Anna University, Chennai
1st semster Syllabus
Regulation 2013
PH6151 ENGINEERING PHYSICS – I
OBJECTIVE:
To enhance the fundamental knowledge in Physics and its applications relevant to various streams of Engineering and Technology.
UNIT I
CRYSTAL PHYSICS
Lattice – Unit cell – Bravais lattice – Lattice planes – Miller indices – d spacing in cubic lattice – Calculation of number of atoms per unit cell – Atomic radius – Coordination number – Packing factor for SC, BCC, FCC and HCP structures – Diamond and graphite structures (qualitative treatment)-Crystal growth techniques –solution, melt (Bridgman and Czochralski) and vapour growth techniques (qualitative)
UNIT II
PROPERTIES OF MATTER AND THERMAL PHYSICS
Elasticity- Hooke’s law - Relationship between three modulii of elasticity (qualitative) – stress -strain diagram – Poisson’s ratio –Factors affecting elasticity –Bending moment – Depression of a cantilever –Young’s modulus by uniform bending- I-shaped girders Modes of heat transfer- thermal conductivity- Newton’s law of cooling - Linear heat flow – Lee’s disc method – Radial heat flow – Rubber tube method – conduction through compound media (series and parallel)
UNIT III
QUANTUM PHYSICS
Black body radiation – Planck’s theory (derivation) – Deduction of Wien’s displacement law and Rayleigh – Jeans’ Law from Planck’s theory – Compton effect. Theory and experimental verification – Properties of Matter waves – G.P Thomson experiment -Schrödinger’s wave equation – Time independent and time dependent equations – Physical significance of wave function – Particle in a one dimensional box - Electron microscope - Scanning electron microscope - Transmission electron microscope.
UNIT IV
ACOUSTICS AND ULTRASONICS
Classification of Sound- decibel- Weber–Fechner law – Sabine’s formula- derivation using growth and decay method – Absorption Coefficient and its determination –factors affecting acoustics of buildings and their remedies. Production of ultrasonics by magnetostriction and piezoelectric methods - acoustic grating -Non Destructive Testing – pulse echo system through transmission and reflection modes - A,B and C – scan displays, Medical applications - Sonogram
UNIT V
PHOTONICS AND FIBRE OPTICS
Spontaneous
and stimulated emission- Population inversion -Einstein’s A and B coefficients - derivation. Types of lasers – Nd:YAG, CO , Semiconductor lasers (homojunction & heterojunction)-Industrial and Medical Applications. Principle and propagation of light in optical fibres – Numerical aperture and Acceptance angle - Types of optical fibres (material, refractive index, mode) – attenuation, dispersion, bending - Fibre Optical Communication system (Block diagram) - Active and passive fibre sensors- Endoscope.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Arumugam M. Engineering Physics. Anuradha publishers, 2010
2. Gaur R.K. and Gupta S.L. Engineering Physics. Dhanpat Rai publishers, 2009
REFERENCES:
1. Searls and Zemansky. University Physics, 2009
2. Mani P. Engineering Physics I. Dhanam Publications, 2011
3. Marikani A. Engineering Physics. PHI Learning Pvt., India, 2009
4. Palanisamy P.K. Engineering Physics. SCITECH Publications, 2011
5. Rajagopal K. Engineering Physics. PHI, New Delhi, 2011
6. Senthilkumar G. Engineering Physics I. VRB Publishers, 2011