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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

birefringence & dichroism , jones vectors and matrices, Fresnel Medium of Instruction:
equations , Fresnel diffraction & Fresnel lens. English

Assessment Method: Soft-skills:
Final Examination: 60% CS3, CTPS3
Continuous Assessment: 40% References:
Medium of Instruction: 1. J.P. Holman, Experimental Methods for Engineers (McGraw-Hill,
English 2000)
2. N.S. Harris, Modern Vacuum Practice, 3rd ed (McGraw-Hill, 2007)
Soft-skills: 3. J.P. Bentley, Principles of Measurement Systems, 4 ed.
th
CS2, CTPS3, LL2 (Pearson – Prentice Hall, 2005)
4. J.W. Dally, W.F. Riley & K.G. McConnel, Instrumentation for
References: Engineering Measurements (Wiley, 1993)
1. F. L. Pedrotti, L. M. Pedrotti, & L. S. Pedrotti, Introduction to
Optics, New Int’l Ed. (Pearson, 2013)
2. E. Hecht, Optics 5th ed. (Addison-Wesley, 2015) SIF2009 ELECTRONICS PRACTICAL (2 CREDIT)
3. I. Kenyon, The Light Fantastic: A modern Introduction to Classical
and Quantum Optics, 2nd Ed. (Oxford Univ Press, 2011) Electronic experiments which cover the topics diode, rectification,
4. F. A. Jenkins & H. E. White, Fundamentals of Optics, 4th ed. transistor, amplifier, digital electronic and others.
(McGraw-Hill, 2001)
Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 0%
SIF2007 NUMERICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS (3 Continuous Assessment: 100%
CREDITS)
Medium of Instruction:
Scientific Computing, Interpolation, Optimisation, Nonlinear equations, English
Initial value problems for ordinary differential equations
Linear equations, Numerical differentiation, Numerical integration. Soft-skills:
CS3, CTPS3, TS2, EM2
Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60% References:
Continuous Assessment: 40% 1. Experimental manual
2. R. Boylestad & L. Nashelsky, Electronic Devices and Circuit
Medium of Instruction: Theory, 10th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2008),
English 3. A.P. Malvino & D. Bates, Electronic Principles with simulation CD
(Career Education, 2006)
Soft-skills: 4. T. L. Floyd & D. Buchla, Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits,
CS3, CTPS3, LL2 Devices, and Applications, 8th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2009)

References:
1. J. Faires, Richard Burden, Numerical Methods, 4th SIF2010 PHYSICS PRACTICAL II (2 CREDITS)
ed.(Brooks/Cole, 2013)
2. P. G. Guest, Philip George Guest, Numerical Methods of Curve Practical classes for experiments in fundamental physics on topics
Fitting (Cambridge University Press, 2013) including electricity, magnetism, thermodynamics, optics, spectroscopy
3. T. Veerarajan, Numerical Methods (Tata McGraw-Hill Education, and others.
2013)
4. J.F. Epperson, An Introduction to Numerical Methods and Assessment Method:
Analysis (Wiley, 2007) Continuous Assessment: 100%
5. N.J. Giordano & H. Nakanishi, Computational Physics, 2nd ed.
(Prentice-Hall, 2005) Medium of Instruction:
6. J.J. Leader, Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computation English
(Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2004)
7. M.T. Heath, Scientific Computing, 2nd ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2002) Soft-skills:
CS3, CTPS3, LL2, TS2

SIF2008 INSTRUMENTATION (2 CREDITS) References:
1. Experimental manual
Basic concepts, general measuring systems, static and dynamic
measurements, system response, distortion, impedance matching, SIF2011 APPLIED PHYSICS PRACTICAL (4 CREDITS)
loading effect.
Noise: effect of noise and interference, signal-to-noise ratio, source of Applied physics experiments covering topics in Solid State Physics,
noise and coupling mechanisms, noise measurement, techniques for Plasma Physics, Optics, Radiation Physics, Materials Science, and
reducing effects of noise and interference. Photonics.
Signal conditioning: basic input circuits, amplifier, filters.
Vacuum technology: establishing and measuring vacuum. Assessment Method:
Sensors and transducers: based on resistance, capacitance, Continuous Assessment: 100%
inductance, electromagnetic, thermoelectricity, piezoelectricity and
optics; efficiency and responsiveness. Medium of Instruction:
Data acquisition and processing: data acquisition systems, analog- English
to-digital and digital-to analog conversions, data transmissions.
Special measurement systems: selected techniques and measuring Soft-skills:
systems in several aspects of physics and engineering. CS3, CTPS3, LL2, TS1

Assessment Method: References:
Final Examination: 60% 1. Experimental manual
Continuous Assessment: 40%

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