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1. The document outlines the academic processes for the course Physics II during the 2008-09 session. It details policies around class attendance, tests, assignments, and examinations. 2. The syllabus for the course is provided, covering topics in quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, statistical physics, solids and semiconductors, and superconductivity. 3. Recommended textbooks are listed to supplement the concepts taught by the instructor.

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Syllabus

1. The document outlines the academic processes for the course Physics II during the 2008-09 session. It details policies around class attendance, tests, assignments, and examinations. 2. The syllabus for the course is provided, covering topics in quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, statistical physics, solids and semiconductors, and superconductivity. 3. Recommended textbooks are listed to supplement the concepts taught by the instructor.

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Academic Processes for the session 2008-09 for the course PY 201, PHYSICS-II

A. General 1. All the classes will be held regularly as per the schedule announced in the timetable. 2. Students have to attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled classes. In case of a medical problem or some other pressing reason, a student must apply for leave, immediately, to the Chairperson, DUGC of his/her department. Course Instructor cannot give any benefit of attendance for any reason, whatsoever. 3. MASS CUT IS COUNTED AS CLASS HELD AND EACH STUDENT EARNS TWO ABSENTS FOR ONE MASS CUT. 4. It is the duty of a student to periodically check his/her attendance status with the course instructor. However, attendance status for the entire class will be displayed on the notice board of Applied Sciences Department in the first week of every month. 5. The course contents given here are only indicative. Whatever is taught by the instructor constitutes the syllabus for the purpose of sessional (mid term) tests / end semester examination. 6. During the semester, there will be two sessional (mid term) tests, and a couple of assignments/ quizzes/ projects. The distribution of marks for the various activities is as follows: Sessional (mid term) Tests: 30% Quizzes / Assignments, etc.: 30% End term examination: 40% 7. There will be no choice in the question paper for any test / examination. The questions will be spread over the entire (prescribed) syllabus. 8. The pass marks in the course would be 40% 9. Unauthorized absence from a test / quiz (including mass cut) would lead to grant of zero marks.

SYLLABUS
Course Name: Course No.: Credits: L T P: PHYSICS - II PY 201 4 400

1. Quantum Mechanics & Atoms Quantum theory of light, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, pair production, photons & gravity, black holes, de-Broglie hypothesis, particle diffraction, uncertainty principle and applications (5)

Postulates of quantum mechanics and Schrodinger theory, time dependent and time independent Schrodinger wave equation, wave function, Born interpretation and normalization, expectation values (3) Particle in a box (infinite potential well), finite potential step and barrier problems, tunneling, linear harmonic oscillator (one-dimensional) (4) Hydrogen atom, radiative transitions and selection rules, electron spin, Stern-Gerlach experiment, Spin-orbit coupling, exclusion principle, symmetric and antisymmetric wavefunctions (5) Additional Topics for Honours Students: -decay, Zeeman effect, Correspondence Principle, Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics 2. Nuclear Physics Natural radioactivity, successive radioactive transformations, radioactive equilibrium, radioactive series, radiometric dating (2)

Nuclear force and its characteristics, Elementary description of shell model, explanation of magic numbers, liquid drop model and semi-empirical binding energy formula (3) Nuclear fission, fission products, mass and energy distribution of fission products, neutron emission and energy distribution of neutrons emitted in fission, theory of fission process, nuclear reactors classification, neutron cycle in thermal reactors and four-factor formula for neutron reproduction, nuclear fusion controlled thermonuclear reactions. (4) Additional Topics for Honours Students: Artificial radioactivity and its applications, -decay (energy spectrum & discovery of neutrino), Fusion Reactions in stars 3. Statistical Physics Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, molecular energies in an ideal gas, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, black body radiation, Rayleigh-Jeans and Plancks radiation laws, free electrons in a metal, electron-energy distribution, Fermi energy, electronic specific heat, conduction in metals, thermionic emission (7) Additional Topics for Honours Students: Specific heat of solids, Bose-Einstein condensation 4. Solids and Semiconductor Physics Band theory of solids, Kronig-Penney Model (qualitative), conductors, insulators and semiconductors, p- and ntype semiconductors, statistics of electrons and holes, Hall effect (4) Additional Topics for Honours Students: p-n junction, rectifier, LED, tunnel diode 5. Super Conductivity Occurrence, destruction of super conductivity, Meissner effect, type I and type II Super-conductors; heat capacity, isotope effect, thermodynamical considerations, phenomenological considerations, coherence length, BCS theory (elementary description), applications of superconductors. (4) Additional Topics for Honours Students: High temperature superconductivity, Josephson junctions Text Book: Concepts of Modern Physics, by Arthur Beiser (McGraw-Hill)

Other Books: 1. Nuclear Physics, by I. Kaplan (Addison-Wesley) 2. Solid State Physics, by C. Kittel (Wiley Eastern) 3. Solid State Physics, by S.O. Pillai (New Age International) 4. Introduction to Modern Physics, by Richtmyer, Kennard & Cooper ( McGraw Hill) 5. Introduction to Modern Physics, by Mani & Mehta (East West Press) 6. Modern Physics, by Bernstein, Fishbane & Gasiorowicz (Pearson Education)

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