AIM

To create awareness of marginalisation in the national/international scenario and

accentuate thoughts about inclusive strategies that would conserve diverse
identities.

OBJECTIVES
1. Sensitise students on importance of gender equality
2. Create awareness related to trauma caused by caste distinctions
3. Introduce fourth world literatures
4. Understand and empathise with the plight of refugees
5. Understand the need for eco-friendly strategies of development

Module I GENDER (18 hours)

1. 'Still IRise' (poem) by Maya Angelo
2. Medea (play) by Nabneeta Dev
3. 'Claiming an Education' (essay) by Andrienne Rich

Module Il ABORIGINE (18 hours)

1. Interview with C. K. Janu by Subash Gatade
2. Journey' (short story) by Patricia Grace
3. First "look back in time" (poem) by Nola Gregory

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Module IIIREFUGEES (18 hours)

1. Refugee Mother and Child' (poem) by Chinua Achebe
2.'Interlopers' (short story) by Saki
3. 'Hidden Histories' (description) from Urvasi Butalia's Other Side of Silence

Module IV GENOCIDE (18 hours)

1. 'Refugee Blues' (poem) by W. H. Auden
2.'My Mother's Voice: The Proclamation' (short story excerpt) by Kay Mouradian
3. Sugandhi alias Andal Devanayaki (excerpt) by T. D. Ramakrishnan (tr. Priya K.
Nair)

Module V TECHNOLOGY (18 hours)

1. EPICAC(short story) by Kurt Vonnegut
2. 'History's Biggest Fraud (extract) from Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens
3. 'Modern Machinery' (poem) by Rudyard Kipling
Text :
1. A. HSiddiqi , P Manchanada : A first Course in Differential Equations with Application (Macmillan
India Ltd 2006)
2. George B. Thomas, Jr: Thomas' Calculus Eleventh Edition, Pearson, 2008.
3. lan Sneddon Elements of Partial Diferential Equation (Tata Mc Graw Hill)
ModuleI (20 hours)
Vector Differential Calculus : Vector Functions, Arc length and unit Tangent vector T,
Curvature and unit Normal Vector N, Torsion and unit Binormal vector B, Directional Derivatives
and Gradient Vectors.
(Sections 13.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5 and l4.5 of text 2)

Module II (30 hours)

Vector Integral Calculus: Line Integrals, Vector fields and Work, Circulation and Flux, Path
independence, Potential Function and Conservation Fields, Green's theorem in Plane ( Statenment
and problems only), Surface arca and Surface integral, Parameterised Surface, Stoke's theorem
Statement and Problems only), the Divergence theorem and a Unified theory ( Statement and
simple problems only).
(Sections 16.1 to 16.8 of text 2)

Module III (25 Hours)

Ordinary differential equations: Exact Differential Equation, Linear Equations , Solutions by
Substitutions, Equations of first order and not of first degree , First order equations of higher
Degree solvable for p , Equations solvable for y . Equations solvable for x, Equations of first
degree in x and y - Lagrange's and Clairaut's Equation
(sections 2.1,2.2,2.3, 2.4,3.1,3.2,3.3, 3.4,3.5 of text l)

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Module IV (15 Hours)

Partial Differential Equations: Surfaces and Curves in three dimensions, solution of equation of
the form P dy dz
Q R
Origia-ef fest order and second order partial differential equations, Linear
equations of the first order, Lagrange's method (Chapter l, section land 3 &Chapter 2 Section 1, 2
and 4 of text3)
 III Semester - Complementary Course for Physics
COURSE OUTCOME

Co1. Provide a solid introduction to well-known discrete distributions.

CO2. Provide a solid introduction to well-known continuous distributions.

CO3. Enables students to understand limit theorems.

CO4. Enables students to cover foundations in sampling distributions and their applications.

STA3CMP03 -Standard Distributions

Module I
Discrete Probability Distributions Uniform; Bernoulli; Binomial; Poisson; Geometric- Properties
Mean, Variance, Moment generating function, Additive property: recurrence relation for moments
(binomial and Poisson) Lack of memory property of Geometric distribution.
Module II

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Under Graduatelevel courses in Statistics, Maharaja's College (Govt. Autonomous), Ermakulam

Continuous distributions - Uniform; Exponential; Gamma; Normal- properties and applications -Mean,
Variance, m.gf., Additive property, Lack of memory property of exponential distribution, characterization
of normal distribution by the property of entropy, Use of Standard Normal tables for computation of
various probabilities, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.
Module II

Law of large Numbers, Tchebycheff's Inequality, Empirical rule, Weak law of large numbers, Central
limit theorem (Lindberg-Levy form) without proof, Applications of central limit theorem.
Module IV

Sampling Distributions- definition of x', tand F distributions, Statistic, Parameter, Standard Error,
Sampling distributions- Distributions of sample mcan and sample variance of normal population, x², t and
F statistics (without derivation)- inter relationships and applications
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Analog circuits and signals:

Analog electronics Linear equations, AC resistance, Conventional current versus electron flow
Analog and Digital signals -Periodic signals, Frequency and period-Instantaneous, peak, average and
effective (rms) values of asinusoidal wave Thevenin's theorem, Norton's theorem, (Problems are to
be worked out)

[12 hours] |Book 1|

MODULE II
Diode theory and applications:
ldeal diode - Semiconductor materials Energy levels- Extrinsic materials - semiconductor diode
Resistance levels - Diode equivalent circuits - Zener diode - Load line analysis - Diode testing

Power supplies - Half wave, Full wave, Center tapped, Bridge rectifier circuits Filter circuits
Voltage regulator - Circuit protection devices.

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Wave shaping circuits- Clipper- Positive, negative and biased clipping circuits Clampers - Biased
clampers -Voltage multipliers -Doubler, Tripler and Quadrupler.
|10 hours] [Chapter 2, Book 2]

Bipolar Junction Transistors:

Transistor construction, operation - CB, CC, CE configurations - Alpha, Beta, relationship Biasing -
Limits of operation Transistor testing DC biasing Operating point -Fixed bias circuit - Emitter
stabilized bias circuit - Voltage divider bias - DC bias with voltage feedback

|10 hours] |Chapter 3, Book 2]

Module III
Power Amplifiers:
Series fed, transformer coupled class-A amplifiers Class-B operation, amplifier circuits Amplifier
distortion Power transistor heat sinking Class-C and D amplifiers

Amplifier coupling (RC, impedance, transformer) Amplifier applications - Direct coupled amplifiers
(simple, two stage, Darlington arrangement, differential arrangement)

|6 hours] |Chapter 2, Book 1; Chapter 16, Book 2]

Operational Amplifiers:
Symbol and terminals The ideal op-amp, practical op-amp- The differential amplifier, basic modes
of signal operation (single-ended input, double ended differential input, double ended output, common
mode, CMRR) - Op-amp circuits (inverting, non-inverting, unity follower, summing amplifier,
integrator, differentiator)

|6 hours] |Chapter 6, Book 1; Chapter 14, Book 2|

Module IV

Digital Electronics:
Number systems- Decimal, Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal - l's and 2's complement of binary numbers
Binary coded decimal (BCD), ASCII Parity method for error detection
Logic gates - AND, OR, NAND, NOR and Exclusive OR gates
Boolean algebra Laws and rules of Boolean algebra, De' Morgan's theorems
Boolean expressions - SOP and POS forms - Simplification of Boolean expressions Karmaugh map
|10 hours] |Book 3|