B.Sc Physics

Curriculum

Curriculum

B.Sc Physics

  • Course Name

    Credits

  • Foundation Course (FC)

    24

  • Department Core Courses (DC)

    32

  • Departmental Elective Courses (DE)

    32

  • Allied Department Course - 1 (AC - 1)

    8

  • Allied Department Course - 2 (AC - 2)

    8

  • Degree requirement (FC+DC+DE+AC1+AC2)

    104

  • Semester 1

    Credits

  • Foundation Course 1

    4

  • Foundation Course 2

    4

  • Concepts of Modern Physics

    4

quantum theory of light, wave nature of particles, Schrodinger equation, angular momentum and spin, semiconductors, atomic and laser physics, nuclear physics

  • Mathematical Physics

    4

Complex analysis, group theory, calculus of variations, linear algebra, differential equations, special functions, integral transforms, non-linear equations. The course can also cover applications to classical mechanics, fluid dynamics, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics

  • 16

  • Semester 2

    Credits

  • Foundation Course 3

    4

  • Foundation Course 4

    4

  • Electricity and Magnetism

    4

Electrostatics and magnetostatics, Laplace's equation, Faraday's law, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations

  • Waves and Oscillations

    4

mechanical waves, sound, light, harmonic oscillator, coupled oscillator, oscillator of a string, characterization of waves, waves in dispersive systems

  • 16

  • Semester 3

    Credits

  • Foundation Course 5

    4

  • Heat and Thermodynamics

    4

kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, temperature and heat, gas laws, laws of thermodynamics, thermal equilibrium, engines and refrigerators, Gibbs free energy and free potential, Boltzmann statistics, random walks and Brownian motion

  • Quantum Mechanics

    4

state vectors, linear operators, angular momentum and spin, methods of approximation, multi-electron atoms, Schrodinger equation, uncertainty principle, Fermi and Bose statistics, Time-independent perturbation theory. Fine structure, the Zeeman effect and hyperfine splitting in the hydrogen atom. Time-dependent perturbation theory. Variational principle and WKB approximation

  • AC 1- Allied Department Course - 1.a

    4

  • AC 1- Allied Department Course - 1.b

    4
  • 20

  • Semester 4

    Credits

  • Foundation Course 6

    4

  • Optics

    4

Reflection and refraction, geometrical optics, wave guides, resonant cavities, radiation, interference of waves, and diffraction, workings and limitations of optical systems such as the eye, corrective vision, cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics

    4

Laser cooling and trapping, collisions, ultracold and quantum gases, optical lattices, entanglement, and ion trap quantum gates.

  • AC 2- Allied Department Course - 2

    4

  • AC 2- Allied Department Course - 2

    4
  • 20

  • Semester 5

    Credits

  • Solid state Physics

    4

Crystal structures, properties of periodic lattices, electrons in metals, band structure, transport properties, semiconductors, magnetism, and superconductivity, Momentum-space analysis and diffraction probes. Lattice dynamics, phonon theory and measurements, thermal properties, Properties and applications of semiconductors.

  • Basic Electronics

    4

  • Advanced Optics

    4

  • Statistical Physics

    4

Methods of statistical mechanics, elements of probability theory, quantum statistics of ideal gases.

  • 16

  • Semester 6

    Credits

  • Nuclear and Particle Physics

    4

Conservation laws, decays, interactions, oscillations. Atoms, nuclei, hadrons (protons and neutrons) and quarks, Feynman diagrams. Introduction to Feynman integrals, Dirac equation

  • Materials Sciences

    4

  • Mesoscopic Physics

    4

  • Dissertation

    4
  • 16

  • Other Courses not covered above

  • General Physics
  • Experimental Physics
  • Relativity
  • Mechanics
  • Astrophysics
  • Medical physics
  • Geophysics
  • Bio-physics
  • Critical thinking
  • Laser
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