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Medium of Instruction: SMES1204 BASIC ELECTRONICS
English
Circuit Theory: Kirchhoff’s law, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem,
Soft-skills: Ohm’s law, circuit analysis technique, impedance matching.
CS2, CT3, LL2 Semiconductor Diodes: Properties of semiconductor, pn junction,
forward and reverse bias conditions, basic energy band diagrams, the
References: current-voltage characteristics and simple diode circuits; the use of
1. Mary L. Boas, Mathematical methods in the physical sciences, 3rd diodes in power supply circuits: half-wave, full-wave, bridge rectifiers;
ed. (John Wiley & Sons, 2006) transformer, capacitor-input and choke-input filters, special diodes –
2. M.T. Vaughn, Introduction to Mathematical Physics (Wiley-VCH, Zener diode, voltage regulators.
2007) Bipolar junction Transistor (BJT): Characteristics of transistor,
3. G.B. Arfken, H.J. Weber, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 6 simple transistor circuit, current and voltage gain, load line concept,
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Edition - Int’l (Acad. Press, 2005) biasing requirements and D.C analysis of the circuits.
4. S. Hassani, Mathematical Physics (Springer, 1999) Field Effect Transistor (JFET and MOSFET): Constructions and
structures of JFET and MOSFET, principle of operation, current-voltage
characteristics, biasing requirements and D.C. analysis.
SMES1201 VIBRATIONS AND WAVES
Assessment Method:
Simple harmonic motion, damped oscillation, forced oscillation, wave Final Examination: 60%
propagating in a string, transverse and horizontal waves, wave at the Continuous Assessment: 40%
interface of two media, superposition of waves, velocity of waves,
group velocity, coherence, coherence length, coherence time, Medium of Instruction:
interference, diffraction, sound wave, light wave, electromagnetic wave, English
wave in fluids, wave-particle duality
Soft-skills:
CS2, CT3, TS1, LL2
Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60% References:
Continuous Assessment: 40% 1. R. Boylestad & L. Nashelsky, Electronic Devices and Circuit
Theory, 10th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2008)
Medium of Instruction: 2. T.L. Floyd & D. Buchla, Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits,
English Devices, and Applications, 8th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2009)
3. A.P. Malvino & D. Bates, Electronic Principles with simulation CD
Soft-skills: (Career Education, 2006)
CS2, CT3, LL2 4. A.J. Diefenderfer & B.E. Holton, Principles of Electronic
Instrumentation, 3 Edition (Saunders Coll. Publ., 1994)
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References:
1. H.J. Pain, The Physics of Vibrations & Waves, 6 ed. (Wiley,
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Chichester, 2005) SMES1205 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
2. G.C. King, Vibrations and Waves (Wiley, 2009)
3. W. Gough, Vibrations and Waves, 2nd ed. (Prentice Hall, 1996) Experiment: Function and design. Quantitative Physics, dimensional
4. I.G. Main, Vibrations and Waves in Physics, 3rd ed. (Cambridge analysis.
Univ. Press, 1993) Basic measurements: callipers, electric meters, oscilloscopes.
Experimental data analysis: precision and accuracy, significant
figures, systematic error, statistical error, propagation of uncertainties
SMES1202 THERMAL PHYSICS of measurement, uncertainty analysis, statistical analysis, data fitness,
confidence limit, test for bias, calibration. Treatment and reduction
Temperature, heat conduction, diffusion. Radiation, Stefan’s law, data.
Zeroth law of thermodynamics, work and heat; First, Second and third Data presentation: Tables and graphs. Reporting writing, Laboratory
laws of thermodynamics; entropy; phase transition, phase diagrams; safety.4
kinetic theory for ideal gas, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; real gas.
Introduction to statistical mechanics: microstates, equipartition of Assessment Method:
energy, partition function, basic statistics for thermodynamics; Final Examination: 60%
statistical entropy and information as negative entropy. Continuous Assessment: 40%

Assessment Method: Medium of Instruction:
Final Examination: 60% English
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Soft-skills:
Medium of Instruction: CS2, CT3, LL2
English

Soft-skills:
CS2, CT3, LL2 References:
1. J.P. Holman, Experimental Methods for Engineers (McGraw-Hill,
References: 2001)
1. S.J. Blundell & K.M. Blundell, Concepts in Thermal Physics, 2nd ed. 2. J.R. Taylor, An Introduction to Error Analysis (University Science,
(Oxford, 2009) 1997)
2. F.W. Sears & G.L. Salinger, Thermo-dynamics, Kinetic Theory & 3. N.C. Barford, Experimental Measurements: Precision, Error and
Statistical Thermodynamics, 3 Ed. (Addison-Wesley, 1975) Truth (Wiley, 1991)
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3. Daniel V. Schroeder, An Introduction to Thermal Physics (Addison 4. J. Topping, Errors of Observation and their Treatment, 3rd ed.
Wesley Longman, 2000) (IOP&PS, 1990)
4. Mark W. Zemansky & Richard H. Dittman, Heat and
Thermodynamics, 7 Ed. (McGraw-Hill Int’l Ed., 1997)
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5. Thomas Espinola, Introduction to Thermophysics (Wm.C. Brown
Publ., 1994)
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