UE18PH101 ENGINEERING PHYSICS

LESSON PLAN
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Unit I 1. Concept of Electric and Magnetic fields
2. Maxwell’s equations – concept of the radiation as EM waves,
3. and energy content of the waves.
Introduction
4. Failures of classical EM wave theory – BB radiation, atomic
to Quantum
Mechanics spectra, photo electric effect
5. Compton Effect 15.38
6. Wave particle duality – de Broglie hypothesis- matter waves
double slit experiment
7. Phase velocity, Wave packet, Group velocity, Expression for
group velocity in terms of phase velocity
8. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle Gamma ray microscope and
applications
Unit II 9. Wave function: properties and physical significance, probability 23
density Normalization of wave function. Concepts of linear
superposition of wave functions.
Quantum
Mechanics of 10. Observables, quantum states, operators and expectation values.
simple 11. One dimensional time independent Schrödinger’s Wave
systems equation.
12. Free particle solution. Potential steps : solution of
Schrödinger’s wave equation for particle with E>Vo and E<Vo.
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14. Potential Barriers: solution of Schrödinger’s wave eqn.
15. Discussion of the wave function in the different regions and
expression for tunneling coefficient. Radioactivity as an example
of barrier tunneling
16. Discussion of solution of a particle in an infinite potential well,
17. Eigen values, Eigen functions and probability densities.
18. Concept of particle in two and three dimensional box. Energy
state distributions concept of degeneracy of energy states
19. Eigen values and Eigen functions for a particle in a 1d finite
potential well
20. Linear Harmonic oscillator – concept of a variable potential
energy factor and implications on the solutions of Schrodinger’s
equation.
 Unit III 21. Review - electrical conduction expressions and failures of the
Quantum classical free electron theory
Theory of 22. Concepts of Quantum free electron gas
Solids 23. Fermi energy, Fermi Dirac statistics, Fermi factor Density of
24. states derivation, graphical representations of g(E) and N(E)

25. Expression for Fermi energy, Fermi temperature, Fermi velocity,

average electron energy
26. Merits of Quantum free electron theory:
Heat capacity due to free electrons
27.
Temperature dependence of resistance 17.30
Relation between electrical conductivity and thermal
conductivity (Wiedemann-Franz law and Lorenz number)
Demerits of quantum free electron theory
28. Motion of electron in periodic potential (one dimensional
treatment) Bloch theorem
29. Electron motion in a periodic potential, E-k diagrams and
formation of energy bands
30. Effective mass of charge carriers in a periodic potential

Unit IV 31. Black body radiation as an equilibrium state.

Lasers 32. Introduction: Quantum transitions, Einstein’s coefficients,
Expression for energy density
33. Properties of LASER – Coherence, monochromaticity,
directionality.
34. Condition for laser action in two, three and four level systems,
requisites of a laser system
35. Light amplification Gain and loss processes,
36. Condition for round trip gain, cavity design considerations.
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37. Requirements of a LASER – active medium, energy pump and
resonant cavity
38. He Ne Laser: working with energy level diagram
39. CO2 laser: principle and working
40. Concept of Light emitting diodes using direct band gap
semiconductors
41. Semiconductor laser energy band diagram and population
inversion conditions Homo junction and Hetero junction devices
 Unit V 42. Introduction, Magnetic dipoles, Magnetic susceptibility, concepts
Dielectric and of field quantities H,B, and M.
Magnetic 43. Diamagnetic and Para magnetic materials Ferromagnetic, anti
Materials 44. ferromagnetic and ferri magnetic materials (ferrites).Origin of
magnetization – atomistic. Spin magnetic moment and Larmor
precession.
45. Brillouin function and Langevin’s theory of paramagnetism
46.
47. Applications of magnetic materials – Memory and GMR
48. Polarisation mechanisms in dielectrics
49. Piezo electric materials - properties and applications
50. Pyro electric materials -properties and applications
51. Ferroelectrics - BaTiO3 structure and origin of non centro
52. symmetry of charges, phase changes, hysteresis and application
as memory materials
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