Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Autonomous College [University of Mumbai]

Syllabus for Approval

Sr. No. Heading Particulars

1 Title of Course F.Y.B.Sc. Physics

2 Eligibility for Admission 12th Science and equivalent [of recognized Boards]

3 Passing marks

4 Ordinances/Regulations (if any)

5 No. of Years / Semesters One Year / Two Semesters

6 Level U.G.

7 Pattern Semester

8 Status New

9 To be implemented from Academic year 2018-2019

AC - 01 /09 / 2018

Item No – 2.32

Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s KARMAVEER BHAURAO PATIL COLLEGE, VASHI.

NAVI MUMBAI (AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE)

Sector-15- A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400 703

Syllabus for F.Y.B.Sc. In Physics

Program: B.Sc.

Course: F.Y.B.Sc. Physics

(Choice Based Credit, Grading and Semester System with effect from the academic year 2018‐2019)

Preamble of the Syllabus:

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics is a under graduation programme of

Department of Physics, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Vashi, Navi

Mumbai. The revised syllabus in Physics as per credit based system for

F.Y.B.Sc. Course will be implemented from the academic year 2018-19.

The Choice Based Credit, Grading and Semester (CBCGS) System to be

implemented through this curriculum, would allow students to motivate and

encourage learners to understand basic concepts in Physics and to develop

the experimental skills which will provide the strong foundation.

The learners pursuing this course would have to enrich their knowledge

through critical / analytical thinking and reasoning abilities, numerical

problem solving, hands on activities, study tours, industrial visits, mini

projects etc.

The learner would have to familiarize with the recent scientific and

technological advancements and in turn to develop critical and analytical

abilities towards understanding of the real world problems.

Syllabus for F.Y.B.Sc. Physics (Theory & Practical)

Course code Title Credits

Semester I

UGPH101 Classical Physics, Optics and Thermodynamics

2

UGPH102 Modern Physics, Nuclear Physics and Solid State Physics

2

UGPHP01 Practical I

2

Total = 06

Semester II

UGPH201 Mathematical Physics

2

UGPH202 Electricity, Electro-Magnetic Theory and Electronics

2

UGPHP02 Practical II

2

Total = 06

Scheme of examination for Each SEMESTER:

Continuous Internal Assessment: 40 Marks (Unit Test - 20 Marks & 20 Marks for- Assignment, Oral, Open Book Test etc.) Semester End Examination: 60 Marks (2 hrs duration) will be as follows:

I. Theory:

Each theory paper shall be of TWO Hour duration.

Each paper shall consist of FOUR questions. All questions are compulsory and will have internal options.

Q – I : is from Unit – I (15 Marks)

Q – II : is from Unit – II (15 Marks)

Q – III : is from Unit – III (15 Marks)

Q – IV : will consist of questions from all the THREE Units with equal weightage of marks allotted to each Unit. (15 Marks).

II. Practicals:

The External examination per practical course will be conducted as per the following scheme.

Sr.

No.

Particulars of External Practical Examination Marks%

1 Laboratory Work ( 2 Expts to be performed) 80

2 Journal 10

3 Viva 10

TOTAL 100

A candidate will be allowed to appear for the practical examination only if the

candidate submits a certified journal of FYBSc Physics or a certificate from the

Head of the Department to the effect that the candidate has completed the practical

course of FYBSc Physics as per the minimum requirements.

Program Outcomes: Students having an academic background of science at

10+2 level can pursue B.Sc programme in various branches. After the completion

of the B.Sc degree there are various options available for the science students, they

can pursue master degree in Science i.e. M.Sc, work in research related fields and

can even look for professional job oriented courses. Often, in some reputed

universities or colleges the students are recruited directly by MNC’s after the

completion of the course. The student is also eligible for the job of a Medical

Representative. The student after graduating will be eligible for various government

exams conducted by UPSC, MPSC, IBPS, SSC etc.

Program Specific Outcomes: After successful completion of B.Sc.(Hons.) Physics

program, students will be able to:

understand the in depth knowledge of various subjects of Physics.

demonstrate skills and competencies to conduct wide range of scientific

experiments.

identify their area of interest in academics, research and development

perform job in various fields’ viz. science, engineering, education, banking,

business and public service, etc. with precision, analytical mind, innovative

thinking, clarity of thought and expression, systematic approach.

SEMESTER-I

Name of the Duration Semester Subject

Program

B.Sc.in Physics Six semesters I Physics

Course Code Title Credits

UGPH101

Classical Physics, Optics and

Thermodynamics 2

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

understand Newton's laws and apply them in calculations of the motion

of simple systems.

use the free body diagrams to analyze the forces on the object.

understand the concepts of friction and the concepts of elasticity, fluid

mechanics and be able to perform calculations using them.

understand the basic concepts of geometrical optics.

apply the laws of thermodynamics to formulate the relations necessary

to analyze a thermodynamic process.

improve quantitative problem solving skills in all the topics covered.

PAPER ‐ 1: Classical Physics, Optics and Thermodynamics COURSE NO.: UGPH101: (45 lectures, 2 credits) Unit - I Classical Physics (15 lect.)

Newton’s Laws: Newton’s first, second and third laws of motion, interpretation and applications, pseudo forces, Inertial and non-inertial frames of reference. Worked out examples (with friction present).

Elasticity: Review of Elastic constants Y, K, n and σ; Equivalence of shear strain to compression and extension strains. Relations between elastic constants. Fluid Dynamics: Equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s equation, applications of Bernoulli’s equation, streamline and turbulent flow, lines of flow in airfoil, Poiseuille’s equation.

Unit -II Optics (15 lect.)

Basics: Lens Maker's Formula (Review), Newton’s lens equation, magnification-lateral,

longitudinal and angular. Equivalent focal length of two thin lenses, thick lens,

cardinal points of thick lens, Ramsden and Huygens eyepiece.

Aberration: Spherical Aberration, Reduction of Spherical Aberration, Chromatic

aberration and condition for achromatic aberration.

Interference: Interference in thin films, Fringes in Wedge shaped films, Newton’s Rings

(Reflective).

Unit -III Thermodynamics (15 lect.)

Real Gases: Behavior of real gases and real gas equation, Van der Waal equation. Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic Systems, Zeroth law of thermodynamics,

Concept of Heat, The first law, Non Adiabatic process and Heat as a path function,

Internal energy, , Heat Capacity and specific heat, Applications of first law to simple

processes, general relations from the first law, Indicator diagrams, Work done during

isothermal and adiabatic processes, Worked examples, Problems.

Assignments: should be based on numerical problems related to the syllabus.

References:

1. Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamental of Physics (extended) – (6th Ed.), John Wiley and Sons.

2. H. C. Verma, Concepts of Physics – (Part–I), 2002 Ed. BharatiBhavan Publishers.

3. I E Irodov, Fundamentals Laws of Mechanics, Arihant Publishers.

4. Brijlal,Subramanyam and Avadhanulu A Textbook of Optics, 25th revised

ed.(2012) S. Chand

5. Brijlal, Subramanyam and Hemne, Heat Thermodynamics and Statistical

Physics, S Chand, Revised, Multi-coloured,2007 Ed.

6. Jenkins and White, Fundamentals of Optics by (4th Ed.), McGraw Hill International.

SEMESTER-I

Name of the Duration Semester Subject Programme

B.Sc.in Physics Six semesters I Physics

Course Code Title Credits

UGPH102

Modern Physics, Nuclear Physics and Solid State

Physics

2

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

understand nuclear properties and nuclear behaviour.

understand the radioactivity and types of isotopes and their applications

including archaeological aspect.

understand the concepts of Modern Physic including Matter waves.

understand the origin of Quantum theory.

understand the basics of Solid State Physics such as different crystal

structures, Miller indices and X-ray diffraction etc.

demonstrate quantitative problem solving skills in all the topics covered.

PAPER ‐ 2: Modern Physics, Nuclear Physics and Solid State Physics

COURSE NO.: UGPH102: (45 lectures, 2 credits) Unit - I Modern Physics (15 lect.)

1. Origin of Quantum Theory: Black body (definition), Black Body spectrum, Wien's

displacement law, Matter waves, wave particle duality, Heisenberg’s uncertainty

Principle. Davisson-Germer experiment, G. P. Thompson experiment. 2. X-Rays: Production and properties, Continuous and characteristic X-Ray spectra,

X-Ray Diffraction, Bragg’s Law, Applications of X-Rays in Medical and Research

sectors.

3. Particle Aspects of Modern Physics: Compton Effect, Pair production, Photons and Gravity, Gravitational Red Shift.

Unit -II Nuclear Physics (15 lect.)

1. Structure of Nuclei: Basic properties of nuclei, Composition, Charge, Size,

Rutherford's expt. for estimation of nuclear size, density of nucleus, Mass defect

and Binding energy, Packing fraction, BE/A vs A plot, stability of nuclei (N Vs Z

plot) and problems.

2. Radioactivity: Radioactive disintegration concept of natural and artificial

radioactivity, Properties of α, β, γ-rays, laws of radioactive decay, half-life, mean life

(derivation not required), units of radioactivity, successive disintegration and

equilibriums, radioactive isotopes, Numerical Problems. 3. Archaeological Aspects: Carbon dating and other applications of radioactive

isotopes in Agriculture, Medical and Industrial sectors, Gathering Archaeological

information from internet. Unit -III Solid State Physics (15 lect.)

Crystal Physics: Lattice points and space lattice, The basis and crystal structure, Unit

Cells and lattice parameters, Primitive Cells, Crystal Systems, Crystal Symmetry,

Bravais space lattices, Metallic crystal structures, relation between the density of crystal

material and lattice constant in a cubic lattice, Directions, Planes, Miller Indices,

Important planes in simple cubic structure, separation between lattice planes in a cubic

crystal.

Assignments: should be based on numerical problems related to the syllabus.

References:

1. S. N. Ghoshal, Atomic (Modern) Physics, 2nd ed, S. Chand.

2. Arthur Beiser, Perspectives of Modern Physics : Tata McGraw Hill.

3. Kaplan: Nuclear Physics, Irving Kaplan, 2nd Ed. Narosa Publishing House.

4. SBP: Dr. S. B. Patel, Nuclear Physics Reprint 2009, New Age International.

5. M. Ali Omar, Elementary Solid State Physics - Principles and Applications: Pearson Education, 2012.

6. S. O. Pillai, Solid State Physics: New Age International, 6th ed.

SEMESTER-I Name of the Duration Semester Subject Programme

B.Sc.in Physics

Six semesters

I Physics

Course Code

Title

Credits

UGPHP01 Practical I 2

Course Outcome: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

demonstrate their practical skills.

understand and practice the skills while doing physics practical.

understand the use of apparatus and their use without fear.

correlate their physics theory concepts through practical.

understand the concepts of errors and their estimation.

alter, modify and extend the regular experiments.

make them thought provoking through experimentation.

demonstrate the experiments.

A) Regular Experiments: (Min. 08)

Sr.

No.

Particulars

1 Torsional Oscillation: To determine modulus of rigidity ‘n’ of a material of wire by torsional oscillations.

2 Flat spiral spring: To determine Young’s modulus

3 Poisson’s ratio of a rubber tube

4 Spectrometer: to determine angle of prism (A)

5 Spectrometer: to determine refractive index ( ) of a material of the prism

6 Combination of Lenses: to determine equivalent focal length of a lens system

by magnification method

7 To study the thermal characteristic of a Thermistor

8 Newton’s Rings: to determine radius of curvature of a given convex lens

9 Wedge shaped film: to determine the thickness of a razor blade

10 Poisseuli’s Method: to determine the viscosity of water

11 Flywheel: to determine the moment of inertia

12 Cantilever: to determine Young’s modulus of a material B. Skill Experiments: (All are compulsory)

Sr. No. Particulars

1. Use of Vernier caliper, Micrometer Screw Gauge

2. Graph Plotting: Exptal, Straight Line with intercept, Resonance Curve etc.

3. Spectrometer: Optical leveling

4. Spectrometer: Schuster’s Method

C) List of Demo-experiments: (Min. 02)

1. Angular Momentum conservation ( Rotating Platform)

2. Light dependent switch

3. Laser beam divergence, Intensity

4. Charging and discharging of a capacitor

C) Any one out of following is equivalent to two experiments from section A and B.

1. Students should collect the information of at least five Physicists with

their work. Report that in journal.

2. Students should carry out mini-project up to the satisfaction

of professor In-charge of practical.

Minimum 08 experiments from the list should be completed in the first semester.

All skill experiments and minimum of 02 demo experiments are to be reported in

journal. Certified journal is must to be eligible to appear for the semester end

practical examination. The scheme of examination for the revised course in Physics

at the First Year B.Sc. Semester end examination will be as follows. Semester End Practical Examination: Scheme of examination: There will be no internal assessment for practicals. A candidate will be allowed to appear for the semester end practical examination

only if the candidate submits a certified journal at the time of practical examination

of the semester or a certificate from the Head of the Department /Institute to the

effect that the candidate has completed the practical course of that semester of F.

Y. B. Sc. Physics as per the minimum requirement. The duration of the practical

examination will be two hours per experiment. There will be two experiments

through which the candidate will be examined in practical. The questions on slips

for the same should be framed in such a way that candidate will be able to

complete the task and should be evaluated for its skill and understanding of

physics.

SEMESTER II

Name of the Duration Semester Subject Programme

B.Sc.in Physics Six semesters II Physics

Course Code Title Credits

UGPH201 Mathematical Physics 2

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

understand the basic mathematical concepts and applications of them in

physical situations.

demonstrate quantitative problem solving skills in all the topics covered.

familiarize students with a range of mathematical methods that are essential

for solving problems in theoretical physics.

acquire the basic skills necessary for the application of mathematical methods

in physics.

PAPER ‐ 1: Mathematical Physics COURSE NO.: UGPH201: (45 lectures, 2 credits) Unit - I Vector Algebra (15 lect.)

Vectors, Scalars, Vector algebra, Laws of Vector algebra, Unit vector, Rectangular unit

vectors, Components of a vector, Scalar fields, Vector fields, Problems based on Vector

algebra.

Dot or Scalar product, Cross or Vector product, Commutative and Distributive Laws,

Scalar Triple product, Vector Triple product (Omit proofs). Problems and applications

based on Dot, Cross and Triple product.

Unit -II Vector calculus (15 lect.)

Gradient, Divergence & Curl, The del operator, Definitions and physical significance of

Gradient, Divergence and Curl; Distributive Laws for Gradient, Divergence and Curl

(Omit proofs); Problems based on Gradient, Divergence and Curl. Line, Surface and

Volume Integrals, Fundamental Theorems for Gradient, Divergence and Curl.

(Statement and Geometrical interpretation is included, Proof of these theorems are

omitted). Problems based on these theorems are required to be done.

Unit -III Differential equations (15 lect.)

Introduction, Ordinary differential equations, First order homogeneous and non-

homogeneous equations with variable coefficients, exact differentials, and General first

order Linear Differential Equation, Second-order homogeneous equations with constant

coefficients. Problems depicting physical situations like LC and LR circuits, Simple

Harmonic motion (spring mass system). Transient response of circuits: Series LR, CR,

LCR circuits. Growth and decay of currents / charge.

Assignments: should be based on numerical problems related to the syllabus.

References:

1. M S: Murray R Spiegel, Schaum’s outline of Theory and problems of Vector

Analysis, Asian Student Edition.

2. Introduction to Electrodynamics – David J. Griffith’s, 3rd ed.

3. CH: Charlie Harper, Introduction to Mathematical Physics , 2009 (EEE) PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

4. BrijLal, N. Subrahmanyam , Jivan Seshan, Mechanics and Electrodynamics, , (S.

Chand) (Revised & Enlarged ED. 2005)

5. A K Ghatak, Chua, Mathematical Physics, 1995, Macmillan India Ltd.

6. Ken Riley, Michael Hobson and Stephen Bence, Mathematical Methods for Physics

and Engineering, Cambridge (Indian edition).

7. H. K. Dass, Mathematical Physics, S. Chand & Co.

8. Jon Mathews & R. L. Walker, Mathematical Methods of Physics: W A Benjamin Inc.

SEMESTER II

Nameofthe Duration Semester Subject

Programme

B.Sc.in Physics Six semesters II Physics

Course Code Title Credits

UGPH202

Electricity, Electro-magnetic theory and

Electronics 2

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

understand basic laws of electricity and theorems therein.

analyze the complicated circuits and be able to convert them into their simple

equivalent circuit counterparts.

understand the basic laws of electrostatics, magnetostatics and

electrodynamics in general.

compare electrostatics with magnetostatics.

solve simple problems in e-s and m-s.

understand the basics of rectifiers and filter circuits.

the conceptual understanding of the power supplies.

understand the basics of different logic circuits including ex-or gates,

understand the basics of Boolean algebra and his theorem, De-Morgan’s

theorems etc.

understand the concept of hall and full adder circuits.

PAPER ‐ 2: Electricity, Electro-magnetic theory and Electronics COURSE NO.: UGPH202: (45 lectures, 2 credits)

Unit - I Electricity (15 lect.)

Circuit theorems: (Review: ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws), Superposition Theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem, Ideal Current Sources, Norton’s Theorem, Reciprocity Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem. Numericals related to circuit analysis using the above theorems.

Alternating current theory:(Concept of L, R, and C: Review)AC circuit containing pure R,

pure L and pure C, representation of sinusoids by complex numbers, Series L-R, C-R

and LCR circuits. Resonance in LCR circuit (both series and parallel), Power in ac

circuit. Q-factor.

Unit -II Electro-magnetic theory (15 lect.)

The Electric Field: Introduction, Coulomb’s Law, The Electric Field, Continuous charge Distribution, Electric Potential, Introduction to Potential, Comments on Potential, The

Potential of a Localized Charge Distribution, Work and Energy in Electrostatics: The Work Done to Move a charge, The Energy of a Point Charge Distribution, Magneto-statics: Magnetic Fields, The Biot-Savart Law: Steady Currents, The Magnetic Field of a Steady Current Helmholtz coil and solenoid.

Unit -III Electronics (15 lect.)

DC power supply: Half wave rectifier, Full wave rectifier, Bridge rectifier, PIV and

Ripple factor of full wave rectifier, Clipper and Clampers (Basic circuits only),

Capacitor Filter. Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Digital electronics: Logic gates (Review), NAND and NOR as universal building blocks.

EXOR gate: logic expression, logic symbol, truth table, Implementation using basic

gates and its applications, Boolean algebra, Boolean theorems. De-Morgan theorems,

Half adder and Full adder.

Assignments: should be based on numerical problems related to the syllabus.

References:

1. CR: D. Chattopadhyay, P C Rakshit , Electricity and Magnetism 7th Ed. New Central Book agency.

2. TT :B.L. Theraja and A.K. Theraja , A Textbook of Electrical Technology Vol.

I , S. Chand Publication

3. BN :Boylestad and Nashelsky, Electronic devices and Circuit Theory: 7th edition,

Prentice Hall of India.

4. VKM: V K Mehta and R Mehta Electronics Principals, Multicoloured Revised 11th

Ed. reprint in 2012 ,S Chand.

5. David J. Griffiths : Introduction to Electrodynamics, Prentice Hall India (EEE) 3rd

Ed. A B Bhattacharya, Electronics Principles and applications, Central publisher.

6. A P Malvino, Digital Principles and Applications: Tata McGraw Hill

7. Tokhiem, Digital electronics, 4thed, McGraw Hill International Edition.

SEMESTER II

Name of the Duration Semester Subject Programme

B.Sc.in Physics

Six semesters

II Physics

Course Code

Title

Credits

UGPHP02 Practical II 2

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

demonstrate their practical skills.

understand and practice the skills while doing physics practical.

understand the use of apparatus and their use without fear.

correlate their physics theory concepts through practical.

understand the concepts of errors and their estimation.

alter, modify and extend the regular experiments.

make them thought provoking through experimentation.

demonstrate the experiments.

A) Regular experiments: (Min. 08)

1 To study Zener Diode as Regulator

2 To study load regulation of a Bridge Rectifier

3 LR Circuit: To determine the value of given inductance and phase angle

4 CR Circuit: To determine value of given capacitor and Phase angle

5 Frequency of AC Mains: To determine frequency of AC mains.

6 LCR series Resonance: To determine resonance frequency of LCR series circuit.

7 To study NAND and NOR gates as Universal Building Blocks

8 To study EX-OR Gate, half adder and full adder and verify their truth tables.

9 To verify De Morgan’s Theorems

10 Thevenin’s Theorem: To verify Thevenin's theorem for DC circuits

11 Norton’s Theorem: To verify Norton's Theorem for DC circuits

12

LDR Characteristics:To study the dependence of LDR resistance on intensity of light.

B) Skill Experiments: (All are compulsory)

Sr. No. Particulars

1. Absolute and relative errors calculation.

2. Travelling Microscope and Telescope

3. Use of DMM: Checking of passive components

4. Use of DMM: Checking of active components

(C) List of Demo-experiments: (Min. 02)

Sr. No. Particulars

1. Faraday’s and Lenz’s law

2. Loading effect of a voltmeter

3. Measurement of internal resistance of a cell/power supply

4. Use of PC for graph plotting

D) Any one out of following is equivalent to two experiments from section A and B. 1. Students should collect the information of at least four Physics events

and their outcome. Report that in journal.

2. Students should carry out mini-project up to the satisfaction of

professor In-charge of practical

Minimum 08 experiments from the list should be completed in the first semester.

All skill experiments and minimum 02 demo experiments are to be reported in

journal. Certified journal is must to be eligible to appear for the semester end

practical examination. The scheme of examination for the revised course in Physics

at the First Year B.Sc. Semester end examination will be as follows. Semester End Practical Examination: Scheme of examination: There will be no internal assessment for practicals. A candidate will be allowed to appear for the semester end practical examination

only if the candidate submits a certified journal at the time of practical examination

of the semester or a certificate from the Head of the Department /Institute to the

effect that the candidate has completed the practical course of that semester of F.

Y. B. Sc. Physics as per the minimum requirement. The duration of the practical

examination will be two hours per experiment. There will be two experiments

through which the candidate will be examined in practical. The questions on slips

for the same should be framed in such a way that candidate will be able to

complete the task and should be evaluated for its skill and understanding of

physics.