UPH013 – Applied Physics
Introduction
School of Physics and Materials Science (SPMS)
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
(Deemed to be university)
Oscillations and Waves: Oscillatory motion and damping,
Applications - Electromagnetic damping – eddy
current; Acoustics: Reverbaeration time, absorption coefficient,
Sabine’s and Eyring’s formulae (Qualitative idea), Applications -
Designing of hall for speech, concert, and opera; Ultrasonics:
Production and Detection of Ultrasonic waves, Applications - green
energy, sound signaling, dispersion of fog, remote sensing, Car’s
airbag sensor
Electromagnetic Waves: Scalar and vector fields; Gradient,
divergence, and curl; Stokes’ and Green’s theorems; Concept of
Displacement current; Maxwell’s equations; Electromagnetic
wave equations in free space and conducting media, Application -
skin depth.
shielding of sensitive electronics (metal casework)
mobile phones don’t work inside metal boxes!!
Optics: Interference: Parallel and wedge-shape thin films, Newton
rings, Applications as Non-reflecting coatings, Measurement of
wavelength and refractive index.
Diffraction: Single and Double slit diffraction, and Diffraction
grating, Applications - Dispersive and Resolving Powers.
Polarization: Production, detection, Applications – Anti-glare
automobile headlights, Adjustable tint windows. Lasers: Basic
concepts, Laser properties, Ruby, HeNe, and Semiconductor lasers,
Applications – Optical communication and Optical alignment.
Quantum Mechanics: Wave function, Steady State Schrodinger
wave equation, Expectation value, Infinite potential well, Tunneling
effect (Qualitative idea), Applications.
Study Materials
Text Books
• Beiser, A., Concept of Modern Physics, Tata McGraw Hill (2007)
• Griffiths, D.J., Introduction to Electrodynamics, Prentice Hall of India (1999)
• Jenkins, F.A. and White, H.E., Fundamentals of Optics, McGraw Hill (2001)
• Optics, Ajoy Ghatak
• Physics for Scientists, Serway and Jewett
• A Textbook of sound, Khanna and Bedi
Reference Books
• Wehr, M.R, Richards, J.A., Adair, T.W., Physics of The Atom, Narosa
Publishing House (1990)
• Verma, N.K., Physics for Engineers, Prentice Hall of India (2014)
• Pedrotti, Frank L., Pedrotti, Leno S., and Pedrotti, Leno M., Introduction to
Optics, Pearson Prentice HallTM (2008)
• Waves and Oscillations, H. J. Pain
Course webpage
https://sites.google.com/a/thapar.edu/applied-physics-uph004-tu/
UPH013 – Applied Physics
L T P Credit
3 1 2 4.5
Marks Syllabus
MST (2 hours) 35 Oscillations and Waves, Acoustics,
Ultrasonics, Electromagnetic waves,
Interference
EST (2 hours) 35 Diffraction, Polarization, Lasers,
Quantum Mechanics
Quiz (before 10 Oscillations and Waves, Acoustics,
MST) Ultrasonics, Electromagnetic waves
Lab evaluation 20
(before EST) (Note book: 5, Viva:
Topics covered in the Mid-Semester
5, Performance: 5, Test (MST) will not be
included in the End-Semester
micro project: 5) Test (EST).
