TEQIP Workshop on Electromagnetic Theory

KNOWLEDGE INCUBATION FOR TEQIP, IIT KANPUR

TEQIP Workshop on Electromagnetic Theory May 01 - 05, 2015

Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) are the most basic building blocks of Physics curricula. The first two were addressed in TEQIP workshop on "Mechanics in Physics" held in 2014. As a sequel, a 5 day workshop with an emphasis on EMT, was organized by KIT IIT Kapur. This workshop aimed to cover a coherent group of topics: EMT, Optics and Lasers. This workshop discussed the contemporary aspects of teaching EMT/Optics/Lasers in a physics course at the technical colleges. There were model lectures, experiments, tutorial-sessions and discussions and homework/exam problems. In addition to understanding and appreciating the contemporary aspects of traditional EMT, lectures given by experts in this workshop aimed to present the seamless transition from EMT to optics and lasers. One of the objectives of this workshop was to commend the contents covered in the workshop to form part of the engineering physics curriculum.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Introduction to Maxwell's Equations • Application of Maxwell's Equations: Wave and Radiation • Tutorial in Python • Tutorial in Dimensional Analysis • Table-top Experiments • Lab visits

LIST OF SPEAKERS

• Prof. H.C Verma, IIT Kanpur • Prof. H.S Mani, CMI Chennai • Prof. J.K Bhattacherjee, HRI Allahabad • Prof. K. Srinivasan • Prof. M.K Verma, IIT Kanpur • Prof. Saikat Ghosh, IIT Kanpur • Prof. Sudeep Bhattacherjee, IIT Kanpur

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES

Institute Number of Participants

Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College 1

Government Engineering College, Jhalawar

1

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata 2

Jadavpur University 1

B.M.S.College Of Engineering 3

Shri Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 2

IET MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly 4

Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology Hisar 6

DCRUST Murthal, Sonepat, Haryana 2

Govt. Women Engineering College 2

M.D. university , Rohtak, Haryana 2

G.B Panth, Pauri 2

UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh 1

PSG College of Technology 1

IET Lucknow 3

V R Siddhartha Engineering College 1

Total 34

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

May 1, 2015

Time Event 9: 00 AM -9:30 AM Registrations

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Introduction to the workshop Prof. K. Srinivasan & Prof. C.S Upadhyay

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee break

11:00 AM – 12:00 AM Table Top Experiments Prof. H.C Verma

12:15 AM – 1:35 PM Table Top Experiments Prof. H.C Verma

1:35 PM – 3:00 PM Lunch break

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Introduction to Maxwell's Equations I Prof. H.S Mani

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Tea break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Introduction to Maxwell's Equations II Prof. H.S Mani

May 2, 2015 Time Event

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Introduction to Maxwell's Equations III Prof. H.S Mani


11:00 AM – 12:00 AM Introduction to Maxwell's Equations IV Prof. H.S Mani

12:15 AM – 1:35 PM Tutorial in Python Prof. M.K Verma


3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Application of Maxwell's Equations: Wave and Radiation I Prof. J.K Bhattacharjee


4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Application of Maxwell's Equations: Wave and Radiation II Prof. J.K Bhattacharjee

7:30 PM onwards Workshop dinner


9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Application of Maxwell's Equations: Wave and Radiation III Prof. J.K Bhattacharjee


11:00 AM – 12:00 AM Application of Maxwell's Equations: Wave and Radiation IV Prof. J.K Bhattacharjee

12:15 AM – 1:35 PM Tutorial in Dimensional Analysis Prof. M.K Verma


3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Prof. K. Srinivasan




9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Prof. K. Srinivasan


11:00 AM – 12:00 AM Tutorial in Python II Prof. M.K Verma

12:15 AM – 1:35 PM Table Top Experiments Prof. H.C Verma






9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Prof. K. Srinivasan


11:00 AM – 12:00 AM Lab visit Prof. Saikat Ghosh

12:15 AM – 1:35 PM Lab visit Prof. Saikat Ghosh


3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Lab visit Prof. Sudeep Bhattacharjee


4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lab visit Prof. Sudeep Bhattacharjee

SUMMARY of FACULTY FEEDBACK

Workshop Questions Excellent Good Ordinary

Clarity of communication about workshop 12 06 00 Organization of the sessions 15 03 00 Quality of lectures 14 04 00 Quality of posters Na Na Na Effectiveness of discussions 11 07 00 Effectiveness of learning experience 06 12 00

Appropriate Short long Duration of workshop 16 02 00

Definitely Maybe No Would you like to have more such sessions? 14 03 01

Would you like e-lectures by experts on special topics? 17 01 00

Suggest specific topic that you would like additional expert lectures on

• Transmission line and problems based on smith chart.

• Transmission lines • Antenna & Wave Propagation. • E-lectures based on transmission lines and

waveguides. • Application of EMT • Semiconductor Memories • VLSI • Analog Circuit Design. • OPTSIM • Python Nuclear Physics. • DSP and DIP, Signals & Systems • Quantum Mechanics • Microwave • Quantum Mechanics and its applications. • Lasers

Additional Suggestions • More no. of teachers should be there, each

session by a different teacher should be delivered. So that we get chance to interact more no of experts.

• Duration of table top experiment (Dr. H.C Verma ) should be longer.

• Focus should be more on table top experiment.

• Beside of concluding subjects emphasize on topics more display.

• Lectures of H.C Verma sir were really motivating. I guess if we could have few more sessions with him would have been great.

• Few more table –top experiments along with theory class would have been more effective focus to do something for students.

Teaching Which subjects do you teach? • Electronics and Communication

• Microwave, Analog Communication, Electromagnetic Theory

• DSP, Radar & Sonar, Signals and Systems. • N/K theory, Communication System. • Electromagnetic Theory. • Antenna, Microwave, EMT • Microelectronics, Analog Electronics • Basic Electronics, Microprocessor, EMT • Optical Communication • Engineering Physics and EMT • Signals and systems, DSP • Quantum Mechanics • EM Theory, Antenna & wave propagation ,

Optical Fibre Communication, Wireless Communication.

• Statistical Mechanics. • Control Engg • Applied Physics, Materials Science

What is average student to teacher ratio in your institute? • 40:01 • 40:01 • 12:01 • 40:01 • 18:01 • 25:01 • 60:01 • 40:01 • 30:01 • 18:01 • 20:01 • 20:01 • 15:01 • 20:01

Questions YES NO Do you have additional support for teaching ( tutors, graders, teaching Assistants, etc)?

07 11

Do you give class projects for UG classes? 11 07

Do you give class projects for PG classes? 07 07

Do you have sufficient resources for laboratory courses? 10 08

Sufficient Inadequate Is the library/journal/e-connection support adequate? 06 12

Definitely May be No

Would you like to have common (TEQIP) repository of course material?

16 02 00

Would you like to visit IITK to participate in and develop course material (existing or new)

13 05 00

Would you like to participate in creation of the repository material (course files/lab. Manuals/question bank/etc)

11 07 00

e-courses Workshops Content none How can IITK effectively help you prepare for teaching? 16 18 06 00 How can TEQIP help improve your teaching? • Gives exposure to senior professors lectures on

important courses. • The quality of teaching can be improved by

supporting the class project of UG and PG classes both.

• Such workshop gives me a lot of details knowledge about the topics and the table top experiments show by Dr. H.C Verma is really motivated me to do something for my students. I want to participate every time such type of workshop for better teaching.

• By conducting knowledge foundation workshop by TEQIP.

• Forming teaching group in different domain and share.

• Knowledge by any communication want to attain TEQIP conducted workshop on periodic basis.

• By conducting similar workshops on basic topics and if possible by making an active e-group where we can discuss basic physics problems with the master minds.

• Frequent visit by professor of IITK to our institution to know exactly where we lack and how can these problems be solved in one of the way things can be improved.

• With providing faculty for these kind of workshops on special topics and experimental facilities provided by TEQIP.

• Table top experiment shown in workshop are effective and economical to present in front of class. It improves teaching and basics of students.

• Very quality learning through subject experts and great presentation of the subject. Table top experiment and other study material helped in knowledge increment.

• It helps by providing the chances to attend various workshops short term courses faculty development programs etc.

• Different expect lecture will be helpful to improve our teaching quality. We interact to the experienced faculty member and they share their experience and it will be helpful to younger faculty.

• Subject specific training. • Workshops and video lectures. • It increases our knowledge base; we

learn new methods of effective teaching. A global platform exposure. It is highly beneficial.

• If by the help of TEQIP I come to know about the teaching learning processes used in IIT’s as well as more visits in labs of IITK would help me to improve by teaching.

• Organizing many workshops and guest lectures on the complex typical topics.

• Video lectures, workshops, lab experiments, lab sharing, course material.

Research

Questions Definitely Maybe No Would you like to visit an IIT for a visiting-faculty/ post-doctoral fellow, if offered (viaTEQIP)?

15 03 00

Would you like to share/use research infra- structure at IITK, if made available?

18 00 00

Would you like to conduct collaborative research with IITK?

18 00 00

Would you like lectures by experts (Indian and international) on niche research areas/topics?

18 00 00

Do you want special-topic conferences? 15 03 00

How can TEQIP help improve your research? • Collaborative research facilitation will definitely help developing R & D in our institution.

• During workshop, I can interact with the professor and faculty members of different colleges that help me motivated me to do some new projects.

• Workshop conducted by TEQIP for advanced level simulation for different domain.

• Want to attend the workshop for interaction with other faculties and share research ideas.

• If this workshop happens every year and if we get the opportunity to come back here then by interacting with the faculties, we can reopen our research projects.

• There are certain schemes in TEQIP wherein the heads from the various engg. colleges are encourage to do research in IITK only the requirement is to implement such schemes literally from both the sides.

• By providing many options to attend various research activities and to interact and collaborate with leading scientists of the field.

• Some basics which we skip are reminded here again. This quick revision will give an appropriate term to research.

• Very deep knowledge person meet in this workshop. The research work guidance by them will definitely improve my research work and teaching method.

• Still has to find out but it should help anyone to establish the lab or other if one interested directly and monitor it in a proper way.

• Technical papers presentation/ publishing. • Lab set ups.

• Workshop.

• Workshops and video lectures. • By providing opportunity to share the alb

and other resources, which are not easily available at regional colleges.

• By organizing workshops in my research area. My research area is DSP. More focussed on filter designing. If I get to interact with students and faculty who are doing their research in signal processing, would be helpful.

• By organizing workshops in many research area. My research area is DSP. It will be helpful to me if TEQIP organize workshop related to this area.

• Video lectures, workshops laboratory facility made available, course material.

Additional Comments • Although all the lectures were very beautiful, but I have a

feeling that if they could spend more time on explaining basic aspects rather than deriving formulas that are in books. Also in that case before the workshop if you inform the specific topics going to be covered, we can look at those derivations and then come here to enrich our visions on those topics.

• Do not assume, person sitting in workshop knows everything. Don’t just concentrate on concluding a whole subject within 3-4 lectures rather emphasis on topics of person sitting in. It would be a great help. Special thanks to Prof. H.C Verma and salute to the thought of arranging this workshop.

• Very warn experience and wonderful hospitality by TEQIP staff. Very good arrangement of stay and delicious food by them. I should not forget to mention Mr. Sagar and Mrs. Shirolly Anand for such a wonderful and learning arrangement for all of us. So much of knowledgeable person under one roof is a very rare and fantastic experience. Will look forward to have more such sessions. Please organize some workshop of core electronics and communication or software workshop. Very thankful to TEQIP staff and co-ordinators for providing such a wonderful and learning experience.

OUTCOME

This workshop brought together experts in the field of physics and introduced the participants to diverse topics in the field of Electromagnetic theory, optics and lasers with the help of table-top experiments, lab visits and expert lectures.

• Suggestions for curriculum development by Prof. Srinivasan • Participants were given ideas on how to motivate students to learn and be

inquisitive towards the subject being taught. • The table top experiments related to EMT by Prof. H.C Verma inspired the

participants to use such methods as a teaching tool in their class. • Introduced participants to Python language. • The teachers were given some tips on how to evaluate students, prepare them for

their carrier goals, improve their comprehension and find out their strengths and weaknesses.

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TEQIP Workshop on Electromagnetic Theory