23UPHYE15 Physics – I Syllabus:

23UPHYE15 Physics – I Syllabus – Annamalai University UG Syllabus Regulation 2023-24

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To impart basic principles of Physics that which would be helpful for students who have taken programmes other than Physics.

COURSE DETAILS

UNIT-I: WAVES, OSCILLATIONS AND ULTRASONICS:

Simple harmonic motion (SHM) – composition of two SHMs at right angles (periods in the ratio 1:1) – Lissajous figures – uses – laws of transverse vibrations of strings – determination of AC frequency using sonometer (steel and brass wires) – ultrasound – production – piezoelectric method – application of ultrasonics: medical field – lithotripsy, ultrasonography – ultrasono imaging- ultrasonics in dentistry – physiotheraphy, phthalmology – advantages of noninvasive surgery – ultrasonics in green chemistry.

UNIT-II: PROPERTIES OF MATTER:

Elasticity: elastic constants – bending of beam – theory of non- uniform bending – determination of Young’s modulus by non-uniform bending – energy stored in a stretched wire – torsion of a wire – determination of rigidity modulus by torsional pendulum

Viscosity: streamline and turbulent motion – critical velocity – coefficient of viscosity – Poiseuille’s formula – comparison of viscosities – burette method,

Surface tension: definition – molecular theory – droplets formation–shape, size and lifetime – COVID transmission through droplets, saliva – drop weight method – interfacial surface tension.

UNIT-III: HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS:

Joule-Kelvin effect – Joule-Thomson porous plug experiment – theory – temperature of inversion – liquefaction of Oxygen– Linde’s process of liquefaction of air– liquid Oxygen for medical purpose– importance of cryocoolers – thermodynamic system – thermodynamic equilibrium – laws of thermodynamics – heat engine – Carnot’s cycle – efficiency – entropy –  change of entropy in reversible and irreversible process.

UNIT-IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM:

Potentiometer – principle – measurement of thermo emf using potentiometer –magnetic field due to a current carrying conductor – Biot-Savart’s law – field along the axis of the coil carrying current – peak, average and RMS values of ac current and voltage – power factor and current values in an AC circuit – types of switches in household and factories– Smart Wi-Fi switches- fuses and circuit breakers in houses

UNIT-V: DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND DIGITAL INDIA:

Logic gates, OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR , EXOR  logic gates – universal building blocks – Boolean algebra – De Morgan’s theorem – verification – overview of Government initiatives: software technological parks under MeitY, NIELIT- semiconductor laboratories under Dept. of Space – an introduction to Digital India

TEXT BOOKS

  • Murugesan (2001), Allied Physics, S. Chand & Co, New Delhi.
  • Brijlal and N. Subramanyam (1994), Waves and Oscillations, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  • Brijlal and N. Subramaniam (1994), Properties of Matter, S. Chand & Co.,New Delhi.
  • B. Rajam and C. L. Arora (1976). Heat and Thermodynamics (8th edition), S. Chand & Co.,New Delhi.
  • Murugesan(2005), Optics and Spectroscopy, S.Chand & Co, NewDelhi.
  • A. Subramaniyam, Applied Electronics 2nd Edn., National Publishing Co., Chennai.

REFERENCE BOOKS

  • Resnick Halliday and Walker(2018). Fundamentals of Physics (11thedition), John Willey and Sons, Asia Pvt .Ltd., Singapore.
  • R. Khanna and R. S. Bedi (1998), Textbook of Sound 1stEdn. Kedharnaath Publish & Co, Meerut.
  • S. Khare and S. S. Srivastava (1983), Electricity and Magnetism 10thEdn., Atma Ram & Sons, New Delhi.
  • R. Khanna and H.R. Gulati (1979). Optics, S. Chand &Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
  • V. K. Metha (2004).Principles of electronics 6th Edn. S. Chand and company.