BSc Forensic Science Physical Science II Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.
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Syllabus for Physical Science II
Module I: Mechanics and Fluid dynamics:
- Mechanics: Interpretation and applications of Newton’s laws of motion, Conservative and non-conservative forces, Pseudo forces, Speed and velocity, Acceleration: equation of uniformly accelerated motion, speed time graph, equation of motion for freely falling bodies, distance covered by the body in nth second, Collision, Coefficient of restitution, M.I. of flywheel, Bending of beam, Bending of moment of beam, Cantilever loaded at the free end, Cantilever supported at its ends and loaded in the middle, Determination of Y by bending of beam,
- Fluid Dynamics: Streamline and turbulent flow, Viscosity and coefficient of viscosity, Temperature dependence of viscosity, Stoke’s law and terminal velocity, Determination of
- coefficient of viscosity by falling sphere method and Poiseulli’s
- method.
Module II: Introductory Nuclear Physics:
- Review of nuclear composition, Nuclear properties, Atomic mass unit, Binding energy and mass defect, Nuclear reactions ( Fission and Fusion), Distinguish between fission and fusion, Atom bomb or nuclear bomb: Principle ,construction and explosion method, Nuclear reactor, Radioactivity: Nature of nuclear radiation, characteristics properties of radioactive radiations, Laws of radioactive disintegration, Half life period, Mean life of radioactive elements,
- Measurement of rate of decay, Isotopes and Isobars, Carbon dating.
Module III: Thermodynamics:
- First law of thermodynamics, Determination of j by Joule’s method, Second law of thermodynamics, Thermodynamic process(reversible and irreversible), Cycles, Heat engine, Thermal efficiency of heat engines, Carnot’s cycle and carnot’s engine, Efficiency of Carnot’s
- cycle, Otto cycle, Thermodynamic variables, Thermal equilibrium
- and temperature , Zeroth law of thermodynamic, Entropy, Two stroke and four stroke engine principle and their comparison, Types of
- engines: Petrol, Diesel and CNG
Module IV: Forensic Photography
- Introduction, 35 mm Film / Digital SLR camera, Digital Versus
- Film, Lenses, Lens filters and Attachments, Tripod and Other
- Camera Supports, Identification Markers, Electronic and Strobe
- Flashes, Cable Release, Lens Attachments, Hard Cases, Soft Cases and Backpacks, Basic Exposure: Proper Exposure Triangle,
- Shutter Speed and Motion Control, Reciprocal Exposure,
- ISO number, Exposure Index, Focus and Depth of Field and Lenses, Crime Scene Photography.
Text books and Additional References
- 1 Engineering Physics Seventh Enlarged Revised Edition 2004 M.N. Avadhanulu and P.G. Kshirsagar,S. Chand and Company Ltd.
- 2 Engineering Physics R.K. Gaur and S.L. Gupta, Dhanpat Rai Publication
- 3 Advanced Crime Scene Photography Christopher D. Duncan, 2010, CRC Press
- 4 Crime Scene Photography, 2010, Elsevier, Edward M. Robinson,
- 5 Perspective of modern Physics by Arthur Beiser
- 6 Atomic and nuclear Physics by Gupta and Ghosh, 2nd Edition
- 7 Introduction to Atomic and Nuclear Physics by H. Semat and Albrought
- 8 Modern Physics by H.E. White New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 1934
- 9 Heat, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics; Singhal, Agrawal
- 10 Heat and Thermodynamics; Brijlal, Subramanyam
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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