PH1201 : Physics II (Spring 2014) | Academic Portal of IISER Kolkata

Details of PH1201 (Spring 2014)

Level: 1

Type: Theory

Credits: 3.0

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor(s)
PH1201	Physics II	Golam Mortuza Hossain

Preamble
This is a basic course on physics. Along with PH1101 this is supposed to serve as an introduction to and overview of basic physics. This will start off at a level appropriate for students who have passed out of highschool. The emphasis will be more on providing the students with a flavour of the subject than on an in-depth exposition.

Syllabus
Basics of Electricity and Magnetism: Recapitulation of Coulomb and BiotSavart laws , Gauss, Ampere, Faraday's - both differential and integral versions. Special Theory of Relativity: Einstein's postulates. The invariant interval. Lorentz boost, Phenomenological consequences. Redefinition of momentum. The mass energy equivalence. Nuclear Physics: Binding energy, Bethe-Weizsacker semi-empirical mass formula, Nuclear reactions and decay. Basics of nuclear fission and fusion.

Syllabus

Basics of Electricity and Magnetism: Recapitulation of Coulomb and BiotSavart laws , Gauss, Ampere, Faraday's - both differential and integral versions.
Special Theory of Relativity: Einstein's postulates. The invariant interval. Lorentz boost, Phenomenological consequences. Redefinition of momentum. The mass energy equivalence.
Nuclear Physics: Binding energy, Bethe-Weizsacker semi-empirical mass formula, Nuclear reactions and decay. Basics of nuclear fission and fusion.

References
D. Halliday, R. Resnick and J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics (Extended) Volume I and II., Wiley India Pvt Ltd, (2006) R. A. Serway, J. S. Faughn and C. Vuille, College Physics Thomson Brooks Cole (2011). J. Wilson and A. Buffa, College Physics , Addison Wesley Longman (2011). R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, The Feynman Lectures in Physics, Narosa (2008). A. Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, Tata McGraw Hill (2009)

References

D. Halliday, R. Resnick and J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics (Extended) Volume I and II., Wiley India Pvt Ltd, (2006)
R. A. Serway, J. S. Faughn and C. Vuille, College Physics Thomson Brooks Cole (2011).
J. Wilson and A. Buffa, College Physics , Addison Wesley Longman (2011).
R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, The Feynman Lectures in Physics, Narosa (2008).
A. Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, Tata McGraw Hill (2009)

Sl. No.	Programme	Semester No	Course Choice
1	IP	2	Elective
2	IP	4	Not Allowed
3	MR	2	Not Allowed
4	MR	4	Not Allowed
5	MS ( Physical Sciences )	2	Core
6	RS	1	Not Allowed
7	RS	2	Not Allowed