PIEAS PHYSICS FELLOWSHIP GUIDELINES

By MALIK INAM (MS PHYSICS PIEAS)

Admission Eligibility: 2.5 CGPA in semester system or 60% in annual

marks

Fields at PIEAS : MS Physics , MS Medical Physics , MS Radiation

Physics , MS Nuclear Engineering, MS Cyber Security
Selection Criteria:
 Marks in Test : 50%
 Marks in Interview : 50%
TEST PATTERN

1. ENGLISH : 10 marks
2. MATH (Fsc+Bsc): 20 marks
3. Physics FSc : 20 marks
4. PHYSICS (BS/MSC) : 50 marks
TEST CONTENTS

GENERAL PORTION : 50 marks

ENGLISH: 10 marks
 parts of speech
 Comprehension
 Tenses
 Correction of sentences

BOOKS: HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH by wren and martin

MATH: 20 marks
FSC :

 Functions,domains,graphs,even/odd function,limits
 Differentiation and integration
 Analytic Geometry
 Vector analysis
 Permutation,Combination,Probability
 Systems of linear equations

BOOKS: FSC Text Books Part 1 and Part 2

BSC:

 Vector Spaces
 Fourier Series/Transform
 Laplace Transform
 Functions of two variables
 Maxima and minima ( Absolute, relative)
 Applications of maxima and minima
 Differential equations (LDE, Exact Eq, Homogeneous, non-homogeneous etc.)
 Initial and boundary value problems
 Modeling

BOOKS:

1. Advance Engineering mathematics by kreyszig.

2. Calculus by Thomas Finney
3. Linear Algebra by David C lay

Physics FSc: 20 marks

 Mechanics , waves, sound, heat, Electricity and magnetism
 mirrors/lenses.
 Nuclear Physics

 70% of this portion consists of numerical problems.

BOOKS:

1. Fsc Physics text books part 1 and part 2.

2. Matric part 2 for sound and mirror/ lenses
 SUBJECT PORTION: 50 marks
1. Classical Mechanics 15% Approx
 Langrangian
 Hamiltonian
 Forces of constraints/degree of freedoms
 Newtonian mechanics
 Kepler laws

Books:

1. HRK physics volume 1 any edition.

2. Goldstein , Classical Mechanics (for Lagrange, Hamiltonian)

3, Servey , Physics for scientists and engineers.

2. Basic Quantum Mechanics: 25% approx

 Wave function
 Probability
 Expectation values
 Angular momentum
 Coupling of AM
 Uncertainty principle : Applications
 Particle in a box
 Wave-particle duality
 H- spectrum
 X-rays
 Photoelectric effect, Compton , pair production

Books: Concepts of modern Physics by Arthur Beiser.

3. Nuclear & particle Physics: 25% approx

 Elementary particles
 Standard model
 Basic forces of nature
 Nuclear structure ( Models)
 Nuclear reactions (Fission/Fusion)
 Radioactive decay and Half-life mean life
 Binding energy , mass defect
 Nuclear radius , nuclear density , nuclear cross section

Books: Concepts of modern Physics by Arthur Beiser.

4. Electrodynamics: 15% approx

 Gradient , divergence , curl
 E.field , E.potential , flux, gauss’s law ,energy stored in E
  Method of images
 Magnetic field , ampere law , faraday law , energy in B
 Maxwell equations , poynting vector
 EM waves

Books: Intro to Electrodynamics By griffiths.

5. Reletivistic Mechanics: 05% approx

 Relative motion
 Special theory of relativity : Consequences
 Muon decay problem
 Relativistic energy , momentum , speed , mass.

Books: Concepts of modern Physics by Arthur Beiser. ( Chapter 01)

6. Thermodynamics: 10% approx

 Heat and temperature
 Laws of thermodynamics
 Entropy
 Reversible and irreversible processes
 Specific heat

Books: 1. HRK physics volume 1 any edition.

2, Servey , Physics for scientists and engineers.

7. Solid State Physics: 5% approx

 Basic crystal structure
 Energy Band Theory
 Conductors, insulators, semiconductors
 Specific heats, Fermi model
 Debye model , Einstein model

Books: 1. HRK physics any edition.

2 Concepts of modern Physics by Arthur Beiser.