Contents 

Section I - Applied Physics

1. Simple D. C. Electric Circuits

1. Introduction  

2. Electric Current    

3. Ohm's Law     

4. Resistivity   

5. Conductivity

2. Wheatstone's Network and Potentiometer

1. Wheatstone’s Network

2. Working Principle and Balancing Condition   

3. Potentiometer

3. Condensers    

1. Introduction  

2. Capacity of a Condenser   

3. Principle of a Condenser  

4. Capacity of a Parallel Plate Condenser

5. Series Combination of Condensers

6. Parallel Combination of Condensers

4. Semiconductor Physics     

1. Introduction  

2. Valence, Conduction and Forbidden Bands     

3. Classification of Solids on the Basis of Band Theory    

4. Conductor, Insulator and Semiconductor

5. Classification of Semiconductors

6. The P-N Junction Diode    

7. Forward Characteristics of P-N Junction Diode     

8. Reversed Characteristic of P-N Junction Diode     

9. Photo Diode

5. Photo Electricity

1. Introduction  

2. Planck’s Hypothesis and Energy of Photon    

3. Electron Volt 

4. Properties of Photon

5. Photoelectric Effect

6. Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation     

7. Photoelectric Cell  

8. Photo Resistor

9. Applications of Photoelectric Cell 

6. X-Rays

1. Introduction  

2. Origin of X-Rays    

3. Production of X-rays by Coolidge Tube 

4. Minimum Wavelength of X-Rays    

5. Properties of X-Rays

6. Applications of X-Rays

7. Laser

1. Introduction  

2. Laser   

3. Properties or Characteristics of Laser

4. Spontaneous Emission

5. Stimulated Emission 

6. Metastable State    

7. Population Inversion

8. Optical Pumping     

9. Construction and Working of He-Ne (Helium-Neon) Laser   

10. Applications of Laser

8. Physics of Nanoparticles

1. History of Nanoparticles  

2. Nanoparticles and its Properties

3. Methods of Synthesis of Nanoparticles 

4. Applications  

4.1 Nanotechnology in Electronics  

4.2 Nanotechnology in Automobiles  

4.3 Nanotechnology in Medicine     

4.4 Nanotechnology in Textiles     

4.5 Nanotechnology in Cosmetics    

4.6 Nanotechnology in Environment  

4.7 Nanotechnology in Space and Defence

Section II - Applied Chemistry

1. Metallurgy

1. Copper  

2. Aluminium

3. Solders

2. Corrosion

1. Introduction  

2. Why Protection of Metals from Corrosion is Necessary?   

3. Types of Corrosion  

4. Atmospheric or Chemical Corrosion     

5. Immersed or Electrochemical Corrosion 

6. Protection of Metals from Corrosion   

7. Inorganic Protective Coatings   

8. Methods of Applying Metal Coating     

9. Non-Corrosive Materials   

10. Non-metallic Coating 

3. Cells and Batteries

1. Introduction  

2. Basic Concepts

3. Classification of Electrochemical Cells

4. Primary Cell or Battery   

5. Secondary Cell or Battery 

6. Difference between Primary and Secondary Cell / Battery 

7. Fuel cell     

8. Difference between Fuel Cell and Battery

4. Chemistry of Electronic Materials

1. Polymers

2. Insulators    

3. Adhesives     

4. Ceramics

5. Glass Materials