OBJECTIVES

The objective of Physics Department is to provide the students with modern techniques in physics and to improve the fundamental concepts and advanced techniques of physics among the students apart from exposing them with different techniques through different project.

PHYSICS LABORATORY

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Determination of wavelength of the given laser source by diffraction method
2. Determination of specific charge (e/m) of electron by J. J. Thomson’s method
3. Determination of Hall coefficient of a semiconductor by Hall probe method.
4. To study current voltage characteristics, load response, areal characteristic and spectral response of a photovoltaic solar cell.
5. Determination of unknown resistance using Carey Foster’s bridge
6. Determination of Planck’s constant using photocell
7. Determination of Young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of a bar by the method of flexure
8. Determination of bending moment and shear force of a rectangular beam of uniform cross-section
9. Determination of coefficient of viscosity by Poiseulle’s capillary flow method

APPARATUS REQUIRED

1. Optical Bench,  Laser Source,  Grating,
2. Cathode ray tube, Power supply, Pair of  bar magnets, Magnetic Compass, Meter scale/ Ruler, Wooden Plank with scale in cm.
3. Semiconductor, Constant Current power supply, Gaussmeter, Hall probe Voltmeter, Ammeter, Electromagnet, connecting wires.
4. Solar Cell, Power Supply, Resistance Box, Chopper Area, Voltmeter, Ammeter and Connecting Wires.
5. Carey Foster’s bridge, Two equal one/ five ohm resistances, 2V power supply, Unknown resistance, Table Galvanometer, Resistance box, Plug commutator
6. Light Source, Filters (Blue, Green, Yellow),  Photocell,  Voltmeter, Ammeter,  Patch Cord
7. Two uprights with knife edges, 1 m long metallic rectangular beam, Hanger, Measuring weights, Spirit level, Travelling Microscope, Magnifying glass, etc.
8. Two uprights with knife edges, 1 m long metallic rectangular beam, Hanger, Measuring weights, Spirit level, Travelling Microscope, Magnifying glass, etc.
9. Viscosity apparatus, Travelling microscope, Measuring cylinder Stop Watch

OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICS PRACTICAL

1. To provide an experimental foundation for the theoretical concepts, introduced in the lectures. It is important that students have an opportunity to verify some of the ideas for themselves.
2. To familiarize students with experimental apparatus, the scientific method and methods of data analysis, so that they will have some idea of the inductive process by which the ideas were originated. To teach how to make careful experimental observations and how to think about and draw conclusions from such data.

To introduce the methods used for estimating and dealing with experimental uncertainties, including simple ideas in probability theory and the distinctions between random (statistical) and systematic errors. This is essential in understanding what valid conclusions can be deduced from experimental data and that, properly obtained, these conclusions are valid, notwithstanding the uncertainty of the data.