Subject Name: Waves and Oscillations, Optics, Modern Physics, and Nuclear

Physics

Subject Code: Phy 1181

Credit hours: 4.0

Week wise distribution of contents and assessment methods

Week Topics Assessmen

t Method(s)
1 Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Differential equation of simple
harmonic oscillator, Total energy and average energy, spring-mass
system, torsional pendulum and relevant problems.
2 Two body oscillation, reduced mass, combination of simple harmonic Quiz 1
oscillations, damped harmonic oscillation.
3 Forced oscillation, resonance, vibration of membranes and columns,
progressive wave, power and intensity of wave.
4 Stationary wave, Energy calculation of progressive and stationary wave,
Group and phase velocities
5 Sound waves, Doppler effect, Sabine’s formula, Architecture acoustics.
Quiz 2
6 Basic concept of light, Huygens’ principle, Defects of images: spherical
aberration, astigmatism, coma, distortion, curvature, chromatic
aberration.
7 Interference of light, Young’s double slit experiment, displacement of
fringes and its use, Fresnel bi-prism, thin film interference, Newton’s
rings, interferometers.
Mid-term
Exam
8 Diffraction: single slit diffraction, diffraction by a circular aperture,
resolving power of optical instruments, Double slit and N- slit diffraction,
diffraction gratings.
9 Polarization: production and analysis of plane polarized light, Brewster’s Quiz 3
law, Malus’ law, polarization by double refraction, Nicol prism.
10 Optical activity, polarimeters, Optics of crystal, optical effect in crystal,
LASER, nonlinear optics.
11 Galilean relativity and Einstein’s special theory of relativity, Lorentz
transformation equations, Length contraction, time dilation and velocity
addition.
12 Mass-energy relation, mass-less particles. Photoelectric effect,
Quiz 4
Compton effect, De Broglie matter waves.
13 Constituents of atomic nucleus, nuclear binding energy, different types
of radioactivity, radioactive decay law, Nuclear reactions, Q- value of
nuclear reactions, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion.
14 Review classes

Final
Exam