B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 1 Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 2 Acknowledgement: The Board of Studies in Physics (U G) acknowledges the contributions from participants of the workshop held on 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 of May 2009 for proposals on restructuring Under Graduate Education in Physics. The abundant support and recommendations from the sub-groups for designing different courses has shaped this curriculum to this present nature. We thank all the esteemed participants of the workshop for their benevolent support and cooperation to make this venture a success. For the Board of Studies in Physics, Kottayam 5-6-2009 Prof. S Radhakrishnan Nair (Chairman) Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 3 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY KOTTAYAM Board of Studies in Physics (U G) 1. Sri. S.Radhakrishnan Nair, LSG, Department of Physics, SVRNSS College, T.P.Puram.P.O. Vazhoor (Chairman) 2. Sri. Dennis Michael, LSG, Department of Physics, S.D.College, Kanjirappally. 3. Sri. A.S.Varghese, LSG, Department of Physics, CMS College, Kottayam. 4. Dr. K.E. Abraham, Reader, Department of Physics, S.B. College, Changanacherry. 5. Dr. N. Shaji, LSS, Department of Physics, Maharajas College, Ernakulam. 6. Sri. T.U.Mohan, LSG, Department of Physics, Govt.College, Kottayam. 7. Sri. Thomas T.George, LSG, Department of Physics, Marthoma College, Thiruvalla. 8. Sri. P.I. Kuriakose, LSG, Department of Physics, St.Peter’s College, Kolencherry 9. Dr.R.Haresh, LSG, Department of Physics, St.Mary’s College,Manarcadu. 10. Dr. C. Sudarsanakumar, Reader, School of Pure and applied Physics M.G University, Kottayam 11. Sri. K.Nagappan Pillai, LSG, Department of Physics, M.G.College, Thiruvananthapuram. Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 4 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY KOTTAYAM B.Sc. PROGRAMME IN PHYSICS UNDER COURSE - CREDIT - SEMESTER SYSTEM (2010 admissions) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME Aims: The Board of Studies in Physics (UG) recognizes that curriculum, course content and assessment of scholastic achievement play complementary roles in shaping education. The committee is of the view that assessment should support and encourage the broad instructional goals such as basic knowledge of the discipline of Physics including phenomenology, theories and techniques, concepts and general principles. This should also support the ability to ask physical questions and to obtain solutions to physical questions by use of qualitative and quantitative reasoning and by experimental investigation. The important student attributes including appreciation of the physical world and the discipline of Physics, curiosity, creativity and reasoned skepticism and understanding links of Physics to other disciplines and to societal issues should gave encouragement. With this in mind, we aim to provide a firm foundation in every aspect of Physics and to explain a broad spectrum of modern trends in physics and to develop experimental, computational and mathematics skills of students. The programme also aims to develop the following abilities: 1. Read, understand and interpret physical information – verbal, mathematical and graphical. 2. Equip students in methodology related to Physics. 3. Impart skills required to gather information from resources and use them. 4. To give need based education in physics of the highest quality at the Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 5 undergraduate level. 5. Offer courses to the choice of the students with interdisciplinary approach. 6. Perform experiments and interpret the results of observation, including making an assessment of experimental uncertainties. 7. Provide an intellectually stimulating environment to develop skills and enthusiasms of students to the best of their potential. 8. Use Information Communication Technology to gather knowledge at will. 9. Attract outstanding students from all backgrounds. Course structure: The U.G.programme in Physics must include (a) Common courses, (b) Core courses, (c) Complementary Courses, (d) Open Courses and (e) Project. No course shall carry more than 4 credits. The student shall select any Choice based course offered by the department which offers the core courses, depending on the availability of teachers and infrastructure facilities, in the institution. Open course shall be offered in any subject and the student shall have the option to do courses offered by other departments/ or by the same department. Courses: The number of Courses for the restructured programme should contain 12 compulsory core courses and 1 choice based course from the frontier area of the core courses and a project; 8 complementary courses, or otherwise specified, from the relevant subjects for complementing the core of study. There should be 10 common courses, or otherwise specified, which includes the first and second language of study. Objectives: The syllabi are framed in such a way that it bridges the gap between the plus two and post graduate levels of Physics by providing a more complete and logical framework in almost all areas of basic Physics. Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 6 By the end of the first year (2nd semester), the students should have attained a common level in basic mechanics, properties of matter, a secure foundation in mathematics and other relevant subjects to complement the core for their future courses and developed their experimental and data analysis skills through a wide range of experiments through practical at laboratories. By the end of the fourth semester, the students should have been introduced to powerful tools for tackling a wide range of topics in Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics Electricity,Electrodynamics and Electronics. They should have been familiar with additional relevant mathematical techniques and other relevant subjects to complement the core and developed their experimental skills through a series of experiments which also illustrate major themes of the lecture courses. By the end of the sixth semester, the students should have covered a range of topics in almost all areas of physics including quantum physics, solid state physics, computational physics, electronics etc. and had experience of independent work such as projects; seminars etc. They should have been developed their understanding of core Physics. B.Sc. Programme in Physics Courses: There shall be three different types (models) of courses in Physics programme. The programme (Model I) consists of common courses with 38 credits, core & complementary courses with 78 credits and open courses with 4 credits. The programme (Vocational -Model II) consists of common courses with 24 credits, core & complementary courses with 92 credits and open courses with 4 credits. The programme (Model III) consists of common courses with 8 credits, core & complementary courses with 108 credits and open courses with 4 credits. The compulsory core courses for all the models shall be the same in terms of number of courses, its credits and contact hours. The number of complementary courses may be different for different models. Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 7 Scheme of Courses: The different types of courses and its number are as the following: Model- I Model- II Model- III Courses No. Courses No. Courses No. Common 10 Common 6 Common 2 Courses Courses Courses Core Courses 12 Core Courses 12 Core Courses 12 Project 1 Project 1 Project 1 Choice based Choice based Choice based Course 1 Course 1 Course 1 Vocational 8 Second core 8 courses Courses OJT 1 Complementary Complementary Complementary Courses 8 Courses 4 Courses 8 Open Courses 1 Open Courses 1 Open Courses 1 Total 33 Total 33 Total 34 Courses with Credits: Courses with Credits of different courses, its distribution of contact hours and scheme of examinations of the programme is the following Course Code: Every course in the programme should be coded according to the following criteria. The first two letters of the code indicates the name of programme ie. PH for Physics. One digit to indicate the semester. ie., PH1 (Physics, 1st semester). One letter from the type of courses such as, A for common course, B for core course, C for Complementary course and D for Open course. ie.., PH1B (Physics, 1st semester Core course). Two digits to indicate the course number of the semester. ie., PH1B01 (Physics, 1st semester, Core course, courses number is 01). The first digit in the course number indicates 0 for core courses, 1, 2, 3, etc. for Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 8 various types of vocational, 5, 6, 7 etc. for UGC sponsored courses. The letter U to indicate Under Graduate Programme. For example PH1B01U (Physics, 1st semester, Core course, courses number 01, U for UG Programme) Courses with Credits: Model I Model II Model III Courses Credits Total Credits Total Credits Total Core Courses 46 46 46 Choice based Core 3 3 3 Project 1 1 1 Vocational courses Nil 28 Nil 2nd Core courses Nil Nil 30 Total 50 78 80 Complementary Courses I 14 14 14 Complementary Courses II 14 Nil 14 Total 28 14 28 Open Course 4 4 4 Total 4 4 4 Common Courses 38 24 8 Total 38 24 8 Grand Total 120 120 120 Scheme of Distribution of Instructional hours for Core courses: Semester Model I Model II Model III Theory Practical Theory Practical Theory Practical First semester 2 2 6 4 8 4 Second semester 2 2 6 4 8 4 Third semester 3 2 9 6 9 6 Fourth semester 3 2 9 6 9 6 Fifth semester 17 8 17 8 17 8 Sixth Semester 17 8 17 8 17 8 Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 9 SCHEME: CORE COURSES ( Common for the Programme) Number Number of Total Total r e Title of the Course of hours credits Credits hours/ t s e per week semester m e S 1 PH1B01U– Methodology in 2 2 3 72 Physics Practical 2 1 2 PH2B01U - Mechanics and 2 2 3 72 Properties of Matter Practical 2 1 3 PH3B01U – Electricity and 3 3 4 90 Electrodynamics Practical 2 1 4 PH4B01U – Electronics 3 3 4 90 Practical 2 1 PH5B01U – Classical and 3 3 4 90 Quantum Mechanics Practical 2 1 PH5B02U – Physical Optics and 3 3 4 90 5 Photonics Practical 2 1 PH5B03U – Thermal and 3 3 4 90 Statistical Physics Practical 2 1 PH5B04U– Digital Electronics 3 3 4 90 Practical 2 1 PH5B05U Project 1 1 1 18 PH5D01U – Open course 4 4 4 72 PH6B01U- Computational Physics 3 3 4 90 Practical 2 1 PH6B02U – Nuclear and Particle 3 3 4 90 6 Physics Practical 2 1 PH6B03U - Condensed Matter 3 3 4 90 Physics Practical 2 1 PH6B04U - Relativity and 3 3 4 90 Spectroscopy. 2 1 Practical PH6B05U–Choice Based Course 5 3 3 90 Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission B Sc Programme in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University 10 Scheme: Complementary Courses (Model1) 1. Physics for Mathematics & Statistics: Number Number Total Total Title of the paper of hours of Credits hours/ r e per week credits semest t s e er m e s 1 MT1C01U – Properties of 2 2 3 72 Matter, Mechanics and Fourier analysis Practical 2 1 2 MT2C01U - Electric and 2 2 3 72 Magnetic phenomena, Thermodynamics and Special theory of Relativity Practical 2 1 3 MT3C01U – Quantum 3 3 4 90 Mechanics, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics, Basic Electronics and Digital 2 1 Electronics Practical 4 MT4C01U – Physical Optics, 3 3 4 90 Laser Physics and Astrophysics Practical 2 1 Curriculum and syllabus 2010 admission