Textbook of Engineering Physics Part II

As per the syllabus of Uttar Pradesh Technical UniversityThis book is a sequel to the author’s Engineering Physics Part I and is written to address the course curriculum in Engineering Physics-II (Course Code EAS-102) of the B.Tech syllabus of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University. The book is designed to meet the needs of the first-year undergraduate students of all branches of engineering. It provides a sound understanding of the important phenomena in physics.The book exposes the students to fundamental knowledge in areas of : Wave nature of matter, quantum theory of radiation, de Broglie matter waves, the Heisenberg uncertainty relations, Schrödinger wave equations, etc. Types of X-rays, diffraction of X-rays, X-ray spectrometer, Compton effect Dielectric properties of materials, Langevin’s theory, ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity, principle of microwave oven Ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, antiferromagnetic, diamagnetic and paramagnetic materials, phenomenon of hysteresis and its applications Generation, detection and application of ultrasonic waves Electromagnetic waves, Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetism, notion of displacement current, propagation characteristics of EM waves, energy in EM waves, etc. Superconductors, temperature dependence of their resistivity, effect of magnetic fields on superconductivity, BCS theory, and application of superconductors Nanomaterials, structures, properties and uses of carbon nanotubes, and several potential applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology.KEY FEATURES Numerous solved examples in each chapter on the pattern of previous years’ question papers to stress conceptual understanding Chapter-end model questions to probe a student’s grasp of the subject matter Chapter-end numerical problems (with answers) to enhance the student’s problem solving skills Chapter-end objective type questions (with answers) for self-evaluation by the students