC-o
Fracture in materials:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x47nky4MbK8
Thermoelecticity:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7NBuu5w9c&list=PLtkeUZItwHK5y6qy1GFxa4Z4RcmzU
aaz6

Thermoelectric generator and coolers:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NruYdb31xk8

Cryogenics:https://cevgroup.org/cryogenics-basics-applications/
Liquefaction of gases:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMelwOsGpIs
Virtual lab:https://www.vlab.co.in/participating-institute-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham
Material characterization:https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_mm14/preview
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/physics/physics/cryogenics
https://www.usna.edu/NAOE/_files/documents/Courses/EN380/Course_Notes/Ch10_Deformation
.pdf
Activity-Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/Practical-Based Learning
http://nptel.ac.in
https://swayam.gov.in
https://virtuallabs.merlot.org/vl_physics.html
https://phet.colorado.edu
https://www.myphysicslab.com

Laboratory Component:
Any Ten Experiments have to be completed from the list of experiments
Note: The experiments have to be classified into
a) Exercise
b) Demonstration
c) Structured Inquiry
d) Open Ended
Based on convenience classify the following experiments into the above categories. Select at least one simulation
/spreadsheetactivity.
List of Experiments:
1. Uniform Bending
2. n by Torsional Pendulum
3. Forced Mechanical Oscillations and Resonance
4. Series & Parallel Resonance
5. Fermi Energy of Conductor
6. Resistivity by Four Probe Method
7. Spring Constant
8. Single Cantilever
9. I by Torsional pendulum
10. Laser Diffraction
11. Ultrasonic Interferometer
12. Newton’s Rings
13. GNU Step Interactive Simulations
14. Study of motion using spread Sheets
15. Application of Statistic using Spread Sheets
16. PHET Interactive
Simulations(https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/filter?subjects=physics&type=html,prototype

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COs and POs Mapping (Individual teacher has to fill up)

POs
COs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
CO1 3 2 - - 2 - - - - - - 2
CO2 3 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
CO3 3 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
CO4 3 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
CO5 3 2 1 - 2 - - 3 3 - - 2
Level 3- Highly Mapped, Level 2-Moderately Mapped, Level 1-Low Mapped, Level 0- Not Mapped
Note: The CO-PO mapping values are indicative. The course coordinator can alter the mapping using Competency and
Performance Indicators mentioned in the AICTE Exam reforms
Level 3- Highly Mapped, Level 2-Moderately Mapped, Level 1-Low Mapped, Level 0- Not Mapped