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• Given a data (x, y) corresponding to quantities x and y related by a relation y = f(x) that can be
linearised, plot the data points (manually) with appropriate choice of scale, perform least square
fitting to determine the slope and intercept of the LSF line and use them to determine some
unknown quantity in the relation. Determine the uncertainties in slope and intercept and use these
to estimate the uncertainty in the value of unknown quantity.
Every student must perform at least 6 experiments from the following list.
1. Measurements of length (or diameter) using vernier caliper, screw gauge and travelling
microscope.
2. To determine the Height of a Building using a Sextant.
3. To determine the Moment of Inertia of a Flywheel.
4. To determine the Young's Modulus of a Wire by Optical Lever Method
5. To determine the Modulus of Rigidity of a Wire by Maxwell‘s needle
6. To determine the Elastic Constants of a Wire by Searle‘s method
7. To determine g by Bar Pendulum
8. To determine g by Kater‘s Pendulum
9. To determine g and velocity for a freely falling body using Digital Timing Technique
10. To study the Motion of a Spring and calculate (a) Spring Constant (b) Value of g

SUGGUESTED READINGS:

1. An Introduction to Mechanics (2/e), Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow, 2014,
Cambridge University Press.
2. Mechanics Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 1, 2/e: Charles Kittel, et. al., 2017, McGraw Hill
Education
3. Classical Mechanics by Peter Dourmashkin, 2013, John Wiley and Sons.
4. Introduction to Classical Mechanics With Problems and Solutions, David Morin, 2008,
Cambridge University Press.
5. Fundamentals of Physics, Resnick, Halliday and Walker 10/e, 2013, Wiley.
6. Introduction to Special Relativity, Robert Resnick, 2007, Wiley.
7. Feynman Lectures, Vol. 1, R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, 2008, Pearson
Education.
8. Newtonian Mechanics, A.P. French, 2017, Viva Books.
9. Advanced Practical Physics for students, B. L. Flint and H. T. Worshnop, 1971, Asia
Publishing House.
10. Engineering Practical Physics, S. Panigrahi and B. Mallick, 2015, Cengage Learning India
Pvt. Ltd.
11. A Text Book of Practical Physics, Vol I, Prakash and Ramakrishna, 11/e, 2011, Kitab
Mahal.
12. An introduction to Error Analysis: The study of uncertainties in Physical Measurements,
J. R. Taylor, 1997, University Science Books

Phys.121 Electricity, Magnetism and EMT 3+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is to:
 Review the concepts of electromagnetism learnt at school from a more advanced
perspective and goes on to build new concepts.
 The course covers static and dynamic electric and magnetic fields due to continuous
charge and current distributions respectively.

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