Syllabus
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Course Code: BS-111 Course Name: Applied Physics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Interference: Principle of Superposition, Conditions for interference, Division of wave-front: Fresnel’s Biprism and Applications, Division of amplitude: Wedge-shaped film, Newton’s rings, Michelson Interferometer and Applications. Diffraction: Types of diffraction, Fraunhofer diffraction at a single slit, Plane transmission diffraction grating: theory, secondary maxima and minima, width of principal maxima, absent spectra, overlapping of spectral lines, determination of wavelength; Dispersive power and resolving power of diffraction grating. |
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| 2 | Polarization: Polarization of transverse waves, Plane of polarization, Polarization by reflection, Double refraction, Nicol Prism, Quarter and half wave plate, Specific Rotation, Laurent ‘s half shade polarimeter, Biquartzpolarimeter. Laser: Introduction, Stimulated Absorption, Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission; Einstein’s Coefficients and its derivation, Population Inversion, Direct and Indirect pumping, Pumping schemes, Main components of Laser, He-Ne Laser, Semiconductor Laser, Characteristics of Laser, Applications of Laser. |
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| 3 | Optical Fiber: Introduction, Principle of propagation of light waves in optical fibers: total internal reflection, acceptance angle, numerical aperture, V- number; Modes of propagation, Types of optical fibers: single mode fiber, multimode fibers; Fiber optics communication system, Advantages of optical fiber communication, Applications of optical fibers. Ultrasonics: Ultrasonic waves, Properties of ultrasonic waves, Production of ultrasonic waves: Magnetostriction and Piezoelectric methods, Detection of ultrasonic waves, Measurement of velocity of ultrasonic waves, Applications of ultrasonic waves. |
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| 4 | Nuclear radiations and its Biological Effects: Classification of nuclear radiations, Interaction of charged particle (light and heavy) and gamma radiations with matter (basic concepts), Dosimetric units, Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE), Typical doses from commons sources in the environment, Biological Effects, Maximum Permissible Dose, (MPD), Shielding, Radiation safety in the nuclear radiation laboratory. Biomaterials: Introduction, Classification of biomaterials, Applications. |
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