4 Sem Electricity & Magnetism
4 Sem Electricity & Magnetism
4 Sem Electricity & Magnetism
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Course outcomes:
1) Apply knowledge of electricity and magnetism to explain natural physical processes and related
technological advances.
2) Use an understanding of calculus along with physical principles to effectively solve problems
encountered in everyday life, further study in science, and in the professional world.
3) Design experiments and acquire data in order to explore physical principles, effectively
communicate results, and critically evaluate related scientific studies.
4) Assess the contributions of physics to our evolving understanding of global change and
sustainability while placing the development of physics in its historical and cultural context.
5) Understand electric and magnetic fields in matter
6) Apply Maxwell’s equations to various physical problems
7) Calculate EM wave propagation
UNIT-I
(a) Electrostatics: (6hrs)
Gauss’s law-Statement and its proof, Electric field intensity due to (i) uniformly charged solid
sphere and (ii) an infinite conducting sheet of charge, Deduction of Coulomb’s law from
Gauss law, Electrical potential–Equipotential surfaces, Potential due to a (i) dipole (ii)
charged spherical shell
(b) Dielectrics: (6 hrs)
Dielectrics-Polar and Non-polar dielectrics- Effect of electric field on dielectrics, Dielectric
strength, Capacitance of a parallel plate condenser with dielectric slab between the plates,
Electric displacement D, electric polarization P, Relation between D, E and P, Dielectric
constant and electric susceptibility. Boundary conditions at dielectric surfaces (Statements
only)
UNIT-II
(a) Magnetostatics: (6 hrs)
Biot-Savart’s law and its applications: (i) straight wire (ii) circular loop and (iii) solenoid,
Ampere’s Circuital Law and its application to Solenoid, Hall Effect, determination of Hall
coefficient and applications.
(b) Electromagnetic Induction: (6 hrs)
Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, Lenz’s law, Self induction and Mutual
induction, Self inductance of a long solenoid, Mutual inductance of two coils, Energy stored
in magnetic field, coefficient of coupling.
UNIT-III
(a) Alternating currents: (6 hrs)
Alternating current - Relation between current and voltage in LR and CR circuits, Phasor and
Vector diagrams, LCR series and parallel resonant circuit, Q –factor, Power in ac circuits,
Power factor.
(b) Transistors:
Transistors and its operation, CB, CE and CC configurations, Input and output characteristics
of a transistor in CE mode, Relation between alpha, beta and gamma; Hybrid parameters,
Determination of hybrid parameters from transistor characteristics; Transistor as an amplifier.
(b) Basic logic gates, NAND and NOR as universal gates, Exclusive-OR gate, Exclusive-
NOR gate, Half adder and Full adder circuits.
REFERENCE BOOKS
a. BSc Physics, Vol.3, Telugu Akademy, Hyderabad.
b. Electricity and Magnetism, D.N. Vasudeva. S. Chand & Co.
c. Electricity and Magnetism, B.D.Duggal and C.L.Chhabra. Shobanlal& Co.
d. Electricity, Magnetism with Electronics, K.K.Tewari, R.Chand& Co.,
e. Electricity and Magnetism, R.Murugeshan, S. Chand & Co.
f. Principles of Electronics, V.K. Mehta, S.Chand& Co.,
g. Digital Principles and Applications, A.P. Malvino and D.P.Leach,
McGrawHill Edition.
Practical Course IV:Electricity, Magnetism and Electronics
Work load: 30 hrs 2 hrs/week
On successful completion of this practical course the student will be able to;
Measure the current sensitivity and figure of merit of a moving coil galvanometer.
Observe the resonance condition in LCR series and parallel circuit
Learn how a sonometer can be used to determine the frequency of AC-supply.
Observe the variation of magnetic field along the axis of a circular coil
carrying current using Stewart and Gee’s apparatus.
Understand the operation of PN junction diode, Zener diode and a transistor
and their V-I characteristics.
Construct the basic logic gates, half adder and full adder and verify their
truth tables. Further, the student will understand how NAND and NOR gates
can be used as universal building blocks.
Minimum of 6 experiments to be done and recorded