Courses & Labs

Undergraduate Courses:

The courses I have completed reflect a diverse and comprehensive curriculum designed to meet the requirements of my degree. This coursework has equipped me with a solid academic foundation and practical tools to apply in my field of study, shaping my ability to think critically and solve complex problems. Moreover, using the material I learned in the courses as a starting point, I have gone deeper into the theory and computational aspects during my research projects.

1st Year Courses

PH101: Mechanics and Properties of Matter
PH102: Thermal Physics
PH103: Electricity and Magnetism
PH104: Introduction to Computer and Programming

2nd Year Courses

PH201: Optics
PH202: Electronics I
PH203: Mathematical Physics
PH204: Atomic and Molecular Physics
PH205: Waves, Oscillations and Advanced Mechanics

3rd Year Courses

PH301: Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity
PH302: Quantum Mechanics I
PH303: Solid State Physics I
PH304: Nuclear Physics
PH305: Classical Electrodynamics
PH306: Laser and Photonics
PH307: Computational Physics
PH308: Introduction to Astrophysics

4th Year Courses

PH401: Statistical Mechanics
PH402: Quantum Mechanics II
PH403: Electronics II
PH404: Methods of Experimental Physics
PH405: Solid State Physics II
PH406: Nuclear and Particle Physics
PH407: Introduction to Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Undergraduate Laboratory:

For me, laboratory work has been an essential part of my undergraduate physics experience, as it helps bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and real-world applications. While classroom lectures provide the foundational principles and equations of physics, the lab allows me to test these ideas in a hands-on environment. By performing experiments, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of fundamental phenomena, such as mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, and thermodynamics, through direct observation and measurement.

1st Year Experiments

Determination of the value of g by means of a compound pendulumn
Determination of the spring constant and effective mass of a spiral spring and hence to find the rigidity modulus of the material of the spring
Determination of the Rigidity modulus and Young's modulus of the material of a wire by Serle's Method
Determination of the value of the surface tension of water at room temperature by the capillary rise method
Determination of the value of surface tension and contact angle of mercury by Quincke's Method
Determination of the value of unknown resistances and verification of the laws of series connection and parallel connection by a post-office box
(a) Determination of the galvanometer resistance by Kelvin's method (b) determination of the galvanometer resistance by half-deflection method
Determination of low resistance by method of fall of potential
Determination of the refractive index of (a) material of a lens by telescope and (b) a liquid by the help of a convex lens and a telescope
Determination of the frequency of a tuning fork using a sonometer
Determination of the specific heat of a liquid by the method of cooling

2nd Year Experiments

(a) To set up a spectrometer, viz (i) Mechanical and optical leveling,(ii) Focusing for parallel rays by Schuster's method. (b) To measure the angle of a prism and to determine the refractive index of its material by the minimum deviation (MD) method.
To determine the wavelength of light from discharge tubes using a diffraction grating.
To calibrate a spectrometer using a given prism and to determine Cauchy's constants: (a) A and B graphically using linear approximation (b) A, B and C using least square fitting (LSF) & solving simultaneous equations.
To determine the specific rotation of sugar solution using a polarimeter.
To determine the wavelength of sodium light using a Fresnel's Biprism.
To determine the wavelength of sodium light by means of Newton's rings.
To find the wavelengths of light from a He-Ne laser (red) and a diode laser, and to determine the refractive index of air using a Michelson Interferometer.
To study the diffraction intensity at single and double-slit systems
Verification of Malus's Law and Determination of Verdet Constant using Faraday Rotation Experiment.
(a) To calibrate the frequency dial of a given signal generator (SG) using the line frequency as a standard (b) To measure the phase difference between VR and V, in an RC circuit from Lissajous figures (c) To study the frequency response of (ii) Phase difference between Vin and Ve and (ii) Peak charge value (qo) of the capacitor in an RC circuit.
To study the charging and discharging of a capacitor in an RC circuit and to determine the exponential relaxation time constant (T). To study the build- up and decay of current in an LR circuit and to determine the exponential relaxation time constant (t).
To study the damped oscillations in an LCR circuit by measuring the followings: i) natural frequency ii) damping time-constant (t) and iii) critical damping resistance (CDR)
For a ballistic galvanometer (BG): a) To study the decay of deflection with time and hence to obtain graphically the (i) undamped ballistic deflection and (ii) logarithmic decrement and damping time constant (t) for a particular value of the galvanometer loop resistance (R) (b) To study the variation of logarithmic decrement with galvanometer loop resistance (R) and to obtain a value of critical damping resistance (CDR).
To determine the absolute capacitance of a capacitor using a ballistic galvanometer (BG).
To determine the self-inductance of a coil by Anderson's method.
To study the variation of mutual inductance with the separation between two coils.
Study of the Atomic Spectra: i) Determination of number of lines per mm of the grating. ii) Determination of different wavelengths of light emitted from different discharge tubes.
Photo electric effects a) Determination of Planck's constant. b) Determination of work-function c) Study of photo-electric current intensity As a function of bias voltage at different frequencies of irradiation and at different intensities (at constant frequency)
Driven damped harmonic oscillator: Study of the driven damped harmonic oscillations
Experiment with stretched string and resonance tube a) Determination of the speed of a wave along a stretched string b) Calculation of the density of a string by observing standing wave c) Determination of velocity of sound using (open and closed) resonance tubes.

3rd Year Experiments

To determine e/m of an electron using a Helmholtz coil
To determine the value of Bohr magneton from Zeeman effect experiment
To study the plateau curve of a given G.M. counter and hence to determine its operating volt b) To determine the dead time of the G.M. tube by double source method
To verify the inverse square law of gamma radiation emitted from a 137c, radioactive source
To find the linear absorption coefficient and mass absorption coefficient for lead using a 137 source
To study the random nature of radioactive decay and hence to show that 68.3% of the measurements would fall within the limits bounded by one standard deviation from the mean value of measurements
To verify the Rutherford atomic model, by a-scattering experiment, using Gold and Aluminum foils
To study the frequency response characteristics of RC high pass, low pass, band pass and parallel T-filters
To study the impedance characteristics of LCR circuit (both series and parallel)
To study the characteristic curves of a field effect transistor (FET) and hence to determine the various parameters of this device
To study the characteristic curves of an SCR and hence to find the different parameters of this device.
To design and construct a full wave rectified power supply and hence to study the following: (a) I-V characteristic and maximum output power (b) Ripple factor as a function of load resistance at constant capacitance (c) Ripple factor as a function of capacitance at constant load resistance (d) Rectification efficiency as a function of load resistances
To construct and experimentally verify the operation of the following voltage regulator circuit: b) Zener diode voltage regulator c) Emitter follower regulator d) A feedback regulator with current limiting circuit e) 1-C controlled voltage regulator (at constant current source)
To construct and experimentally verify the operation of the following voltage regulator circuits: a) A center tapped full wave rectifier circuit and to measure the ripple factor b) Voltage regulator circuit using 7805 IC as voltage regulator c) A variable output voltage regulated power supply circuit using the 7805 IC as a constant current source
To study the frequency response characteristics of a single stage transistor amplifier with and without feedback and to determine the band-width in both cases
To design and construct an inverting OPAMP, using discrete components, and hence to study the frequency response characteristics for it
To design and construct a non-inverting OPAMP, using discrete components, and hence to study the frequency response characteristics for it
To study the frequency response characteristics of an inverting amplifier and hence to determine its Gain Band width (GBW) product using a 741 OPAMP. To use it as an Inverter (NOT Gate) and to determine the slew rate
To study the frequency response characteristics of a non-inverting amplifier and hence determine GBW product using a 741 OPAMP. Also to study the operation of a voltage follow- Circuit using the same OPAMP
To study the characteristics of different logic gates and to construct their respective truth tables the verification of corresponding Boolean Algebra
To study the radiation patterns of various antenna (helical, dipole, Yagi, etc.) and hence to determine its directivity and beam-width

4th Year Experiments

To determine the impedance characteristics of an acoustic transducer.
To determine the velocity of sound under room conditions using two transducers and compare it with the theoretically calculated value.
Using microwave radiation investigation of i) Interference pattern by a double slit setup, ii) Determination of wavelength by Fabry-Perot Interferometer, and iii) Determination of spacing between two crystal planes by Bragg diffraction.
To study amplitude modulation by (i) Base modulation circuit and (ii) Collector modulation circuit and to measure the degree of modulation.
To study the design and construction of an Astable Multivibrator.
To construct saw tooth wave generator using Unijunction transistor (UJT) Relaxing oscillator and to calculate its frequency.
Design and construction of a summing amplifier using op-amp.
Determination of the efficiency of a thermo electric generator.
To observe the nuclear magnetic resonance in Polystyrene, Glycerin and Teflon and find the land'e g-factors.
To draw the plateau curve for a Geiger Muller Counter and to determine the range of ẞ- particles by eye estimation from graph.
To study radioactivity of Artificial isotopes 108 Ag and 110Ag and determination of their half lives.
Measurement of ẞ-particle energy spectra of Sr by energy calibration of a given magnetic spectrometer.
A survey of gamma radiation dose rate in the experimental laboratory.
To determine the intrinsic energy gap of a given specimen of semiconducting material.
To study the temperature dependence of reverse saturation current of a p-n junction diode and hence determine the intrinsic forbidden energy gap (Eg) of the semiconductor material.
To study depletion capacitance of a given p-n junction with reverse bias voltage and hence to find the (i) contact potential and (ii) intrinsic capacitance C
Determination of the mean muon lifetime and Fermi Coupling constant G Using Scintillator and Photomultiplier tube.
Experimentally verify the Stefan-Boltzman's Law of radiation and determine Stefan- Boltzman constant.

Other courses/labs:

Computational Physics (C++ programming)
Numerical Analysis
Statistics
Differential Equations
Calculus (Single/Multi-variable)
Linear Algebra
General Chemistry (including a laboratory component).

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