PH5103: Mechanics and Electromagnetic Theory Lab
Syllabus
Module 1: Coupled pendulum
Characteristic frequencies of the uncoupled pendulum, Coupling factors for various coupling lengths, Angular frequencies of in-phase and out-of-phase vibration and angular frequency of the beat mode, Linear relation between the square of the coupling length and the square of the frequency for out-of-phase vibration, Spring constant of the coupling spring .
Module 2: Young's modulus
Elastic and plastic extension of a metal wire .
Module 3: Kundt's tube
Determining velocity of sound in a medium .
Module 4: e/m of the electron (Thomson's method)
Module 5: Elastic waves in solids
Module 6: Falling magnet: experiment on eddy currents
Module 7: Michelson interferometer
Module 8: Hall effect in metals
Module 9: Hall effect in semiconductors
Module 10: Diffraction grating
Module 11: Thermal conductivity in metals and poor conductors
Module 12: Specific heat of solids
The students will perform eight to ten experiments among the proposed experiments.