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Revised Syllabus for
F.Y.B.Sc.
(Physics)
Semester:I&II (CBCS)


(With effect from the academic year 2022 -23)

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Syllabus for B.Sc.Physics (Theory & Practical)
As per Choice Base d and Credit System
First Year B.Sc2022 -2023

The revised syllabus in Physics as per Choice Based and Credit System for the First Year B.Sc Course
will be implemented from the academic year 2022 -2023.

Preamble:
The systematic and planned curricula from these courses shall motivate and encourage learners
tounderstandbasicconceptsofPhysics.

Objectives:
 Todevelopanalyticalabilitiestowardsrealworldproblems
 Tofamiliarizewithcurrent andrecentscientificandtechnologicaldevelopments
 Toenrichknowledgethroughproblem -solving,hands -onactivities,studyvisits,projectsetc


Course Code Title Credits
SemesterI
USPH101 ClassicalPhysics 02
USPH102 ModernPhysics 02
USPHPI PracticalI 02
Total=06
SemesterII
USPH201 OpticsI 02
USPH202 ElectricityandElectronics 02
USPHPII PracticalII 02
Total=06

SchemeofExamination:
 Each theory paper of each semester will have 2 5% Internal Assessment (IA) and 75%
ExternalAssessment (EA). All external examinations will be held at the end of each semester
and willbeconductedbytheUniversityasperexisting norms
 Therewillbenointernalassessmentforpractical.Acandidatewillbeallowedtoappearforthesemester
end practical examination only if the candidate submits a certified journal at the
timeofpracticalexami nationofthesemesteroracertificatefromtheHeadoftheDepartment/Institutet
otheeffectthatthecandidatehascompletedthepracticalcourseofthat

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semester of F.Y.B.Sc Physics as per the minimum requirement. The duration of the
practicalexamination will be two hours per experiment. There will be two experiments (one
from eachgroup) through which the candidate will be examined in practical. The questions on
slips forthe same should be framed in such a way that candidate will be able to complete the
task andshoul dbeevaluatedforitsskilland understanding of physics.

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SEMESTER -I

Name of the
Programme Duration Semester Subject
B.Sc.in Physics Sixsemesters I Physics
CourseCode Title Credits
USPH101 ClassicalPhysics 2

LearningObjectives:
1. UnderstandNewton'slawsandapplications indailylife.
2. Understandtheconceptsoffriction
3. UnderstandWorkandEnergyEquivalence
4. UnderstandtheconceptsofElasticity,ViscosityandFluiddynamics
5. Understandbehaviorofrealgasesinrelationtotheirthermodynamicalresponse.
Learnin gOutcomes:
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscoursestudentswillbeableto:
1. ApplyNewton’s lawsforthecalculationsofthemotionofsimplesystems.
2. UseWorkandEnergyequivalenceanditsapplicationsthroughsuitablenumerical.
3. UseElasticity,ViscosityandFluiddynamicsindailylife.
4. UnderstandRealgases andvalidityofthelawsofthermodynamics.
5. Demonstratequantitativeproblemsolvingskillsinallthetopicscovered

UnitI 15Lectures
1. Newton’sLawsofMotion :Newton’sfirst,secondandthirdlawsofmotion,interpretationandapplicati
ons,pseudoforces,inertialandnon -inertialframesofreference
Workedoutexamples(withfrictionpresent)H
CV:5.1to 5.5

2. Friction : Advantages & disadvantages of friction in daily life, Friction as t he component
ofContact force, Kinetic Friction, Static friction, laws of friction, Understanding friction at
Atomiclevel.
HCV:6.1to 6.5

3. Work and Energy : Kinetic Energy,Work andWork -energy theorem,Potential
Energy,Conservative
andNonConservativeForces,Diff erentformsofEnergy:MassEnergyEquivalenceWorkedoutExampl
es
HCV : 8.1,8.2,8.5,8.6,8.11

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UnitII 15Lectures
1. Elasticity: AnintroductiontoElasticity,Stress,Strain,Hooke’sLawandModuliofElasticityandrelatio
nbetweenthem
HCV :14.2,14.3, 14.4,14.5

2. Viscosity : An introduction to Viscosity, Flow through a Narrow Tube: Poiseuille’s
Equation,Stokes’ Law, Terminal velocity, Measuring Coefficient of Viscosity by Stokes’ method,
CriticalvelocityandReynoldsnumber.Worked outExamples
HCV:14.15, 14.16, 14.17,14.18,14.19,1 4.20

3. Fluid Mechanics: S treamline and Turbulent flow, Equation of Continuity, Bernoulli’s
equation,ApplicationsofBernoulli’s equation.Worked outExamples
HCV:13.8, 13.10,13.11, 13.12

Unit III 15lectures
1. Behaviorofrealgases :Anintroduction,VanderWaals
equati onofstateBSH:2.8

2. LawsofThermodynamics :ThermodynamicSystems,Zerothlawofthermodynamics,Concept of
heat, Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Work: A Path dependent function, Internal
energy,FirstlawofThermodynamics,InternalEnergyasastatefunction,Specificheatofgases,A pplicatio
nsofFirstLawofthermodynamics,Theindicatordiagram,WorkdoneduringIsothermalandAdiabaticpro
cesses
BSH:4.1to 4.13

3. Heat engine : [Definition of Efficiency of heat engine, Carnot’s Ideal heat engine, and
Numericalexamples ](Qualitative)
BSH:4.21,4.22,4.23


Note:Agoodnumberofnumericalexamplesareexpectedtobecoveredduringtheprescribedlectures.

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MainReferences:
1. HCV:H.C.Verma,ConceptsofPhysics –
PartI,(SecondReprintof2020)BharatiBhavanPublishersand Distributers
2. BSH:BrijLal,Subrahmanyam andHemne,HeatThermodynamicsandStatisticalPhysics,S.Chand,R
evised,Multi -coloured, (Reprint2019)
AdditionalReferences:
1. Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamental of Physics (extended) – (6th Ed.), John Wiley
&Sons.
2. D.SMathur, P.SHemne,Mechanics,2012,S.Chand

3. M.WZemanskyandR.HDittman,Heat andThermodynamics,McGrawHill.
4. ThorntonandMarion,ClassicalDynamics (5thEd.)
5. D.SMathur,ElementofPropertiesofMatter,S.Chand&Co.
6. R.MurugeshanandK.Shivprasath,PropertiesofMatterandAcoustics,S.Chand.
7. D.KChakrabarti,TheoryandExperime nts onThermalPhysics,(2006Ed.),Centralbooks.
8. HansandPuri,Mechanics,(2ndEd.)TataMcGrawHill

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SEMESTER -I

Nameofthe
Programme Duration Semester Subject
B.Sc.inPhysics Sixsemesters I Physics
CourseCode Title Credits
USPH102 ModernPhysics 2

LearningObjectives:
1.Tograspandunderstandthebasicconcepts ofModernPhysics

LearningOutcomes:
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscoursestudentswillbeableto:
1. Understandnuclearproperties,nuclearbehaviorandvarioustypesofnuclearreactions
2. Understandtheconceptofradioactivity,itsapplicationsanddifferenttypesofequilibriainradio
activeelements
3. Understandvarioustypesofnucleardetectorsandtheirapplications
4. Demonstrateandunderstandthequantummechanicalconcepts.
5. Demonstratequantitativeproblemsolvingsk illsinallthetopicscovered.

UnitI 15Lectures
1. Basic properties of nuclei : Composition, Charge, Size, density, Spin and Magnetic
dipolemoment, Rutherford'sexperiment and estimation of nuclear size , massdefectand
bindingenergy,BE/AvsAplotanditsinterpretation,stabilityofnuclei(Nvs Zplot)
Problems
AB:11.1,11.2,11.3, 11.4
SBP:4.1.2

2. Radioactivity :Review ofpropertiesofα,β andγ -rays.
Law of Radioactive decay, half -life and mean life (derivation required), units of
radioactivity,statisticalnature of radioactivity, successive radioactive disintegration - A to B to C
(stable)type, natural radioactiveseries, radioactive equilibriums, artificial
radioactivity,determinationoftheageoftheEarth,Carbondating,radioisotopesandi ts applications,
radiationhazards.
Problems
SBP:2.3, 2.4,2.6, 2.7,2.8,2.9,2.11,2.12,2.13
DCT:2.13PageNo.86and87
AB:12.1 PageNo. 422,423
AdditionalReference :https://dae.gov.in/node/191

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Unit II 15Lecture s
1. Radiation Detectors : Interaction between particles and matter, plot of variation of
ionizationcurrent with applied voltage, Gas filled radiation detectors - Ionization chamber
(qualitative),ProportionalCounterandGMCounter
Problems
SBP:1.I.1,1.I.2,1.I.3(i, ii)
SNG:Figure:7.3(excludemodeofoperation),7.4

2. Nuclear Reactions : Introduction, types of nuclear reactions, conservation laws (mass,
energyand charge), concept of compound and direct reaction, Q value equation and solution of
the Qequation,thresholdenergy
Problems
SBP:3.1, 3.2,3.3,3.4, 3.5

Unit III 15Lectures
Review(Photoelectriceffect,Blackbody, BlackBodyspectrum, Wien’sdisplacementlaw)
1. Origin of Quantum theory : Matter waves : De Broglie waves, Concept of wave packet,
phasevelocity, group velocity and relation between them , wave particle duality, Davisson -
Germerexperiment,Heisenberg’sUncertaintyPrinciple
AB:3.1, 3.2, 3.3,3.4, 3.5,3.7,3.8, 3.9

2.X-Rays : Productionandproperties,X -Rayspectra,X -RayDiffraction,Bragg’sLaw,ComptonEffect,Pair
production,Photon sand Gravity,GravitationalRedShift,Blackholes
AB:2.5, 2.6,2.7,2.8, 2.9

Note:Agoodnumberofnumericalexamplesareexpectedtobecoveredduringtheprescribed lectures

MainReferences:
1. AB:ArthurBeiser, ConceptsofModernPhysics,6thEdition
2. SBP:S.B.Patel,NuclearPhysics:AnIntroduction,NewAgeInternationalPublishers,2ndEdition
3. SNG:S.N,Ghoshal,NuclearPhysics
4. DCT:D.C.Tayal,Nuclear Physics,HimalayaPublishingHouse,5thEdition

AdditionalReferences :
1. S.LKakaniandShubhraKakani,Nuclear andParticlePhysics ,VivaBooks,2ndEdition
2. KennethS.Krane,ModernPhysics,4thEdition,Wiley.
4. RonaldGautreau, Schaum'sOutlineofModernPhysics,SecondEdition,McGrawHill Besid
esreferencebooks,Standardwebsitesareexpectedtobereferred

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SEMESTER -I

Nameofthe
Programme Duration Semester Subject
B.Sc.inPhysics Sixsemesters I Physics
CourseCode Title Credits
USPHP1 PracticalI 2

Instructions:
1. AllthemeasurementsandreadingsshouldbewrittenwithproperunitsinSIsystemonly.
2. Aftercompletingalltherequirednumberofexperimentsinthesemesterandrecording them
in journal, student will have to get their journal certified and
producethecertifiedjournalatthetimeof practicalexamination.
3. Whileevaluatingpractical,weightageshouldbegiventocircuit/raydiagram,observations,t
abularrepresentation,experimentalskillsandprocedure,graph,calculationandresult.
4. Skill of doing the experiment and understanding physics concepts should be
moreimportantthan theaccuracyof finalresult.

LearningOutcome:
1. Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscoursestudents willbeableto:
2. Understand&practicetheskillswhileperformingexperiments.
3. Understandtheuseofapparatusandtheirusewithoutfear&hesitation.
4. Correlatethephy sicstheoryconceptstopracticalapplication.
5. Understandtheconceptoferrorsandtheirestimation .

Note:ExemptionoftwoexperimentsfromsectionAand/orBand/orCmaybegivenifstudent
carriesoutany oneof thefollowingactivity.
 Collect theinformationofatleastfivePhysicists
withtheirworkoranythreeeventsonphysics,reportthatinjournal.
 Executeaminiprojecttothesatisfactionofteacherin -chargeofpractical.
 Participateinastudytourorvisit&submitastudytourreport.
 Forpracticalexaminations,thelearnerwillbeexaminedintwoexperiments(one
fromeachgroup).
 Eachexperimentwillbeofthreelecturehours'duration.

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 A Minimum 4 from each group and in all minimum 8 experiments must be reported
injournal.
 All the skill experiments are requiredto becompletedcompulsorily. Students
arerequired to r eport all these experiments in the journal. Evaluation in viva voce will
bebasedonregularexperiments andskillexperiments.
A learner will be allowed to appear for the semester and practical examination only if
hesubmits a certified journal of Physics or a c ertificate that the learner has completed
thepracticalcourseofPhysics SemesterIaspertheminimumrequirements.
A.RegularExperiment:

SrNo NameoftheExperiment
GROUPA
1 TorsionalOscillation:TodeterminemodulusofrigidityηofamaterialofwirebyTorsionaloscillati
ons
2 BifilarPendulum:Determinationofmomentofinertiaofrectangularandcylindricalbaraboutan
axispassingthrough itscentreofgravity
3 MomentofinertialofFlywheel
4 Constantvolumeairthermometer
5 FrequencyofACMains:TodeterminefrequencyofACmains(Sonometerwire)
6 LDRCharacteristics:TostudythedependenceofLDRresistanceonintensityoflight
GROUPB
7 StudyofLogicgates &ToverifyDeMorgan’s Theorems
8 TostudyEX -ORGateand verify itstruthtable
9 TostudyhalfadderandfulladderandverifytheirtruthtableEx -ORGate
10 TostudyloadregulationofaBridgeRectifier
11 TostudyZenerDiodeas Regulator
12 StudyofLASERBeamDivergence

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GROUPC:SkillExperiment
1 UseofVernierCallipers,Micrometer ScrewGaugeandTravellingMicroscope
2 Graphplotting(PlotBE/Averses Agraphfor30atoms,PlotPackingFractiongraphfor30
atoms)
3 Spectrometer:Schuster’sMethod
4 TodeterminetheResistance&CapacitanceusingColorcode/Number&verifyusingMultimeter(
Analog/Digital)
5 Useofdigitalmultimeter
6 Absoluteandrelativeerrorcalculation

Note: Minimum 8 experiments (Four From each group) and 4 Skill experiments should
becompleted and reported in the journal, in the first semester. Certified Journal is a must, to
beeligibletoappearforthesemesterendpracticalexamination.

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SEMESTER -II

Name of
theProgram
me Duration Semester Subject
B.Sc.inPhysics Sixsemesters II Physics
CourseCode Title Credits
USPH201 OpticsI 2

LearningObjectives:
Toacquireknowledgeoffundamentaloptics

LearningOutcomes:
Aftersuccessfulcompletionof thecourse, thestudentwillbeableto:
1. Understandtheconceptoflens,lens defectsandtheirminimization.
2. Significanceofcombinationoflensesimpliedtoeyepieceofopticalinstrument.
3. Understandinterferenceoflightwithfewwellknowndailylifeexamples.
4. UnderstandLasersandOpticalfibers,theirapplicationsindaytodaylife.

UIGeometricalOptics (15lectures)
1. LensesandLensMaker’sEquation: Introductiontolenses,Terminologyandsignconventions,
Introduction to Thin lenses and Lens equation for single convex lens, Lens
maker’sequation:PositionsofthePrincipalFociand Newton’sLensequation.
SBA:4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7, 4.8,4.9, 4.10, 4.10.1, 4.11

2. Magnificationbyalensandpoweroflens :Lateral,LongitudinalandAngularmagnification,Devia
tionbyathinlens
anditspower,Necessitytocombinethe lenses&equivalentfocallength&poweroftwothinlenses,Conce
ptofcardinalpointsandtheirsignificance
SBA:4.12, 4.12.1, 4.12.2, 4.12.3, 4.15, 4.16,4.17,4.17.1, 4.17.2, 4.17.3, 4.17.4, 5.2

3. Introduction to Aberration in lenses : [Spherical aberration & reduction, chromatic
aberration&reduction ] (Qualitative)
SBA:9.2, 9.5,9.5.1, 9.10
Suitablenumericalwithappropriatedifficultylevel.

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U2IntroductiontoOpticalInstrumentsandInterferenceinThinFilms (15lectures)
1. Optical Instruments and Eyepieces : Human Eye as an optical instrument,
CameraandLenses of Camera, Simple Microscope & Compound Microscope, Concept of
eyepiece & itssignificance: Huygens Eyepiece and Ramsden Eyepiece (Principle, Construction,
Expression forEquivalent Focal Length, Merits and Demerits), Comparison of Huygens Eyepiece
and Ramsden Eyepiece
[GaussEyepiece, Refracting Astronomical Telescope (Construction and
Working),Reflecting Telescope ](Qualitative)
SBA:10.2, 10.3, 10.3.1,10.5, 10.8, 10.10,10.11,10.12, 10.13, 10.14,10.15, 10.15.1, 10.16

2. Interference in Thin Films : Interference due to reflected and transmitted light in plane
thinfilms,ConditionsforMaximaandMinima,Interferencepatterninwedge -
shapedfilm&Newton’srings
SBA:15.1, 15.2, 15.2.1,15.2.2, 15.5, 15.6
Suitablenumericalwithappropriatedifficultylevel.

U3Lasers andFiberOptics (15lectures)
1. AnIntroductiontoLASERS :AbsorptionandEmission,SpontaneousandStimulatedEmission,Co
mponentsoflaser,Rubylaser (Qualitative ),He-NeLaser,LaserBeamCharacteristics,Applicationsof
Laser
SBA:22.1, 22.4.1, 22.4.2,22.8, 22.8.1,22.8.2,22.8.3, 22.14.1, 22.14.3,22.16, 22.19

2. An Introduction to Optical Fiber : Total Internal Reflection, Propagation of light through
anOptical fiber, Numerical Aperture, Classification of Optical fibers, Sing le Mode
StepIndexFiber, Multimode Step I ndex Fiber, Graded Index Fiber
[Optical Fiber applications: Optical fiberbased communicationsystem&OpticalFiber
basedTemperature sensor](Qualitative)
SBA:24.2, 24.3, 24.4, 24.6, 24.10,24.11.1, 24.11.2,24.11.3, 24.21, 24.23.1

MainReference:
SBA: Dr. N. Subrahmanyam, Brijlal,andDr.M.N.Avadhanulu,ATextbookofOptics,25thRevised
Edition 2012(Reprint2016),S.Chand and CompanyPvt.Ltd.

AdditionalReferences :
1. JenkinsandWhite,FundamentalsofOpticsby(4thEd.),McGrawHillInternational
2. AjoyGhatak,Optics,6thEdition,McGrawHill Education(India)PrivateLimited

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SEMESTER II

Nameofthe
Programme Duration Semester Subject
B.Sc.inPhysics Sixsemesters II Physics
CourseCode Title Credits
USPH202 Electricity
andElectroni
cs 2

LearningOutcomes:
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscoursestudentswillbeableto:
1. UnderstandthebasicconceptsofAlternatingcurrenttheory,ACbridgesandCircuitT
heorems
2. UnderstandthebasicsofAnalogandDigitalElectronicsandapplytheminreallifesituations
3. Demonstratequantitat iveproblemsolvingskillsinallthetopicscovered

UnitI:Electricity 15lectures
1. Alternatingcurrenttheory :(Review:ConceptofL,R,andC)
AC circuit containing pure R, pure L and pure C, representation of sinusoids by
complexnumbers, Series L -R, C -R and LCR circuits, Resonance in LCR circuit (both series
andparallel),Powerinaccircuit.Q -Factor.
TT:11.29,11.30,11.32,12.5,12.6,13.1,13.7,13.9,13.10,13.11,13.12,13.13,13.14,
13.17, 13.19,14.2

2. ACbridges :GeneralACBridge,Maxwell’sInductanceBridge,Maxwell’sL/CBridge,DeSauty
Bridge,WienBridge.
(Bridgediagram,balancingconditionderivation,applications)
TT:16.1, 16.2,16.3,16.9, 16.11

UnitII:AnalogElectronics
1.CircuitTheorems :(Review:Ohm’slaw,Kirchhoff’slaws)IdealCurrentandVoltag Sources,
Thevenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.Problems
relatedtocircuitanalysisusingtheabovetheorems.
TT:2.15, 2.16,2.18,2.25, 2.30
15 lectures
2. DCPowerSupply :Blockdiagr amofadcpowersupply –
conceptofatransformer,(Review:Halfwaverectifier,Fullwaverectifier)Bridgerectifier,PIV,Effic
iencyandRipplefactoroffullwaverectifier,CapacitorFilter,Needforvoltageregulation - Zener
diode as voltage stabilizer, Clipper and Clampers (Basic diode basedcircuitsonly).
BN:1.15, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10,15.2,15.3
AD:4.2,22.1

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UnitIII:DigitalElectronics 15lectures
1. Number Systems – Binary number system: Binary to decimal and Decimal to
binaryconversion, Hexadecimal number system: Hexadecimal to decimal Conversion,
Decimal
tohexadecimalconversion,Hexadecimaltobinaryconversion,Binarytohexadecimalconversion.
LMS: 5.1to 5.5

2. DerivedGates (Review:Basic Logicgates),NANDandNORas Universal Buildingblocks,
Ex-OR gate: logic expression, logic s ymbol, truth table, Implementation using basicgates
andits applications –Paritygeneratorandchecker,HalfadderandFulladder.
LMS :2.1, 2.2
Tokheim: 3.6,3.8,10.2,10.3

References:
1. TT: B.L.TherajaandA.K.Theraja,A
TextbookofElectricalTechnologyVol.I,S.ChandPublication
2. BN:R.L.BoylestadandL.Nashelsky,ElectronicdevicesandCircuitTheory -
10thEdition,Pearson
3. LMS:Leach,Malvino,Saha,DigitalPrinciplesandApplications –
6thEdition.TataMcGraw Hill
5. Tokheim:DigitalElectronics,Princi ples
andApplications,6thEdition,McGrawHillEdition.
6. AD:AlbertMalvino,DavidBates,ElectronicPrinciples,8thEdition,TataMcGrawHill

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SEMESTER -II

Nameofthe
Programme Duration Semester Subject
B.Sc.inPhysics Sixsemesters II Physics
CourseCode Title Credits
USPHP2 PracticalII 2

Instructions:
1. AllthemeasurementsandreadingsshouldbewrittenwithproperunitsinSIsystemonly.
2. Aftercompletingalltherequirednumberofexperimentsinthesemesterandrecording them
in journal, student will have to get their journal certified and
producethecertifiedjournalatthetimeofpracticalexamination.
3. Whileevaluatingpractical,weightageshouldbegiventocircuit/raydiagram,observations,
tabularrepresentation,experimentalskillsandprocedure,graph,calculationandresult.
4. Skill of doing the experiment and understanding physics concepts should be
moreimportantthan theaccuracyof finalresult.

LearningOutcome:
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscoursestudents willbeableto:
1. Understand&practicetheskillswhileperformingexperiments.

2. Understandtheuseofappar atusandtheirusewithoutfear&hesitation.

3. Correlatethephysicstheoryconceptstopracticalapplication.

4. Understandtheconceptoferrors andtheirestimation.

Note:ExemptionoftwoexperimentsfromsectionAand/orBand/orCmaybegivenif
studentcarriesout any oneofthefollowingactivity.
 CollecttheinformationofatleastfivePhysicistswiththeirworkoranythreeeventsonphysic
s,reportthatinjournal.
 Executeaminiprojecttothesatisfactionofteacherin -chargeofpractical.
 Participateinastudytourorvisit&submitastudytourreport.
 Forpracticalexaminations,thelearnerwillbeexaminedintwoexperiments(onefromeach
group).

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 Eachexperimentwillbeofthreelecturehours'duration.
 A Minimum 4 from each group and in all minimum 8 experiments must be
reportedinjournal.
 All the skill experimen ts are required to be completed compulsorily. Students
arerequired to report all these experiments in the journal. Evaluation in vivavoce
willbebasedonregularexperimentsandskillexperiments.
A learner will be allowed to appear for the semester and practical examination only if
hesubmits a certified journal of Physicsor a certificatethatthe learner hascompleted
thepracticalcourseofPhysicsSemesterIIas per theminimumrequirements.
A.RegularExperiment:
SrNo NameoftheExperiments
GROUPA
1 Young's Modulusofawirematerialbymethodofvibrations
2 Spectrometer:TodetermineofangleofPrism
3 Spectrometer:Todeterminerefractive indexofprismmaterial
4 CombinationofLenses:Todetermineequivalentfocallengthofalenssystembymagnification
method
5 Newton’s Rings: To determine radius of curvature of a given convex lens using
Newton'srings.
6 DeterminationofdiameterofthinwireusingWedgeShapedFilm
GROUPB
7 TostudyNAND/NORgatesasUniversalBuildingBlocks
8 LRCircuit:Todeterminethevalueofgiveninductanceandphaseangle
9 CRCircuit:TodeterminevalueofgivencapacitorandPhaseangle
10 Transistorconfigurations:CB/CE/CC(studyofinput -outputcharacteristics)

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11 LCRseriesResonance:TodetermineresonancefrequencyofLCRseriescircuit
12 TostudyThermistorcharacteristics:Resistancevs.Temperature
GROUPC: DEMONSTRATIONEXPERIMENT
1 Radiusofballbearings(singlepanbalance)
2 UseofOscilloscope:Waveformsatoutputofhalfwave,bridgerectifierswithandwithoutCapacitorf
ilter,Ripple
3 UseofPC forgraphplotting
4 I-VCharacteristicsofLED
5 Testingofcomponents(Resistors,Diode,Transistor,capacitor)
6 StudyofI -Vcharacteristicsofsolarcell

Note: Minimum 8 experiments (Four From each group) and 4 Demo experiments should
becompleted and reported in the journal, in the first semester. Certified Journal is a must, to
beeligibletoappearforthesemesterend practicalexamination.