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.