23PHY105 ENGINEERING PHYSICS - A L-T-P-C: 2-1-0-3
Dr. SREEKANTH K. M.
Assistant Professor Sl. Gr.
Department of Physics
Amrita School of Physical Sciences
Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Course Objective:
This course covers basics of Electrostatics’ and Magneto statics starting with a review of Vectors.
Essentials of Quantum mechanics required in understanding physics of semiconducting and Dielectric
materials also is covered.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Understand electric field, electric potential concepts to solve problems in electrostatics.
CO2: Understand various atom models.
CO3: Apply the principles of Quantum Mechanics to simple applications in atoms, molecules and solids.
CO4: Understand the Physics behind Semiconducting materials and dielectric materials and its
applications.
Unit 1:
Review of vectors, Dot products, Cross products, and Triple products. Differential calculus: Gradient, Divergence,
Curl.
Coulomb’s law. Superposition principle. Electric field – discrete and continuous distribution, Gauss’s law,
Applications of Gauss’s law.
The curl of electric field, Electric potential, meaning of electric potential, Equipotential surfaces, Potential of
localized charge distribution, Work and energy in electrostatics, Energy of a point charge distribution, Energy of
continuous charge distribution.
Magnetic fields, Magnetic forces, Currents, Biot-Savart law, Divergence and Curl of magnetic field, Ampere’s law
and its applications.
Unit 2: Atomic structure: Historical Development of atomic structures: Thomson’s Model, Rutherford’s Model:
Scattering formula and its predictions, atomic spectra - Bohr’s Model, Sommerfield’s Model, Elementary Quantum
Physics, Conductors Wave particle duality, uncertainty principle, potential well, tunnelling, potential box. Simulated
emission and lasers.
Unit 3: Semiconductors, Dielectrics Classification of semiconductors, doping, temperature dependence, minority
carriers and recombination, diffusion and conduction equations, continuity equation.
Optical Properties Light propagation in a homogeneous medium, absorption, scattering, luminescence, phosphors,
LEDs, polarization, LCDs, electro optic effects.
Textbooks
1. David J Griffiths “Introduction to Electrodynamics”, 4th Edition, Pearson, 2015.
2. Arthur Beiser, Shobhit Mahajan, S. Rai Choudhury “Concepts of Modern Physics”, McGraw Hill Education India
Private Limited, 2017.
3. S O Kasap, “Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices”, 4thEdition, McGraw Hill Education, 2018.
References
1. Halliday, Resnick, Jearl Walker, “Principles of Physics”, 10th Edition, Wiley, 2015.
2. Charles Kittel, “Introduction to Solid State Physics” 8th Edition, Wiley, 2012.
3. David J Griffiths, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2020.
Evaluation Pattern: Total Marks: 100
Exam Mark Remarks
CA-Class test I 7.5 Before Midterm Exam
CA-Class test II 7.5 Before Midterm Exam
CA-Class test III 7.5 After Midterm Exam
CA-Class test IV 7.5 After Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam 30 50 Marks (Examination)
End Semester 40 100 Marks (Examination)
Thank you
