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UPPSC 2010 Syllabus for Physics (Subject Code 04):

Paper - I

Mechanics, Thermal Physics and Waves & Oscillations

1. Mechanics: Conservation law, collisions, impact paramter, scattering cross-section centre of mass and lab systems with transformation of physical quantities, Rutheford Scattering. Motion of a rocket under constant force field. Rotating frames of reference, Coriolls force. Motion of rigid bodies.

Dynamics of rotating bodies. Moment of inertia, Theorem of parallel and perpendicular axis, Moment of inertia of sphere, ring cylinder, disc, Angular momentum, tonque and precession of a lop. Gyroscope, Central forces. Motion under inverse square law. Kepler's Laws, Motion of Satellites (including geostationary), Galilean Relativity.

Special Theory of Relativity. Michesion-Morley Experiment, Lorentz Transformations-addition theorem of velocities. Variation of mass with velocity. Mass-Energy equivalence. Fluid dynamics, streamlines, Reynold number Viscosity, Poiseulle's formula for the flow of liquid throught narrow tubes, turbulence, Bermoulli's equation with simple applications

2. Thermal Physics: Laws of thermodynamics, Entropy, Camot's cycle, Isothermal and Adiabatic changes, thermodynamic Potentials, Helmboltz and Gibbs functions. Maxwell's relations.

The clausius-clapeyron equation; reversible cell, Joul-Kelvin effect, Stefan Boltzmann Law, Kinetic Theory of Gasses, Maxwell's Distribution Law of velocities, Equipartition of energy, specific heats of gases, mean free patin, Borwnian Motion, Black Body radiation specific heat of solids, Einstein and Debye theories. Wein's Law, Planck's Law, solar constant.

Shah's theory of therma ionization and Stellar spectre Production of low temperatures using adiabetic dermagnatization and dilution refrigeration. Concept of negative temparature.

3. Waves of Oscillations: Oscillations, simple harmonic motion. Examples of simple harmonic motion mass, spring and LC circuits. Stationary and travelling waves, Damped hormonic motion, forced oscillation and Resonance, Sharpness of resonance, Wave equation, Harmonic solutions, Plane and Spherical waves, Superposition of waves.

Two prependicular simple harmonic motions. Lissajous figures, Fourier analysis of periodic waves-square and triangular waves. Phase and Group velocities, Beats, Huygen's principle, Division of amplitude and wave front, Fresnel Biprism, Newton's rings, Michelson interferometer, Fabry-Petrot inter ferometer. Diffraction-Fresnel and Frauhoe's. Diffraction as a Fourier Transformation.

Fresnel and Fraunholer diffraction by rectangular and circular apertures. Diffraction by straight edge. Single and multiple slits. Resolving power of granting and optical instruments. Rayleigh criterion. Polarization, production and Detection of polarised light (Linear, circular and elliptical) Brewster's law, Huyghen's theory of double refraction, optical rotation, polarimeters.

Laser sources (Helium-Neon, Ruby and semi conductor diode). Concept of spatial and temporal coherence Holography, theory and application.

Paper - II

Electricity and Magnetism. Modem Physics and Electronics

1. Electricity and Magnetism: Coulomb's law, Electric Field Gauss's Law, Electric Potential, Possion and Laplace equations for homogenous dielectric, uncharged conducting sphere in a uniform field, point charge and infinite conducting plane.

Current electricity, Kirchoffs laws and Its applications; Wheatstone bridge, Kelvin's double bridge. Carey foster's bridge. Bio-Savart law and applications. Ampers's circuital law and its applications. Magnetic induction and field strength, Magnetic shell Magnetic field on the axis of circular coil Helmboltz coil, Electromagnetic Industion, Faraday's and Lenz's law, self and mutual inductances.

Alternating currents L.C.R. circuits, series and parallel resonance circuits, quality factor, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves, Poynting vector Magnetic fields in Matter. Dia, para, Ferro, Antiferro and Fermmagnetism (Qualitative approach only). Hysteresis.

2. Modern Physics: Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom Electron spin, Optical and X-ray Spectral Stem-Genach experiment and spatial quantkation, Vector modal of the atom spectral terms fine structure of spectral fines. J-J and L-S coupling Zeeman effect, Pauli's exclusion principle, spectral terms of two equivalent and non-equivalent electrons.

Gross and fine structure of electronic band spectra. Raman effect. Photoelectric effect, Complon effect De-Broglie waves. Wave Particle duality. uncertainty principle, postulates of quantum mechanics. Schrodinger wave equation with application

1. Particle in a box
2. Motion across a step potential, One dimensional harmonic oscillator eigne values and eigne functions. Radioactivity, Alpha, Beta and gamma radiations. Elementary theory of the alpha deca. Nuclear binding energy. Mass spectroscopy, semi empirical mass formula. Nuclear fission and fusion. Elementary Reactor Physice, Elementary particles and their classification, strong and weak Electromagnetic interactions. Particle accelerators, cyclotrol. Linear accelerators. Elementary ideas of superconductivity.

3. Electronics: Band theory of solids, conductors insulators and semiconductors. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, P.N junction, Thermistor Zener diodes. Reverse and forward based P.N. Junction, solar cell. Use of diodes and transistors for rectification, amplification oscillation, modulation and detection r.f. waves. Transistor, receiver. Television, Logic Gates and their truth table, some applications.

UPPSC Main Exam 2010 Syllabus for Physics