ENGINEERING PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

AN306

Group A
Engineering Physics
Atomic structure, Rutherford and Bohr's models, atomic process. Proton and neutron, radioactivity and decays. Nuclear energy and reactions, nuclear reactor. Introduction to quantum physics.
Inter-atomic forces in solids, anisotropic properties. Distinction between metal and semi-metals. Semiconductor; insulator and superconductor. Dielectric materials. Types of dielectric polarisation. Piezo, pyro and ferroelectric materials and their electrical and optical properties.
Kinetic theory of gases. Temperature and kinetic energy, ideal gas laws. Principle of statistical mechanics. Boltzman’s law, Brownian movement, equiportion of energy and thermal equilibrium of radiation.
Optics. Interference, diffraction and polarisation, laser, holography, fibre optics.
Crystalline and amorphous material, crystal geometry, crystal directions and planes. Space lattices. Crystal symmetry and structure. Crystal bonding. Inter-atomic forces in solids. Anisotropic properties.
Group B
Engineering Chemistry
Chemical bond. Ionic and covalent bonding; Lattice energy; Hybridisation; Resonance; Bond order; Fajan’s rule; Metallic bond and intermolccular forces; Chemical kinetics.
Structure of organic molecules, nomenclature. Introduction to stereochemistry; Optical activity. Titration involving potassium permanganate, potassium dichromat. Titration involving EDTA.
Oxidation-reduction reactions. Celloid and surface chemistry; Corrosion; chromatography and ion-exchange catalysis; Crystal structure and electro-chemistry; UV-visible spectrophotometry. Chemical kinetics-simple reactions.
Environmental chemistry. Pollutant analysis, e.g., CO. H2, S, NOx, SOx, oxidant.