PHYSICS I

PH 111                                                                             No. of Hrs/week=04+03

                                                                                                No. of credits=05

Gravitation:                                                                                                                          [8 Hrs]

Newton’s law of gravitation, shell theorems, gravitational potential energy, motions of planets and satellites, gravitational field.

Oscillations:                                                                                                                          [4 Hrs]

Simple harmonic motion, energy in SHM, applications of SHM, damped harmonic motion, forced oscillations and resonance.

Waves:                                                                                                                       [8 Hrs]

Types of waves, traveling waves, the wave equation, energy in wave motion, interference of waves, sound waves, power and intensity of sound waves, interference of sound waves, beats, Dopper – effect.

Interference of light:                                                                                                         [4 Hrs]

Double slit – interference, interference in thin films (air wedge, Newton’s rings), Michelson’s interferometer.

Diffraction of light:                                                                                                            [6 Hrs]

Single slit diffraction, double slit diffraction, Multiple slits, diffraction grating, dispersion and resolving power of grating.

Temperature:                                                                                                                      [3 Hrs]

Thermal equilibrium, temperature measurement, thermal expansion, ideal gas.

Molecular properties of gases:                                                                            [3 Hrs]

Molecular view of pressure, mean free path, equations of state for real gases.

Thermodynamics:                                                                                                              [10 Hrs]

Heat transfer, first law of thermodynamics, heat capacity, ideal gas-work and internal energy, applications of first law of thermodynamics, entropy change for reversible and irreversible processes, second law of thermodynamics, engines and refrigerators, statistical view of entropy

Texts / Reference: Resnick, Halliday, Krane; Physics, Vol 1 (5th edition)

                                    Halliday, Resnick, Krane; Physics, Vol 2 (5th edition)

PHYSICS – I (PRACTICAL)

01. Melde's experiment

02. Helmoholtz resonator

03. Kundt's tube

04. Ultrasonic interferometer

05. Linear expansion

06. Specific heat of a solid

07. Latent heat of fusion of ice

08. Torsional pendulum

09. Law of conservation of energy

10. Prism spectrometer

11. Biprism

12. Air-wedge

13. Michelson's Interferometer (Demo)