BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

INSTRUCTION DIVISION SECOND SEMESTER 2005-2006 Course Handout (Part-II)

Date:07/01/2006
In addition to part I (General handout for all courses appended to the timetable) this portion gives further details regarding the course. Course Number Course Title Instructor-in-Charge Instructor : PHY C131 : Physics I : VED PARKASH : Rakesh Choubisa

Course Description: Physics I deals with basic physics course, which will cover Mechanics, Oscillations, Waves, Optics and Introduction to Quantum Physics. Scope & Objective: Physics I forms first half of a two semester comprehensive course on core level physics to be taught to all science and engineering students. Text Book: PHYSICS, Vol. 1 & 2, Robert Resnick, David Halliday and Kenneth S. Krane, Fifth edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002. Reference Book: An introduction to mechanics, by Kleppner and Kolenkow, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition. Course Plan: Lecture Number 1-2 (2) Learning Objectives Topics to be Covered Chapter/Section

Topics from Volume 1

Momentum and Collisions Collisions, Momentum and Impulse, Conservation Laws, Two-body collisions, kinetic energy in collisions etc. Motion of a complex object, Two and many particle systems, Center of mass, Variable mass system, etc. Rotational motion and variables, rotation with constant angular velocity, relationship between linear and angular variables Torque, Rotational Inertia, Torque due to gravity, Comb. rotational and trans. motion. Angular momentum of a single and system of particles, Conservation of angular momentum, etc. Work done by const. force, Power, Work and K.E. in 6.1-6.5, 11.8

3-5 (3)

Systems of Particles

7.1-7.6

6-7 (2)

Rotational Kinematics

8.1-8.6

8-10 (3)

Rotational Dynamics

9.1-9.7

11-13 (3)

Angular Momentum

10.1-10.4 &10.6 Excluded: 10.5 11.1-11.7 Excluded: 11.5

14-15 (2)

Work and Kinetic Energy

rotational motion, etc. 16-17 (2) 18-19 (2) Potential Energy Fluid statics Conservative forces, P.E., Conservation of energy, etc. Variation of pressure in a fluid, Pascals and Archimedes principle, surface tension Fluid flow, equation of continuity, Bernoullis equation, and its applications Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Damped Harmonic Motion, Forced Oscillations, etc. Types of waves, Traveling waves, Energy in waves, Interference of waves, Standing waves, etc. 12.1-12.4 15.1-15.6

20-21 (2)

Fluid dynamics

16.1-16.4

22-26 (5)

Oscillations

17.1-17.9

27-32 (6)

Wave motion

18.1-18.10

Topics from Volume 2

33-35 (3) Interference of light Interference between two distinct sources, Double-slit interference, Interference from thin film. Wave theory of light, Single-slit diffraction, Intensity calculation etc. Multiple slits, Diffraction gratings, Dispersion and resolving power. 41.1-41.5

36-38 (3)

Diffraction of light

42.1-42.5

39-40 (2)

Gratings and Spectra

43.1-43.3

Evaluation Scheme: EC Number 1 2 3 4 Evaluation Component Test I Test II Duration 50 mins. 50 mins. Weightage

(%)
20 20 20 3 hours. 40

Date, Time & Venue S 9-9.50 3252 S 9-9.50 3252 10/05 (FN)

Nature of Component CB OB

Tut/Quiz/Assignments
Comprehensive Examination

CB

Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in class. Notices: Notices and solutions will be displayed only on PHYSICS/FDIII notice board. Make-up Policy: Make up will be given only to really genuine cases, i.e. (i) Sickness leading to hospitalization, (ii) out-of-station with prior intimation and permission. Instructor-in-Charge PHY C131