Course Bulletin - for Batch Year 2004

*Physics     2 Yr M.Sc *
* Specialization : None *
* First Year *      * First Semester *



* Core Course*
PH 401     Classical Mechanics     8.0
PH 403     Quantum Mechanics I     8.0
PH 405     Electronics     6.0
PH 407     Mathematical Physics I     8.0
PH 409     Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics I     6.0
PH 411     Physics Lab I     3.0
PH 413     Programming Lab     5.0



        Course Contents


        Course Bulletin - for Batch Year 2004

*Physics     2 Yr M.Sc *
* Specialization : None *
* First Year *      * First Semester *



*Course Code: * PH 401
*Title: * Classical Mechanics
*Credits: * 8.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * Review of Newton"s laws of motion. Frames of reference.
Conservation laws. Central orbits. Scattering. Rotating coordinates and
Corilis force. Rigid body dynamics. Moment of inertia tensor and Euler"s
equations. Variational principle. Lagrange"s and Hamilton"s
formulations. Poisson brackets. Periodic motion, small oscillations,
normal coordinates. Basic concepts of H.J. theory and action angle
variables.
*Text/References: * H. Goldstien, Classical Mechanics, Addison Wesley.
K.R. Symon, Mechanics, Addison Wesley. L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz,
Mechanics, Pergamon Press.
*Course Code: * PH 403
*Title: * Quantum Mechanics I
*Credits: * 8.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * Historical background: Wave functions, Superposition
principle, Wave packets. Schrodinger equation. Probability and current
densities. Expectation values and Ehrenfest"s theorem. General
formalism: Linear vectors and operators in Hillbert space, observables,
commuting operators, momentum representation and uncertainty principle.
Unitary transformations, Schrodinger and Heisenberg representations,
Equations of motion. Applications: One dimensional potential problems,
Linear harmonic oscillator polynomial solutions,creation and
annihilation operators. Central forces, angular momentum, spherical
harmonics, spin, addition of general angular momenta. Motion in a well.
Free and bound states in a Coulomb potential.
*Text/References: * E. Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, Wiley 1970. P.M.
Mathews and Venkatesan , A Text book of Quantum Mechanics, Tata McGraw
Hill, 1976. A.Messiah, Quantum Mechanics, North Holland. L. Landau, and
E. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics, Pergamon, 1956.
*Course Code: * PH 405
*Title: * Electronics
*Credits: * 6.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * p-n,p-n-p junction semiconductor devices, Rectifier
circuits, h-parameter models, Field effect transitors, Low-frequency
amplifiers, operational amplifiers and related circuits, Regulated Power
Supplies, Pulse and digital circuits.
*Text/References: * J. Millman, Micro electronics, Mc Graw Hill,
Kogahusha, 1979. H. Taub and Schilling D., digital Integrated
Electronics, Mc Graw Hill, Kogahusha, 1977.
*Course Code: * PH 407
*Title: * Mathematical Physics I
*Credits: * 8.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * Scalar and vector fields. Vector equations,
Differentiations, gradient tangent plane, divergence and curl.
Integrations, surface and volume integrals, Green, Gauss, and Stokes
theorems and their applications. Transformations of coordinate systems
and vector components, metric coefficients, curvilinear coordinates.
Expressions for grad. div. and curl. Helmholtz eqn in three dimensions
and separation of variables in various coordinate systems. Matrices and
determinants. Linear equations of homogenous and inhomogenous types.
Linear vector spaces. Scalar product. Linear independence. Change of
basis. Schmidt orthogonalisation. Special matrices. Bilinear and
quadratic forms. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Transformation of
matrices, diagonalization, orthogonal and unitary transformations.
Functions of a complex variable, limit, continuity, analytic function,
Cauchy formula, Laurent series, isolated and essential singularities.
Contour integrations. Conformal transformations. Fourier series. Fourier
and Laplace transforms with applications .
*Text/References: * M.R. Spiegel, Vector Analysis, Schaum"s outline
series. H.A. Hinchey, Introduction to Applicable Mathematics, Part I,
Wiley Eastern. P.Dennery and M. Krzywicki, Mathematics for Physicists,
Harper & Row. R.V. Churchill, Complex variables and applications, McGraw
Hill. J. Mathews and R.L. Walkar, Mathematical Methods of Physics,
Benjamin.
*Course Code: * PH 409
*Title: * Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics I
*Credits: * 6.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * x
*Text/References: * x
*Course Code: * PH 411
*Title: * Physics Lab I
*Credits: * 3.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * Millikan"s oil drop expriment,h-photoelectic
effect,Ultrasonic grating, Franck-Hertz experiment, Elastic constant by
interference method (cornu"s fringes), Susceptibility by Guoy"s method,
Airtrack-study of potential well, Faraday effect-Verdet"s constant,
Rating of vacuum pump.
*Text/References: *
*Course Code: * PH 413
*Title: * Programming Lab
*Credits: * 5.0
*Pre-requisite: *
*Description: * Exposure to DOS and Unix environment. Elementary
numerical programming using either FORTRAN-77 or C Language.
*Text/References: * B. Davis and T.R. Hoffmann, Fortran-77-A Structured
Disciplined style, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1988.