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PHY512: PHYSICS-II FOR HONOURS

OBJECTIVE:

1. To aware student how Physics can be applied in daily life.

2. To Aware student how electricity and magnetism is related to their Engineering trades

L T P Cr.

3 1 0 3.5

SYLLABUS

UNIT-I

ELECTRIC CURRENT:

Current- Microscopic and Macroscopic current, Current in a conductor, Current density vector, Equation of

continuity, Ohm's law- Derivation of conventional form of Ohm's law, Atomic view of Ohm's law, Comparison of

thermal speed and drift speed, Limitation of Ohm’s law, E.M.F.- Definition and units, E.M.F in an open circuit,

Potential at a point without source of emf.

UNIT-II

MAGNETIC FIELD-I:

Magnetic field-Definition and units, Magnetic monopoles, Bar magnetic as an equivalent solenoid, Ideal solenoid,

Magnetic force of lines inside a solenoid, Current loop as a magnetic dipole, Ampere's law and its generalized

form, Comparison between Gauss's law and Ampere's law, Hall effect.

UNIT-III

MAGNETIC FIELD -II:

Force on a current carrying wire in magnetic field, Galvanometer and tangent galvanometer, Elementary idea of

cyclotron, Electromagnets, Earth magnetism and its origin, Effect of earth magnetic field in the universe.

UNIT-IV

ELECTROSTATIC FIELD IN DIELECTRICS:

Dielectric- Polar and Non- Polar dielectrics, Response of dielectric material to external electric field, Electric field

due to polarization of dielectric, Polarization vector, Dielectric constant, Dielectric strength, Electric susceptibility,

Relation between dielectric constant and electric susceptibility, Atomic polarization, Local field in a dielectric,

Gauss's law for dielectrics- Differential and Integral form, Electric displacement vector, Energy density.

TEXT BOOK:

Electricity and Magnetism, Dr. A.K.Sikri, Pradeep Publication.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Fundamentals of Physics, D.Halliday, R.Resnik, J.Walker

2. Electricity & Magnetism, Berkeley Physics course Vol.II, TMH

WEBSITES:

1. www.wikipedia.com

2. www.answer.com