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PSG Institute of Advanced Studies

Course Code : 23IZ102


Course Name : Physics

Chapter 1 - Oscillatory Motion (9)


Review of simple harmonic motion (SHM) – Differential equation of SHM. Velocity and acceleration. Restoring
force. Vibration of a spring and mass system. Frequency response, phase response and resonance. Analogy
with LCR circuits and oscillators. Energy and energy loss. Damped oscillations. Significance in control
systems, vibration and vibration isolation.

Chapter 2 - Wave motion (9)


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.
Solution of a differential equation of a plane progressive waveform of differential equation of 3-dimensional
wave motion (no detailed solution). Introduction to numerical methods for solution of wave equation.
Importance of spherical and plane wave fronts.

Chapter 3 - Optics (9)


Review of image formulation in lens and mirrors. Spherical and chromatic aberration. Methods of reducing
aberrations (no derivations) – Aspherical components, aperture control, multiple elements. Principle of
adaptive optics. Role of actuators in adaptive optics. Fresnel mirrors- principle and applications for solar
energy. Tracking of Fresnel mirrors. Interference and diffraction: Principle of Fabry-Perot interferometer.
Diffraction due to circular apertures. Applications. Spectral distribution: emission, transmission and
absorption spectra. Examples.

Chapter 4 - Heat (9)


Review of thermal properties, Black body radiation, specific heat capacity, thermal capacity and coefficient of
linear thermal expansion. Methods of measurement of thermal expansion. Thermal stresses in composite
structures due to nonhomogeneous thermal expansion. Applications – The bimetallic strip. Differential
equation of one-dimensional heat flow.

Chapter 5 - Electromagnetism (9)


Review of definitions of fundamental terms. Permeability. Forces due to currents. Uniform and non-uniform
magnetic fields. Static and time-varying magnetic fields. Electromagnetic induction. Expression for induced
emf. Electric fields definition of fundamental terms. Dielectric constant, permittivity. Dielectric displacement.
Gauss theorem. Electromagnetic waves. Propagation of electromagnetic waves through isotropic media.
Maxwell’s equations and interpretation of Maxwell’s equations.
Total Lectures: 45
Textbooks
1. Richard Wolfson “Essential University Physics”, S. Chand & Co., 2010.
2. Ghatak A “Optics”, Tata McGrill-Hill India.,2017,6th Edition.
References
1. Avadhanulu M. N “Engineering Physics”, S. Chand & Co.,2010
2. Purcell E. M. “Electricity and Magnetism”, Tata McGraw-Hill.,2017
3. Paul A. Tipler, Geene Mosca “Physics for Scientists and Engineers”, W. H. Freeman and Company., New
York, 2007, 6th Edition.
4. Crawford F.S “Waves”, Berkeley Physics Course., 2017, 1st Edition.

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