PH 2001: Analogue and Digital Electronics (30L, 2C)
Dependencies: PH
1003 and PH 2002 are strongly recommended
Syllabus:
Diode as a circuit element, Diode models, Rectifier circuits,
Zener diodes, Voltage regulation and low voltage power supply,
Limiting and clamping circuits, Special diode types, Seven
segment and other displays and their applications. Bipolar
transistors, Operation of an npn transistor in the active
mode, Transistor biasing and transistor as an amplifier, Designing
of a common emitter amplifier, Voltage gain, Transistor as
a switch-Cutoff and saturation, Small signal equivalent circuit
models, Frequency characteristics of an amplifier, Feedback,
Four-basic feedback topologies, Voltage and current feedback,
Negative feedback amplifiers, Effect of feedback on the amplifier
characteristics, Positive feedback, Oscillators, Operational
amplifiers, Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, Op-amp
based electronic ammeters and voltmeters, Analogue differentiators
and integrators, Digital electronics, Voltage levels, Basic
logic gates, Introduction to logic families, Designing of
combinational logic circuits, Minimization of logic expressions
using algebraic and Karnaugh map methods, Construction of
a full adder, Addition and Subtraction, Flip-Flop as a memory
element, Sequential logic circuits, registers, Asynchronous
counters.
Assessment:
End of semester written examination.
Suggested Readings:
The Art of Electronics (Paul Horowitz and Windfield Hill);
Microelectronic circuits (Sedra/Smith)
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PH 2002: Physics of Semiconductor Devices (15L, 1C)
Dependencies:
PH 1001 is recommended
Syllabus:
Semiconductor materials and their properties, Intrinsic semiconductors,
Electron-hole pair formation, Doped (extrinsic) semiconductors
(n and p type), Relationship between electron and hole concentrations
in semiconductors, p-n junction, Drift and diffusion currents,
p-n junction under open circuit condition, Depletion region
Built in voltage width of the depletion region, p-n junction
under forward-bias and reverse-bias conditions, Current-voltage
relationship, Diffusion capacitance, Bipolar transistors,
Physical structure and mode of operation, Operation of pnp
and npn transistor in the active mode, Current flow through
the transistor, Introduction to field effect transistors and
MOSFETS, IC technology, Semiconductor device applications
Assessment:
End of semester written examination
Suggested Readings:
Semiconductor Physics and Devices (Donald A. Neamen),
Introduction to Solid State Physics (C. Kittel)
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PH 2003: Electromagnetic Theory (30L,
2C)
Dependencies:
AM 1001 and AM 1002 are strongly recommended
Syllabus:
Electric charge and Coulomb’s law, Electric field intensity
and potential, Electric dipole and dipole moment, Electric
flux density, Gauss’ law for electrostatics, Capacitors, Electrostatic
energy, Theory of dielectrics and polarization field, Boundary
conditions at the interface of two dielectrics, Method of
images, Current density and equation of continuity, Laplace
and Poisson’s equations, Biot-Savart law, Magnetic flux density,
Gauss’ law for magneto-statics, Force on a current carrying
wire due to a magnetic field, Torque on a current loop in
a magnetic field and magnetic moment, Ampere’s law, Paramagnetism,
diamagnetism and ferromagnetism, Hysteresis and B-H curves,
magnetization field, Magnetic field intensity, Boundary conditions
between different magnetic materials, Electromagnets, Permanent
magnets, Faraday’s law, Self and mutual inductance, Magnetic
energy, Maxwell’s equations, Displacement current, EM-wave
equation, Poynting vector, Basic modes of propagation of EM-waves,
EM-wave equation in a conducting media, Skin depth
Assessment:
End of semester written examination
Suggested Readings:
Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism (Arthur F. Kip)
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PH 2004: Special Relativity (15L, 1C)
Dependencies:
None
Syllabus:
Galilean transformation equations, Newtonian relativity, Ether
concept and the Michelson-Morley experiment, Lorentz-Fitzgerald
contraction hypothesis and ether-drag hypothesis, Einstein's
postulates of the special theory of relativity, Lorentz transformation
equations, Non-absolute simultaneity; Length contraction,
Time dilation, ‘Twin paradox’; Relativistic velocity and acceleration
transformation equations, Aberration and Doppler effect of
relativity, Relativistic dynamics: momentum, mass and kinetic
energy, equivalence of mass and energy, Some experimental
evidence in favour of relativity, Space-time diagrams and
their uses, Time order and space separation of events, Introduction
to general relativity.
Assessment:
End of the semester written examination
Suggested Readings:
Special Relativity (R Resnick), Special Relativity (AP French),
An Introduction to the Theory of Relativity (WGV Rosser).
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PH 2020: Physics Laboratory II (60P,
2C)
Dependencies:
PH 1020 is strongly recommended
Syllabus:
The objective of this practical course unit is to enhance
the student’s experimental skill in Physics mainly in the
following areas by means of set experiments: Electricity,
Electromagnetism, Physical Optics, Properties of matter and
Mechanics. Each student is expected to prepare an individual
practical report. The maximum number of practicals possible
will be conducted within a semester.
Assessment:
Continuous assessment and end of semester laboratory examination.
Suggested Readings:
Refer practical instruction sheets.
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PH 2021: Electronics and Computing Laboratory II (60P, 2C)
Dependencies:
PH 1021 is strongly recommended
Syllabus:
This course focuses on providing the student with hands on
learning in electronics and computing through relevant laboratory
work. The course involves exercises such as circuit design
using electronic gates, flip-flops, registers and memories
to perform operations of numerical and binary data and, introduction
to laboratory computing including circuit design programs
such as EWB and SPICE.
Assessment:
Continuous assessment and end of semester laboratory examination.
Suggested Readings:
Refer practical instruction sheets.
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