Experiments Will Be Performed By The Students
Young’s double slit experiment, Diffraction grating, Newton’s rings, (Abbe’s) study of polarization of light, Lloyed’s Mirror, Fresnel biprism experiment, Prism Spectrometer, Refractometer. Verification of the inverse square law for light radiation and determination of the absorption coefficient of light in glass using a photocell, determination of refractive index Meld’s experiment. Determination of diffraction coefficient of liquids using Abbe's apparatus. Specific rotation measurements using polarometer.

   Wave’s theory of light: wave equation, sinusoidal waves, phase velocity, complex representation, and plane waves. Superposition of waves: superposition principle, superposition of waves of the same frequency, standing waves, phase and group velocities, energy and power, random and coherent Sources. Interference: two-beam interference, Young's double-slit experiment, double-slit interference with virtual sources, interference in dielectric films, Newton's Rings. Optical Interferometers: Michelson, and Fabry-Perot interferometer.

Electric Field: Coulomb's Law,  Motion of Charged Particles in a Uniform Electric Field. Gauss's Law, Electric Potential. Capacitance and Dielectrics Current and ResistanceResistance and Temperature and Electric Power. Direct Current Circuits, Electromotive Force, Resistors in Series and Parallel, Kirchhoff’s Rules and RC Circuits. Magnetic Fields and Forces, Magnetic Force Acting on a Current-carrying Conductor, Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Magnetic Field, Applications Involving Charged Particle Moving in a Magnetic Field.