Department of Physics Sikkim University

Hello, I am looking for the details regarding the Department of Physics of the Sikkim Manipal University. So can you please provide me the details regarding this including the contact details of the University so that it may be helpful for me??

[Kiran Chandar]

Sikkim University is a central university which is located in the city of Gangtok, in the indian state of Sikkim.

It was established in 2007.

You are looking for the details regarding the Department of Physics of the Sikkim Manipal University. So I am providing it to you so that it may be helpful for you:

Core Competencies:

High Energy Physics
Plasma Physics
Thin film
Simulation

Research Areas:


High Energy Nuclear Physics
String Theory
Nonlinear waves in Plasma
Plasma processing
X-Ray astronomy
Neno technology
Simulation study of nonlinear waves
Nonlinear dynamics

Faculty:

Arundhati Chakrabarti
Dr Utpal Deka
Amalendu Das

Facility:

MSc. Physics Lab 1 Category Icon
MSc. Physics Lab 2
M.Sc. Computer Lab
Engineering Physics Lab

Contact:
Sikkim Manipal University
5th Mile, Tadong Gangtok
East Sikkim, Sikkim 737102
Sikkim Manipal University5th Mile, Tadong GangtokEast Sikkim, Sikkim 737102

Map:
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Can you provide me the Under Graduate Physics Honours Program Syllabus offered by School of Physical Science of Sikkim University?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The Under Graduate Physics Honours Program Syllabus offered by School of Physical Science of Sikkim University is as follows:


PHY-UG-E101: Physics I

Unit I: Classical Mechanics and Gravitation
1. Dimensions of Physical Quantities: System of units, Principle of dimensional homogeneity
2. Vectors: Addition and subtraction of vectors, dot product and cross product, scalar triple
product and vector triple product. Scalar and vector fields - gradient, divergence and curl;
divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
3. Mechanics of a Particle : (a) Newton's laws of motion, principle of conservation of linear
momentum, conservative force field, concept of potential, conservation of total energy.
(b) Rotational motion, angular velocity, angular acceleration, angular momentum, torque,
fundamental equation of rotational motion, principle of conservation of angular momentum,
radial and cross-radial acceleration in plane polar coordinates.
4. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies : Moment of inertia (MI) and radius of gyration - their physical
significance, theorems of parallel and perpendicular axes, rotational kinetic energy, calculation of moment of inertia for some simple symmetric systems.
5. Gravitation: Gravitational potential and intensity due to thin uniform spherical shell and solid sphere of uniform density, escape velocity. Kepler’s laws.


Unit II: General Properties of Matter, Waves and Vibrations
1. Elasticity: Hooke’s law, Elastic moduli and their interrelations, torsion of a cylinder, bending moment, cantilever, simply supported beam with concentrated load at the centre.
2. Viscosity: Streamline and turbulent motion, Poiseuille's formula, critical velocity, Bernoulli's theorem, Stokes’ law
3. Surface Tension: Surface tension and surface energy, molecular theory, angle of contact,
elevation and depression of liquid columns in a capillary tube, excess pressure in a spherical
bubble and spherical drop.
4. Simple Harmonic Motion: Differential equation and its solution; Superposition of SHMs,
Damped and forced vibration, resonance, sharpness of resonance.
5. Differential Equation of Wave Motion: Plane progressive wave - energy and intensity,
Velocity of longitudinal wave in solid and gas, Doppler Effect, velocity of transverse wave in
stretched string.


Under Graduate Physics Honours Syllabus School of Physical Science of Sikkim University







Contact Detail:
Sikkim University
6th mile, Samdur, P. O. : Tadong-737102 Gangtok, Sikkim
Phone: +91-3592-251468
Fax: +91-3592-251067
Email: contactus@cus.ac.in