Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Crystal StructureUnit 2: Lattice Vibrations and Band TheoryUnit 3: Magnetic, Dielectric and Superconducting Properties
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Nuclear Structure and ModelsUnit 5: Radioactivity and Nuclear ReactionsUnit 6: Elementary Particles
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 37 topics
01Unit 1: Crystal Structure
6 topics+
- Lattice, basis and unit cell
- Bravais lattices and crystal systems
- Miller indices and interplanar spacing
- SC, BCC and FCC packing fraction
- X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law
- Reciprocal lattice, Laue and powder methods
02Unit 2: Lattice Vibrations and Band Theory
7 topics+
- Vibrations of a monatomic linear chain
- Phonons
- Einstein and Debye theories of specific heat
- Free electron theory
- Bloch theorem and Kronig-Penney model
- Conductors, semiconductors and insulators
- Effective mass
03Unit 3: Magnetic, Dielectric and Superconducting Properties
7 topics+
- Dia-, para- and ferromagnetism
- Langevin theory and Curie-Weiss law
- Domains and hysteresis
- Polarisation and Clausius-Mossotti relation
- Superconductivity and Meissner effect
- Type I and type II superconductors, critical field
- BCS theory (qualitative)
04Unit 4: Nuclear Structure and Models
6 topics+
- Nuclear size and density
- Mass defect and binding energy
- Semi-empirical mass formula
- Liquid drop model
- Shell model and magic numbers
- Properties of nuclear forces
05Unit 5: Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
6 topics+
- Radioactive decay law, half-life and mean life
- Alpha, beta and gamma decay
- Radioactive series
- Nuclear reactions and Q-value
- Fission and fusion
- GM counter and particle accelerators
06Unit 6: Elementary Particles
5 topics+
- Fundamental interactions
- Leptons, mesons and baryons
- Conservation laws (charge, baryon and lepton number)
- Quark model
- Particles and antiparticles
About this course
You will be able to
- Describe crystal lattices, Miller indices and X-ray diffraction using Bragg's law
- Explain lattice vibrations, specific heat models and the band theory of solids
- Classify magnetic and dielectric materials and explain superconductivity
- Explain nuclear size, binding energy and nuclear models
- Solve numericals on radioactive decay, nuclear reactions and Q-values
- Classify elementary particles and state the conservation laws they obey
Who it is for
- B.Sc Physics students of Semester 6 (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
- Students preparing for end-semester theory papers of Physics
What you need
- Physics of Semester 5 (quantum mechanics basics)
- Class 12 level mathematics
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this subject follow?
It follows the B.Sc Physics Semester 6 syllabus of the UP State Universities (NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus). Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
How are students assessed at the centre?
Through unit-wise multiple-choice tests, a final test paper and doubt-clearing sessions that follow the university examination pattern.
Will this help in the semester examination?
Yes. Units are taught in the university order with solved numericals and exam-pattern questions.
