Exam Scheme

Note :-

1. Objective type paper.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. There will be Negative Marking.

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Syllabus : Physics-I

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1. Electromagnetic Theory
   1. Electrostatics: Gauss' Law and its applications; Laplace and Poisson equations, boundary value problems;
   2. Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart law, Ampere's theorem, electromagnetic induction;
   3. Maxwell's equations in free space and linear isotropic media; boundary conditions on fields at interfaces;
   4. Scalar and vector potentials;
   5. Gauge invariance;
   6. Electromagnetic waves in free space, dielectrics, and conductors;
   7. Reflection and refraction, polarization, Fresnel's Law, interference, coherence, and diffraction;
   8. Dispersion relations in plasma;
   9. Lorentz invariance of Maxwell's equations;
   10. Dynamics of charged particles in static and uniform electromagnetic fields;
   11. Radiation from moving charges, dipoles and retarded potentials.

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2. Electronics
   1. Physics of P-N junction, Diode as a circuit element, clipping and clamping,
   2. Rectification, Zener regulated power supply
   3. Transistor as a circuit element, CC, CB and CE configuration,
   4. Transistor as a switch,
   5. Feedback in amplifiers.
   6. Operational amplifiers and its applications, inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, adder, integrator differentiator, wave form generator, multivibrators, comparator, Schmidt trigger.
   7. Digital integrated circuits : NAND and NOR gates as building blocks, X-OR gate, Half and Full adder circuits
   8. Flip – Flops, counters and registers.

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3. Circuit Analysis
   1. Kirchhoff's laws and their applications.
   2. Thevenin's and Norton's Theorem,
   3. Maximum Power Transfer Theorem,
   4. Superposition Theorem, T and PI Network,
   5. Mean and rms values in AC circuits.
   6. LR CR and LCR circuits-series and parallel resonance.
   7. Quality factor.
   8. Principal of transformer.

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4. Atomic & Molecular Physics
   1. Quantum states of an electron in an atom;
   2. Electron spin;
   3. Stern-Gerlach experiment;
   4. Spectrum of Hydrogen, helium and alkali atoms;
   5. Relativistic corrections for energy levels of hydrogen;
   6. Hyperfine structure and isotopic shift;
   7. width of spectral lines;
   8. LS & JJ coupling;
   9. Zeeman, Paschen Back & Stark effect;
   10. X-ray spectroscopy;
   11. Electron spin resonance,
   12. Nuclear magnetic resonance, chemical shift;
   13. Rotational, vibrational, electronic, and Raman spectra of diatomic molecules;
   14. Frank – Condon principle and selection rules;
   15. Spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein A & B coefficients;
   16. Lasers, optical pumping, population inversion, rate equation.

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5. Condensed Matter Physics
   1. Bravais lattices;
   2. Reciprocal lattice, diffraction and the structure factor;
   3. Bonding of solids;
   4. Elastic properties, phonons, lattice specific heat;
   5. Free electron theory and electronic specific heat;
   6. Response and relaxation phenomena;
   7. Drude model of electrical and thermal conductivity;
   8. Hall effect and thermoelectric power;
   9. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and ferromagnetism;
   10. Electron motion in a periodic potential, band theory of metals, insulators and semiconductors;
   11. Superconductivity, type – I and type - II superconductors, Josephson junctions.