Course

Unit 1

ELCTROMAGNETICS:

Review of electric potential, boundary conditions, Poisson’s and Laplace equation, Laplace equation in one, two and three dimensions, Boundary conditions and Uniqueness theorem, Conductors and second Uniqueness theorem, Review of Electrostatics and Magnetostatics, Maxwell’s equations, Maxwell’s equations: Electrodynamics before Maxwell, Maxwell’s correction to Ampere’s law, Magnetic charge.

Unit 2

WAVE MOTION: Definition of a plane progressive wave. Attenuation of waves. Representation of waves using complex numbers. Differential equation of a plane progressive wave. Phase velocity. Phase and phase difference. Phenomenon of interference and diffraction- Solution of the differential equation of a plane progressive wave. Differential equation of 2-dimensional wave motion.

Unit 3

OPTICS:

Wave nature of light, Spatial and temporal coherence (qualitative treatments), Wave division interference –Young’s experiment, Interference pattern from double slit- Intensity distribution, Fresnel’s double mirror, Fresnel’s biprism, Amplitude division interference: fringes from equal thickness films, unequal thickness film , phase change on reflection, Michelson’s Interferometer. Origin of lasing- types of lasers and its applications

Unit 4

FLUIDS

Fluids at rest- Pascal’s principle-Archimedes principle-Equation of continuity- Fluids in motion- Bernoulli’s Equation-Applications and problems

Unit 5

STATISTICAL MECHANICS: Microstates and Macro states, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, Fermi level and its significance.

Course Objectives

• To impart knowledge on the fundamental concepts of Classical and Modern Physics and its few applications in the field of Engineering.

 Course Outcomes

 At the end of the course the student will be able to

CO1      : Understand the fundamental concepts of Electrodynamics and solve numerical problems.

CO2 : Understand wave motion, its characteristics, conceptualize mathematically the wave equation, and apply in real life problems in sciences and engineering.

CO3: Introduced to basics of Optics, phenomenon of interference and basics of lasers.

CO4: Understand fundamental laws dealing with Fluids at rest and Fluids in motion

CO5: Comprehend the elements of Statistical mechanics and its applications to materials property.

 CO/PO Mapping

Introduction to Electrodynamics – David J. Griffiths, 4^th Ed., Pearson Publication, 2015.

Richard Wolfson, “Essential University Physics”, Vols. 1 and 2. Pearson Education, Singapore, 2011.

Halliday D., Resnick R. and Walker J., “Fundamentals of Physics”, Wiley Publications, 2008.

Crawford Jr Waves, F.S.  – “Berkeley Physics Course”, 2008.

Sears and Zemanski, “University Physics”, Pearson, 2011.

M.W. Zemansky and R. H. DittmanAmit K. Chattopadhyay, Heat and Thermodynamics, 8th edition, Tata McGraw- Hill, 2011.

A.K. Ghatak, Introduction to Modern optics, 5^th Ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 1977.

Hecht, Optics, 4^th Ed., Pearson Education, 2008.