VTU University Engineering Syllabus

I have taken admission in B.E Program of Visvesvaraya Technological University this year. Now I want syllabus of first semester. So will you provide syllabus of First Semester of Engineering Program of Visvesvaraya Technological University?

[Shaleen]

As you are looking for syllabus of first semester of B.E Program of Visvesvaraya Technological University, so here I want to inform you that there are following subjects in first semester.

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS-I
ENGINEERING PHYSICS
ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
ELEMENTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS
PROGRAMMING IN C AND DATA STRUCTURES
ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING DRAWING
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
BASIC ELECTRONICS
WORKSHOP PRACTICE
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LABORATORY
ENGINEERING PHYSICS LAB
ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ( Modified)
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & HUMAN RIGHTS ( Modified )
LANGUAGES
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS-II

It is too difficult to provide syllabus of all those subjects. So you have to mention name of subject which syllabus you want.

Here I am attaching syllabus of ENGINEERING PHYSICS for your reference:

VTU B.E First Semester ENGINEERING PHYSICS Syllabus
Module -1
Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics
Black body radiation spectrum, Assumptions of quantum theory of
radiation, Plank’s law, Weins law and Rayleigh Jeans law, for shorter and
longer wavelength limits. Wave Particle dualism, deBroglie hypothesis.
Compton Effect. Matter waves and their Characteristic properties,
Definition of Phase velocity and group velocity, Relation between phase
velocity and group velocity, Relation between group velocity and particle
velocity.
Heisenberg’s uncertainity principle and its application, (Non-existence of
electron in the nucleus).Wave function, Properties and physical
significance of wave function, Probability density and Normalization of
wave function. Setting up of one dimensional time independent
Schrodinger wave equation. Eigen values and Eigen functions.
Application of Schrodinger wave equation for a particle in a potential well
of infinite depth and for free particle.

Module -2
Electrical Properties of Materials
Free–electron concept (Drift velocity, Thermal velocity, Mean collision
time, Mean free path, relaxation time). Failure of classical free electron
theory. Quantum free electron theory, Assumptions, Fermi factor, density
of states (qualitative only) Fermi–Dirac Statistics. Expression for electrical
conductivity based on quantum free electron theory, Merits of quantum
free electron theory.
Conductivity of Semi conducting materials, Concentration of electrons
and holes in intrinsic semiconductors, law of mass action.
Temperature dependence of resistivity in metals and superconducting
materials. Effect of magnetic field (Meissner effect). Type I and Type II
superconductors–Temperature dependence of critical field. BCS theory
(qualitative). High temperature superconductors. Applications of
superconductors –. Maglev vehicles.

Module – 3
Lasers and Optical Fibers
Einstein’s coefficients (expression for energy density). Requisites of a
Laser system. Condition for laser action. Principle, Construction and
working of CO2 laser and semiconductor Laser. Applications of Laser –
Laser welding, cutting and drilling. Measurement of atmospheric
pollutants. Holography–Principle of Recording and reconstruction of
images.
Propagation mechanism in optical fibers. Angle of acceptance. Numerical
aperture. Types of optical fibers and modes of propagation. Attenuation,
Block diagram discussion of point to point communication, applications.

Module-4
Crystal Structure
Space lattice, Bravais lattice–Unit cell, primitive cell. Lattice parameters.
Crystal systems. Direction and planes in a crystal. Miller indices.
Expression for inter – planar spacing. Co-ordination number. Atomic
packing factors (SC,FCC,BCC). Bragg’s law, Determination of crystal
structure using Bragg’s X–ray difractometer. Polymarphism and Allotropy.
Crystal Structure of Diamond, qualitative discussion of Pervoskites.
VTU B.E First Semester ENGINEERING PHYSICS Syllabus