Detailed Curriculum

Bonding in Solids: Chemical Bonding Crystalline and Amorphous Solids Space Lattice, Basis and Unit Cell Bravais Lattices in Two and Three Dimensions Miller Indices Closed Packed Structures Simple Crystal Structures Packing Fraction Defects in crystals Diffraction of waves by crystals Reciprocal Lattice Reciprocal Lattice Vector. Dielectrics: Introduction to Dielectrics Various Terms Associated with Dielectrics Gausss Law in Dielectrics Local Field and the Clausius-Mossotti Relation Ionic, Electronic and Orientational Polarization Piezoelectricity Ferroelectricity. Magnetism: Magnetic Materials Various Terms Associated with Magnetism Magnetic Moment and Angular Momentum of an Atom Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism and Ferrimagnetism Applications of the Phenomenon of Magnetism and the Magnetic Materials. Electron Theory of Metals: Metals and their Properties Classical Free Electron Theory of Metals Sommerfelds Quantum Theory of Metals Motion of an Electron in a Periodic Field Band Theory of Solids Hall Effect. Superconductors: Superconductors Superconducting Phenomenon Properties of Superconductors Messiner Effect Type I and Type II Superconductors Thermodynamics of Superconducting Transition London Equations BCS Theory of Superconductivity Josephson Effect High Temperature Superconductors Applications of Superconductors. Lasers: Introduction to Lasers Coherent Sources Properties of Laser light Principle of Laser Emission Einsteins Coefficients Helium-Neon (He-Ne) Laser The Ruby Laser SemiConductor Laser Free Electron Laser Argon Ion Laser Applications of Lasers.